Latest "Air Education and Training Command" stories

Air Force charges 2-star general with sexual assault, other crimes

Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart has become the second Air Force general officer ever charged with a sexual crime.

By Jaime Moore-Carrillo and Rachel S. Cohen

7 weeks ago

Air Force to fall nearly 150 pilots short of annual training goal

The shortfall makes it more difficult for the service to fill a pilot shortage of around 2,000 people that has persisted for years.

By Rachel S. Cohen

3 months ago

Air Force considers training changes across all special ops jobs

The top-level review is one piece of a broader reckoning within AFSOC over the expertise its members should bring to the battlefield.

By Rachel S. Cohen

4 months ago

Air Force contractor charged with soliciting minor, stealing gear

Brent DeSalvo, 48, of Manchester, Tennessee, has pleaded not guilty in Coffee County Circuit Court to two felony charges and one misdemeanor charge.

By Rachel S. Cohen

4 months ago

Thunderstorm damage to Vance’s T-6 fleet will slow pilot training

At least 12 T-6s require intensive repairs before they can return to flight, base spokesperson Terri Schaefer said.

By Rachel S. Cohen

4 months ago

Bird strike caused T-38 jet crash last November, investigators say

The pilot, an instructor with the 49th Fighter Training Squadron, sustained minor injuries but safely ejected.

By Rachel S. Cohen

4 months ago