 Air Education and Training Command (AETC) was established July 1, 1993, with the realignment of Air Training Command and Air University. It is one of ten major commands (MAJCOMs), reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force (HQ USAF). “The U.S. Air Force†redirects here. ...
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The Secretary of the Air Force is the civilian head of the United States Department of the Air Force, a component organization of the Department of Defense. ...
The Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force (CSAF) serves as the senior uniformed United States Air Force officer responsible for the organization, training, and equipage of more than 700,000 active-duty, National Guard, Reserve, and civilian forces serving in the United States and overseas. ...
CMSAF Chevron (1 Nov 2004 - present) CMSAF Chevron (Apr 1964 - 31 Oct 2004) The Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF) represents the highest enlisted level of leadership in the United States Air Force, and as such, provides direction for the enlisted corps and represents their interests, as appropriate...
This is a list of Field Operating Agencies (FOA) in the United States Air Force that are active. ...
A Direct Reporting Unit (DRU) is an agency of the United States Air Force that is outside the bounds of the standard organizational hierarchy by being exclusively and uniquely under the control of Air Force headquarters alone, rather than reporting through a Major Command. ...
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The Air National Guard (ANG) is part of the United States National Guard and a reserve component of the United States Air Force (USAF). ...
Air Combat Command (ACC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force. ...
Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) was created July 1, 1992 through the reorganization of Air Force Logistics Command and Air Force Systems Command. ...
Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) is a major command of the United States Air Force. ...
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) was established May 22, 1990, with headquarters at Hurlburt Field, Fla. ...
Air Mobility Command (AMC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, and the air force component of United States Transportation Command. ...
Emblem of the U.S. Air Forces Pacific The United States Pacific Air Forces (USPACAF or PACAF) is one of nine major U.S. Air Force commands and one of two located outside the continental United States, the other being U.S. Air Forces Europe. ...
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The Air Force Cyberspace Command (AFCC) is a United States Air Force major command whose development was announced by the Secretary of the Air Force on November 2, 2006. ...
Unit terminology and organizational hierarchy of the United States Air Force, going from the top (most senior) down. ...
This is a list of Major Commands (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force Historically, a MAJCOM is the highest level of command, only below HQ USAF, and directly above Numbered Air Forces (NAF). ...
This is a list of Numbered Air Forces (NAF) of the United States Air Force Historically, a NAF is a level of command below a MAJCOM (Major Command), and above one or more Wings or independent Groups. ...
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This is a list of Groups in the United States Air Force that do not belong to the wing that has host duties for the base at which it is stationed. ...
This is a list of United States Air Force squadrons. ...
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The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA or Air Force),[1] located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers for the United States Air Force. ...
The following is a partial list of U.S. Air Force bases and airfields, past and present. ...
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This list of military aircraft of the United States includes prototype, pre-production and operational types. ...
Awards and decorations of the United States Air Force are military decorations which are issued by the Department of the Air Force to Air Force service members and members of other military branches serving under Air Force commands. ...
// Badges of the United States Air Force are military awards authorized by the United States Air Force that signify USAF aeronautical ratings or qualification in several career fields, and also serve as identification devices for personnel occupying certain assignments. ...
United States Service Bands Each of the branches of the U.S. military, has a headquarters band organization, all but one of which are in the Washington, D.C. area. ...
The U.S. Air Force is the official song of the United States Air Force. ...
The United States Air Force Memorial is a sculpture in progress in Arlington, Virginia and designed by American architect James Ingo Freed with the firm Pei Cobb Freed and Partners Architects LLP for United States Air Force Memorial Foundation. ...
Famous people who served in the United States Air Force. ...
The National Museum of the United States Air Force (formerly the United States Air Force Museum) is the official national museum of the United States Air Force and is located on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, in Riverside, Ohio, just east of Dayton. ...
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A command in military organization is a collection of units or a group of personnel under the control of a single officer. ...
is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...
Air Training Command (ATC) was a former United States Air Force command. ...
Emblem of Air University Air University (AU) is a component of the United States Air Forces Air Education and Training Command, headquartered at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. ...
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AETC is headquartered at Randolph Air Force Base Texas. Its commander is General William R. Looney III, with, Major General Mark A. Welsh III as Vice-commander, and Chief Master Sergeant Mark R. Luzader is the Command Chief Master Sergeant of Air Education and Training Command. Randolph Air Force Base (Randolph AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force located in Bexar County, Texas near San Antonio. ...
