WHO ARE WE?

Force Support Squadrons provide programs to enhance the quality of life for military personnel and increase combat readiness. At Air Education & Training Command this is a $200 million dollar annual business operation that includes:

• 420,000 golf rounds played
• 1.5 million lines bowled
• 54,000 children cared for
• 13.2 million meals served in dining facilities
• 3.7 million bed nights in lodging

ACTIVITIES MANAGED BY SERVICES:

Officers' Clubs | Enlisted Clubs | Collocated Clubs | Golf Courses | Bowling Centers Community Centers | Tickets & Travel | Outdoor Recreation | Recreation Supply | Restaurants Fitness Centers | Sports Programs | Youth Centers | Child Development Centers | Lodging Family Day Care | Library | Arts & Crafts Centers | Auto Skills Center | Wood Skills Center Skeet Ranges | Rod & Gun Clubs | Marinas | FAMCAMP RV Parks | Lodges/Camps Mortuary | Dining Facilities | Honor Guard | Veterinary Clinic | Swimming Pools | Aero Clubs

WHAT IS AIR EDUCATION & TRAINING (AETC) COMMAND?

Mission

The Air Education and Training Command's (AETC) mission is to recruit, train and educate professional airmen to sustain the combat capability of America's Air Force. People entering the Air Force are first assigned to the Air Education and Training Command, referred to as "The First Command." AETC provides basic military training, initial and advanced technical training, flying training and professional military and degree-granting professional education. The command also conducts joint training with personnel from the Navy, Army, and Marines attending courses on AETC bases. Through the Air Force Security Assistance Training program military personnel from foreign countries also attend training at AETC bases.

The Air Force's Commercial Sponsorship Program allows businesses to sponsor selected events on Air Force bases. In exchange for support to these programs, businesses are provided promotional opportunities on bases which they normally would not have.

These opportunities include product displays and demonstrations, literature distribution, signs and banners, recognition in press releases and at the event sponsored, and in some cases reference to the sponsorship in your commercial advertising.

Who do you reach via the Air Education and Training Command's Commercial Sponsorship Program? Over 500,000 people!

Air Education and Training Command consists of 69,000 military men and women operating 13 major Air Force bases in the United States. There are over 14,000 Officers, 55,000 Enlisted, plus an additional 14,000 Civilians assigned to the command. Numerous contract employees, Air National Guard (ANG), and Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) also have access to our facilities and programs. Their families compose an additional 100,000 consumers.

The 69,000 men and women of the AETC have a combined yearly payroll of $2,730,000,000.!

All personnel entering the Air Force are initially trained at AETC bases or detachments. The command conducts continuing education programs for Air Force personnel throughout their careers. Each year approximately 400,000 students attend training sponsored by AETC.

There are an additional 78,000+ retired military personnel living near AETC installations. Many maintain contact with the base. These retired military and their families add millions of dollars in purchasing power to this market arena! Retired personnel are a major consumer group.

Sponsorship of Air Education and Training Command morale and recreation events affords an excellent opportunity to place your business before a market of over a half million consumers with over three billion dollars in purchasing power!

Demographics

People

Active Duty ..................................................... 69,863
       Officers ..................................... 14,937
       Enlisted .................................... 54,926
AFRC .............................................................. 4,716
ANG ................................................................ 5,273
Civilians .......................................................... 14,832
Contracted Workers ....................................... 10,034
Total ............................................................. 104,718

For Further Assistance:

HQ AETC's Directorate of Manpower, Personnel & Services Corporate Partnerships Program Manager directs the command’s Commercial Sponsorship program.

