Air Training Command - Knowledge (XXG)

1019:. Clothing and bedding were in short supply, and it got to the point where new recruits were issued only the minimum essentials. Clothing stocks had to be drastically reduced at other ATC bases so recruits could receive essential clothing—although it was impossible to provide exact sizes. Lackland AFB had only been constructed to handle about 28,000 recruits, but by January 1951 the number exceeded 70,000. Officials had no choice but to establish a tent city. Lackland AFB completely exhausted the Air Force's supply of steel folding cots and mattresses. Others had to make do with canvas cots. At one time, the base had almost 10,000 recruits sleeping on canvas cots, without mattresses. 174: 1027: 55: 114: 86: 103: 1204: 957: 912: 717: 634:

climates. In March 1947, budgetary cuts caused a major reduction in force of graded civilian employees. Technical Division had no choice but to fill empty civilian instructor slots with military personnel. That left the schools with a high percentage of instructors with little, if any, teaching experience and, in some cases, very limited knowledge of course material. In fact, many of these new instructors had just graduated from the courses they were now expected to teach.

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civilians and had 600 permanent party uniformed USAF personnel. Eventually, about 6,000 Air Force recruits would be trained at Sampson AFB. The Air Force also built a runway and other facilities at Sampson and converted the base to its needs. By 1953, a single paved 5000 foot north–south runway (Rwy 17/35) was completed and a control tower, fire station and aircraft parking ramp was built on the west side, with

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technologies were added into the postwar Air Force inventory as fully operational weapons systems. Austere postwar military budgets led to additional consolidations and all of the flying programs suffered from shortages of aircraft replacement parts, qualified maintenance personnel, and instructors...problems that existed with the schools throughout the early postwar era.

690:. Officials in Air Training Command were so concerned about the effect this loss of personnel would have on mission accomplishment that a return letter was sent to Washington asking which of the new flying training bases—Waco or Enid—was to be written off. The only way ATC was able to provide personnel for these schools was by taking individuals from other bases. 968:, California to accommodate new enlistees. A former World War II Navy Seebee training facility known as Camp Parks, the Air Force had to completely rebuild the base. Base personnel were initially housed in temporary facilities and ate from a field mess. The first group of Airmen arrived at Camp Parks in the Summer of 1951; mass training began in March 1952. 2446: 1140:(TAC) in the 1950s. Over the next ten years, ATC reduced its bases from 43 to 16, and its personnel from 271,849 to 79,272. In large part this was due to the return of the crew training mission to the operational commands. In 1958, ATC returned bomber crew training to SAC and fighter crew training to TAC. 1373:

on 2 August 1990. In support of wartime demands, ATC deployed over 3,000 command personnel to other commands. Then ATC called up 2,387 individual mobilization augmentee (IMA) Air Force Reservists and over 1,000 inactive Air Force Reservists and Air Force retirees to fill active duty positions vacated

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One change was in the command's approach to technical training. Poor retention rates and the generally lower quality of recruits prompted ATC to shift from a "career oriented" technical training philosophy to one of teaching only those tasks recruits needed during their first enlistment. This reduced

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ended the draft on 30 June 1973, converting the military to an all-volunteer force. Also, during this period the percentage of recruits with a high school education declined to the lowest point in the history of the Air Force. These factors combined to make the 1970s yet another era of change for Air

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became a Basic Training Center with the formation of the 3330th Basic Military School due to an outbreak of spinal meningitis at Lackland AFB. A personnel processing squadron was added the same month to support the school. In 1967 the center's facilities covered 5,273 acres (21 km) and had about

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As a direct result of the rapid expansion of the training needs of the Air Force as a result of the Korean War, ATC reversed its 1949 decision to eliminate training divisions and consolidate all command level organizations at its headquarters. Headquarters USAF approved the decentralization in early

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These were former World War II pilot training airfields that were placed in reserve status after the war. Air Training Command applied the "Air Base" designator to these military-supervised/contractor-operated flying training bases. At about the same time, ATC redesignated the 3595th Pilot Training

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decided that the country could only afford a 48-group Air Force and with only a minimum of operating funds available, the Secretary of Defense directed major spending cuts throughout the Department of Defense (DOD). In a reorganization, Technical Division, Air Training Command was inactivated on 14

