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AETC Commander visits 23rd FTS

Air Force Technical Sgt. Jared Reynolds, 23rd FTS special missions aviator instructor, Lt. Gen. Marshall B. “Brad” Webb, commander of Air Education and Training Command, and Capt. Austin Kong, 23rd FTS instructor pilot, prepare for an orientation flight in a TH-1H Huey at Fort Rucker, Ala., Jan. 11. Members of 23rd FTS are responsible for Helicopter Training Next, a helicopter-only training course that is an initiative under Pilot Training Transformation efforts. The HTN program started in August 2020, with the first class graduating June 22, 2021.
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Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Education and Training Command, and Lt. Col. Joseph Davis, 23rd Flying Training Squadron commander, take a closer look at a virtual reality simulator used in Helicopter Training Next. Webb visited the 23rd FTS and provided remarks during the HTN graduation June 22, 2021, at Fort Rucker, Alabama. HTN is one aspect of the AETC Pilot Training Transformation efforts that include Undergraduate Pilot Training 2.5, Accelerated Path to Wings, Remote SIM Instruction, Civil Path to Wings and Alternate Path to Wings. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Andy Thaggard)
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U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Alina H. Vanecek and family members talk with Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, Air Education and Training Command commander, following her graduation from Specialized Undergraduate Helicopter Pilot Training, Class 21-05, at Fort Rucker, Alabama, June 22, 2021. Seven officers received their pilot’s wings, becoming the first Air Force officers to earn their wings from a helicopter-only syllabus since 1993. HTN is one initiative of the Pilot Training Transformation effort and was developed to create quality pilots, while increasing the Air Force’s overall pilot production. The HTN graduates began their training August 2020 as part of a small group who went directly to Fort Rucker for TH-1 training. HTN is one aspect of the AETC Pilot Training Transformation efforts that include Undergraduate Pilot Training 2.5, Accelerated Path to Wings, Remote SIM Instruction, Civil Path to Wings and Alternate Path to Wings. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Andy Thaggard)
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U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Alana Daum stands with Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, Air Education and Training Command commander, following her graduation from Specialized Undergraduate Helicopter Pilot Training, Class 21-05, at Fort Rucker, Alabama, June 22, 2021. Seven officers received their pilot’s wings, becoming the first Air Force officers to earn their wings from a helicopter-only syllabus since 1993. HTN is one initiative of the Pilot Training Transformation effort and was developed to create quality pilots, while increasing the Air Force’s overall pilot production. The HTN graduates began their training August 2020 as part of a small group who went directly to Fort Rucker for TH-1 training. HTN is one aspect of the AETC Pilot Training Transformation efforts that include Undergraduate Pilot Training 2.5, Accelerated Path to Wings, Remote SIM Instruction, Civil Path to Wings and Alternate Path to Wings. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Andy Thaggard)
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Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Education and Training Command, speaks to the Airmen of the 23rd Flying Training prior to presenting the General Larry O. Spencer Innovation Award at Fort Rucker, Alabama, June 22, 2021. The Helicopter Training Next Team was recognized as Air Education and Training Command-level team winner of the General Larry O. Spencer Innovation Award. The award is intended to annually recognize Airmen who come up with creative and efficient ways to save money and time. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Andy Thaggard)
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