GEN William R. Looney III General William R. Looney III is Commander, Air Education and Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. ...
More than 48,000 active-duty members and 14,000 civilian personnel make up AETC. The command has responsibility for approximately 1,600 aircraft.
Mission
AETC's mission is to recruit and train airmen for the United States Air Force. “The U.S. Air Force†redirects here. ...
Recruiting AETC's mission begins with the Air Force Recruiting Service, with headquarters at Randolph AFB, Texas. AFRS is comprised of four regional groups and 28 squadrons with more than 1,400 recruiters assigned throughout the United States, England, Germany, Japan, Puerto Rico and Guam. Recruiters in more than 1,000 offices worldwide recruit the young men and women needed to meet the demands of the U.S. Air Force. Randolph Air Force Base (Randolph AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force located in Bexar County, Texas near San Antonio. ...
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Basic Military and Technical Training Second Air Force, with headquarters at Keesler AFB, Mississippi, is responsible for conducting basic military and technical training for Air Force enlisted members and support officers. The first stop for all Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command enlisted people is basic military training at Lackland AFB, Texas. More than 36,000 new airmen will complete this soon to be eight-and-a-half-week program a year. The Second Air Force was formed in the United States to provide air defense and train personnel of newly formed units in World War II. The Second was briefly a part of Air Defense Command after the war. ...
August 31, 2005: C-17 Globemasters unload supplies at Keesler following Hurricane Katrina. ...
The Air National Guard (ANG) is part of the United States National Guard and a reserve component of the United States Air Force (USAF). ...
This article or section should include material from U.S. Air Force Reserve Shield of the Air Force Reserve Command. ...
Lackland Air Force Base is a base of the United States Air Force located in the western area of San Antonio, Texas, USA. Lackland AFB is the only entry processing station for Air Force Basic Military Training (BMT). ...
After completing BMT, airmen begin technical training in their career field specialties, primarily at five installations: Goodfellow AFB, Lackland AFB, and Sheppard AFB in Texas; Keesler AFB, Miss.; and Vandenberg AFB, Calif. and there are also cross-service schools such as Defense Language Institute, Calif and the Army Chemical School located at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Each base is responsible for a specific portion of formal technical training airmen require to accomplish the Air Force mission. Instructors conduct technical training in specialties such as aircraft maintenance, electronic principles, air transportation, civil engineering, medical services, computer systems, security forces, air traffic control, personnel, intelligence, fire fighting, weather forecasting and space and missile operations. Goodfellow Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in San Angelo, Texas. ...
Lackland Air Force Base is a base of the United States Air Force located in the western area of San Antonio, Texas, USA. Lackland AFB is the only entry processing station for Air Force Basic Military Training (BMT). ...
Sheppard Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in Wichita Falls, Texas. ...
Keesler Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Biloxi, Mississippi. ...
Boeing Delta 4 Medium+ (4,2) lifts off from Space Launch Complex Six (SLC-6) at Vandenberg AFB, California (Official photo by Thom Baur for the Boeing Company) Vandenberg Air Force Base (IATA: VBG, ICAO: KVBG) is a United States military installation with a spaceport, in Santa Barbara County, California...
Crest of the Defense Language Institute The Defense Language Institute (DLI) is a United States Department of Defense (DoD) educational and research institution, which provides linguistic and cultural instruction to the Department of Defense, other Federal Agencies and numerous and varied other customers. ...
Fort Leonard Wood is a United States Army Basic Combat Training (BCT) post located in the Missouri Ozarks. ...
This article is about the U.S. state. ...
Security Forces members survey the installation perimeter at Manas Air Base. ...
Commissioned officers attend technical training courses for similar career fields at the same locations.
Second Air Force also conducts specialized training for military working dogs and dog handlers at Lackland AFB, Texas, for the Department of Defense and the Federal Aviation Administration. Additionally, the Inter-American Air Forces Academy at Lackland AFB, Texas, hosts more than 160 courses in aviation specialties, taught in Spanish, to students from 19 Western hemisphere countries. Lackland Air Force Base is a base of the United States Air Force located in the western area of San Antonio, Texas, USA. Lackland AFB is the only entry processing station for Air Force Basic Military Training (BMT). ...
