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Day zero, the Friday before training begins; students go through eight hours of orientation before they begin missile launch officer training at Vandenberg AFB.


Student ICBM launch officers go through briefings on day zero.

Day zero, the Friday before training begins; students go through eight hours of orientation before they begin missile launch officer training at Vandenberg AFB.

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Tech. Sgt. Serenna Harmon, a Basic Military Instructor at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, pushes a flight of trainees as a film crew captures the action. Harmon was selected to participate in the Profession of Arms Center of Excellence’s newest Heritage Today video that focuses on Air Education and Training Command. Filming was conducted over two days around Joint Base San Antonio in early February and features a number of military and civilians in instructor and training positions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christa D’Andrea)
From left, Maj. Gen. Garret Harencak, Air Force Recruiting Service commander, presents the American Spirit Award to Dan Clark Jan. 26, 2017 at the Air Force Recruiting Service Leadership Conference in San Antonio. At right is Chief Master Sgt. Brian LaBounty, AFRS command chief. Since 1980, the AFRS award has been presented to civilians who have made a significant impact on Airmen and the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Martinez)
Dan Clark speaks after receiving the American Spirit Award Jan. 26 at the Air Force Recruiting Service Leadership Conference in San Antonio. Since 1980, the AFRS award has been presented to civilians who have made a significant impact on Airmen and the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Martinez)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Smoke appears after a GBU-12 detonates on a range at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., January 17, 2017. The GBU-12 was released from an F-35A assigned to the 58th Fighter Squadron. This was the first time the unit dropped live ordnance from the aircraft. (Courtesy Photo)
Col. Joseph Rizzuto presents the Profession of Arms Center of Excellence way-ahead to participants at the PACE Summit, Dec. 7-8. Nearly 60 leaders from across the Air Force participated in the fourth professionalism summit held at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. The summit gave participants an opportunity to collaborate and learn about what the major commands are doing to institutionalize professionalism within the Air Force. (Courtesy photo)
Former Cowboy football player and A-10 pilot, Chad Hennings, speaks to nearly 60 leaders from across the Air Force at the Profession of Arms Center of Excellence summit, Dec. 7-8. The Air Force Academy graduate spoke about his perspectives on excellence, character and having a strong identity. The summit gave participants an opportunity to collaborate and learn about what the major commands are doing to institutionalize professionalism within the Air Force. (Courtesy photo)