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ended in 1949, the Air Force was again hit with reductions that resulted in forced reorganizations and reduced training. Austere postwar military budgets led to additional consolidations and all of the technical programs suffered from shortages of instructors...problems that existed with the schools

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The Army Air Forces had set a post-war goal of 70 groups; however, Congress balked at funding the ambitious undertaking. Instead, the USAAF had to downscale its plans, settling on 55 groups. Congress passed the National Security Act of September 1947, and soon after, the Air Force became a separate

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In June 1946, the USAAF discontinued the World War II Flying Training Wings allocated to AAFTC and each training installation was commanded by its designated Army Air Forces Base Unit (AAFBU). In September 1947, upon establishment of the United States Air Force (USAF) as an independent service, the

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Strategic Air Command began closing down its operations at Amarillo AFB in early 1968. Personnel and equipment of the 461st Bombardment Wing were transferred to other SAC organizations during the spring, and the wing was declared non-operational at the end of February. The 461st BW was discontinued

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Beginning on 24 July 1950, all technical training programs went on a six-day-a-week operation. That reduced by almost 17 percent the amount of time it took to train an enlisted technician. Multiple shifts also ran. While this increased the need for more instructors, it limited the amount of housing

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The Korean War caused Lackland AFB, Texas to overflow with trainees. During the first two weeks of 1951, the population at Lackland AFB jumped from 36,513 to over 70,000 personnel. With the large influx of enlisted personnel requiring indoctrination training, Air Training Command took interest in

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in 1946. Separation criteria were progressively lowered for both officer and enlisted personnel as part of the postwar demobilization. Training Command losses from separations were not made up by gains from recruits and returnees and shortages were particularly acute in maintenance, mess, clerical,

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In 1984, expanded training budgets allowed the command to change back to a philosophy of training technical personnel to the fullest extent possible, rather than limiting training to the skills needed only for the first enlistment. Technical training courses, especially those in "sortie-producing"

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The Air Force initially resorted to an involuntary recall of Air Force Reservists and Air National Guardsmen to fill the gap while Air Training Command expanded its training efforts to meet wartime demands. By 1 July, the Air Force had directed ATC to accelerate training to fill the needs of a new

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ATC was organized around the AAFTC's Flying Training Command and Technical Training Commands, which were redesignated as the ATC Flying and Technical Training Divisions on 1 November 1946. A third Division was formed with the creation of the ATC Indoctrination Division, which was organized around

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on 15 November 1950. The Air Force spent about $ 6 million on renovations and Air Training Command established the 3650th Indoctrination (later Military Training) Wing to manage the base and conduct Basic Training. The first trainees arrived on 1 February 1951, with the base employing about 700

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By 1948, ATC was still reeling from the heavy losses it sustained in its instructor force in 1947. Then the personnel withdrawals that had to be made in support of the Berlin Airlift and the expansion of Strategic Air Command combined to handicap even more the training bases at the same time that

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In 1960, ATC began looking at a new training concept, consolidated pilot training (CPT), combining preflight, primary, and basic instruction. Secretary of the Air Force Dudley C. Sharp approved the idea in March 1960, and Air Training Command intended to have the training program in operation by

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in August 1945 and the end of the war in the Pacific in September 1945 began a rapid demobilization of the U.S. armed forces. Large numbers of temporary training bases were closed and units were discontinued in late 1945 and early 1946 as the US military transitioned from a wartime footing to a

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and cryptologic training. Air Force transferred Air University to ATC effective 15 May 1978. This consolidation brought all professional military education under the same roof as basic military, technical, and flying training. However, Air Force officials soon became concerned this arrangement

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There was no time to prepare, and that meant the quality of training suffered...both flying and technical training. Because troops in the Far East received priority in the supply system, ATC also faced across-the-board shortages in equipment such as armament, radar, aircraft spares, maintenance

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Shortly after the beginning of the Korean War, the Air Staff transferred most of the combat aircrew training mission from the operational commands to ATC, placing an even heavier burden on the command. Air Force directed Air Training Command to double pilot production to 7,200 per year, and to

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Technical Division was given the responsibility of assembling and training two specialized arctic training teams. Their mission was to indoctrinate USAAF (later USAF) units and individuals destined for polar assignments in personal survival and in the care and use of equipment in cold weather

