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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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AETC names top performers of 2017

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Joshua Matias, Tower Chief Controller assigned to the 14th Operations Support Squadron at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., receives the Air Education and Training Command Senior 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. Matias acted as a Forward Deployed Superintendent, leading 107 Airmen through eight major combat operations, freeing 500,000 civilians in Mosul, pioneered first-ever Close Air Support targeting system into F-22 Raptors, syncing four agencies and three domains with emerging technology; and acted as a Boys and Girls Club Board of Directors member, managing a $786,000 budget and mentoring 240 children. (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 Master Sgt. Timothy S. Ogan, First Sergeant assigned to the Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, receives the Air Education and Training Command First Sergeant 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. Ogan won Air University First Sergeant of the Year, led18 fellow First Sergeants and 22 committees as President of the First Sergeant Council, as well as completed six credits towards his Master’s Degree. (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 Staff Sgt. Stephen W. Hensen, a client systems supervisor and base Honor Guard member assigned to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Ala., receives the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Base Honor Guard Member 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. Henson led 484 successful Honor Guard details traveling over 80,000 miles and dedicating 2,600 hours of his time; Earned Base Honor Guardsman for the first quarter; and Revised the base Honor Guard training plan, enhancing the skills of 20 fellow Honor Guardsmen. (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 Master Sgt. Jason M. Bernich, Superintendent of the base Honor Guard at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., receives the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Base Honor Guard Program Manager of the Year Award from Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast, Commander of Air Education and Training Command, during the AETC 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year Awards banquet Feb. 22, 2018 in Orlando, Fla. Bernich shaped AETC’s largest Honor Guard area of responsibility, managing 740 honors, 9,500 man-hours and a $70,000 budget, codified funeral requests and liaised with 674 directors and 422 funeral homes, reducing processing time by 101 hours annually, as well as restructured a uniform exchange, outfitting 45 Civil Air Patrol and 122 Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets. (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 Master Sgt. DaMarcus Forney, Military Training Instructor assigned to the 37th Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, receives the Air Education and Training Command MTI 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. Forney was the 331st Training Squadron’s first in parade for four quarters, and led 576 fitness training sessions that resulted in a 99 percent fitness assessment pass rate for his squadron. Forney trained eight flights, garnering four “BEAST Excellence” awards and produced 67 honor graduates, two top graduates, beating the AETC on-time graduate rate by one percent. (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 Capt. Ryan Caguillo, chief of command and control communications, assigned to the 81st Training Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., receives the Air Education and Training Command Company Grade 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. Caguillo deployed for nine months in which he managed 4,500 communication links that enabled seamless command and control. He coordinated 15 joint terminal air strikes, linking planning requirements with combat assets and destroying four ISIS headquarters, three improvised explosive devise factories and three drug refineries. Caguillo also organized 12,000 mission documents released to 60 nations, which enabled 25,000 sorties vital to Iraqi liberation from ISIS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kenneth W. Norman)
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