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Air Education and Training Command, with headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, was established and activated in January 1942, making it the oldest major command in the Air Force. Its training mission makes it the first command to touch the life of nearly every Air Force member.

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58th SOW Newcomers

Welcome to the 58th SOW and Kirtland Air Force Base residing in the Southeast corner of Albuquerque at the base of Sandia mountain. Please click here to get arrival and other information about Kirtland AFB. Information about Albuquerque can be found at the City of Albuquerque website while the New

58th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Mission Statement​Responsible for producing mission-ready special operations forces and personnel recovery aircraft for student aircrew flight training.  Performs full range of flight line maintenance to include on-equipment repair, inspection, service,

58th Maintenance Operations Flight

Mission Statement Deliver on time, safe, reliable, and precise maintenance, while growing professional Airman who provide the platform foundation for our future Special Operation Operators.​Unit History Lineage: Constituted as the 58th

58th Maintenance Squadron

Mission Statemen Providing safe, quality maintenance in support of the 58th Special Operations Wing mission Unit History Lineage: Originally constituted as the 58th Maintenance Squadron on 25 Jun 1952 and activated on 10 Jul 1952. Two years later on 8 Nov 1954, the58th Maintenance Group Mission Statement Providing safe, quality maintenance in support of the 58th Special Operations Wing mission Unit History Lineage: Originally established as the 58th Maintenance and Supply Group on 25 Jun 1952, it was activated on 10 Jul 1952, later inactivated415th Special Operations Squadron Lineage. Constituted as 415 Night Fighter Squadron on 8 Feb 1943. Activated on 10 Feb 1943. Inactivated on 1 Sep 1947. Redesignated as 415 Special Operations Training Squadron on 9 Jun 1970. Activated on 1 Jul 1970. Inactivated on 30 Jun 1975. Redesignated as 415 Tactical Fighter Squadron on 15 Sep

71st Special Operations Squadron

Mission Statement To Provide Combat Ready CV-22 Aircrews to Air Force Special Operations Command Unit History Lineage: Constituted as the 71st Troop Carrier Squadron on 30 Jan 1943 and activated on 9 Feb 1943. Inactivated after World War II on 31 Jul 1946, the squadron was activated in the Reserve on

23rd Flying Training Squadron

Mission: Train undergraduate aircrew members in all aspects of helicopter operations for follow-on training in special operations, combat search and rescue (CSAR), missile support and distinguished visitor airlift missions. Unit History: Lineage: Constituted as the 76th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on

512th Rescue Squadron

Mission Statement Provide Mission-Ready H-1 and H-60 Crewmembers to Helicopter Units Worldwide! Unit History Lineage: Constituted as the 512th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 19 Oct 1942 and activated on 31 Oct 1942. It was re-designated as the 512th

550th Special Operations Squadron

Mission Statement To provide USSOCOM and theater commanders the finest special operations and combat search and rescue forces in the world -- BAR NONE! Unit History Lineage: Designated the 1550th Flying Training Squadron and activated on 1 Apr 1971.

58th Training Squadron

Mission Statement To provide a center for training excellence for 58 SOW flying squadrons and operational Air Force units worldwide.58 Training Development Mission Statement The mission of the 58th Trainer Development, as part of the 58th Training Squadron, at Kirtland AFB, is to design, develop,

58th Operations Support Squadron

Mission Statement To provide a broad range of first class operational support to the 58th Special Operations Wing, creating the best possible environment to train mission-ready special operations, combat rescue, and national security personnel for the world's

58th Operations Group

Mission Statement The 58th Operations Group trains mission-ready special operations, combat search and rescue (CSAR) and airlift aircrews in the UH-1H/N, HH-60G, MH-53J/M, HC-130N/P, MC-130P, MC-130H, CV-22 and corresponding simulators; provides Specialized

