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Force Development: The deliberate effort to maximize force readiness through a variety of recruiting, educational, training, and experiential learning activities, opportunities, and services ensuring all Airmen and Guardians possess the competencies they need to meet DAF mission requirements.

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March 3, 2025
New AFIT Programs Enhance Weather Expertise and Readiness

Recognizing the critical link between advanced education and readiness, the Air Force Institute of Technology’s (AFIT) Atmospheric Sciences team and the Weather and Environmental Sciences Officer (WESO) career field team have developed two programs expanding higher education opportunities within the
Feb. 2, 2025
Class 25-05 students receive aviator wings at graduation ceremony held Jan 31 at Vance

Twenty-four students in Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 25-05 received their wings during a ceremony held Jan. 31 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
Jan. 13, 2025
New Force Development "Impact" newsletter out now on the AETC website

The latest edition of the Force Development "Impact" newsletter is available now on the Air Education and Training Command website.
Jan. 8, 2025
U.S. Air Force partners with academia, industry to test future pilot production model

Air Education and Training Command partnered with the University of North Dakota Aerospace Foundation flight training program in Arizona and the Brunner Aerospace flight training program in Texas to test a new Initial Pilot Training (IPT) model.
Dec. 30, 2024
Holloman Airmen excel in Army Air Assault School

As of Dec. 13, three Airmen from the 49th Wing achieved a milestone of grit and excellence, earning the coveted Air Assault badge after conquering the U.S. Army Air Assault School at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Dec. 26, 2024
U.S. Space Force service member assists in 704th Test Group’s mission

The 704th Test Group, a unit of Arnold Engineering Development Complex, has an extensive history of pushing the limits of mankind's capabilities, including developing an effective navigation system. This is where the 746th Test Squadron, one of the test organizations within the 704th TG comes into
Dec. 23, 2024
Air Force Accessions Center early wins pave the way for FY25 success

Within the first week of declaring Initial Operational Capability, personnel at the Air Force Accessions Center demonstrated their ability to adapt quickly to evolving accession requirements, resulting in dozens of highly qualified cadets being notified of a pilot career field selection. These
Dec. 23, 2024
DAF Updates Waiver Policies for Asthma, Hearing Loss, and Food Allergies

The Air Force Accessions Center announced the expansion of medical waiver considerations for multiple medical conditions, which opens up the opportunity for military service to an additional 600 applicants annually, Nov. 1.

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FY 23 AETC SNAPSHOT
- AETC fiscal 2023 basics
  Annual budget, $10.5 billion
  
  Total force assigned¹, 62,325
  
  Total force recruits, 32,917
  
  Total force recruiting goal, 44,551
  
  Education course graduates, 90,081
  
  Training course graduates, 187,422
  
  Basic Military Training graduates, 28,488
  
  Aircraft in inventory, 1,469
  
  Career specialties, 265
  
  FY23 flying hours, 399,723
  
  AETC installations, 11
  
  AETC active duty wings (and equivalents), 21
  
  AETC total force wings (and equivalents), 29
  
  1. Includes active duty, Reserve, Guard, civilians and contractors. Does not include students.
- Key leaders
  Commander: Lt. Gen. Brian S. Robinson
  