HQ AETC/A1S
Commercial Sponsorship Manager
1850 First Street West, Suite 1
Randolph AFB TX 78150-4308
(210) 652-7632 / FAX (210) 652-3722
e-mail to: Sponsorship Liaison at AETCSV

Map

The 12 Major AETC Locations Are:

Altus AFB, in Altus, Oklahoma
Vance AFB near Enid, Oklahoma
Goodfellow AFB near San Angelo, Texas
Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas
Laughlin AFB near Del Rio, Texas
Maxwell AFB near Montgomery, Alabama
Tyndall AFB near Panama City, Florida
Columbus AFB near Columbus, Mississippi
Keesler AFB in Biloxi, Mississippi
Randolph AFB near San Antonio, Texas
Luke AFB near Phoenix, Arizona
Sheppard AFB near Wichita Falls, Texas

Description of Bases

• Altus AFB, Okla., AETC, DSN 866-5110, commercial (580) 482-8100. Size: 6,593 acres. Location: Altus, OK. www.altus.af.mil
• Columbus AFB, Miss., AETC, DSN 742-1110, commercial (662) 434-7322. Size: 6,017 acres. Location: 10 mi. north-northwest of Columbus, MS. www.columbus.af.mil
• Goodfellow AFB, Texas, AETC, DSN 477-3231, commercial (915) 654-1110. Size: 1,136 acres. Named for 1st Lt. John J. Goodfellow Jr., WWI fighter pilot killed in combat Sept. 14, 1918. Location: San Angelo, TX. www.goodfellow.af.mil
• Keesler AFB, Miss., AETC, DSN 597-1110, commercial (228) 377-1110. Size: 3,554 acres. Named for 2nd Lt. Samuel R. Keesler Jr., WWI aerial observer killed in action, Oct. 8, 1918, near Verdun, France. Location: Biloxi, MS. www.keesler.af.mil
• Lackland AFB, Texas, AETC, DSN 473-1110, commercial (210) 671-1110. Size: 8,860 acres. Named for Brig. Gen. Frank D. Lackland, early commandant of Kelly Field flying school, died in 1943. Location: 8 mi. SW of downtown San Antonio, TX. www.lackland.af.mil
• Laughlin AFB, Texas, AETC, DSN 732-1110, commercial (830) 298-3511. Size: 5,357 acres. Named for lst Lt. Jack Thomas Laughlin, a Del Rio native and B-17 pilot killed over Java, Indonesia, on Jan. 29, 1942. Location: 6 mi. east of Del Rio, TX. www.laughlin.af.mil
• Luke AFB, Ariz., AETC, DSN 896-1110, commercial (623) 856-7411. Size: 2,679,090 acres (plus 2.7 million acres at Gila Bend). Named for 2nd Lt. Frank Luke Jr., first American aviator to receive the Medal of Honor, killed in action Sept. 29, 1918, in France. Location: 20 mi. west-northwest of downtown Phoenix, AZ. www.luke.af.mil
• Maxwell AFB, Ala., AETC, DSN 493-1110, commercial (334) 953-1110. Size: 3,903 acres. Named for 2nd Lt. William C. Maxwell, killed in an air accident in the Philippines Aug. 12, 1920. Location: Montgomery, AL. www.maxwell.af.mil
• Randolph AFB, Texas, AETC, DSN 487-1110, commercial 210 652-1110. Houses the HQ Air Education and Training Command (AETC), HQ Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC), Air Force Recruiting Service Headquarters and 12 Flying Training Wing. Location: Universal City, northeast of San Antonio, TX. www.randolph.af.mil
• Sheppard AFB, Texas, AETC, DSN 736-1110, commercial (940) 676-1110. Size: 6,158 acres. Named for U.S. Sen. Morris E. Sheppard, died April 9, 1941. Location: 4 mi. north of Wichita Falls, TX. www.sheppard.af.mil
• Tyndall AFB, Fla., AETC, DSN 523-1110, commercial (850) 283-1110. Size: 29,102 acres. Named after 1st Lt. Frank B. Tyndall, a WWI fighter pilot, killed in a P-1 crash on July 15, 1930. Location: 12 mi. east of Panama City, FL. www.tyndall.af.mil
• Vance AFB, Okla., AETC, DSN 448-7110, commercial (580) 213-5000. Size: 3,061 acres. Named after Lt. Col. Leon R. Vance Jr., Medal of Honor recipient killed July 26, 1944, en route to the United States from Iceland, when the air-evac aircraft he was a patient on disappeared in the Atlantic. Location: near Enid, OK. www.vance.af.mil