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Boosting readiness: AETC’s plan to train 1,500 pilots annually

Boosting readiness: AETC’s plan to train 1,500 pilots annually
19th Air Force creates Flying Training Center of Excellence

19th Air Force creates Flying Training Center of Excellence

Benjamin Faske
Forged in resilience: first-ever chapman ultra run tests limits

Forged in resilience: first-ever chapman ultra run tests limits

Benjamin Faske
Accessions, Flying and Technical Training, and Learning Engineering Centers begin initial operations to support Great Power Competition

Accessions, Flying and Technical Training, and Learning Engineering Centers begin initial operations to support Great Power Competition

Dan Hawkins
New commanders attend UPT University

New commanders attend UPT University
Kreuder takes command of Nineteenth Air Force

Kreuder takes command of Nineteenth Air Force

Mission: Produce next-generation aviators for America and its Allies

Vision: Set the benchmark in aviation training through dynamic and innovative training

19th Air Force is responsible for the training of more than 30,000 U.S. and allied students annually in numerous specialties ranging from aircrews, remotely piloted aircraft crews, air battle managers, weapons directors, Air Force Academy Airmanship programs, and survival, evasion, resistance, and escape (SERE) training. They execute operational-level command and control of all formal aircrew flying training missions within Air Education and Training Command and provide Airmen with a 5th generation, cross-domain warrior mindset to the Combat Air Forces, Mobility Air Forces, and Special Operations Air Forces to sustain the combat capability of the United States Air Force.

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March 11, 2026
CSAF and CMSAF Highlight AETC’s Strategic Impact on Force Readiness

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Wolfe visited Ebbing Air National Guard Base and Goodfellow Air Force Base March 9-10 to see how Air Education and Training Command is preparing Airmen for the demands of the operational Air Force. The visit
March 10, 2026
Maintainers undergo Phase 1 T-7A Red Hawk qualification training

Aircraft maintainers assigned to the 12th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph are undergoing Phase 1 qualification training for the T-7A Red Hawk, an early step in preparing the maintenance workforce to support the Air Force’s next-generation trainer aircraft and its
Feb. 24, 2026
12th FTW 2025 Annual Award Winners

Col. Peter Lee congratulated Airmen and civilian professionals across the 12th Flying Training Wing following the announcement of the wing’s annual award winners, recognizing their sustained excellence in support of the mission to train warfighters for America.Lee extended his congratulations to
Feb. 24, 2026
Wilsbach outlines strategy for confronting adversaries, Air Force success

In his first major address since becoming Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Ken Wilsbach highlighted readiness and how the service is responding to a complex and ambiguous strategic environment.