Air Education and Training Command

The 49th Wing at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, and all co-located units, will realign from Air Combat Command to Air Education and Training Command effective Oct. 1, 2018. As a result of the realignment MQ-9 pilots and sensor operators will be able to attend initial training and graduate training all within one command.

Holloman AFB transfers command

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Patrick Doherty, 19th Air Force commander, prepares for a flight before a tactical formation sortie during a visit to Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 22, 2018. Doherty has made it a priority to visit all of the flying training wings to immerse Airmen in important issues pertaining to the Numbered Air Force. (Courtesy Photo)

19th AF commander engages Airmen, promotes transparency

U.S. Air Force Second Lt. Austin Sneed, Pilot Training Next student, trains on a virtual reality flight simulator at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Austin, Texas, June 18, 2018. Air Education and Training Command officials announced the second iteration of Pilot Training Next would begin in January 2019 during a panel at the 2018 Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)

Pilot Training Next cadre discuss lessons learned, way forward

More than 70 Airmen across the Air Force showcased their creativity and passion by scripting and producing their own recruiting video through the We Are Airmen 2018 Recruiting Video Contest. After reviewing submissions, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright have selected Senior Airman Lane McCall, an 86th Communications Squadron technician from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, as this year’s first-place winner.

We Are Airmen: 2018 Recruiting Video Contest winner announced

Airman Chris Hilton, left front, and Airman 1st Class Dominik Roeglin, right front, 362nd Training Squadron F-15 crew chief apprentice course students, open an F-15's nose at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, August 1, 2018. The radar used in the F-15 Fighting Falcon's at Sheppard are an A model. Older versions that are static, non-moving pieces. There are still some F-15s in service that use these A model radars, but everything is slowly progressing towards the fancier radars. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

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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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@AETCommand-24 Sep

Always #learning! Check out how first assignment instructor pilots, aka the “FAIP Mafia”, at Vance AFB’s @71FTW are… https://t.co/n7HVODiIgL

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@AETCommand-24 Sep

Ready for some @SheppardAFB Week in Photos? OK...we are too! Check 'em out at https://t.co/LIOUiP97kR… https://t.co/NRNdHeQy0B

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@AETCommand-24 Sep

#ICYMI - the 49th Wing at @HollomanAFB, New Mexico, & all co-located units, will realign from @USAF_ACC to… https://t.co/3gDmibMHtI

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@AETCommand-24 Sep

The @usairforce’s new cloud-based learning ecosystem is in beta testing, w/full operational capability expected in… https://t.co/MTieh9Eoe2

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@AETCommand-24 Sep

We don’t go w/out fuel! Check out what the @LukeAFB 56th LRS Fuels Management flight upgraded to optimize fueling… https://t.co/uwV8p0Emgz

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@AETCommand-24 Sep

RT @AFWERX: The #USAFhelmetchallenge is aiming to enhance aircrew performance, safety & satisfaction. Help us design the helmet of the futu…

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@AETCommand-24 Sep

RT @AFWERX: There is still time to participate in our #PTNv2 challenge! Whether you have an idea, prototype or full-fledged solution that c…

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@AETCommand-24 Sep

RT @97AMW: She's lookin' good! The 97th AMW is thrilled and ready to welcome the #KC46 home to Altus! @AETCommand @usairforce #Readiness #M…

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@AETCommand-24 Sep

September is National Suicide Prevention Month - #BeThere! #DYK the Military Crisis Line / Veterans Crisis Line is… https://t.co/9eEk5porro

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@AETCommand-24 Sep

Want to see the latest AETC commander's intent video or what his reading list looks like? Check out Lt. Gen. Steve… https://t.co/rHMXvMnFjX

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@AETCommand-23 Sep

RT @usairforce: "#Resilient choices equal resilient #Airmen," - #CMSAF Kaleth O. Wright offers advice on taking care of Airmen from the gro…

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@AETCommand-23 Sep

#DYK the @USNavy often includes sister-service NCOs in their tradition-steeped, 125-years-old Chief Petty Officer i… https://t.co/q7NxbV8Ldm

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@AETCommand-23 Sep

RT @usairforce: At this year's #ASC18, @SecAFOfficial spoke about the #USAF we need verses the #AirForce we have. https://t.co/b4id1eXriH

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@AETCommand-23 Sep

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@AETCommand-23 Sep

It’s not every day an #Airman comes to work, only to receive an immediate promotion to their next rank! Learn more… https://t.co/KkcIDhYgQO

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@AETCommand-23 Sep

RT @usairforce: "We all need to grab an oar...and row," - @GenDaveGoldfein on the five multiple domains to achieve multiple objectives. htt…

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@AETCommand-23 Sep

#ICYMI - this 3rd & final AETC Commander’s Intent video from Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast talks breaking the long-held educ… https://t.co/zSKFinGCS6

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@AETCommand-22 Sep

#DYK @SheppardAFB has been teaching #Airmen from other countries since the late 1940s? Check out the story to learn… https://t.co/zaFYDpGyQJ

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@AETCommand-22 Sep

#ICYMI - the 49th Wing at @HollomanAFB, New Mexico, & all co-located units, will realign from @USAF_ACC to… https://t.co/N2DhyhZJ2d

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@AETCommand-22 Sep

RT @usairforce: The #AirForce has work to do! @GenDaveGoldfein outlines what's needed to prepare for #MultidomainOperations. https://t.co/K…

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