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330th Special Operations Recruiting Squadron - June 20, 2018

Pilot Training Next Media Day - April 4, 2018

A-29 Aircraft Aircraft Accident Investigation Board Report - March 7, 2018

A-29 Aircraft AIB Executive Summary - March 7, 2018

19th Air Force Commander directs T-6 operational pause - January 31, 2018

Lt. Gen. Kwast to take command of AETC - November 15, 2017

Battlefield Airmen CDI Report Executive Summary - August 24, 2017

SERE Training Death Ground Accident Investigation Board Report - August 1, 2017

F-35A T/N 12-5052 Accident investigation Board (AIB) Report - July 12, 2017

Enlisted Pilot Initial Class Media Day at JBSA-Randolph - April 18, 2017

19th Air Force Change of Command - March 24, 2017

AETC commander to hold AFA media roundtable - February 23, 2017

AETC opens media room, resources for journalists - February 2, 2017

19th Air Force CC Assumption of Command - June 22, 2014

News Releases

AFWERX-Austin innovation hub launches - June 26, 2018

AETC releases report on A-29 aircraft incident - March 7, 2018

T-6 operational pause lifted today - February 27, 2018

SERE Training Death Ground Accident Investigation Board Announcement - August 1, 2017

Air Force doctor solves NASA's poop problem - February 15, 2017

75th AETC Anniversary - January 20, 2017

33 FW drops first live bombs - January 17, 2017

Air Force releases RFP to replace T-38 - December 30, 2016

First two Enlisted Pilots complete solo flights - November 4, 2016

RAAF C-27J incident: Waco, Texas - May 17, 2016

Airman's name released after SERE Training death - July 12, 2016

19th Air Force Commander - April 30, 2015

F-35 Accident Investigation Board - June 5, 2015

T-X Requirements Clarifications - July 10, 2015

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/AirEducationandTrainingCommand-16 Jul

Like cool photos & videos? So do we.....so we took the plunge & started an Instagram account! Check us out at @aetc_firstcommand to see & learn more about how the First Command recruits, trains, & educates #Airmen to deliver 21st Century #Airpower!

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/AirEducationandTrainingCommand-15 Jul

It's getting "LIT" at Luke AFB, Arizona-56th Fighter Wing! 🔥 Check out how the 62nd AMU is helping increase F-35A Lightning II maintenance effectiveness & efficiency with their creation of a joint maintainer team of crew chiefs, as well as avionics, weapons, & low-observable technicians, that work together as a single coordinated team! #F35 United States Air Force #FlyFightWin

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/AirEducationandTrainingCommand-14 Jul

"We are the eyes & ears of the base. We have the responsibility of notifying leadership & everybody across the installation of anything that will affect their safety." Read more about Master Sgt. DeAnna Beasley, 81st Training Wing command & control operations superintendent and the command post team at Keesler Air Force Base and how they support the wing's mission to train, develop & inspire premier warfighters for the Air Force!

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/AirEducationandTrainingCommand-13 Jul

STATE OF AETC: Check out how Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast, commander of Air Education and Training Command, views failure as an opportunity to discover new ways to tackle problems! #TheFirstCommand #Innovation #StateofAETC

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/AirEducationandTrainingCommand-13 Jul

"In our business of national security, where our job is to fly, fight & win...our job is to prepare for the unexpected...our job is to win no matter what, we better be masters at this game of innovation." - commander of AETC, Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast. Check out this video from Airman Magazine to learn more about how the recently stood up Aircrew Crisis Task Force provides strategic direction & actionable recommendations to senior leaders on how to solve the aircrew manning crisis.

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/AirEducationandTrainingCommand-12 Jul

#DYK the 17th Training Wing's mission at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas is to train, develop, & inspire exceptional intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance & fire protection professionals for America and her allies? Take a quick trip around the base alongside commander of AETC, Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast, who recently took a first-hand look at all of the exciting missions there!

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/AirEducationandTrainingCommand-12 Jul

#DYK AETC is reimagining how #Airmen are being developed by empowering the learning enterprise to be proactive vs reactive ? Have you heard of the #ContinuumofLearning & want to know more about how training, education and experiences are being combined to prepare Airmen with current & future competencies? Check out this quick overview of the #ContinuumofLearning, AETC's new learning paradigm, and how it works hand in hand with #Airmen and overall force development!

