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  • U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Andrea Tullos, Second Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Adam Vizi, Second Air Force command chief, attend a cyber center briefing during an immersion tour inside Stennis Hall at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Nov. 23, 2020. Tullos and Vizi also toured the 81st Mission Support Group and the 81st Medical Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

    Second Air Force receives Keesler immersion tour

  • SOCOM tour of AETC

    Air Force’s special warfare training builds physical, intellectual leaders ready to handle threats worldwide

    U.S. Army Gen. Richard D. Clarke, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, saw firsthand how Air Education and Training Command officials ensure joint forces are well equipped with ready and lethal special operations Airmen during a visit here Oct. 16.
  • Gour Maker, a trainee at Air Force Basic Military Training, receives an “Airman’s Coin” at the Coin Ceremony Feb. 1, 2018 outside the Pfingston Reception Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. During the BMT Coin Ceremony Trainees are given “Airman’s Coins’ signifying the final transition from trainee to Airman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Parker)

    Training through time ensures USAF is second to none

    Second Air Force is known for transforming civilians into the Airmen we need to continue to dominate in air, space, and cyberspace. However, this was not always what the Numbered Air Force has been called to do.On Oct. 19, 1940, the Army Air Corps established the Northwest Air District, what we know today as Second Air Force, as the nation prepared
  • Airmen briefing visitors outside a building

    USECAF, CMSAF visit AETC to see adjusted training operations in response to COVID-19

    While performing duties as Under Secretary of the Air Force, Shon Manasco, along with Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright, visited with Airmen at multiple training locations at JBSA and at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Apr. 22, 2020. The purpose of the visit was to see first-hand how Air Education and Training Command has adjusted operations to mitigate and minimize COVID-19 impacts to the basic, technical and flying training pipelines, all of which have been deemed mission essential.
  • A hat belonging to U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Timothy Leahy, Second Air Force commander, is on display during an interview inside his office on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Aug. 14, 2019. Leahy will retire on Dec. 1 with more than 34 years of military service. Throughout his career, Leahy held positions at the major command, sub-unified combatant command and geographic and functional combatant command levels. He also commanded at the squadron, wing, center and numbered Air Force level. Additionally, Leahy is a command pilot with more than 3,200 hours of flight time, primarily in Special Operations Forces aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

    A dark night leads to a bright career

    It was a zero illumination night in a Pave Low helicopter above the New Mexico desert when two pilots experienced a malfunction in their flight controls during a training mission. Normally, protocol is to land immediately. Due to the unique circumstances of that night, the flight crew hesitated to do so. “We didn’t know what the area below us
  • Airmen stand in formation during a Military Training Leader course graduation ceremony at the Levitow Training Support Facility on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 30, 2019. The MTL course is responsible for training approximately 120 MTLs per year. Those MTLs are then responsible for training approximately 30,000 Airmen in 49 different locations that fall under Air Education and Training Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

    Air Force officials announce tour length changes

    After listening to feedback from Airmen and career field managers, Air Force officials are reducing targeted special duty and instructor tour lengths to create a more ready and resilient force.The tour length reduction from four to three years for military training instructors, military training leaders, Air Education and Training Command technical
  • U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Timothy Leahy, Second Air Force commander, passes the guidon to Col. Heather Blackwell, 81st Training Wing commander, during a change of command ceremony at the Levitow Training Support Facility drill pad at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 16, 2019. The ceremony is a symbol of command being exchanged from one commander to the next. Blackwell assumed command of the 81st TRW from Col. Debra Lovette. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

    Keesler welcomes new training wing commander

    Col. Heather W. Blackwell, assumed command of the 81st Training Wing from outgoing commander Col. Debra A. Lovette, during a change of command ceremony officiated by Maj. Gen. Timothy Leahy, Second Air Force commander, here, May 16.
  • Airmen stand in formation during a Military Training Leader Course graduation ceremony at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Nov. 18, 2016. The graduates wear a blue aiguillette to signify their role in the Air Force as a MTL. These Airmen are the first graduates to attend a revised MTL course which includes Human Behavior and the Profession of Arms Center of Excellence training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

    Military Training Leaders: guiding future Airmen

    Military training leaders, the first link in the chain of command for Airmen in technical training, are responsible for shaping the future of the Air Force through every Airman, every day.“When an Airman arrives to tech school, it does not mark the end of their military training,” said Master Sgt. Sean Brasier, Second Air Force command military
  • U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Robert Hill, Second Air Force training operations, briefs a group on the current training development of the command during the 2019 Career Field Managers Conference at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Feb. 7, 2019. The three-day conference, put on by the 81st Training Support Squadron, is designed to improve lines of communication between all levels of training development and delivery. This year the main topics of discussion were the blended learning approach to training, advancements in cyber training, advancing the technical training enterprise and augmented and virtual reality as training options. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ryan Crane)

    Career field managers, AETC improve Keesler training environment

    The 81st Training Group hosted 31 career field managers affecting more than more than 27 career fields during the Career Field Manager Conference here Feb. 6-8.
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    Changes at HQ AETC focus on force development efforts

    This reorganization allows the Headquarters AETC staff to focus on broader force-development responsibilities, ensuring policy and strategy are aligned within the command and across the entire Air Force developmental enterprise.
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