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Jan. 15, 2025
Air Force updates T-7A Red Hawk acquisition approach to deliver AETC safe, suitable, sustainable platform

A framework to adjust aspects of the T-7A Red Hawk acquisition approach to meet AETC's operational needs and deliver a platform that is safe, suitable, and sustainable to replace the aging fleet of T-38C Talon has been agreed upon.
Dec. 17, 2024
The Art of Problem-Solving: Boosting efficiency by finding root cause

The 17th Training Wing conducted its first Practical Problem-Solving Methodology, PPSM, class to 20 personnel and four observers with the help of Brian Marchitello, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command master process officer, at the Military Family Readiness Center, December 11.
Dec. 3, 2024
Jolly Green II replaces Pave Hawk; enhanced survivability features to better protect aircrews and those they rescue

A chapter of Air Force history will close on Dec. 3 as the 58 Special Operations Wing hosts a retirement ceremony for the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, marking the end of its distinguished service in training aviators in combat search and rescue (CSAR) operations.
Dec. 2, 2024
AETC centers reach initial operational capability

Three newly established centers under AETC achieved Initial Operational Capability, marking a significant milestone in the command’s efforts to reoptimize the DAF for GPC.
Nov. 14, 2024
‘Missiles’ taking out highway commuters

Air Education and Training Command recently lost a family member when a loose tow hitch detached from a vehicle and became a deadly projectile. The object broke through the windshield of the trailing vehicle, instantly killing the young passenger.
Nov. 8, 2024
19th AF commander emphasizes human element as key to training, winning future fights

Maj. Gen. Gregory Kreuder, 19th Air Force commander, participated in a panel discussion on the future of U.S.and Italian Air Force training at the annual Military Flight Training Summit October 29, at the Westin Hotel San Antonio, Texas.
Nov. 7, 2024
AETC commander emphasizes readiness, strategic partnerships at military flight training summit

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, delivered the keynote address at the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement Military and Flight Training Summit, Oct. 29.
Nov. 6, 2024
Small-town kid becomes Hall of Famer

Air Education and Training Command boasts a newly inducted Hall of Famer. Robbie Bogard, AETC’s occupational safety manager, received the prestigious Department of the Air Force Safety Hall of Fame award at the recent semi-annual Air Force Occupational Safety Corporate Committee meeting at Kirtland
Nov. 1, 2024
19th AF Commander: Instructor pilots entrusted with safety of Airmen, training 'in the art and science of flying'

Maj. Gen. Gregory Kreuder, 19th Air Force commander, toured the 14th Flying Training Wing, 14th Operations Group for an immersion tour of Undergraduate Pilot Training at CAFB, preparations for the new T-7A Red Hawk bed down facilities, and to discuss the future of the next generation of pilots,
Oct. 30, 2024
Casualty response training tests decision-making skills during mishaps, suicides, aircraft incidents

Leadership and support agencies from across the 97th Air Mobility Wing participated in the base’s first-ever casualty response exercise led by the first sergeants at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 21, 23, and 25, 2024.

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