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/AirEducationandTrainingCommand-11 Jul

The #ContinuumofLearning is really driven by #Airmen & their ideas, with an end goal of creating a culture of lifelong learning. Check out how the Keesler Air Force Base "Dragon Tank" #innovation contest put innovation in the hands of #Airmen, selecing six ideas to receive funding! #LifelongLearner

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/AirEducationandTrainingCommand-11 Jul

“You’re given opportunities at certain times & places in your life and what you do with that opportunity shapes where you go next. Every experience I’ve had, whether it’s perceived to be good or bad, has been one that I wouldn’t give back, because it has very much shaped the person I am today.” Check out the link to learn more about Capt. Kristi Machado's experience transitioning from enlisted to officer! #Airmen Luke AFB, Arizona-56th Fighter Wing

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/AirEducationandTrainingCommand-10 Jul

Such an awe-inspiring international effort!! #PartnersinPeace #HumanitarianAssistance #Thailand

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/AirEducationandTrainingCommand-10 Jul

“We are a thinking force…We have to be fast and adaptive in how we respond to an ever-changing strategic environment.” Check out the latest Commander’s Intent video from Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast where he discusses the importance of communicating with purpose. Airpower Starts Here! #TheFirstCommand

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/AirEducationandTrainingCommand-10 Jul

“Instincts kicked in and I just started running toward the sound...I just stuck to my training & tried to stay calm.” - Airman Oh. H. Bang, a 737th Training Support Squadron trainee. Check out this great read from Joint Base San Antonio about a Basic Military Training #Airman trainee who sprang into action using skills from his civilian profession to save the life of a fellow Airman!

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/AirEducationandTrainingCommand-09 Jul

The inaugural class of Air Force Junior ROTC cadets participating in the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Flight Academy Scholarship program this summer are off & flying, with many already hitting their solo milestone! Read more about how the Flight Academy supports the Air Force Aircrew Crisis Task Force with growing the future #Airmen who will deliver 21st Century #Airpower! (INSIDER INFO ALERT: link to info on how to apply for the Flight Academy is in the story!)

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/AirEducationandTrainingCommand-09 Jul

"To our newest Airmen, every one of you comes here with a story." Need some #MondayMotivation? Powerful words by Secretary of the Air Force Dr. Heather Wilson when she visited Joint Base San Antonio and welcomed the newest #Airmen into the United States Air Force! #SECAF #TheFirstCommand

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/AirEducationandTrainingCommand-06 Jul

Talk about #pride in what you do! 🇺🇸️✈️ “The chance to be with the kind of people that want to serve, that want to work hard, that want have an impact, that care about what they’re doing … I can’t imagine doing anything with anyone else,” Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria, US Air Force Academy (Official) superintendent. Click the link below to see what Gen. Silveria had to say to Columbus Air Force Base's newest Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training graduates! #TheFirstCommand #SUPT #AirpowerStartsHere

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/AirEducationandTrainingCommand-06 Jul

Living with post traumatic stress disorder is an every day struggle, but for former U.S. Army Sgt. Tony Fantasia and others like him who suffer from #PTSD, a hand-made hobby shop is helping to reshape those #invisiblewounds. “The beauty isn’t in the finished product, but it’s the imperfections that you work through while you try and get to a better place that gives it meaning.” - Tony Fantasia #TakingCareofAirmen #TheFirstCommand #Warrior 59th Medical Wing United States Air Force

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/AirEducationandTrainingCommand-05 Jul

Taking care of our #Airmen is a top priority for Air Force leaders. CMSAF Kaleth O. Wright just posted the latest changes to the Enlisted Force Structure - check them out!

