An official website of the United States government
Here's how you know
A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.
A lock (lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

  • Commentary – NCOs echo through eternity

    "What we do in life, echoes in eternity."Taken from the film "Gladiator," General Maximus Decimus Meridius used these words to prepare his troops for battle. While the context of his words can be taken with different meanings, one internet review suggests it refers to the afterlife. The internet

  • Lackland Airman saves man from burning building

    Senior Airman Christopher Taylor recently proved an Airman is never off duty.The Airman, assigned to 802nd Security Forces Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio- Lackland, was getting ready for work on the morning of Nov. 3, when someone started banging on his door and ringing the doorbell

  • AETC releases command's 2014 Strategic Plan

    Air Education and Training Command officials released its 2014 AETC Strategic Plan today.The plan's primary purpose is to ensure all members of the Air Force's first command effectively work together to reach AETC's vision in forging innovative Airmen to power the world's greatest Air Force."The

  • 2 AETC airmen earn DoD's top journalism honors

    Two Air Education and Training Command noncommissioned officers were recently named 2013 Thomas Jefferson Award winners, a Department of Defense honor bestowed upon Public Affairs personnel annually.The Thomas Jefferson Awards program, a competition that includes every military branch, recognizes

  • AETC changes approach to SAPR training

    The Air Education and Training Command will change the approach for this year's annual Sexual Assault Prevention and Response training. Air Force officials announced the 2014 SAPR training will be broken into two topically-driven modules. The first module will be conducted in the spring and focuses

  • Step Up and Stop Sexual Assault

    Every April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). A month to take action, increase awareness of the issues of sexual violence, and prevent it from happening in the first place. The Air Force's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program, or SAPR program, underlines the Air Force's commitment