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RAF participates in PTN 2.0 in effort to accelerate pilot training, increase production

Royal Air Force Flight Lt. Darren French, Pilot Training Next 2.0 instructor pilot and the RAF's senior national representative, highlights virtual-reality headset capabilities to British Army Col. Paddy Logan (center), assistant director for flying training for RAF Headquarters 22 Group, and RAF Squadron Leader Steve Smith (left) at the PTN facility at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Austin, Texas, March 18, 2019. The RAF have both a student-pilot and an instructor pilot participating in the class as they look to introduce PTN lessons learned into their flying training pipeline. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Hawkins)
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RAF participates in PTN 2.0 in effort to accelerate pilot training, increase production

Royal Air Force Flight Lt. Darren French (left), Pilot Training Next 2.0 instructor pilot and the RAF's senior national representative, briefs British Army Col. Paddy Logan (center), assistant director for flying training for RAF Headquarters 22 Group, on technology lessons learned at the PTN facility at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Austin, Texas, March 18, 2019. The RAF is participating in PTN's second iteration in an effort to accelerate learning and increase pilot production. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Hawkins)
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“Fire Pit” provides creative space, assistance to AETC innovators

Brian Marchitello (left) Sean Harrington from the Air Education and Training Command Innovation Advancement Division, highlight the 3D printing capabilities of the "Fire Pit" to Col. Jason Lamb (right), AETC's Director of Intelligence, Analysis, and Innovation, March 5, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The 3D print capability is just one of the tools in the Fire Pit designed to help innovators across the command use technology as part of the effort to see how people can learn more effectively. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean Worrell)
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“Fire Pit” provides creative space, assistance to AETC innovators

Sean Harrington, Air Education and Training Command Innovation Advancement Division lead, highlights the capabilities of the "Fire Pit" to Col. Jason Lamb, AETC's Director of Intelligence, Analysis, and Innovation, March 5, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Mirrored to the wing level Spark Cell variant, the "Fire Pit" is AETC’s effort to invigorate innovation and support grassroots initiatives in a collaborative space designed to incubate and accelerate innovation initiatives and build a network with industry, academia, and the Department of Defense to provide rapid solutions to the needs of the warfighter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean Worrell)
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“Fire Pit” provides creative space, assistance to AETC innovators

Col. Jason Lamb (2nd from left), Air Education and Training Command Director of Intelligence, Analysis, and Innovation, speaks to attendees at the grand opening of the command's "Fire Pit" workshop March 5, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Mirrored to the wing level Spark Cell variant, the AETC Fire Pit is the major command’s effort to invigorate innovation and support grassroots initiatives in a collaborative space designed to incubate and accelerate innovation initiatives and build a network with industry, academia, and the Department of Defense to provide rapid solutions to the needs of the warfighter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean Worrell)
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AETC 2018 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

Winners of the 2018 Air Education and Training Command Outstanding Airmen of the Year awards stand with Maj. Gen. Mark Weatherington (fourth from left) and command chief of AETC, Chief Master Sgt. Juliet Gudgel (fifth from left) during a ceremony in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 26, 2019. A total of 21 Airmen were recognized at the event and move on to the the Air Force-level competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Kayshel Trudell)
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AFWERX hosts AETC, others in problem-definition workshop

Individuals from Air Education and Training Command, the Defense Innovation Unit, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center participate in a problem-definition workshop at the AFWERX Austin hub Feb. 5, 2019. AFWERX hosted the workshop to help the personnel recovery career field to define the problems that are driving the need for new innovative technology. (Courtesy Photo)
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Pilot Training Next 2.0 underway in Austin

Capt. Christine Durham (left), Pilot Training Next instructor pilot, gives a briefing to her students prior to a training mission at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Austin, Texas, Feb. 5, 2019. The current PTN class is comprised of 26 students, including 16 active duty officer students (six of whom are participating in a remotely-piloted aircraft only track), two Air National Guard officers, two U.S. Navy officers, one Royal Air Force officer, and five enlisted Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)
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Pilot Training Next 2.0 underway in Austin

Airman First Class Shane Stewart, Pilot Training Next student, trains on a virtual reality flight simulator at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Austin, Texas, Feb. 5, 2019. The instruction in this second version is shaped from the success of and lessons learned from the first PTN program, where 13 officers graduated in June 2018 and progressed to advanced training across multiple platforms. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)
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AETC progam manager, Alan Becker

