Team Aviano welcomes AETC officials

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  • By Senior Airman Taylor L. Marr
  • 31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs
AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy --  The Air Education and Training Command special duty staff will be visiting Aviano Air Base on April 8 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Mass Briefing Facility in Area F to discuss information about Air Force recruiting, military training instructor, military training leader, and professional military education instructor duty.

This is a chance for Airmen who may want a change from their regular duties to do something rewarding and different. Airmen first class, with at least 24 months time in service, through technical sergeants, with less than 16 years total active federal military service, are invited to attend. Master sergeants are hired on a case-by-case basis and highly encouraged to attend.

More than 74,000 active duty members, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve personnel, and civilian personnel make up the AETC. The command was formed in 1942 as the Army Air Corps Flying Training Command with headquarters in Washington, DC. In 1957 the headquarters was relocated at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. The name was changed to Air Education and Training Command in 1993 to represent the command's growing mission. Over the years, more than 25 million students have graduated from AETC training and education programs.

AETC's mission begins with the Air Force Recruiting. The Air Force Recruiting Service's mission is to recruit quality men and women into the Air Force. Each year, the Air Force brings in nearly 30,000 active-duty enlisted personnel.

The first stop for all Airmen, including Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve is basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Airmen complete an intense, eight-and-a-half-week training course. Lackland AFB ensures an orderly transition from civilian to military life.

After completing basic training, Airmen begin technical training to learn the skills needed to perform in their career field specialties. Highly trained instructors conduct technical training in specialties, such as aircraft maintenance, civil engineering, medical services, computer systems, security forces, air traffic control, personnel, intelligence, firefighting, and space and missile operations.

For more information on the AETC program visit the AETC website at http://www.aetc.af.mil. (Information courtesy of the AETC website at http://www.aetc.af.mil.)