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Oct. 23, 2020
SUPT Class 21-01 graduates

Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training class 21-01 graduated after 52 weeks of training at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 23, 2020. Laughlin is the home of the 47th Flying Training Wing, whose mission is to build combat-ready Airmen, leaders and pilots. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Airman 1st
Oct. 23, 2020
Assistant Secretary of Defense of Health Affairs

Staff Sgt. Ethan Hart, 59th Dental Support Squadron maxillofacial dental lab technician, showcases various maxillofacial prosthetics to the Honorable Thomas McCaffery, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, at the Air Force Post Graduate Dental School, Oct. 21, 2020 at Joint Base San
Oct. 23, 2020
AC-130W Stinger II adds modern relevance to technical training

A new aircraft arrived here Oct. 19, 2020, that will provide some much-needed firepower and an advanced training platform for armament and crew chief Airmen in Training in the near future. The AC-130W Stinger II from Cannon AFB, New Mexico, will serve as a new ground instructional trainer for ammo
Oct. 23, 2020
Air Force Recruiting Service training team wins AETC Gears of Government Award

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – Air Education and Training Command has awarded the 2020 Gears of Government Award to Air Force Recruiting Service’s Command Standardization and Training Team in the team category.The Gears of Government Awards are designed to recognize individuals and teams
Oct. 23, 2020
Valuing force generators: Recruiters, MTIs, MTLs lay foundation for tomorrow’s forces

For Air Education and Training Command, developing the Airmen we need doesn’t happen magically. It takes the right Airmen with the right training at the right time with the right focus. It means investing in our future by investing in force generators – recruiters, military training instructors, and
Oct. 22, 2020
TSgt. Jeremy McKague inspires future generations of Airmen

Silence fills the classroom as Airmen actively try not to make eye contact with one another. Many have just graduated from Basic Military Training, having learned only basic maintenance, and are still austere from the environment they were just in.After BMT, Airmen are sent to technical school to
Oct. 21, 2020
AFCLC, Air University’s first virtual LREC Symposium draws thousands of people

Once a year, hundreds of people travel to Maxwell Air Force Base for the Air Force Culture and Language Center and Air University’s annual Language, Regional Expertise and Culture Symposium. Scholars and practitioners from across the Department of Defense and the LREC community come together to
Oct. 21, 2020
Exercise Zia Sun

The 354th Fighter Squadron from Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona; 9th Air Support Operations Squadron from Fort Hood, Texas; 3rd ASOS, 7th ASOS, and 16th ASOS from Fort Bliss, Texas; 311th FS and 29th Attack Squadron from Holloman AFB, recently trained together in Exercise Zia Sun, at Centennial Range,
Oct. 20, 2020
First female SUPT graduate at Vance selected to fly the F-35 Lightning II

On May 1, 2nd Lt. Rachel Vander Kolk graduated from the Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training program and became the first woman at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, selected to fly the F-35 Lightning II -- the jet of the future.
Oct. 20, 2020
Air University’s Barnes Center begins beta-testing for ALS DLC

The Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education has begun a beta-test of its completely updated Airman Leadership School Distance Learning Course, ALS DLC 1.0. It is scheduled for release to Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Airmen in November 2020.The Noncommissioned Officer Distance