Air Force civilian Alan Becker; Planning, Programs, Bases and Units program manager in Air Education and Training Command (AETC), interviews in the AETC public affairs office, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Jan. 17, 2019. Becker was the 2019 AETC winner of the Air Force Association Outstanding Civilian Program Manager of the Year award.
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AFWERX hosts Spark Cell workshop to share ideas, build innovation network

Maj. Ryan Brewer, right, 14th Flying Training Wing Spark Cell director, discusses what the Columbus Air Force Base (Miss.) Spark Cell is doing to create a culture of innovation with attendees at the AFWERX Spark Cell Workshop Dec. 13, 2018, in Austin, Texas. The workshop was designed to help grow the network of willing collaborators and share ideas and approaches that foster a results-driven culture of innovation. (Courtesy Photo)
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AETC Learning Wi-Fi Service begins roll out across the command

Contractors with the 502nd Communications Squadron install Wi-Fi capability at the 99th Flying Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Dec. 10, 2018. The Wi-Fi is being installed to offer Airmen in education and training environments a flexible service connectivity option to access or utilize resources such as electronic flight bags, as well as augmented and virtual reality technologies. (U.S. Air Force photo / Dan Hawkins)
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AETC Learning Wi-Fi Service begins roll out across the command

Contractors with the 502nd Communications Squadron install Wi-Fi capability at the 99th Flying Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Dec. 10, 2018. The Wi-Fi is being installed to offer Airmen in education and training environments a flexible service connectivity option to access or utilize resources such as electronic flight bags, as well as augmented and virtual reality technologies. (U.S. Air Force photo / Dan Hawkins)
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Air Force pros gather for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Training Summit

Participants gather inside the Danielson Auditorium for day two of the Air Education and Training Command Remotely Piloted Aircraft Training Enhancement Summit at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, July 11, 2018. AETC officials hosted the three-day summit led by four different program managers that represented graduate and undergraduate RPA training systems and training programs across the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ave I. Young)
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Air Force pros gather for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Training Summit

U.S. Air Force Col. Gary Eilers, 19th Air Force director of operations, briefs participants inside the Danielson Auditorium during the Air Education and Training Command Remotely Piloted Aircraft Training Enhancement Summit atJoint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, July 11, 2018. The three-day summit hosted by AETC provided an opportunity for leaders across the RPA enterprise to explore innovative ways to improve training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ave I. Young)
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Air Force pros gather for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Training Summit

U.S. Air Force Col. Gary Eilers,19th Air Force director of operations briefs participants inside the Danielson Auditorium during the Air Education and Training Command Remotely Piloted Aircraft training enhancement summit atJoint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, July 11, 2018. The three-day summit hosted by AETC provided an opportunity for leaders across the RPA enterprise to explore innovative ways to improve training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ave I. Young)
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Air Force pros gather for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Training Summit

U.S. Air Force Col. Gary Eilers, 19th Air Force director of operations, briefs participants inside the Danielson Auditorium during the Air Education and Training Command Remotely Piloted Aircraft training enhancement summit at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, July 11, 2018. Leaders across the RPA enterprise gathered to circulate innovative ideas and solutions to alleviate stress in the production pipeline and create enhanced training capabilities for instructors.(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ave I. Young)
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AETC names top performers of 2017

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Dylan A. Jack, a client systems technician assigned to the 82nd Communications Squadron from Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, receives the Air Education and Training Command Outstanding Airman of the Year Award from Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast, commander of AETC during the AETC 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year Awards Banquet Feb. 22, 2018 in Orlando, Fla. Jack maintained $110 million cyber systems for 18,000 personnel and resolved 820 issues, deployed for six months to Air Force Central Command, and secured $230 million in projects, as well as lead a three-member team in completing six communications projects, worth $7 million. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kenneth W. Norman)
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AETC names top performers of 2017

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bryan S. Albrecht, noncommissioned officer in charge of Radar, Airfield, & Weather Systems assigned to the 14th Operations Support Squadron at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., receives the Air Education and Training Command Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year Award from Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast, Commander of AETC during the AETC 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year Awards banquet Feb. 22, 2018 in Orlando, Fla. Albrecht acted as Flight Chief for 9 months, managing 18 personnel, 770 inspections and 510 maintenance actions while also securing communications for 65,000 flights at AETC’s busiest airfield, directed 51 component distributions to four Major Commands, restoring navigation systems for five Wings and saved $622,000, as well as won Operation Group NCO of the Year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kenneth W. Norman)
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