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April 28, 2022
First Red Hawk rolls out

The first T-7A Red Hawk training aircraft rolled off the production line at the Boeing Defense, Space & Security building at Lambert International Airport. This is the first of 351 aircraft to be delivered to the Air Force under terms of a $9.2 billion contract awarded to Boeing in September 2018.
April 25, 2022
UPDATED TIME/DATE: AETC, AFPC command chiefs hosting DSD-focused Reddit ‘AMA’ May 2, 12:30 p.m.

Chief Master Sgts. Erik Thompson and Eryn McElroy will host a Reddit ‘Ask Me Anything’ event to answer questions from Airmen about the Developmental Special Duty application process live beginning at 12:30 p.m. central time May 2.
April 13, 2022
97th WSA, CPTS Airmen receive 2021 AETC Awards

Airmen from the 97th Comptroller Squadron and Wing Staff Agencies at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, won 2021 Air Education Training Command-level awards recently.
Aug. 13, 2021
Team Kingsley shows off Total Force flying training

Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Education and Training Command, arrived here Aug. 12 for his first look at the mission and Airmen of the 173rd Fighter Wing.
April 29, 2021
BEAST MTI takes over AETC Instagram account May 12

A military training instructor from the BEAST, Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training, at Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland, Texas, is the next force generator to take over AETC’s Instagram account May 12. Follow AETC on Instagram at aetc_firstcommand to see this takeover.
Dec. 7, 2020
AETC to host second annual Force Development Summit Dec. 15-16

As part of the effort to better develop the Airmen required to support the Air Force we need, Air Education and Training Command will hold the second annual Force Development Summit virtually on December 15-16, 2020.
Nov. 3, 2020
AETC commander outlines Strategic Action Plan focus area updates

In announcing the updates to Air Education and Training Command’s Strategic Action Plan, Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, the commander of AETC and the force development commander for the Air Force, reaffirmed the First Command’s priorities, which remain fourfold: Advance force development, Enhance lethality
Oct. 10, 2019
Occupational competency modeling topic of latest “Developing Mach-21 Airmen” podcast

The process to create occupational competency models for the Air Forced is the focus of episode 17 of Air Education and Training Command’s “Developing Mach-21 Airmen” professional development podcast series, released Oct. 10.