AETC commander lands at Dobbins

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  • By Don Peek
  • 94th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., Air Education and Training Command, commander, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, arrives here and is greeted by Timothy E. Tarchick, 94th Airlift Wing and Capt. Quincy D. Hudson, 94th AW protocol officer March 12. Rice is also welcomed by personnel from Lockheed Martin including former Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force number 14, Gerald R. Murray.

Rice is responsible for the recruiting, training and education of Air Force personnel and includes the Air Force Recruiting Service, two numbered air forces and Air University.

Annually, AETC is responsible for the training of over 340,000 students and consists of 12 bases, employing more than 70,600 active-duty, Reserve, Guard, civilians and contractors, and 1,380 trainer, fighter and mobility aircraft.