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Jan. 14, 2019
Air University hosts education summit

Air University hosted its first K-12 Education Summit Jan. 9, 2019, in order to start a dialogue about enhancing and improving the educational opportunities available to students throughout the River Region.
Jan. 9, 2019
Keesler "Dragon Chat" named AETC Best Practice

Keesler’s initiative that encourages offices to take time each month to discuss important topics, dubbed ‘Dragon Chats,’ was named a best practice by the Air Education and Training Command’s inspector general following a unit effectiveness inspection in September. Dragon Chats are small core
Jan. 7, 2019
Air University’s LEDx 2.0 promotes diverse, innovative thinking at all levels of leadership

Air University’s Air Command and Staff College Department of Leadership hosted its second annual Leadership Education Development eXperience (LEDx) last week, promoting the theme of “Diversity at the Intersection of Leadership, Strategy and Innovation.”
Jan. 3, 2019
Seeds of Innovation: Gen. Kwast Visits Altus AFB

The commander of Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Lt. Gen. Steven Kwast and his wife Joni Kwast visited various squadrons and organizations at Altus AFB, Dec. 17-18, 2018. The tour was designed to showcase the innovation and modernization of training at the base,
Dec. 26, 2018
Air University wraps-up “mega” NCOA course for Tyndall students

Air University’s Barnes Center for Enlisted Education graduated Noncommissioned Officer Academy “mega” class 19 Alpha One on Dec. 20, 2018, showcasing total force coordination and support in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael.
Dec. 20, 2018
OTS restructures program to increase quality, quantity of officers

The Air Force’s Officer Training School is changing the paradigm for building officers, pivoting away from separate programs for line and non-line officers and conducting merged classes beginning in January 2019.
Dec. 17, 2018
Altus AFB recognizes wing's AETC "High Flyers"

The 97th Operations Group and four Airmen from Altus Air Force Base took home awards at the Air Education and Training Command Flying Training Awards ceremony, Oct. 26, 2018.
Nov. 15, 2018
AETC command chief visits Team Mildenhall

Chief Master Sgt. Juliet Gudgel, command chief master sergeant of Air Education and Training Command, visited RAF Mildenhall, England, Nov. 14, 2018, to gain insight on what training currently looks like for Airmen.Air Education and Training Command is reimagining how Airmen are developed, through a
Nov. 6, 2018
Air University professor awarded prestigious French medal

U.S. Air Force Col. Stephen Renner, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies professor, was awarded the French Médaille de la Défense Nationale (National Defense Medal) at the gold level on Oct. 17, 2018, here.
Nov. 5, 2018
AETC announces 2018 flying training awards

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – The 71st Flying Training Wing at Vance Air Force Base, Okla., flew away with the top flying training wing honors for 2018 during the Air Education and Training Command Flying Training Awards ceremony Oct. 26, here. The second annual event, hosted by the