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However, several events in the middle and late 1980s brought about the next cycle of restricted military spending affecting ATC's mission. By Fiscal Year 1988, funding for technical training dropped by over 15 percent, and the command had to institute a civilian hiring freeze. Then, in rapid

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ATC's Flying Division began its first jet fighter transition course at Williams Field in 1946. However, by early 1947, the USAAF had sped up its conversion to jet aircraft. The only way training needs could be met was by limiting course quotas to commands already using jet aircraft. Also, the

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In addition, the pilot training program was consolidated into two classes, Basic and Advanced. Also, the wide variety of training aircraft were reduced to streamline the training program. Jet training aircraft and courses were also added, along with helicopter training as the new wartime

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For that reason, ATC was organized in the summer of 1946 to become the main training organization of the postwar USAAF. One of the major organizational changes of the postwar USAAF was the elimination of the "command" organizational echelon. While most wartime Commands became

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did not result in a drastic increase in the command's bases or personnel. This was because ATC reverted to a split-phase program of basic military training, and because the command's training philosophy was geared toward generalized rather than specialized technical training.

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on 25 June 1950 indicated that ATC would soon see an increase in training requirements. By 1 July, the Air Force had directed ATC to accelerate training to fill the needs of a new 95-wing Air Force. A few days later, ATC found itself with a new mission: combat crew training.

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March 1961. At the same time, Secretary Sharp approved initiation of a consolidated pilot training program, ATC decided to replace all civilian flying instructors with military officers and to phase out all contract primary schools. The last of these closed in spring 1961.

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1951. While ATC had sought numerical designations for its new air forces—Thirtieth Flying Training and Thirty-first Technical Training Air Forces—USAF officials recommended functional rather than numerical designations. Thus, ATC's new subordinate organizations became the

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Pilot training gradually increased as the war dragged on. But officials reassigned many of ATC's best instructor pilots to the operational commands, creating severe flying training difficulties. Then in 1969, ATC's involvement in a program of training and equipping the

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During the last half of 1952, however, the volume of training conducted steadily decreased as the supply of trained pilots and technicians met the Air Force demand in almost all areas. Air Training Command reached its Korean War peak of 176,446 personnel in June.

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the former Sampson Naval Training Station, New York for use as an addition Basic Military Training base for enlisted personnel. Custody of most of the property of the training center was transferred to the Air Force in 1950, and the Air Force named the facility

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Another change came in the form of increased opportunities for women. The first class of 10 women pilots in the USAF received their wings on 2 September 1977, and the first class of female graduates from undergraduate navigator training received their wings at

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For nearly 50 years, ATC was the primary training organization of the United States Air Force from its inception as an independent service in September 1947. It provided pilot and aircrew training; technical training, and enlisted and officer basic training.

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Air Force also activated ATC's 11th Contingency Hospital and deployed it to the United Kingdom to treat expected casualties from the war. Fortunately, the Persian Gulf War did not produce large numbers of American casualties, and the conflict was soon over.

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An especially important Year of Training initiative was the recommendation to create a single, coherent education and training structure for officer, enlisted, and civilian personnel. As a result of this recommendation, Air Force again merged

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Still another change was the way in which ATC conducted undergraduate navigator training. In 1978, navigator training shifted from generalized to specialized, with follow-on advanced training specific to the student's career track.

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it had been using for advanced multi-engine training under specialized UPT. Under generalized UPT, all pilots received the same training, regardless of what type of operational aircraft they would ultimately fly. ATC acquired the

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Plans called for FTAF to be headquartered at Randolph AFB and TTAF at Lowry AFB; however, the unexpected escalation of training at those bases meant facilities were not available. Thus, ATC established the FTAF headquarters at

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the space was even less...only 50 square feet (4.6 m) per student. Finally, the interval between class entries also decreased. All of this was an effort to train students as quickly as possible and get them in the field.

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Wing-Base organization (as opposed to the AFBU Base organization), the AFBUs were discontinued or redesignated in favor of new USAF four-digit "table of distribution units" established by USAF or the Major Commands.

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At about the same time, ATC gained another mission when it took over responsibility for the recruiting mission in 1954. Then in October 1957, Headquarters Air Training Command moved from Scott AFB, Illinois, to

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and medical personnel. In 1948, Air Training Command began rebuilding its training complex, but the command was still reeling from the heavy losses it sustained in its instructor force by demobilization.

