Air Education and Training Command

🚔 A day in the life of a Defender! 🛡️ At Keesler AFB, Staff Sgt. John Roach ensures safety starts with readiness. From guard mount roll calls to meticulous equipment checks, every detail counts. 💪 #DefenderReady #AimHigh #SecurityForces

✨ New Year Productivity Tip ✨ After some much-needed time to enjoy the holidays, it’s time to again focus on your workplace processes in the new year. The start of a new year is a great opportunity to brainstorm improvements and efficiencies that can drive meaningful change for your team as a potential RAND research topic. Ask yourself: What challenges slowed us down in 2024? Are there tasks that require streamlining or automation? Small changes can lead to big results! Let’s start 2025 with fresh ideas and a commitment to improvement by submitting your RAND research topic by Jan. 21. For more details on submission requirements, email AETC.A9Z.RANDSUBMISSIONS@us.af.mil. #ProcessImprovement #NewYearNewGoals

Farewell to the T-1A Jayhawk! After 31 years of training excellence at Laughlin AFB, we honor its legacy and the generations of pilots it prepared for greatness.

From persistence to purpose: Staff Sgt. China Ojikutu of the 59th Medical Wing shares her incredible journey to joining a Defense POW / MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery mission in Laos. After years of determination and three rejections, her dream became a reality as she played a pivotal role in returning America’s fallen heroes home. 🇺🇸💪 Read more below 👇 https://lnkd.in/gfEw4dt5

Three Holloman AFB, New Mexico, Airmen recently earned the Air Assault badge after completing the Army’s rigorous “10 toughest days” course! Their grit, adaptability and teamwork embody operational excellence and readiness. #AirAssault #TeamHolloman

🎉✨ Happy New Year! ✨🎉 As we welcome 2025, we celebrate the many accomplishments of the past year and look forward to new opportunities for reshaping, refocusing and reoptimizing while achieving greatness together as we transition to the Airman Development Command. Wishing you a year filled with health, happiness and prosperity. Let’s make 2025 extraordinary! #HappyNewYear #AimHigh #USAirForce

What a great 2024 for the 49th Wing at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.! From graduating new pilots and sensor operators and welcoming a new command team to supporting local fire recovery efforts and more, #TeamHolloman looks for even greater things to come in 2025!

A historic moment at Ebbing Air National Guard Base! On Dec. 23, 2024, the first two Polish Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft arrived in Fort Smith, Arkansas. This milestone marks the start of pilot training for Polish forces under the Foreign Military Sales program. The strong U.S.-Poland partnership continues to grow as #PilotTraining begins in January 2025. 📸 U.S. Air National Guard photo by A1C Miles Chrisman #AirForce #NationalGuard #EbbingANGB #StrongAllies

James Earl Carter, Jr., the 39th President of the United States, passed away on Dec. 29, 2024. Renowned for his character, compassion and dedication to global peace, Carter’s leadership shaped America’s policies on education, energy and human rights. A National Day of Mourning is set for January 9, 2025. #JimmyCarter #39thPresident #AmericanHistory

U.S. Space Force Capt. Gordon McCulloh, the 746th Test Squadron Capabilities Development Flight commander at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, is excited to return to the Space Force test community, where he'll apply his flight expertise to train Guardians and advance space-based programs. He said his time with the test squadron has been invaluable for exploring interests in rocket propulsion, flight testing and AI. 📸: SrA Isaiah Pedrazzini