The United States Department of Defense, abbreviated DoD or DOD and sometimes called the Defense Department, is a civilian Cabinet organization of the United States government. ...
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Lackland Air Force Base is a base of the United States Air Force located in the western area of San Antonio, Texas, USA. Lackland AFB is the only entry processing station for Air Force Basic Military Training (BMT). ...
Training in core values In 1995, the Secretary of the Air Force Sheila E. Widnall and the Air Force Chief of Staff General Ronald R. Fogleman approved the following core values for the United States Air Force:[1] - Integrity First.
- Service Before Self.
- Excellence In All We Do.
The Air Education and Training Command along with the USAF Academy are responsible for teaching these principles throughout the Air Force.
Flying Training Nineteenth Air Force, with headquarters at Randolph AFB, Texas, conducts AETC's flying training. Formed after World War II, the Nineteenth Air Force served Tactical Air Command between its creation in 1955 and 1973. ...
Randolph Air Force Base (Randolph AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force located in Bexar County, Texas near San Antonio. ...
Air Force pilot candidates begin with Initial Flight Screening (IFS). In IFS, civilian instructors provide up to 25 hours of flight instruction to pilot candidates.
Pilot candidates then attend either Euro-NATO joint jet pilot training (ENJJPT) or joint specialized undergraduate pilot training (JSUPT).
ENJJPT is located at Sheppard AFB, Texas. The entire course lasts about 54 weeks. Students learn with, and are taught by, officers of the U.S. Air Force and various European airforces. Student pilots first fly the T-37 mastering contact, instrument, low-level and formation flying. Next, they train on the supersonic T-38 Talon and continue building the skills necessary to become a fighter pilot. Sheppard Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in Wichita Falls, Texas. ...
One of the most prominent of the trainer-attack type aircraft is the Cessna T-37/A-37, known in various forms as the Tweety Bird, Tweet, Dragonfly, or Super Tweet. ...
The Northrop T-38 Talon is a widely used US-built supersonic jet trainer. ...
JSUPT students accomplish primary training in the T-6 Texan II at one of three Air Force bases -- Columbus AFB, Miss., Laughlin AFB, Texas, or Vance AFB, Okla; or in the T-34C Turbomentor at Naval Air Station Whiting Field, Fla. Joint training is conducted at Vance AFB, Okla., and NAS Whiting Field for students from the Air Force and Navy. Columbus AFB is a United States Air Force base located in Lowndes County, Mississippi, treated for statistical purposes by the United States Census Bureau as a census-designated place. ...
Laughlin Air Force Base is a facility of the United States Air Force located near Del Rio, Texas, close to the border of the United States with Mexico. ...
Vance Air Force Base is a military base of the United States Air Force in Enid, Oklahoma. ...
A Beechcraft T-34B Mentor The Beechcraft T-34 Mentor is a military trainer aircraft derived from the Beechcraft Bonanza. ...
Naval Air Station Whiting Field is a United States Navy base located in Milton, Florida, in central Santa Rosa County, and is one of the Navys two primary pilot training bases (the other being NAS Corpus Christi, Texas). ...
During the primary phase of JSUPT, students learn basic flight skills common to all military pilots.
As of 2006, most JSUPT students use the Joint Primary Aircraft Training System during the primary training phase. The aircraft portion of JPATS is the T-6 Texan II, which is being phased in as the primary trainer replacing the Air Force's T-37 and the Navy's T-34C. 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A T-6 Texan II For the similarly-named World War II aircraft, see T-6 Texan. ...
After the primary phase of JSUPT, student pilots elect one of several advanced training tracks based on their class standing.
Prospective airlift and tanker pilots are assigned to the airlift/tanker track and train in the T-1A Jayhawk at Columbus AFB, Miss., Laughlin AFB, Texas, or Vance AFB, Okla. Student pilots headed for bomber or fighter assignments are assigned to the bomber/fighter track and train in the T-38 Talon at Columbus, Laughlin or Vance. Students assigned to the multi-engine turboprop track fly the T-44 turboprop traineror TC-12B trainers at NAS Corpus Christi, Texas, and will eventually fly the C-130 Hercules. A small number may also be selected to fly a C-12 at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. The T-1A Jayhawk is a twin-engined jet aircraft used by the United States Air Force for advanced pilot training. ...