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16,300 assigned personnel. However, due to the influx of trainees for the Vietnam buildup, Amarillo continued to conduct Split-Phase Basic Military Training for enlisted airmen with Lackland AFB.

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was over. Suddenly, the threat from the East that had dominated American military thinking for decades was gone. Congress quickly cut military spending in response to the diminished threat.

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One year later, the command began experimenting with eliminating propeller-driven aircraft from primary pilot training. "Project All-Jet" was a success, and in 1959, ATC began replacing the

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items, clothing, bedding, and office equipment. Shortages of spare parts even caused a reduction in helicopter training at San Marcos AFB and B-29 training at Randolph AFB later in the war.

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to become a self-sufficient, 40-squadron air force caused technical training production to surge by approximately 50 percent, to over 310,000. This increase, however, was not to last long.

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Therefore, on 1 July 1983 – little more than five years after the realignment – Air Force once again conveyed separate command status upon Air University. The USAF Security Service at

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in Asia. As the Air Force expanded to meet those threats, ATC continued to expand as it activated five more flying training bases, bringing the number of primary installations to 42.

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With the end of the Korean War and cutbacks in the military budget afterwards, Air Training Command discontinued its basic training schools at Sampson and Parks AFB on 1 July 1956.

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ATC's primary mission in the Korean War was to train pilots, navigators and enlisted aircrew for combat and to fill the need of the expanded 95-wing USAF. The first school opened at

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in the early 1980s, ATC was able to improve training in several areas. The command added more flying hours to the pilot training program and extended the course by three weeks.

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the length of training while also lowering training costs. To supplement on-duty training, and in hopes of attracting higher-quality recruits, Air Force established the

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AAFBUs on the permanent Army Air Forces bases became Air Force Base Units (AFBU) upon the bases' transfer to the USAF. By mid-1948, with the adoption by the USAF of the

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increase technician production to 225,000 per year. With the end of the Korean War on 27 July 1953, Air Training Command again began to reduce its training activities.

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the Military Training Center in San Antonio, Texas (which had earlier been a part of Technical Training Command). All three Divisions of ATC were co-equal in status.

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3700th Military Training Wing (later, Lackland Military Training Center; Air Force Military Training Center Wing; Lackland Training Center): 1 Jun 1958 – 1 Jul 1993

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As popular support for the Vietnam War waned and American forces began to pull out of Southeast Asia, ATC's training requirements gradually diminished. President

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Wing (Advanced Single-Engine) as the 3595th Training Wing (Combat Crew). On 17 July 1950, Nellis AFB began a special training program to provide 115 combat-ready

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In the early 1960s, ATC converted from specialized to generalized undergraduate pilot training (UPT). During this time, the command retired the World War II–era

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Mueller, Robert, Air Force Bases Volume I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982, Office of Air Force History, 1989

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specialties, were expanded from generalist courses to specialized instruction. By 1985, the average length for these courses had risen to nearly 17 weeks.

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and dining facilities needed. Along with this, the amount of dormitory space given each student was reduced from 72 square feet (6.7 m) to 60, and at

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The most important change in the training program involved the inauguration of four-phase pilot training. Phase one of the program included 12 weeks of

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November 1949 when Air Training Command absorbed its subordinate Divisions into its command organization to comply with the budget reduction directive.

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pilot production increased. Plans called for ATC to add five additional flight training bases and by year's end the command had already activated four:

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By 31 December 1947, the USAF was 55 groups strong, with ATC being allocated thirteen (13) training bases. Earlier in the year, the ATC commander,

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In a 17 September letter to the field, Headquarters USAF directed all commands to release many highly experienced personnel in support of the

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and inactivated on 25 May 1968. The last BMT class at Amarillo AFB graduated on 11 December 1968, and the base closed on 31 December 1968.

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A T-37 Tweet from the 85th Flying Training Squadron, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, flies over Lake Amistad during a training mission.