58th SOW History

A Brief History of the 58th Special Operations Wing Located on Kirtland Air Force Base (AFB), the 58th Special Operations Wing (58 SOW) serves as the premier training site for Air Force special operations and combat search and rescue aircrews. The wing provides undergraduate, graduate and refresher

Vance Air Force Base

LOCATION Located 90 miles north by northwest of Oklahoma City at Enid, Oklahoma; elevation of 1,307 feet above sea level; Vance Air Force Base is the northernmost Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training base in the Air Education and Training Command. PHYSICAL FACILITIES Besides family housing,

Sheppard Air Force Base

The host unit on Sheppard Air Force Base is the 82nd Training Wing whose mission makes it the most diversified training base in the Air Education Training Command. For more than 70 years, the men and women of Sheppard AFB have ensured that America's Airmen have the skills they need to succeed in

Maxwell Air Force Base

Maxwell Air Force Base is located in Montgomery, Alabama. Maxwell's history dates back to the Wright Brothers' flying school of 1910. Today, Maxwell is home to more than 12,500 active-duty, reserve, civilian and contractor personnel providing a significant economic and cultural impact on the

Luke Air Force Base

Luke - A Broad Overview Luke Air Force Base is the largest fighter wing in the U.S. Air Force with 138 F-16s assigned. The host command at Luke is the 56th Fighter Wing, under Air Education and Training Command. The wing is composed of five groups (and the Range Management Office), 28 squadrons,

Laughlin Air Force Base

Laughlin AFB is the home of the 47th Flying Training Wing, one of the world's premier pilot training wings. Approximately 400 new military pilots earn their silver wings at Laughlin each year after an intensive 52-week course where they learn to fly using the T-6A Texan II, T-38 Talon, and T-1A

 Keesler Air Force Base

Keesler Air Force Base is the "Electronics Training Center of Excellence" for the United States Air Force. Located on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, the 81st Training Wing is host to 2nd Air Force, the 403rd Wing (AF Reserve) and the single largest employer on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Keesler trains.

Goodfellow Air Force Base

Goodfellow Air Force Base is home to the 17th Training Wing, which includes four Groups, fifteen squadrons, more than a dozen specialized staff agencies, more than a half dozen separate tenant units, as well as an Army battalion, Navy and Marine Corps training detachments. 

Columbus Air Force Base

Mission Columbus Air Force Base is home of the 14th Flying Training Wing of Air Education and Training Command. The 14th FTW mission statement is "Produce Pilots, Advance Airmen, Feed the Fight." The wing's mission is specialized undergraduate pilot training in the T-6 Texan II, T-38C Talon and T-1A.

Altus Air Force Base

Altus Air Force Base - Born out of the cotton fields of southwestern Oklahoma, Altus AFB first became home to military aircraft and personnel in 1943. With an average of more than 300 days of weather favorable to flying each year, a generally flat landscape and few obstructions, the base was then

Nineteenth Air Force

Mission Nineteenth Air Force, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, is responsible for the training of aircrews, remotely piloted aircraft crews, air battle managers, weapons directors, Air Force Academy Airmanship programs, and survival, escape, resistance, and evasion specialists.

Second Air Force

Mission - Train, develop, and inspire Airmen to deliver airpower for America! Second Air Force, with headquarters at Keesler AFB MS, is responsible for conducting basic military and technical training for Air Force, Joint and Coalition partners. Second Air Force also trains and provides oversight 

Air Force Recruiting Service

Air Force Recruiting Service, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, is a key component of Air Education and Training Command. The mission of Air Force Recruiting Service is to inspire, engage and recruit the brightest, most competitive and diverse men and women for service

Air Force Security Assistance Training Squadron, AFSAT

Air Education and Training Command is the executive agent for all Air Force sponsored international training and education.  The command implements and approves Air Force sponsored security assistance training, monitors the progress of training and the welfare of U.S. Air Force-sponsored
 

