344th Training Squadron

MISSION
Developing the critical requirements of an Airman's success ... mentally and physically disciplined.

VISION
To produce mission-ready Warrior Airmen who make a difference to our nation.

LINEAGE
Constituted as the 344th Training Squadron on Aug. 30, 1993, and activated on Sept. 1, 1993. As part of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure process, courses from both the 344th and 345th Training Squadrons at Lackland formed a realigned 344 TRS. The unit has one detachment, De.t 1, at Port Hueneme, California, which teaches Vehicle Maintenance and Vehicle Management and Analysis.

 

The 344th TRS provides technical training for more than 8,200 active duty, Reserve, Guard, international and civilian students annually. The squadron offers courses in the following fields: Career Enlisted Aviator, Vehicle Maintenance, Logistics Readiness Officer, Logistics Plans, Materiel Management, Contracting, Recruiting, Safety, Crypto Maintenance, and TEMPEST. The organization oversees a budget of more than $2.4 million, as well as $100 million in training equipment and 271 personnel in multiple facilities at Lackland and Port Hueneme, California.