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Conducted flying training and was HQ AAFTC location from 25 February 1946 until 17 October 1949; transferred to Strategic Air Command

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In keeping with the consolidations of the 1970s, Air Training Command assumed responsibility in 1978 for two additional functions:

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3750th Technical Training Wing (later, Sheppard Technical Training Center; Sheppard Training Center): 1 Jun 1958 – 1 Jul 1993

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in 1965, there was a resultant increase in Air Force military and technical training. However, unlike previous wars, the

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USAF Officer Training School (later, School of Military Sciences, Officer; Officer Training): 1 Jun 1972 – 14 Nov 1986

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echelon along with the new Tactical Air Command (TAC), Strategic Air Command (SAC) and Air Defense Command (ADC).

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Air Training Command got on with the task of consolidating training and in Fiscal Years 1993 and 1994, executed

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3415th Technical Training Wing (later Lowry Technical Training; Lowry Training Center): 1 Jun 1958 – 1 Jul 1993

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3510th Combat Crew Training (Medium Bombardment) (later, 3510th Pilot Training) Wing, 1 Apr 1958 – 1 May 1972

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59th Medical (formerly, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center) Wing 15 Jan – 16 Feb 1987; 1 Oct 1991 – 1 Jul 1993

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3550th Combat Crew Training (Interceptor) (later, 3550th Flying Training) Wing, 1 Apr 1958 – 1 Dec 1973

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3635th Combat Crew Training (Survival) (later, 3635th Flying Training) Wing, 1 Apr 1958 – 15 Jun 1966

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3320th Technical Training Wing (later, Amarillo Technical Training Center): 1 Jun 1958 – 31 Dec 1968

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3636th Combat Crew Training (Survival) (later, 3636th Crew Training) Group, 1 Apr 1971 – 1 Jul 1993

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3345th Technical Training Wing (later, Chanute Technical Training Center): 1 Jun 1958 – 1 Jul 1993

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throughout the early postwar era. The last half of 1949 was an exercise in austerity. President

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Even as combat continued in Korea, during 1952 the Air Force expanded to meet the threat of the

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training program was handicapped by the fact that no dual-control jet trainer aircraft existed.

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95-wing Air Force. A few days later ATC found itself with a new mission: combat crew training.

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mobilizing reserve forces and deploying active duty units and personnel to the combat zone.

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pilots to serve as replacements for casualties in the first months of the Korean campaign.

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Goodfellow Technical Training (later, Goodfellow Training) Center: 1 Mar 1985 – 1 Jul 1993

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San Antonio Procurement (later, San Antonio Contracting) Center: 1 Jan 1977 – 1 Apr 1989

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Vietnam War Basic Training on the M-1 carbine Dry Fire range, Lackland AFB, Texas, 1960s

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The announcement of unlimited recruiting in December 1950 caused major problems for

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B-29s line the ramp at Randolph AFB as one takes off on a training mission, c. 1950.

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constituted the fourth phase of pilot training and covered an average of 12 weeks.

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Other changes came out of the need to reduce training costs in order to fund the

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3630th Flying Training Wing 10 Dec 1965 – 1 Apr 1967; 15 Mar 1971 – 1 Jan 1973

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jet, and it became the main advanced trainer aircraft for all student pilots.

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3704th Army Air Forces Base Unit (Technical School and Basic Training Center)

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service with its own civilian service secretary, equal to the Army and Navy.

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3499th Field Training Wing (Command Leadership) 1 Jun 1958 – 1 Sep 1959

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Indoctrination Division consolidated all basic training at what became

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San Antonio Real Property Maintenance Agency: 15 Feb 1977 – 1 Oct 1989

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San Antonio Joint Military Medical Command: 16 Feb 1987 – 1 Oct 1991

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3502d Army Air Forces (later Air Force) Base Unit (Technical School)

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Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps: 30 Jun 1983 – 1 Jul 1993

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In addition to Sampson AFB, a third BMT center was established at

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T-33A (Formerly F-80C) trainers over Williams AFB, Arizona, 1949

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Retreat formation in front of Base HQ, Sampson AFB, New York

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Human Resources Research Center: 10 Oct 1949 – 1 Apr 1953

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lowered the visibility and diminished the importance of

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with combat crews from active duty and reserve units.