Air Education and Training Command

Background Air Education and Training Command, with headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, was established and activated in January 1942, making it the oldest major command in the Air Force. AETC’s training mission makes it the first command to touch the lives of nearly every Air

94th Flying Training Squadron Aircraft

Below are links to the aircraft of the 94th Flying Training Squadron. Current Aircraft TG-10B TG-10C TG-15A TG-15B Historical Aircraft TG-3A TG-4A TG-7A TG-9A TG-10DTG-11ATG-14A

94th FTS Soaring Programs

Soaring Programs at USAFA Soaring occurs at the Academy on a year-round basis. The program is the largest glider operation in the world. Its mission is to form the foundation of cadet exposure to military aviation, build character, and help motivate cadets toward a career in the United States Air

94th Flying Training Squadron History

Present The 94 FTS conducts over 15,000 training and competition glider sorties annually, focused on developing officership, leadership and character of over 4,000 USAFA and ROTC cadets. It operates airmanship training at USAF's busiest day, VFR-only airfield to provide the maximum opportunity for

98th Flying Training Squadron History

Today Parachuting programs began as unsanctioned club-type, off-duty activities in 1964 by Fort Benning staticline graduates. In the Spring of 1966, the programs were formalized as military activities. With Air Staff approval to teach military parachuting, the parachute Branch under the Airmanship

Air University

Air University (AU), headquartered at Maxwell AFB, Alabama, is a major component of Air Education and Training Command (AETC) and is the lead agent for Air Force education. AU provides the full spectrum of Air Force education, encompassing precommissioning programs for new officers; graduate programs in specialized military disciplines; progressive, career-long professional military development for officer, enlisted, and civilian Airmen; and specialized programs for US cabinet appointees, senior executive service (SES) civilians, and general officers.

Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT)

The Air Force Institute of Technology, with its main campus located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, is the Department of the Air Force’s leader for advanced, multi-disciplinary academic education, as well as its institution for initial technical and professional continuing education. A component of Air University and Air Education and Training Command, AFIT is committed to providing defense-focused graduate education and related research, and operationally-relevant initial skills training and professional continuing education to sustain the technological supremacy of America's air, space, and cyber forces.  Since 2008, AFIT has been designated as the Air Force’s Cyber Technical Center of Excellence.

Holloman Air Force Base

The 49th Wing, located at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, supports national security objectives by deploying worldwide to support peacetime and wartime contingencies. The wing provides combat-ready Airmen and Guardians, trains F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots and MQ-9 Reaper pilots and sensor operators. Additionally, the wing delivers Air Transportable Clinics and Basic Expeditionary Airfield Resources while providing support to more than 21,000 military and civilian personnel. The wing has a proud history of service in World War II, Korea, Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia and NATO-led Operation Allied Force.

33rd Fighter Wing

The 33rd Fighter Wing “Nomads,” a graduate flying and maintenance training wing for the F-35A Lightning II, is organized under 19th Air Force, Air Education and Training Command. It is a tenant unit on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, which is an Air Force Materiel Command base. The wing has two geographically separated units at Tyndall Air Force Base and Hurlburt Field, Florida.

Little Rock Air Force Base

19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs is the installation Public Affairs office for Little Rock Air Force Base and is the lead organization for all Public Affairs activities for the installation, including tenant units.

23rd Flying Training Squadron

Lineage: Constituted as the 76th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 20 Nov 1940 and activated on 15 Jan 1941. It was re-designated as the 23d Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) on 3 Mar 1943 and disbanded on 6 Feb 1944. Reconstituted as the 23d Troop Carrier Squadron on 11 Nov 1944, the unit transported cargo and personnel throughout the European Theater of Operation until its inactivation on 7 Sep 1946. The Air Force revived the unit on 9 Jul 1956 as the 23d Helicopter Squadron at Stewart AFB, Tennessee where they served at Phalsbourg France, RAF Wethersfield UK, and Wheelus AB Libya until their inactivation on 8 Jan 1958.