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Medical teams deploy in support of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria

Medical teams from throughout Air Education and Training Command deployed in support of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. Teams were there to support Federal Emergency Management Agency relief efforts.
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Laughlin AFB, Texas

Pilot training graduates at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, in 1943. (Courtesy photo)
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Laughlin AFB, Texas

The main gate of Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, in 1957. (Courtesy photo)
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Ben Seekell

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ben Seekell, 2017 AF Trials competitor, stretches before his 1,500 meter run during Track and Field qualifications at the Warrior Fitness Center Feb. 28, 2017 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Seekell impressively returned to active duty after a 2011 improvised explosive device attack in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chip Pons)
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Ben Seekell

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ben Seekell, 2017 AF Trials competitor, poses for a photo after the 1,500 meter run during Track and Field qualifications at the Warrior Fitness Center Feb. 28, 2017 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. During a 2011 improvised explosive device attack in Afghanistan, Seekell attributes his survival to the quick action of his teammates. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chip Pons)
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12th Flying Training Wing heritage

A 99th Flying Training Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, T-1A Jayhawk flies along the Texas coast during a training mission. The 99th FTS conducts Pilot Instructor Training and continues the heritage of the Tuskegee Airmen with their distinctive red tail. (Courtesy Photo)
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Vance celebrates 75 years of excellence

A group of BT-13 Valiants from Vance Air Force Base, Okla. soar over Northwest Oklahoma in the early 1940s. The BT-13 Valiant served almost exclusively as the basic trainer for all aircrews trained in the U.S. during World War II. By 1945, the aircraft was being replaced with other advanced models and after the war the aircraft was retired. (Courtesy Photo)
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Vance celebrates 75 years of excellence

Flights A and B from Class 42D stand in formation at Vance Air Force Base, Okla., for a photo that printed in the local newspaper in 1942. (Courtesy Photo)
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Vance celebrates 75 years of excellence

Student pilots enjoy a break from training at the Vance Air Force Base Officer Lounge in 1942. (Courtesy Photo)
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Vance celebrates 75 years of excellence

Vance Air Force Base, Okla. has expanded significantly since this aerial photo of the base was taken in 1941. More than 30,300 pilots have earned their wings here in the last 76 years. (Courtesy Photo)
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AETC's first 75 years

In December 1942, Gen. Hap Arnold stood at Lackland’s Parade Grounds and looked out at 10 acres of Airmen – 100, 000 people arrayed in the grandest formation in Air Force history. He told the Airmen of new technologies, strategies and equipment. He told them they would win the war and help guide the future though their training and professionalism. (Courtesy Photo)
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AETC's first 75 years

Think about American airpower in context for a few moments. For the first four decades, from 1903 to 1941, there were starts and stops, triumphs and tragedies, but never before a consolidated and scientific approach to training throughout the airpower pipeline. (Courtesy Photo)
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AETC's first 75 years

That watershed moment begat the Air Corps Flying Training Command, which directly led to the major successes of the last 75 years – the Doolittle Raiders, precision daylight bombing, the Tuskegee Airmen, the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force, worldwide aerial logistics and a global reach, the Berlin Airlift, MiG Alley, Operation Linebacker, Desert Storm, Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom, to name a few. (Courtesy Photo)
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AETC's first 75 years

On Jan. 23, 2017, Air Education and Training Command celebrates its 75th anniversary — a date much more important in our nation’s heritage than a simple mark in time. Jan. 23, 1942, proved to be the birth of a professional Air Force – men and women precisely selected and trained to fly, fight and win our nation’s wars. (Courtesy Photo)
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AETC's first 75 years

Beginning Jan. 23, 1942, the challenges of a global war necessitated a scientific, efficient and ever-expanding air force training pipeline that stretched from coast to coast. Activated as the Air Corps Flying Training Command, it was re-designated the Army Air Forces (AAF) Flying Training Command two months later. It added technical training to its mission in 1943 and was re-designated the U.S. Army Air Forces Training Command July 31, 1943. (Courtesy Photo)
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AETC's first 75 years

Today’s mighty Air Force was forged in the days and years following Jan. 23, 1942 – professional instructors, precise curriculum, training pipelines squeezed to capacity, educational facilities built in quantities and regions thought impossible. Airpower started here, the First Command, and its professional establishment remains the difference-maker to this day. Today’s Airmen – of all grades and backgrounds – are recruited, trained and educated, then sent out ready to contribute to a worldwide, complex mission wherever and whenever needed. (Courtesy Photo)
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Throwback paint scheme proves heritage is big in the 435th

Neil Orlowski, a Corrosion Control Specialist in the 12th Maintenance Group, applies a decal to a T-38C Talon at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Jan. 13, 2017. Members of the corrosion control shop are changing the plane’s color scheme from two-tone gray to heritage blue, a scheme that was used by the 435th Fighter Training Squadron 40 years ago, ahead of a reunion of pilots that trained for fighter fundamentals after Jan. 1, 1977. (U.S. Air Force photo/Randy Martin)
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Throwback paint scheme proves heritage is big in the 435th

Rudy Olivarez, a Corrosion Control Specialist in the 12th Maintenance Group, applies paint to the landing gear of a T-38C Talon at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Jan. 13, 2017. Members of the corrosion control shop are changing the plane’s color scheme from two-tone gray to heritage blue, a scheme that was used by the 435th Fighter Training Squadron 40 years ago, ahead of a reunion of pilots that trained for fighter fundamentals after Jan. 1, 1977. (U.S. Air Force photo/Randy Martin)
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Throwback paint scheme proves heritage is big in the 435th

Marion Tarin and Neil Orlowski, both Corrosion Control Specialists in the 12th Maintenance Group, prepare a decal for application paint to a T-38C Talon at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Jan. 13, 2017. Members of the corrosion control shop are changing the plane’s color scheme from two-tone gray to heritage blue, a scheme that was used by the 435th Fighter Training Squadron 40 years ago, ahead of a reunion of pilots that trained for fighter fundamentals after Jan. 1, 1977. (U.S. Air Force photo/Randy Martin)
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Throwback paint scheme proves heritage is big in the 435th

Mario Tarin, a Corrosion Control Specialist in the 12th Maintenance Group, applies a decal to a T-38C Talon at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Jan. 13, 2017. Members of the corrosion control shop are changing the plane’s color scheme from two-tone gray to heritage blue, a scheme that was used by the 435th Fighter Training Squadron 40 years ago, ahead of a reunion of pilots that trained for fighter fundamentals after Jan. 1, 1977. (U.S. Air Force photo/Randy Martin) 170113-F-ET654-002.JPG
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