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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.

 



    • 18th, 19th AF commanders tour Herk Nation

      For the first time since 2008, the 18th and 19th Air Force commanders, simultaneously toured Herk Nation at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, November 4-6.

    • The Key Spouse Program; unlocking family resiliency

      Deployments and temporary assignments do not only affect military members. Spouses get left behind and can often feel isolated and lost. Having to deal with the daily grind of everyday life alone can become a daunting task. That is where the 97th Air Mobility Wing’s Key Spouse Program comes in.The

    • AETC command team visits Holloman AFB Nov. 4-5

      Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Education and Training Command and Chief Master Sgt. Erik Thompson, command chief of AETC, visited Holloman Air Force Base, Nov. 4-5 to see first-hand how Team Holloman is accelerating change, improving quality of service, developing leaders, and cultivating an

    • Cancer survivor realizing dream of becoming pilot

      At 18 years old, all Charles Boynton knew was that he wanted to fly. He was infatuated with the thrill and limitless feeling of the sky, but a testicular cancer diagnosis in 2018 threatened to shoot down those dreams. More than two years later, he's set to soar again after surviving his cancer and

    • 19th Air Force Change of Command