News

Feb. 24, 2020
AETC partners with multiple MAJCOMs to create virtual aircraft maintenance hangars

Air Education and Training Command is working to build a faster and smarter Air Force in partnership with multiple major commands to develop a competency-based virtual and augmented-reality training capability for the aircraft maintenance and career enlisted aviator communities.
Feb. 24, 2020
AETC names Training Support Officer of the Year

Maj. Tate Grogan, 341st Training Squadron Director of Operations, was named the Air Education and Training Command’s Training Support Officer of the Year, Jan. 31, 2020.
Feb. 10, 2020
RESILIENCY: MTI shares journey from Article 15 to stan/eval leader

Master Sgt. Nickole Rhodes shares her story to offer encouragement to Airmen who might be struggling to overcome hardships and adversity – past or present.
Feb. 3, 2020
AETC Security Forces announces 2020 Defender Challenge team

Three Joint Base San Antonio Security Forces Airmen were among the seven selected to represent Air Education and Training Command during the Air Force-wide Defender Challenge competition to be held in May 2020.
Dec. 6, 2019
AETC Learning Wi-Fi Service begins roll out across the command

In an effort to expand learning opportunities for Airmen and enable training and education from any device, Air Education and Training Command has begun a project to install commercial wireless Internet across the command called the AETC Learning Wi-Fi Service.
Nov. 14, 2019
340th FTG welcomes group's first airman basic, honors USAF heroes

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-Randolph, Texas – A dozen-plus members of the 340th Flying Training Group traveled to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas to celebrate the Nov. 8 basic military training graduation of the group's first "slick sleeve" member, Airman Basic Kevin Rios Rivera.Following
Nov. 8, 2019
Air Force civic leaders experience AETC mission to recruit, train and educate exceptional Airmen

Air Education and Training Command hosted 30 civic leaders from around the world, showcasing the superior education that produces the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force.
Oct. 18, 2019
Tactical Air Control Party Formal Training Unit activates

The Tactical Air Control Party Formal Training Unit officially activated during a ceremony at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland's Medina Annex Oct. 17. The TACP FTU will synchronize, standardize and streamline training to ensure readiness of TACP maneuver and command and control force multipliers
Oct. 18, 2019
Occupational competency modeling topic of latest 'Developing Mach-21 Airmen' podcast

The process to create occupational competency models for the Air Forced is the focus of episode 17 of Air Education and Training Command’s “Developing Mach-21 Airmen” professional development podcast series, released Oct. 10.
Sept. 27, 2019
AETC Command Team visits Joint Base San Antonio

The Air Education and Training Command team got a firsthand look at the 502nd Air Base Wing's unique mission across the joint base Sept. 26 and 27, 2019.