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Aug. 6, 2018
Goodfellow welcomes Royal Thai air force

A delegation from the Royal Thai air force, led by Air Vice Marshall Pongsawat Jantasarn and Pacific Air Forces senior leaders, visited Goodfellow Air Force Base to learn more about the base’s growing international intelligence training program Aug. 2.The visit, a first of its kind for the 17th
Aug. 6, 2018
Six candidates selected to represent AETC in Defender Challenge

The top security forces defenders from across Air Education and Training Command gathered at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis and JBSA-Lackland Medina Annex July 23-27 for the opportunity to represent AETC in the upcoming Air Force Defender Challenge.
Aug. 3, 2018
AFIT named one of the 10 best graduate programs for supply chain management by Best Colleges

The Air Force Institute of Technology’s online supply chain management master’s degree program was named as one of the ten best in the nation by Best Colleges. The program, part of the Graduate School of Engineering and Management, places emphasis on decision-making skills and policy formulation
Aug. 3, 2018
Flying training reimagined as first PTN class graduates

AUSTIN, Texas—The Air Force’s pilot training landscape took a significant step forward in reimagining how Airmen learn to fly as 13 students from the first iteration of Pilot Training Next pinned on their silver wings in a ceremony Aug. 3 here.As Air Education & Training Command’s most tangible
Aug. 2, 2018
Luke AFB rolls out new mission video

Our mission to train the world's greatest fighter pilots and combat ready airmen can't happen without the hard work and support of Luke's community. In a day, Luke is a buzzing base where so many people are busy working, getting groceries, and going to appointments and doing what they can, so that
July 30, 2018
AETC leaders, instructors team up to change flying training curriculum

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas--Instructor pilots from across Air Education and Training Command Undergraduate Pilot Training bases came together March 7-8, after brainstorming for 8 months on ways to improve the quality of flying training.The final touches to the new syllabi were
July 30, 2018
Air Force recruiters learn about innovations for next-gen Special Ops Airmen at JBSA-Lackland

For the first time in the Department of Defense, a series of career field specialties is using human performance monitoring and a data collection system, as well as specialized recruiters.
July 27, 2018
14th FTW and Civil Air Patrol work together to make future pilots

The 14th Flying Training Wing produces hundreds of pilots every year for the U.S. Air Force through a selective and difficult training program, Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (SUPT).
July 27, 2018
Bounce forward

April 10, 2016, 26-year old Staff Sgt. Grant Novotnak arrived at San Antonio Military Medical Center and was forced with reality hearing the dreaded, “you have cancer”.Months after enduring difficulty breathing at night which then evolved into pain in his stomach and throughout his body, Novotnak
July 26, 2018
Security Forces teams prepare for return of Defender Challenge

Security Forces teams from U.S. Air Force major commands, Great Britain and Germany are training to compete at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis Sept. 10-14 when Defender Challenge returns after a 14-year hiatus.