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3505th Army Air Forces Base Unit (Technical School)

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3705th Army Air Forces Base Unit (Technical School)

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3500th Pilot Training Wing (Advanced, Multi-Engine)

190: 185: 168: 160: 152: 141: 133: 125: 97: 79: 71: 34: 2512:"AFHRA Air Training Command Lineage & History" 2132:3505th Pilot Training Wing 1 Apr 1958 – 1 Dec 1960 2092:3525th Pilot Training Wing 1 Oct 1960 – 1 Feb 1973 2048:3560th Pilot Training Wing 1 Apr 1958 – 1 Dec 1972 2024:3575th Pilot Training Wing 1 Apr 1958 – 1 Nov 1972 2002:3500th Pilot Training Wing 1 Apr 1958 – 1 Oct 1972 1958:3640th Pilot Training Wing 1 Apr 1958 – 1 Aug 1972 1588:Flying Training Air Force: 1 May 1951 – 1 Apr 1958 1083:in Europe, and potentially a direct conflict with 987:out of five years of storage and deployed them to 597:3010th Army Air Forces (later Air Force) Base Unit 563:2456th Army Air Forces (later Air Force) Base Unit 540:1505th Army Air Forces (later Air Force) Base Unit 410:3502d Army Air Forces Base Unit (Technical School) 1965:1 Aug 1972 – 30 Sep 1973; 1 Dec 1973 – 1 Dec 1975 1579:Crew Training Air Force: 16 Mar 1952 – 1 Jul 1957 393:331st Army Air Forces (later Air Force) Base Unit 376:2532d Army Air Forces (later Air Force) Base Unit 1715:USAF Recruiting Center: 8 Jul 1959 – 1 July 1993 899:: 3308th Pilot Training Group (Contract Primary) 2726:Manning, Cutbacks in Technical Training, p. 49. 1349:came down, the Soviet Union collapsed, and the 1280:modernization programs. These included closing 566:3585th Pilot Training Wing (Liaison-Helicopter) 261:At the end of the Cold War, it was merged with 2097:82d Flying Training (later, 82d Training) Wing 1240:ATC T-37 trainers at Vance AFB, Oklahoma, 1971 867:3301st Pilot Training Group (Contract Primary) 851:3307th Pilot Training Group (Contract Primary) 830:3305th Pilot Training Group (Contract Primary) 814:3304th Pilot Training Group (Contract Primary) 798:3300th Pilot Training Group (Contract Primary) 772:3306th Pilot Training Group (Contract Primary) 242:(AAFTC) as part of the re-organization of the 137:Air Force Basic, Flight and Technical training 3011:Major commands of the United States Air Force 2869:Manning, Consolidated Pilot Training, p. 132. 2384:3545th USAF Hospital 1 Oct 1958 – 30 Jun 1971 1030:BMT Graduates May 1953, Parks AFB, California 883:3302d Pilot Training Group (Contract Primary) 785:3303d Pilot Training Group (Contract Primary) 8: 2717:Manning, Polar Mobile Training Units, p. 45. 1191:increased America's military involvement in 2147:3545th Pilot Training Wing 1 Apr-1 Oct 1958 2860:Manning, Four-Phase Pilot Training, p. 85. 1409:and ATC, redesignating the command as the 2816:Manning, Overcrowding at Lackland, p. 77. 2659: 2657: 1361:In the midst of these world changes, the 301:Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 179:Air Force Organizational Excellence Award 2985:Manning, Operation Desert Storm, p. 274. 2924: 2922: 2916:Manning, Split-Phase BMT Reborn, p. 160. 2847: 2845: 2843: 2833: 2831: 2785: 2783: 2781: 2779: 2777: 2775: 2773: 2754: 2752: 2750: 2735:Manning, Basic Military Training, p. 46. 2506: 2504: 2502: 2500: 2498: 2496: 2494: 2492: 2490: 2488: 2486: 2484: 1535:Technical Division, Air Training Command 1522:As designated under Air Training Command 1512:, Texas, 15 September 1957 – 1 July 1993 2994:Manning, Closing Installations, p. 285. 2902:Manning, Foreign Pilot Training, p. 44. 