Keesler's 81 Training Group Leads With Innovation
A showcase for Keesler's 81 Training Group who leads with innovation.
Officer Training School Consolidates
Officer Training School is going throughout changes that will affect 54% of officer accessions in the United States Air Force.
82nd TRW at Sheppard AFB is Breaking Training Paradigms
Wings across AETC are breaking old training paradigms and establishing new ones, such as making proficiency the constant instead of time, teaching in context of the mission, and give the student control of what, when and how they learn.
Pilot Instructor Training (PIT) Next
At JBSA-Randolph, pilot instructor trainees are utilizing a variety of emerging technologies in a technology-based learning approach called "Pilot Instructor Training Next."
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How VR is being used to break training paradigms
Lt. Col. Matt Strohmeyer, commander of the 560th Flying Training Squadron, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, discusses how emerging technologies like Virtual Reality (VR), are shattering paradigms in pilot instructor training.
First Sergeant Academy Course Expansion
The First Sergeant Academy on Maxwell-Gunter Annex is doing their part to aid in Gen. David L. Goldfein's Squadron Revitalization Initiative! With a revamped courseload, students will be better suited to handle the duties of a first sergeant in a modern United States Air Force!
Continuum of Learning
Check out this quick overview of the Continuum of Learning, AETC's new learning paradigm, and how it works hand in hand with Airmen and overall force development!
How technology improves the pilot training environment
Lt. Col. Matt Strohmeyer, commander of the 560th Flying Training Squadron, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, discusses how emerging technologies like Virtual Reality (VR), improves pilot training.

AETC NEWS

  • U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Erik Thompson, 19th Air Force command chief, speaks during the Superintendent Course at the Event Center on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, March 18, 2019. The Superintendent Course was open to roughly 50 members across the Air Education and Training Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Chapman/Released)

    Goodfellow hosts Superintendent Course

    Goodfellow welcomed roughly 50 current and future superintendents from across the Air Education and
  • Members of the winning team from the Maltz Challenge pose for a photo at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., March 15, 2019. The winning team finished with an overall time of 20:16. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin J. Prisbrey)

    351st SWTS honors fallen hero during Maltz Challenge

    The Maltz Challenge honors Master Sgt. Michael Maltz, a Pararescueman who was killed in action in 2003 in Afghanistan while responding to a combat-rescue call. Originally, the Maltz Challenge was organized to support Maltz’s family after his death, but has since evolved into a national event where people across the nation do the same workout in honor of the fallen hero.
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    Sheppard crew chief apprentice student earns ACE award

    Nine blocks. Eighty training days. Six hundred forty hours of hard work and concentration. This is what it takes to become an Air Force crew chief apprentice.
  • The "Developing Mach-21 Airmen" podcast provides visibility on emerging issues in the recruiting, training, education and development of Total Force Airmen, as well as impactful insight on leadership and lessons learned from the field through conversations with subject matter experts and leaders, in an easy-to-listen to format available on demand.

    "Developing Mach-21 Airmen" explores PTN 2.0

    The fifth episode of "Developing Mach-21 Airmen," Air Education and Training Command's podcast series, was released March 18. In the episode, Lt. Col. Paul Vicars, the director of Pilot Training Next, sits down to discuss the second iteration of AETC’s innovative and experimental approach to learning, based at the Armed Forces Reserve Center near the Austin-Bergstrom (Texas) International Airport.
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Air Force News

  • A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron prepares to refuel an F-16 Fighting Falcon over Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2019. The 340 EARS maintain a 24/7 presence in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, supporting U.S. and coalition aircraft in various operations in countries such as Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Clayton Cupit)

    Securing the High Ground with Partners

    U.S. Air Forces Central Command published its January Airpower Summary March 7. The year 2019 began with airpower supporting joint coalition and partner forces fighting violent extremist groups in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
  • A store model positions near one of the three weapons bays on a 10 percent model of the B-1B Lancer. For the first time since 2000, the B-1B is involved in testing at Arnold Air Force Base. Tests are currently ongoing to determine the effects a newly-introduced targeting pod for the B-1B would have on stores released from the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bradley Hicks)

    B-1B returns to Arnold Air Force Base for store separation testing

    It had been nearly 20 years since a test involving the B-1B Lancer aircraft was conducted by Arnold Engineering Development Complex at Arnold Air Force Base. This long absence recently came to an end, as a 10-percent model of the bomber is now being used to conduct a series of store separation tests in the 16-foot transonic wind tunnel at Arnold AFB.
  • Maj. Michael Overstreet, 49th Fighter Training Squadron assistant director of operations, and Maj. Andrea Matesick, 49th Fight Training Squadron weapons system officer, check over a T-38C Talon in preparation for a sortie March 7, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Pilots dedicate a great deal of time and effort to ensure the aircraft is fully prepared for flight and soundly running. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Hannah Bean)

    IFF: Where fighter pilots begin their careers

    Before pilots step into fighter aircraft, they must go through Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals. IFF is an eight-week course designed to transform newly graduated pilots selected to fly fighters into fighter wingmen. The 49th Fighter Training Squadron teaches pilots the discipline, attitude and culture of what it takes to be at the peak of combat aviation.
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