9/29/2014 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The
Air Education and Training Command will re-activate a streamlined 19th
Air Force Oct. 1, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph,
Texas.
Gen. Robin Rand, the AETC commander, will appoint Maj. Gen. Michael
Keltz as the commander of the newly re-activated numbered air force.
"Activating 19th (Air Force) under AETC will allow for appropriate
command and control, efficient management of limited resources,
consistency across installations and will clarify responsibilities
between the major command and subordinate units," said Secretary of the
Air Force Deborah Lee James.
The 19th Air Force was inactivated in 2012, in the hopes of gaining
efficiencies. However, a review of mission oversight and execution,
directed by Rand, showed a need for realigning responsibilities to
reinforce proper command relationships and training oversight.
"This restructuring within AETC will move all formal aircrew flying
training missions under General Keltz's command," said Air Force Chief
of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III. "AETC has a wide range of
responsibility when it comes to training and educating Airmen. Our
flying training mission requires a significant level of coordinated
oversight to ensure our Airmen in the skies remain the best in the world
and 19th Air Force will take on that responsibility."
The 19th Air Force will include 19 training locations, 10 regular Air
Force wings supported by six Guard and Reserve wings, approximately
32,000 personnel and more than 1,350 aircraft of 29 different models. No
new positions or authorizations, including the commander's, will be
created as a result of the new NAF. The infrastructure and manpower of
19th Air Force will be drawn from previously existing resources. The
major general command position will shift from AETC's directorate of
intelligence, operations and nuclear integration.
(Information courtesy of the Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs)
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