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12th Flying Training Wing

The 12th Flying Training Wing, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, develops the next generation of Air Force aviators and enlisted aircrew by providing world-class flying training and education. The wing trains Airmen in the fundamentals of airmanship, instruction and leadership, preparing them for success in operational units across the Air Force. Through undergraduate Combat Systems Officer training, Pilot Instructor Training, Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals, Remotely Piloted Aircraft pilot indoctrination, enlisted aviator training, and other specialized programs, the 12th FTW produces skilled, adaptable, and combat-ready professionals capable of meeting the demands of today's complex operating environment while strengthening the future of American airpower.

 

 

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Articles

AF bolsters symbiotic relationship with community

  • Published
  • By Dr. Wayne Clark
  • 81st Mission Support Group Deputy Director
LONG BEACH, Miss. --  Keesler Air Force base and local community leaders hosted an Air Force Community Partnership Program Agreements Workshop Oct. 24-25 at the University of Mississippi Long Beach Campus.

This was the continuation of the Air Force and local community leaders discussing initiatives to strengthen their partnerships.

The teams developed the initiatives through brainstorming, prioritized their ideas with leadership committee, and now worked to formalize the ideas into written agreements.

The agreement workshop included breakout sessions for teams to analyze each partnership concept. In these sessions, each work group shared the results of their due diligence and then guided through a problem solving and plan development process by the facilitation team.

By the event conclusion, participants identified and eliminated possible roadblocks in the steps to document the priority partnerships into agreements.

There are currently nine active initiatives involving firing ranges, metropolitan planning organization memberships, hurricane evacuations, drones, education/training/crossflow, Keesler AFB redevelopment, food for the homeless, bike sharing and volunteerism. The agreements workshop allowed each team to work the initiatives through their assigned partnerships using AFCP references and resources.

As an added treat, Mr. Fred Meurer, former Monterey, California city manager, provided a briefing on the Monterey Model during the leadership committee out brief during the final session.

The roots of the AF Community Partnership Program go back to 2012, when Ms. Kathy Ferguson, former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy, heard Meurer speak about this topic in Monterey, California. His effort to develop collaborative regional planning and installation services for the military installations and surrounding civilian communities gained national prominence with DOD referring to it as the Monterey Model.

The leadership committee, here, consisted of Keesler AFB leadership, Mississippi representatives from state and local communities, and various civic leaders. This meeting provided an opportunity for stakeholders to continue to be involved in the progress and facilitate completion of nine current partnership projects.

This was also the fourth and final stage of the formal AFCP meeting schedule. From this point forward, Keesler’s Mississippi Gulf Coast Leadership Committee will drive/direct the local AFCP program and develop initiatives with the help of Headquarters Air Force, but without out going through the formal meeting process.

Keesler will hold smaller meetings and focus more on return on investment initiatives to try to get the most out of the AFCP program.
The program at Keesler will always be part of the Air Force Public-Public, Public-Private initiative that encourages installations and local communities to combine or improve resources or operating processes.

Since October 2012, the Air Force’s AFCP program has generated more than 1,000 initiatives and 250 agreements that generated $32 million in Air Force benefits and $24 million in community benefits. Keesler’s goal is to make major contributions to these numbers in the coming years.

Public Affairs Information

Tours of the 12th Flying Training Wing are provided to various community organizations, high schools, businesses, and academic military recruitment programs to educate their members about the 12th FTW mission.

Due to the high volume of requests and limited public affairs resources, tours and static displays are limited.

Please submit all requests in writing to the 12th FTW Public Affairs by email to 12ftw.pa.1@us.af.mil at least three weeks but no more than six weeks in advance. You may also call 210-652-1272.

Tours are not available on weekends and may be cancelled at any time because of increased security measures or mission requirements. The 12th FTW does not host tours of Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph at-large. To schedule a tour of JBSA-Randolph, please contact JBSA-Randolph Public Affairs at 502abw.pa.official@us.af.mil or dial 210-652-4410.

If desired, requestors must arrange all meals. PA will provide contact information to base eateries. Modified tours will be granted for those with limited mobility - this must be stated on the tour request. If not stated, it is assumed that mobility is not an issue.