Columbus AFB is a United States Air Force base located in Lowndes County, Mississippi, treated for statistical purposes by the United States Census Bureau as a census-designated place. ...
Laughlin Air Force Base is a facility of the United States Air Force located near Del Rio, Texas, close to the border of the United States with Mexico. ...
Vance Air Force Base is a military base of the United States Air Force in Enid, Oklahoma. ...
The Beechcraft King Air is a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation (now the Beechcraft Division of Raytheon Aircraft). ...
The C-12 Huron is the military designation for a series of twin-engine turboprop aircraft that are military versions of various versions of the Beechcraft King Air. ...
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi is a United States Navy base in Corpus Christi, Texas. ...
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop cargo aircraft and the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. ...
The C-12F Huron provides logistics support between Navy air stations. ...
A Japanese F-15 takes off from Elmendorf during a joint exercise. ...
Those students selected to fly helicopters are assigned to the helicopter track and fly the UH-1 Huey at Fort Rucker, Ala. The Bell UH-1 Iroquois, commonly known as the Huey, was a multipurpose military helicopter, famous for its use in the Vietnam war. ...
Fort Rucker is a US Army base located mostly in Dale County, Alabama. ...
Nineteenth Air Force also provides follow-on training for most Air Force pilots in their assigned aircraft. Pilots assigned to fighter aircraft complete the introduction to fighter fundamentals course at Randolph AFB or Sheppard AFB, Texas, flying the AT-38B, and then move on to train in either the F-15 Eagle at Tyndall AFB, Fla., or the F-16 Fighting Falcon at Luke AFB, Ariz. Altus AFB, Okla., hosts training for pilots assigned to C-5 Galaxy, C-141 Starlifter, KC-135 Stratotanker or C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. Aircrews assigned to fly the C-130 train at Little Rock AFB, Ark., and pilots assigned to fly MC-130 Combat Talon, HC-130 aircraft, UH-1N, MH-53 Pave Low or HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters receive their training at Kirtland AFB, N.M. Keesler AFB, Miss., provides training for pilots assigned to the C-21, and the Army at Fort Rucker, Ala., provides training in the C-12 Super King Air. Randolph Air Force Base (Randolph AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force located in Bexar County, Texas near San Antonio. ...
Sheppard Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in Wichita Falls, Texas. ...
The Northrop T-38 Talon is a widely used US-built supersonic jet trainer. ...
F-15 redirects here. ...
Tyndall Air Force Base is a base of the United States Air Force in Bay County, Florida, United States. ...
The F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American multirole jet fighter aircraft developed by General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin for the United States Air Force. ...
Location of LAFB in Maricopa County, Arizona. ...
97th Air Mobilty Wing Shield Altus Air Force Base is a military airbase in Oklahoma operated by the United States Air Force. ...
The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a military transport aircraft designed to provide strategic heavy airlift over intercontinental distances. ...
C-141 Starlifter A C-141 Starlifter leaves a vapor trail over Antarctica // The Lockheed C-141 Starlifter is a military strategic airlifter in service with the United States Air Force. ...
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an aerial refueling tanker aircraft. ...
For the Lockheed aircraft with this designation, see C-17 Super Vega. ...
Little Rock Air Force Base is an United States Air Force facility located in Little Rock, Arkansas. ...
The MC-130E/H Combat Talon I/II is a special operations variant of the C-130 aircraft operated by the United States Air Force. ...
The HC-130P/N is an extended-range, combat search and rescue version of the C-130 Hercules transport. ...
The Sikorsky S-65 is a heavy transport helicopter originally developed for use by the United States Marine Corps, who designated it the CH-53 Sea Stallion. ...
The primary mission of the Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter is to conduct day or night operations into hostile environments to recover downed aircrew or other isolated personnel during war. ...
Kirtland Air Force Base is located in the southeast quadrant of Albuquerque, New Mexico, adjacent to the Albuquerque International Sunport. ...
August 31, 2005: C-17 Globemasters unload supplies at Keesler following Hurricane Katrina. ...
Swiss Air Force Learjet 35A The Learjet Model 35 is a multi-role business jet and military transport (designated by the U.S. Air Force as C-21). ...
