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Nov. 10, 2020
Direct to Duty Technical Training program PACs a punch at Air Force training

The 81st Training Group initiated the Direct to Duty Technical Training program earlier this year to test the attainability of training Airmen at their assigned base, skipping the costly and timely process of technical training school.
Oct. 2, 2020
Leadership through diversity

Leadership can be defined as a process of social influence that maximizes the efforts of others towards the achievement of a goal. However, you can not define the correct way of finding it.Tech. Sgt. Marcos Garcia, 37th Training Wing Detachment 5 military training instructor, has found his own
June 11, 2020
Flight prepares future Airmen for Basic Military Training

The 403rd Wing’s Development and Training Flight at Keesler AFB, Miss., which is a program that is specific to the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard that prepares trainees for BMT.
May 26, 2020
Feasibility of secondary Air Force BMT location proven; COVID-19 surge operations to begin June 2

Air Force officials announced that, beginning June 2, the service will continue to hold basic military training at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, as a secondary location until the end of COVID-19 surge operations. The decision to stand up initial operating capability under 37th Training Wing
May 8, 2020
Are you ready for hurricane season?

May 3-9 is National Hurricane Preparedness Week and hurricane season is less than a month away, starting June 1. Are you ready?
April 23, 2020
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 Joint Base San Antonio and at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, April 22, 2020. The purpose of the visit
April 9, 2020
BMT proof of concept begins at Keesler Air Force Base

Sixty trainees arrived to the proof of concept Basic Military Training detachment at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, April 7, marking a historic moment for the Air Force’s training program.
March 27, 2020
Air Force BMT adjusts schedules, locations to sustain mission readiness

In order to ensure the health and safety of trainees and instructors and to preserve dorm capacity, new recruits will be brought in based on a four-week repeating cycle that includes stringent restricted movement guidelines, dedicated time for deep cleaning between rotations, resetting the
Nov. 5, 2019
MTI offers preview to 403rd Wing trainees; opportunity for reservists

Members of the 403rd Wing Development and Training Flight received a small dose of what is to come at Basic Military Training when Master Sgt. Robert Elliot, a military training instructor recruiter for the 433rd Training Squadron at Joint-Base San Antonio Lackland, Texas, visited trainees here
July 1, 2019
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

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