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/AirEducationandTrainingCommand-05 Jul

“Being a paramedic has been a great experience. I’ve helped so many people in my short time here. It’s really given me the tools to succeed in my future & I’m blessed the Air Force has given me the opportunity to do this great job.” What drives you? For Senior Airman Tyler Stager, a paramedic from the 59th Medical Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, having the unique opportunity to work as an emergency responder is a way of life for him! U.S. Air Force Recruiting

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/AirEducationandTrainingCommand-05 Jul

“We don't memorize concepts, we try to change mindsets. We let them know day one that we weren't here just to feed them information, we were here to share experiences together,” - Senior Master Sgt. William Tooke. Sharing experiences makes for some great training with our NATO & Partners in Peace allies! Three United States Air Force SNCO Academy instructors from Maxwell Air Force Base held the first-ever mobile education course June 8-22 in Romania in partnership with the Inter-European Air Forces Academy. #ContinuumofLearning #LifelongLearner Air University

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/AirEducationandTrainingCommand-04 Jul

"Some of you will fly the fastest planes that have ever been built, reach the highest altitude..." - President John F. Kennedy. Get your patriotism pumping on this great 4th of July by watching this classic U.S. Air Force Commercial. Aim High Airmen. Do you have a hidden talent for making videos? We hope so because we are calling all #Airmen who are storytellers who can talk to the world about why the Air Force is so great! https://goo.gl/7Y6hZw Check out the link to find out more about how to create your own recruiting video for the 2018 "We Are Airmen" contest, with finalists earning a trip to the Air Force Association Air, Space & Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 17-19!

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@-11 Oct

We know that strong girls grow into stronger women! Here at the WA National Guard we're celebrating #DayoftheGirl https://t.co/mjJyGRXKuv

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@-11 Oct

Second episode is almost here! If you haven't heard the first one, search for Raven Conversations on iTunes or your… https://t.co/3nebyATEOD

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@-04 Oct

Running one marathon in a day isn’t enough for two Western Air Defense Sector members. https://t.co/UBo4SpxMBn https://t.co/ScddskQK4Z

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@-02 Oct

This is happening tomorrow! https://t.co/Yh8e0CJbIR

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@-02 Oct

Stuck in traffic on I-5? Cleaning house? Going for a walk? Bored? Fire up our new #podcast available now in iTunes… https://t.co/RePRGO5j3E

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@-01 Oct

RT @DeptofDefense: Meet the @WANationalGuard #airman who’s also a @Microsoft program manager. It’s possible to do both! Spend #ADayWith Jer…

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@-01 Oct

RT @DoDOutreach: He’s a @Microsoft program manager and a @WANationalGuard officer. Spend #ADayWith Jeremy and see how he balances his job a…

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@-23 Sep

RT @Mil_SeaHawkers: Who better to kick off our first home game of the season then the Washington National Guard representing for the State…

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@-21 Sep

RT @USNationalGuard: Today is National POW/MIA Recognition Day. Join us in honoring and remember ing these service members. https://t.co/OP…

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@-20 Sep

Congratulations to Lt. Col. Tim Ozmer for taking command of 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment! We wish Lt. Col.… https://t.co/Vkak2lJXeV

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@-18 Sep

#HBD to the @usairforce! 71 years and still going strong! #AFBday #USAF https://t.co/DxL1YYdgLe

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@-13 Sep

Air Vice Marshal Marhsal Tanasak Metananta, Deputy Director, Directorate of Operations, Royal Thai Air Force and ot… https://t.co/d49jG3UBJ6

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@-13 Sep

Today we are thinking about our brothers and sisters on the east coast as #HurricaneFlorence begins to make landfal… https://t.co/QbZIys0czJ

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@-11 Sep

Huge congratulations to Spc. Alex Hartley, 3-161st Infantry Reg. and Sgt. Kevin Chambers, 176th Engineer Co., who w… https://t.co/yUs8d5yKtF

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@-11 Sep

RT @WSUNursing: A new partnership with the @WANationalGuard is helping combat medics refresh their skills and practice scenarios they might…

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@-08 Sep

RT @Darkrifle7: Took advantage of this benefit of service with the Washington National Guard. Thank you NGAW https://t.co/zDzVwqzWpg

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@-08 Sep

Guardsmen are taking part in the 2018 Washington Army National Guard's Best Warrior Competition. These Guardsmen wi… https://t.co/gS7HMFclJT

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