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  • Weapons online: F-35A training syllabus advances ahead of IOC

    Two F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing here successfully employed two laser-guided bombs Thursday morning at a nearby range, advancing the Air Force’s F-35A training syllabus ahead of F-35A Initial Operational Capability. The training mission was the first time the

  • Lending a helping hand in Flint, Michigan

    Staff Sgt. David Whitney (right) hands a box of bottled water to Staff Sgt. Parker Smith at Word Temple Church in Flint, Michigan, Feb. 10. Whitney and Parker are 339th Recruiting Squadron recruiters based in Flint. Due to massive amounts of lead found in Flint water, millions of bottles of water

  • AETC debuts "First Faces" video series

    A video series, called "First Faces," featuring members from throughout the Air Education and Training Command makes its debut this week. Airman 1st Class Owen Ricker from the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, tells his Air Force story of resilience. "First Faces" began several

  • AETC commander visits Joint Base San Antonio

    “Airpower starts here.”With those words, Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, commander of AirEducation and Training Command, kicked off his visit Jan. 20 with severalhundred Joint Base San Antonio service members, civilians and contractors atthe Student Activity Center on JBSA-Fort Sam Houston.The general

  • Goodfellow celebrates 75 years with flag raising reenactment

    Goodfellow Air Force Base celebrated its 75th Anniversary by reenacting a 1941 flag raising featuring a fly over of the World War II-era trainer Vultee BT-15 Valiant and the modern day Rockwell B-1 Lancer at the Norma Brown building Jan. 26.The flag raising ceremony commenced a year of events to

  • AETC releases 2016 Strategic Plan

    Air Education and Training Command officials released the command’s 2016 Strategic Plan today, designed to advance the First Command’s vision of “forging innovative Airmen to power the world's greatest Air Force.”“The 2016 Strategic Plan links all Airmen – military and civilian – to core AETC

  • Army, Air Force collaborate on education, innovation

    Gen. David G. Perkins, commanding general of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, or TRADOC, visited officials from Air Education and Training Command, Jan. 7-8, to collaborate with Air Force leaders on advancing education and innovation within the respective military services.Perkins spoke

  • JBSA-Randolph hosts T-X immersion event

    The Air Force hosted an Advanced Pilot Training Industry Immersion event here for the T-X, Friday, Sept. 4.The event afforded each registered vendor a session to engage with Air Education and Training Command and other government leadership on the APT program, also known as the T-X program.The T-X

  • SECAF, CSAF, CMSAF present new "Little Blue Book"

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody delivered the initial handout of the pamphlet, “America’s Air Force: A Profession of Arms,” today to the Air Force’s newest Airmen at Airmen’s Week.The