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Boosting readiness: AETC’s plan to train 1,500 pilots annually

Boosting readiness: AETC’s plan to train 1,500 pilots annually
19th Air Force creates Flying Training Center of Excellence

19th Air Force creates Flying Training Center of Excellence

Benjamin Faske
Forged in resilience: first-ever chapman ultra run tests limits

Forged in resilience: first-ever chapman ultra run tests limits

Benjamin Faske
Accessions, Flying and Technical Training, and Learning Engineering Centers begin initial operations to support Great Power Competition

Accessions, Flying and Technical Training, and Learning Engineering Centers begin initial operations to support Great Power Competition

Dan Hawkins
New commanders attend UPT University

New commanders attend UPT University
Kreuder takes command of Nineteenth Air Force

Kreuder takes command of Nineteenth Air Force

Mission: Produce next-generation aviators for America and its Allies

Vision: Set the benchmark in aviation training through dynamic and innovative training

19th Air Force is responsible for the training of more than 30,000 U.S. and allied students annually in numerous specialties ranging from aircrews, remotely piloted aircraft crews, air battle managers, weapons directors, Air Force Academy Airmanship programs, and survival, evasion, resistance, and escape (SERE) training. They execute operational-level command and control of all formal aircrew flying training missions within Air Education and Training Command and provide Airmen with a 5th generation, cross-domain warrior mindset to the Combat Air Forces, Mobility Air Forces, and Special Operations Air Forces to sustain the combat capability of the United States Air Force.

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April 17, 2026
Air Education and Training Commander visits Laughlin

Lt. Gen. Clark Quinn, commander of Air Education and Training Command, visited Laughlin Air Force Base April 14, marking Quinn’s first visit to the 47th Flying Training Wing as the commander of AETC.
April 14, 2026
CSAF and CMSAF visit 908th Flying Training Wing

U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Wolfe spent the morning of Thursday, April 9, 2026, with the 908th Flying Training Wing. During their immersion they met with members from the 908th Maintenance Group and Operations Group to see the progress
April 7, 2026
Legacy in the Sky: Lt. Col. Altizer Reflects on the T-1A’s Final Flight

The 14th Flying Training Wing closed a significant chapter in its combat history this week as the final T-1A Jayhawk departed the flight line, marking the retirement of the airframe after more than 30 years of forging elite aviators at Columbus Air Force Base.
April 6, 2026
Collaborative Effort Underway to Modernize Enterprise Aircrew Management

Answering Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink’s call for agile acquisition and mirroring Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach’s sharp focus on combat readiness, the Aerospace Readiness Enterprise System (ARES) is being designed to deliver a unified, user-friendly solution for aircrew