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Aerial refueling of F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters at Eglin AFB, Fla.

F-35A Lightning IIs from the 58th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla., perform an aerial refueling mission May 14, 2013, off the coast of northwest Florida. The 33rd Fighter Wing is a joint graduate flying and maintenance training wing that trains Air Force, Marine, Navy and international partner operators and maintainers of the F-35 Lightning II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Donald R. Allen)
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Aerial Refueling: Nomad Lightning

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing flies with a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 128th Air Refueling Wing during Nomad Lightning, May 5, 2022. During the large force employment exercise, 33rd FW pilots participated in aerial refuelings with the support of KC-135s from the Wisconsin Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Karissa Rodriguez)
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AETC 2015 Lance P. Sijan Winner

Tech. Sgt. Michelle Bernard verifies personnel training records Oct. 7, 2015, at the San Antonio Military Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Bernard recently received the Air Education and Training Command 2015 Lance P. Sijan U.S Air Force Leadership Award in the junior enlisted category. She earned the award for her leadership and performance as the group unit training manager and 959th Medical Group Microbiology NCO in charge. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)
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AETC 70th Anniversary

1942 -- Congress created the Women's Army Auxillary Corps. Members fo the WAAC primarily filled clerical positions, releasing men for combat duty. Pictured above are members of the WAAC contingent to arrive at Randolph Field. In September 1943, the WAAC was replaced by the Women's Army Corps. The WAC remained in existence until June 12, 1948, when congress passed the Armed Service Integration Act, and Women in the Air Force became a permanent designation. By the mid-1970s, the Air Force stopped using the WAF and began referring to both men and women as "Airmen." (Courtesy photo)
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AETC 70th Anniversary

1943 -- The first class of twin-engine bomber instructors entered training at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. Shown here are a number of instructor trainees walking between rows of AT-9 "Jeep" aircraft, one of the principal aircraft used in the advanced phase of pilot training. (Courtesy photo)
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AETC 70th Anniversary

1943 -- A mobile training unit instructor points out the remote compass transmitter to instrument specialists on the A-26. This training took place at an English estate. (Courtesy photo)
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AETC 70th Anniversary

1945 -- Aviation cadets conducts a physics class laboratory experiment at Tuskegee Institute. (Courtesy photo)
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AETC 70th Anniversary

1945 -- Barracks inspection at Tuskegee. (Courtesy photo)
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AETC 70th Anniversary

1946 -- Rows of Link trainers fill this Chanute Field, Ill., classroom. These trainers were used to teach both Link trainer operators and maintenance technicians. (Courtesy photo)
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AETC 70th Anniversary

1950 -- A B-47 at Wichita Air Force Base, Kansas, prepares for a training mission. (Courtesy photo)
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AETC 70th Anniversary

1950 -- Three bases provided weather training: Scott in Illinois, Keesler in Mississippi and Sheppard in Texas. All weather training later consolidated at Chanute. Then in 1990, during the first round of base closure, this training was identified fo movement to Keesler. (Courtesy photo)
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AETC 70th Anniversary

1951 -- The F-80 jet mechanics training program included disassembling the fuselage to remove the power plant for the 25-hour inspection. (Courtesy photo)
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AETC 70th Anniversary

1952 -- Mechanics clean the guns on an F-80 in preparation for another gunnery training mission mission at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (Courtesy photo)
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AETC 70th Anniversary

1959 -- To study equilibrium, specialists at the School of Aviation Medicine, Randolph Field, Texas, used the blueprints of Danish inventors to build this Danish Balancing Chair. (Courtesy photo)
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AETC 70th Anniversary

1959 -- Personnel from the School of Aviation Medicine check out pressure suit equipment as they prepare for a 10-day stay in a sealed altitude chamber at Randolph. (Courtesy photo)
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AETC 70th Anniversary

1963 -- Officer candidates eat a "square" meal in the Officer Candidate School dining hall at Lackland Air Force Base. (Courtesy photo)
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AETC 70th Anniversary

1963 -- An instructor of laser photo reconnaissance systems at Lowry Air Force Base, Colo., demonstrates polarized light with a laser light source. (Note the master instructor badge used in the 1950s and 1960s.) (Courtesy photo)
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AETC 70th Anniversary

1950s -- Air Training Command operated a 15-day survival training course at Stead Air Force Base, Nev., for aircrew members. Here instructors watch students roast a freshly-caught rabbit over an open fire. (Courtesy photo)
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AETC 70th Anniversary

1974 -- A technical training student at Chanute Air Force Base, Ill., learns the hyrdaulic system of a T-38. (Courtesy photo)
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AETC 70th Anniversary

1977 -- The first class of female pilots, shown here, received their wings Sept. 2., 1977. The first of two groups of 10 women pilot candidates began flight screening at Hondo Municipal Airport, Texas, Aug. 26, prior to entering UPT at Williams Air Force Base, Ariz., Sept. 29. In November 1975, the Air Force chief of staff announced the servoce would begin a test program for training female pilots. (Courtesy photo)
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