The United States Army is the largest and oldest branch of the armed forces of the United States. ...
Fort Rucker is a US Army base located mostly in Dale County, Alabama. ...
The C-12F Huron provides logistics support between Navy air stations. ...
In addition to pilot training, Nineteenth Air Force provides Combat Systems Officer and Weapons Systems Officer training. CSO and WSO training are conducted at Randolph AFB and NAS Pensacola, Fla., respectively, and provide training for Air Force, Navy and international student navigators. Students at Randolph complete primary and intermediate training in the T-43A and T45 simulator, then track select as either panel navigators or Electronic Warfare Officers. CSO graduates of Advanced Navigation then move to follow-on assignments in various aircraft, including the C-130, MC-130, AC-130, HC-130, EC-130, B-52 Stratofortress, RC-135, AWACS and JSTARS. There are limited opportunities for KC-135 Stratotanker navigators, as these positions are being phased out. Those who graduate as Electronic Warfare Officers will go to follow-on assignments in the MC-130, AC-130, EC-130, RC-135 or B-52 Stratofortress. Randolph Air Force Base (Randolph AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force located in Bexar County, Texas near San Antonio. ...
Naval Air Station Pensacola, The Cradle of Naval Aviation, is a United States Navy base located in Warrington, Florida, a community southwest of the Pensacola city limits. ...
The Boeing T-43 is a modified Boeing 737-200 used by the US Air Force. ...
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules, a four-engine turboprop aircraft, is the main tactical air transport aircraft of the United States and UK military forces. ...
The MC-130E/H Combat Talon I/II is a special operations variant of the C-130 aircraft operated by the United States Air Force. ...
The AC-130 Gunship is an armed variant of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules. ...
The HC-130P/N is an extended-range, combat search and rescue version of the C-130 Hercules transport. ...
The EC-130 Commando Solo conducts psychological operations and civil affairs broadcast missions in the standard AM, FM, HF, TV and military communications bands. ...
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The RC-135V/W Rivet Joint is a United States Air Force reconnaissance aircraft used to support theater and national level consumers with near real-time on-scene intelligence collection, analysis and dissemination capabilities. ...
US Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft is prepared for flight in November 1997 Cockpit of RAF E-3 Sentry undergoing upgrades Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) is a radar-based electronic system designed to carry out airborne surveillance, and C3 (command, control and communications) functions for both...
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The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an aerial refueling tanker aircraft. ...
The MC-130E/H Combat Talon I/II is a special operations variant of the C-130 aircraft operated by the United States Air Force. ...
The AC-130 Gunship is an armed variant of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules. ...
The EC-130 Commando Solo conducts psychological operations and civil affairs broadcast missions in the standard AM, FM, HF, TV and military communications bands. ...
The RC-135V/W Rivet Joint is a United States Air Force reconnaissance aircraft used to support theater and national level consumers with near real-time on-scene intelligence collection, analysis and dissemination capabilities. ...
“B-52†redirects here. ...
Weapons Systems Officer students at NAS Pensacola, Fla., complete primary and intermediate training in the T-6A and T-1 aircraft, advanced training in the T-39 Sabreliner and then enter one of two tracks in the next phase. Students in the strike track will serve in the B-1B Lancer after attending the Electronic Warfare Officers course at Randolph AFB. Students in the fighter track will receive follow-on assignments in the F-15E Strike Eagle or EA-6B Prowler and attend special training in the Intro to Fighter Fundamentals (IFF) course. Naval Air Station Pensacola, The Cradle of Naval Aviation, is a United States Navy base located in Warrington, Florida, a community southwest of the Pensacola city limits. ...
The Boeing IDS (formerly Rockwell) B-1B Lancer is a long-range strategic bomber in service with the USAF. Together with the B-52 Stratofortress, it is the backbone of the United Statess long-range bomber force. ...
Randolph Air Force Base (Randolph AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force located in Bexar County, Texas near San Antonio. ...
AETC also provides enlisted aircrew training for a wide variety of aircrew specialties including flight engineers, air-to-air refueling boom operators, loadmasters, aerial gunners, airborne communications specialists and Air Battle Managers. Flight engineers and boom operators train at Altus AFB, Okla., loadmasters train at Sheppard AFB, Texas, helicopter flight engineers and aerial gunners train at Kirtland AFB, N.M., airborne communications specialists train at Keesler AFB, Miss., and Air Battle Managers complete Undergraduate Air Battle Manager Training (UABMT) at Tyndall AFB, Fla. Air Battle Manager is a rated flying position in the United States Air Force. ...