2623: 2621: 2619: 2617: 2615: 2613: 2611: 2609: 2607: 2605: 2603: 2601: 2599: 2597: 2595: 2593: 2591: 2589: 2587: 2585: 2583: 2581: 2579: 2577: 2575: 2573: 2571: 2569: 2567: 2565: 2563: 2561: 2559: 2557: 2555: 2553: 2482: 2480: 2478: 2476: 2474: 2472: 2470: 2468: 2466: 2464: 2460: 1433:Army Air Forces Flying Training Command 2981: 2979: 2912: 2910: 2908: 2898: 2896: 2877: 2875: 2837:Manning, ATC and Crew Training, p. 68. 2708:Manning, Basic Flying Training, p. 49. 2681:Inactive 28 August 1946 – 1 April 1948 2672:Inactive 1 July 1946 – 1 December 1947 2551: 2549: 2547: 2545: 2543: 2541: 2539: 2537: 2535: 2533: 1221:Amarillo Air Technical Training Center 31: 27:Former U.S. Air Force training command 2825:Manning, Recall of Reservists, p. 70. 2699:Manning, Jet Fighter Training, p. 48. 1556:Flying Division, Air Training Command 1322:During the military expansion of the 223:designation. It was headquartered at 7: 2881:Manning, Basic Pilot Training, p.74. 2455:Air Force Historical Research Agency 2890:Manning, FTAF/CTAF Merger, p. 111. 1492:As designated Air Training Command 1466:As designated Air Training Command 1454:Air Education and Training Command 1411:Air Education and Training Command 1345:succession beginning in 1989, the 1331:North Atlantic Treaty Organization 1265:, California, on 12 October 1977. 1255:Community College of the Air Force 1159:propeller-driven trainer with the 447:3545th Pilot Training Wing (Basic) 379:3510th Pilot Training Wing (Basic) 267:Air Education and Training Command 229:Air Education and Training Command 25: 2946:Manning, Flying Training, p. 213. 1482:, 17 September 1947 – 1 July 1993 1424:Air Corps Flying Training Command 2973:Manning, 1988 in Review, p. 257. 2449: This article incorporates 2444: 1558:, 1 July 1946 – 14 November 1949 1537:, 1 July 1946 – 14 November 1949 1440:Army Air Forces Training Command 1041:Flying Training Air Force (FTAF) 506:3006th Army Air Forces Base Unit 240:Army Air Forces Training Command 194: 172: 112: 101: 84: 61: 53: 40: 2937:Manning, 1976 Overview, p. 208. 2928:Manning, 1972 Overview, p. 189. 2336:USAF Cryptology Training Center 1882:Flying/Pilot/Navigator Training 975:engaging in direct combat, and 548:San Marcos Field, Texas (later 543:3535th Bombardier Training Wing 444:2533d Army Air Forces Base Unit 231:(AETC) following a merger with 2851:Manning, 1952 overview, p. 79. 2798:Manning, 1950 overview, p. 82. 2789:Manning, 1950 overview, p. 57. 2767:Manning, 1949 overview, p. 57. 2758:Manning, 1948 overview, p. 53. 1517:Major Training Units and Bases 1173:North American B-25 "Mitchell" 583:3310th Technical Training Wing 526:3415th Technical Training Wing 464:3380th Technical Training Wing 430:3450th Technical Training Wing 418:Fort Francis E. Warren (later 413:3345th Technical Training Wing 191:Emblem of Air Training Command 1: 1473:United States Army Air Forces 1214:Republic of Vietnam Air Force 481:3700th Military Training Wing 244:United States Army Air Forces 108:United States Army Air Forces 2744:Manning, Separations, p. 46. 1498:Barksdale Field (later, AFB) 1163:jet engine primary trainer. 