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Seven days to perfection … or some tragic déjà vu?

With a week left to finish out the 101 Critical Days of Summer safety campaign, Air Education and Training Command, thankfully, has not suffered a preventable mishap fatality. However, it’s not time to celebrate or let your guard down. Last summer, AETC lost a valuable teammate to a tragic motorcycle mishap over the Labor Day holiday weekend on day 100 of the 101 Critical Days.
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RPP: Boom operator jumps into the cockpit

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Alex Gavon, 343rd Training Squadron flight chief, reads over a pre- flight checklist during the Rated Preparatory Program (RPP) in Denton, Texas, March 26, 2024. The RPP hosted 60 Airmen over two weeks to teach basic aviation skills while logging flying and simulator time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)
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RPP: Boom operator jumps into the cockpit

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Alex Gavon, 343rd Training Squadron flight chief, reads through a pre-flight checklist on a Cessna 182T in Denton, Texas, March 26, 2024. Pilot instructors from the Civil Air Patrol volunteer their time while teaching enlisted Airmen and non-rated officers basic aviation skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)
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RPP: Boom operator jumps into the cockpit

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Alex Gavon, 343rd Training Squadron flight chief, checks the fuel levels on a Cessna 182T during the Rated Preparatory Program (RPP) in Denton, Texas, March 25, 2024. The RPP provides enlisted Airmen and non-rated officers a chance to learn basic aviation skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)
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RPP: Boom operator jumps into the cockpit

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Alex Gavon, 343rd Training Squadron flight chief, talks to Brett Kollar, Civil Air Patrol pilot instructor, during a pre-flight check in Denton, Texas, March 25, 2024. The Civil Air Patrol partners with Air Education and Training Command to host the Rated Preparatory Program for enlisted Airmen and non-rated officers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)
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RPP: Boom operator jumps into the cockpit

From left to right, U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Nehemiah Jackson, 375th Contracting Flight officer in charge, Brett Kollar, Civil Air Patrol pilot instructor, and Master Sgt. Alex Gavon, 343rd Training Squadron flight chief, pose for a photo in Denton, Texas, March 25, 2024. Jackson and Gavon spent a week with Kollar, learning basic aviation skills during the Rated Preparatory Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Nicholas De La Pena)
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Commander of AETC conducts ‘GO Inspire’ visit at high school alma mater

Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, is joined on stage by U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Paul Gaulin, U.S. Air Force Academy Admissions Liaison Officer, Capt. (Dr.) David Patrick, family medicine practitioner with the 87th Medical Group, 2nd Lt. Bryce Worley, Gold Bar Recruiter, and Senior Airman Anthony Fraticelli-Torres, air traffic controller with the 305th Air Mobility Wing, for a questions and answers session during a visit to George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jan. 16-17, 2024. The service members’ visit was a part of GO Inspire, a Department of the Air Force recruiting program designed specifically for General Officers to seek out and conduct outreach engagements to engage youth and youth influencers from Underrepresented Groups to increase the diversity of Air and Space Force applicants.
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Commander of AETC conducts ‘GO Inspire’ visit at high school alma mater

Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, and his wife, Maureen Robinson, stand alongside the leaders of George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science, members from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, AFROTC Det. 750, Air Force Recruiting Service, Civil Air Patrol, and Air Force Reserve Command, during a visit to George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jan. 16-17, 2024. Robinson’s visit was a part of GO Inspire, a Department of the Air Force recruiting program designed specifically for General Officers to seek out and conduct outreach engagements to engage youth and youth influencers from Underrepresented Groups to increase the diversity of Air and Space Force applicants.
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Commander of AETC conducts ‘GO Inspire’ visit at high school alma mater

Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, speaks with the students and faculty during a visit to George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jan. 16-17, 2024. Robinson was a part of the school’s first graduating class in 1983, and his visit was a part of GO Inspire, a Department of the Air Force recruiting program designed specifically for General Officers to seek out and conduct outreach engagements to engage youth and youth influencers from Underrepresented Groups to increase the diversity of Air and Space Force applicants.
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Innovation continues with Det. 24’s change of command

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander, presents the Detachment 24 guidon to Lt. Col. Steve Briones during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, June 10, 2022. Det. 24 reports to the 19th Air Force commander and is a military and civil partnership forged through industry, academia and government.
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U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. speaks during the Air Education and Training Command change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, May 20, 2022. Brown presided over the ceremony, at which time U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb relinquished command to U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson. Robinson is the 35th AETC commander and is now responsible for a command that includes Air Force Recruiting Service, two Numbered Air Forces and Air University, training more than 293,000 students per year with about 60,000 active-duty, Reserve, Guard, civilian and contractor personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean Worrell)
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, renders his first salute to the men and women of the First Command during AETC’s change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, May 20, 2022. Robinson is the 35th AETC commander and is now responsible for a command that includes Air Force Recruiting Service, two Numbered Air Forces and Air University, training more than 293,000 students per year with about 60,000 active-duty, Reserve, Guard, civilian and contractor personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean Worrell)
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Maj. Gen. Andrea D. Tullos, deputy commander of Air Education and Training Command, renders a salute during the playing of the U.S. National Anthem at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph during the AETC change of command May 20, 2022. Hangar 41 was filled with AETC members, local, state officials and civic leaders where U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff CQ Brown Jr., presided over the ceremony as U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb relinquished command to U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean Worrell)
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, speaks after taking command of AETC during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, May 20, 2022. Robinson, is a weapons officer and command pilot with more than 4,400 hours in airlift and trainer aircraft. Prior to assuming his current role, Lt. Gen. Robinson served as the deputy commander at Air Mobility Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean Worrell)
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U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. presents the Air Education and Training Command guidon to Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson, AETC commander, during a change of command ceremony May 20, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Robinson is a weapons officer and command pilot with more than 4,400 hours in airlift and trainer aircraft. Prior to assuming his current role, he served as the deputy commander at Air Mobility Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean Worrell)
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Robinson chosen for San Antonio Aviation and Aerospace Hall of Fame

Retired Lt. Col. James “Robbie” Robinson Jr., poses next to his F-4 Phantom in this undated courtesy photo. Robinson will be inducted into the San Antonio Aviation and Aerospace Hall of Fame at the awards dinner, March 22. (Courtesy photo)
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AETC Command Chief

Chief Master Sergeant Juliet Gudgel, command chief, Air Education and Training Command.
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Reorganization yields AETC's first civil service maintenance group

Civilian employees with the newly activated 12th maintenance Group activate the group's three squadrons during a ceremony Feb. 10 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The group is the first civil service maintenance directorate in Air Education and Training Command to reorganize as a group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Randy Martin)
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Reorganization yields AETC’s first civil service maintenance group

12th Flying Training Wing Commander, Col. Joel Carey unfurls the 12th Maintenance Group's organizational flag with the group's director, Robert West and the the group's deputy director Robert Hamm during an activation ceremony Feb. 10 at Joint Base San Antonio - Randolph, Texas. The group is the first civil service maintenance directorate in Air Education and Training Command to reorganize as a group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Randy Martin)
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Finding his balance

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Bell, 33rd Operation Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, second row third from left, poses with his travel team, June 2016. Bell was selected as the 2016 Coach of the Year for the Shalimar Little League he is a part of. Because of his skills in coaching, he was selected to coach the Shalimar All-Star team during the regional championship tournament. (Courtesy Photo)
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