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  • A year in review: State of the command

    Just over a year into his command, Air Education and Training Command’s Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson reflected upon the highlights and challenges of this past year, what it means to be a First Command Airman, and where he aspires to lead the men and women of AETC during his time as their commander.“I

  • 59th MDW career advisor changes lives 1 Airman at a time

    Service, education and travel are some of many reasons people have for joining the military. Later in their careers, however, Airmen may reach a fork in the road and not know where to turn – that is where Senior Master Sgt. Jose Diaz can help.   As one of four career assistance advisors for Joint

  • Women in the Air Force reunion links the future with its past

    Nearly 70 members of the Women in the Air Force program gathered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland for a reunion Oct. 7, with many reminiscing on service careers that began nearly 70 years ago.Founded in 1948 as part of the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act, WAF served as a trailblazing

  • Digital-age paper cuts

    A product developed in ancient China has affected Air Force recruits and trainees ever since the service’s birth; however, Air Education and Training Command is looking to shred that product.An initiative has begun that is determined to eliminate ton after ton of paper from in-processing procedures

  • AETC First Faces: Airman First Class Caroline Yi

    A1C Caroline Yi, a network infrastructure technician from the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, talks about her family's journey from South Korea to her entrance in the United States Air Force."First Faces" began several years ago with chaplains from throughout AETC nominating

  • Flexible batteries: Evolving energy for the ‘new’ reality

    By using highly conductive, flexible carbon nanotube mats, scientists at the Air Force Research Laboratory have developed a new type of flexible lithium-ion battery that not only stores energy, but can be folded, bent and manipulated hundreds of times without voltage fluctuations, revolutionizing

  • Non-rated LO board rescheduled; other changes on the horizon

    Fiscal year 2016 was a good year for line officer recruiting. It was so good in fact, that all 1,107 jobs for fiscal year 2017 have been filled; as well as the first quarter of Fiscal 2018. While more than 2,800 applications were received and 1,833 candidates selected, the sheer numbers have