97th Air Mobilty Wing Shield Altus Air Force Base is a military airbase in Oklahoma operated by the United States Air Force. ...
Sheppard Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in Wichita Falls, Texas. ...
Kirtland Air Force Base is located in the southeast quadrant of Albuquerque, New Mexico, adjacent to the Albuquerque International Sunport. ...
August 31, 2005: C-17 Globemasters unload supplies at Keesler following Hurricane Katrina. ...
Air Battle Manager is a rated flying position in the United States Air Force. ...
Tyndall Air Force Base is a base of the United States Air Force in Bay County, Florida, United States. ...
Air University Air University, headquartered at Maxwell AFB, Ala., conducts professional military education (PME), graduate education and professional continuing education for officers, enlisted members and civilians throughout their careers. Air University also has responsibility for Air Force officer accession and training, including the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps and Officer Training School. Emblem of Air University Air University (AU) is a component of the United States Air Forces Air Education and Training Command, headquartered at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. ...
Maxwell Air Force Base (offically known as Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base) is a United States Air Force facility near Montgomery, Alabama. ...
Quaternary education or postgraduate education is the fourth-stage educational level which follows the completion of an undergraduate degree at a college or university. ...
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The Officer Training School is a training program for non-commissioned officers and recent college graduates of the United States Air Force to acquire commissions as officers. ...
Air University's professional military education schools prepare students from the Air Force, its sister services and U.S.-allied nations as they progress through their careers. Emphasis in these programs includes leadership, military doctrine and aerospace power.
Air University also oversees the Air Force's citizenship programs. The Civil Air Patrol is a private, non-profit organization providing aerospace education, a cadet program, and emergency services. The Air Force Junior ROTC program is for high school students at more than 600 locations worldwide. Civil Air Patrol seal The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force (USAF). ...
Emergency services are services that deal with emergencies and other aspects of Public Safety. ...
The Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) is a program sponsored by the United States Armed Forces in high schools across the nation that train high school students in leadership and military sciences. ...
For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ...
Other academic support services at Air University include Academic Instructor School, the Air Force Institute for Advanced Distributed Learning, Air Force Public Affairs Center of Excellence, Air University Library (encompassing Air University Press), and the International Officer School.
Medical Services The Air Force's two largest medical facilities belong to AETC. Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Texas, and Keesler Medical Center, Keesler AFB, Miss., while Sheppard AFB, Texas provide most of the Air Force's graduate medical and dental education, as well as other enlisted medical training. The 59th Medical Wing (59 MW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. ...
Lackland Air Force Base is a base of the United States Air Force located in the western area of San Antonio, Texas, USA. Lackland AFB is the only entry processing station for Air Force Basic Military Training (BMT). ...
Keesler Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Biloxi, Mississippi. ...
History AETC's predecessor, Air Training Command, was formed in 1942 and trained more than 13 million people. ATC installations between 1942 and 1993 ranged from a peak of more than 600 installations during World War II, to a low of 13 when it was redesignated July 1, 1993. Command headquarters was located in Fort Worth, Texas, and Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, during the mid- and late-1940s. It was relocated to Scott AFB, Illinois, in 1949, and moved to Randolph AFB in 1957. Air Training Command (ATC) was a former United States Air Force command. ...
Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...
Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...
Nickname: Motto: Where the West Begins Location of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas Coordinates: , Country State Counties Tarrant, Denton Government - Mayor Michael J. Moncrief Area - City 298. ...
Barksdale Air Force Base is a United States military base near Bossier City, Louisiana. ...
Scott Air Force Base (Scott AFB) (IATA: BLV, ICAO: KBLV) is an base of the United States Air Force in St. ...
Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Randolph Air Force Base (Randolph AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force located in Bexar County, Texas near San Antonio. ...
Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ...
Lineage Established as Air Corps Flying Training Command on January 23, 1942. Redesignated Army Air Forces Flying Training Command about March 15, 1942; Army Air Forces Training Command on July 31, 1943; Air Training Command on July 1, 1946; Air Education and Training Command on July 1, 1993.
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