Air Education and Training Command

AETC Spark Tank 2021 submission window open through Oct. 16

Air Education and Training Command’s Spark Tank 2021 submission window is now open and Airmen with innovative ideas that can help the U.S. Air Force sustain a competitive advantage are welcome to submit. From now until midnight October 16, 2020, all AETC Airmen are encouraged to submit ideas they believe may make significant impacts on Air Force missions within six to 24 months. Spark Tank ideas must be submitted using the U.S. Air Force Ideation Platform at https://usaf.ideascalegov.com/.

AETC: Transforming the Way We Learn - Direct Duty Assignments

In Air Education and Training Command, the Second Air Force is transforming the way Airmen learn. One example of how is through the re-evaluation of direct duty assignments for qualified personnel. Take the case of Airman 1st Class Emily Perina, an enlisted physical therapy assistant assigned to the 56th Medical Group became the first Airman to complete Basic Military Training and direct transfer to her first duty station, Luke Air Force Base, bypassing technical training.

Air Education and Training Command Mission Video

A video showing the many facets of the AETC mission -- to Recruit, Train, and Educate Exceptional Airmen

AETC NEWS

Aug 11, 2020
Air Force announces cancellation of 20OT03 OTS selection board
The upcoming 20OT03 Officer Training School selection board scheduled for September 14-18, 2020 has been cancelled.
Aug 11, 2020
14 FTW CC congratulates SUPT Class 20-20/21 graduates during speech
Col. Seth Graham, the 14th Flying Training Wing commander, congratulated Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-20/21 at their graduation ceremony August 7, 2020, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.
Aug 11, 2020
Air University Press releases The Secret Sauce for Organizational Success: Communications and Leadership on the Same Page
Air University Press’s latest book release is The Secret Sauce for Organizational Success: Communications and Leadership on the Same Page by retired Navy Rear Adm. Tom Jurkowsky.
Aug 11, 2020
Cadets graduate inaugural Air Force Junior ROTC Cyber Academy
At the academy, which was held virtually, the 24 graduating cadets built skills in state-of-the-art computing and cybersecurity under the supervision of instructors from Mississippi State University and the Whatcom Community College’s Center for Academic Excellence in Information Assurance and Cyber Defense.

Air Force News

Aug 12, 2020
Academy cadets celebrate Acceptance Day
Despite strict parameters to mitigate the coronavirus, including spatial distancing, mandatory wear of facemasks and a very limited audience, Acceptance Day held all the tradition one would expect at an event usually attended by thousands of friends and relatives.
Aug 12, 2020
F-35A joins Red Flag-Alaska, soars to new heights
The 356th Fighter Squadron and 388th Fighter Wing’s F-35A Lightning IIs are the first F-35s to participate in the U.S. Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise.
Aug 11, 2020
Air Force announces second set of new scholarships for HBCU students
The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps coordinated with leadership within Junior ROTC and its aviation program, the AFJROTC Flight Academy, to find rising college freshmen that had demonstrated leadership ability, aviation competencies, a propensity to serve in the U.S. military and an interest in attending an HBCU.