1157:North American T-28 "Trojan" 1063:. A third organization, the 1045:Technical Training Air Force 2627:Manning, Thomas A. (2005), 1178:North American T-38 "Talon" 1098:. The second phase, called 420:F. E. Warren Air Force Base 3042: 1506:, Illinois 17 October 1949 1318:T-38s overfly Randolph AFB 694:Consolidation of Divisions 289:Air Training Command (ATC) 3016:Military history of Texas 2115:323d Flying Training Wing 2075:80th Flying Training Wing 2053:78th Flying Training Wing 2029:71st Flying Training Wing 2007:64th Flying Training Wing 1985:47th Flying Training Wing 1963:38th Flying Training Wing 1941:29th Flying Training Wing 1919:14th Flying Training Wing 1897:12th Flying Training Wing 1161:Cessna T-37 "Tweety Bird" 550:San Marcos Air Force Base 437:Goodfellow Air Force Base 39: 2099:1 Feb 1973 – 31 Mar 1993 2055:1 Dec 1972 – 30 Sep 1977 1943:1 Jul 1972 – 30 Sep 1977 1500:, Louisiana, 1 July 1946 1374:by wartime deployments. 1369:'s Iraqi forces invaded 1257:in 1972 as part of ATC. 493:Las Vegas Air Force Base 435:Goodfellow Field (later 386:Barksdale Air Force Base 2117:1 Apr 1973 – 1 Jul 1993 2077:1 Jan 1973 – 1 Jul 1993 2031:1 Nov 1972 – 1 Jul 1993 2009:1 Oct 1972 – 1 Jul 1993 1987:1 Sep 1972 – 1 Jul 1993 1921:1 Jun 1972 – 1 Jul 1993 1899:1 May 1972 – 1 Jul 1993 1480:United States Air Force 1413:(AETC) on 1 July 1993. 1304:and the other schools. 1219:In February 1966 ATC's 1065:Crew Training Air Force 639:Lackland Air Force Base 590:Williams Air Force Base 491:Las Vegas Field (later 471:Lackland Air Force Base 369:Randolph Air Force Base 225:Randolph Air Force Base 217:United States Air Force 146:Randolph Air Force Base 120:United States Air Force 18:Crew Training Air Force 3021:Joint Base San Antonio 2451:public domain material 1385:-directed closures of 1319: 1241: 1208: 1121: 1031: 1012: 961: 938:Sampson Air Force Base 916: 729: 622: 588:Williams Field (later 469:Lackland Field (later 454:Keesler Air Force Base 403:Chanute Air Force Base 367:Randolph Field (later 2435:/ Medina Annex, Texas 1324:Reagan Administration 1317: 1239: 1206: 1134:Strategic Air Command 1119: 1029: 1010: 981:Strategic Air Command 959: 914: 719: 620: 533:Mather Air Force Base 499:Nellis Air Force Base 452:Keesler Field (later 401:Chanute Field (later 235:(AU) on 1 July 1993. 2368:Wright-Patterson AFB 1765:Combat Crew Training 1504:Scott Air Force Base 1447:Air Training Command 1286:Webb Air Force Bases 1138:Tactical Air Command 985:B-29 Superfortresses 977:Tactical Air Command 928:and 92 combat-ready 732:The outbreak of the 573:Scott Air Force Base 531:Mather Field (later 516:Lowry Air Force Base 209:Air Training Command 35:Air Training Command 953:aircraft assigned. 926:Far East Air Forces 762:Bainbridge Air Base 571:Scott Field (later 556:Gary Air Force Base 514:Lowry Field (later 2242:Technical Training 2222:James Connally AFB 2206:Navigator Training 1733:San Antonio, Texas 1718:San Antonio, Texas 1703:San Antonio, Texas 1645:San Antonio, Texas 1592:James Connally AFB 1426:on 23 January 1942 1320: 1249:Training Command. 1242: 1209: 1122: 1096:preflight training 1057:James Connally AFB 1032: 1013: 973:Far East Air Force 962: 930:F-80 Shooting Star 917: 889:Stallings Air Base 730: 623: 343:Lieutenant General 2353: 2352: 2188:Military Training 2164: 2163: 1858: 1857: 1689: 1688: 1189:Lyndon B. Johnson 908: 907: 609: 608: 384:Barksdale Field ( 314:major air command 202: 201: 16:(Redirected from 3033: 2995: 2992: 2986: 2983: 2974: 2971: 2965: 2962: 2956: 2953: 2947: 2944: 2938: 2935: 2929: 2926: 2917: 2914: 2903: 2900: 2891: 2888: 2882: 2879: 2870: 2867: 2861: 2858: 2852: 2849: 2838: 2835: 2826: 2823: 2817: 2814: 2808: 2805: 2799: 2796: 2790: 2787: 2768: 2765: 2759: 2756: 2745: 2742: 2736: 2733: 2727: 2724: 2718: 2715: 2709: 2706: 2700: 2697: 2691: 2688: 2682: 2679: 2673: 2670: 2664: 2661: 2652: 2649: 2643: 2625: 2528: 2527: 2525: 2523: 2518:on 21 April 2014 2514:. 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