  Deputy Commander: Maj. Gen. Clark J. Quinn
  
  Command Chief: Chief Master Sgt. Chad W. Bickley
  
  Chief Learning Officer: Dr. Wendy D. Walsh
  
  Air University: Lt. Gen. Andrea D. Tullos
  
  2nd Air Force: Maj. Gen. Matthew Wolfe Davidson
  
  19th Air Force: Maj. Gen. Gregory Kreuder
  
  Air Force Accessions Center: Brig. Gen. Christopher Amrhein
  
  59th Medical Wing: Brig. Gen. Gwendolyn A. Foster
- 1,469 aircraft
  T-6, 442
  
  T-38C, 418
  
  T-1A, 127
  
  F-16C/D, 108
  
  F-35A, 152
  
  TH-1H, 28
  
  Gliders, 24
  
  MQ-9A, 22
  
  T-53, 24
  
  KC-46, 8
  
  KC-135R, 18
  
  C-17A, 17
  
  C-130J, 14
  
  HH-60, 16
  
  MD-1A, 14
  
  UH-1N, 10
  
  CV-22B, 8
  
  MC-130J, 6
  
  T-41D, 4
  
  T-51A, 3
  
  UV-18B, 3
  
  HC-130J, 3
- Active duty workforce
  Enlisted education
  
  Associates or equivalent, 26.27%
  
  Bachelor’s or higher, 17.08%
  
  Officer education
  
  Bachelor’s, 100%
  
  Master’s or Higher, 54.62%
  
  Commissioning Sources
  
  Air Force ROTC, 37.92%
  
  Basic Officer Training, 18.48%
  
  Air Force Academy, 20.97%
  
  Commissioned Officer Training², 22.63%
  
  Civilian Workforce³
  
  White Collar, 76.56%
  
  Blue Collar, 23.44%
  
  Education Attainment
  
  Bachelor’s or higher, 21%
  
  Master’s Degree, 20%
  
  PhD, 3%
  
  Average age, 49 years
  
  Average time in service
  
  Officer, 11 years
  
  Enlisted, 8.7 years
  
  Civilian, 14 years
  
  2. Includes direct commissions for medical professionals, JAG, Chaplains and all interservice transfers. 3. Does not include nonappropriated funds or contractors.
- Recruit, Train, Educate
  FY23 AU Student Production
  
  Professional Military Education⁵, 23,937
  
  Resident, 10,494
  
  Non-Resident. 13,443
  
  Professional Continuing Education, 36,446
  
  Resident, 14,058
  
  Non-Resident, 22,388
  
  Leader Development, 24,756
  
  Resident, 4,891
  
  Non-Resident, 19,865
  
  AFSC/Badge Awarding, 1,829
  
  Academic Degrees Awarded⁶, 3,113
  
  Officer Accessions
  
  Officer Training School - Full Course⁷, 2,133
  
  Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps1,967
  
  Citizenship Development
  
  Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, 83,025
  
  5. PME includes resident Officer (SOS, ACSC and AWC), and Enlisted (NCOA, SNCOA and CLA) courses. Distance learning is governed by GCPME and includes the online equivalent to the resident courses along with ALS. 6. Academic degrees include AU and AFIT MS programs, and CCAF and Eaker Center AAS programs.7.OTS includes the former Total Force Officer Training, Commissioned Officer Training and Reserve Commissioned Officer Training.
- Training Course Graduates
  Basic Military Training graduates, 28,488
  
  Survival Training, 13,579
  
  Aircrew Training, 5,463
  
  Officers, 4,420
  
  Enlisted, 1,043
  
  Initial Skills Training, 58,521
  
  Officers, 3,971
  
  Enlisted, 54,550
  
  Supplemental/Advanced Training, 72,731
  
  Officers, 10,346
  
  Enlisted, 62,385
  
  Expeditionary Training, 8,640
  
  Officers, 1,282
  
  Enlisted, 7,318
  
  Civilian, 40
- AETC fiscal 2023 budget
  Payroll⁸, $6,250M
  
  Medical Care, $452.7M
  
  Military Family Housing, $9.3M
  
  Procurement, $6.3M
  
  Contingency Operations, $59.4M
  
  Research, Development, Testing & Evaluation, $9.4M
  
  Restoration & Modernization⁹, $383.9M
  
  Flying Training, $2,01M
  
  Education, $373.7M
  
  Medical Training, $118.9M
  
  Technical Training, $347.8M
  
  Recruiting, $259M
  
  Force Development, $118.3M
  
  Other, $116.2M
  
  8. Includes military personnel (MILPERS) and civilian pay (operations and maintenance and medical). 9. Includes Facilities, Sustainment Restoration & Modernization (FSRM) funding from AFIMSC for AETC facilities.
- Direct Reporting Units
  502nd ABW, Texas
  
  59th MDW, Texas
  
  2nd Air Force
  
  17th TRW, Texas
  
  37th TRW, Texas
  
  SWTW, Texas
  
  81st TRW, Miss.
  
  82nd TRW, Texas
  
  Guard/Reserve
  
  149th FW, Texas
  
  150th SOW, N.M.
  
  162nd WG, Ariz.
  
  189th AW, Ark.
  
  173rd FW, Ore.
  
  174th ATKW, N.Y.
  
  163rd ATKW, Calif.
  
  944th FW, Ariz.
  
  19th Air Force
  
  12th FTW, Texas
  
  14th FTW, Miss.
  
  33rd FW, Fla.
  
  47th FTW, Texas
  
  49th WG, N.M.
  
  56th FW, Ariz.
  
  58th SOW, N.M.
  
  71st FTW, Okla.
  
  80th FTW, Texas
  
  97th AMW, Okla.
  
  314th AW, Ark
  
  Accessions
  
  360th RCG, Pa.
  
  367th RCG, Ga.
  
  369th RCG, Texas
  
  372nd RCG, Utah
  
  Air University
  
  LeMay Center
  
  Air War College
  
  School of Advance Air & Space Studies
  
  Air Command & Staff College
  
  Squadron Officer School*
  
  Barnes Center*
  
  Eaker Center
  
  Air Force Institute of Technology
  
  International Officer School
  
  Global College of PME
  
  42nd ABW
  
  *Signifies wing equivalents for CSB, OPB/EPB & PRF purposes
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