RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AETCNS) -- Air Education and Training Command officials announced they have received approval for the command's A-staff alignment. Implementation of the A-staff structure will initiate Feb. 1, with a final stand up date of May 1.

According to Capt. William Skinner, AETC A-Staff Project Officer, "the A-Staff configuration allows AETC to improve its ability to train warfighters, creates a more efficient headquarters structure and aligns the command with the Joint arena and Air Staff structures."

Under the new structure, the headquarters will be aligned as follows:

A1: Manpower and Personnel, which includes:

A1D: Force Development
A1F: Force Management
A1L: Senior Leader Management
A1M: Manpower and Organization
A1X: Plans and Readiness.

A2/A3: Intelligence and Air Operations, which includes:

A3T: Training
A3F: Aircrew Training and Standardization
A3I: Interservice Programs
A2O: Operations
A3P: Technical Training Programming and Administration
A3R: Resources and Requirements
A3Z: Training Technology
A3X: Operational Readiness
A3O: Current Operations

A4/A7: Logistics/Installations and Mission Support, which includes:

A4M: Maintenance
A4P: Program Integration
A4R: Logistics Readiness
A7C: Civil Engineer
A7K: Contracting
A7S: Security Forces
A7V: Services

A5/A8: Plans, Requirements and Programs, which includes:

A5L: AFRL Liaison
A5R: Flying Training Requirements
A5T: Technical Training Requirements
A8P: Programs

A6: Communications, which includes:

A6O: Operations
A6P: Policy and Resources
A6X: Plans and Requirements
A6I: Information and Technology Integration

Headquarters staff functions (chaplain, public affairs, judge advocate, historian, comptroller, inspector general, safety, international training and education, surgeon general, education, and recruiting) will retain their current titles and not change. Additionally, 2nd and 19th Air Force will reorganize into A-staff structures as a follow-on action to the reorganization at the headquarters.

The new A-staff structure will be re-evaluated at the end of 180 days to determine if any adjustments need to be made.