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Straight on medium shot as US Air Force Major General Kenneth Hess (Left), Third Air Force Commander, talks with and answers questions for the new incoming AIRMAN at FTAC ( First Term AIRMAN Center) Tuesday 11Jul00. This is part of a base tour at Ramstein Air Base Germany

Straight on medium shot as US Air Force Major General Kenneth Hess (Le...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Heather Cope, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

The Honorable F. Whitten Peters, Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF), briefs a group of FTAC (First Term Airmen Center) students during his tour of the 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany

The Honorable F. Whitten Peters, Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF), b...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Bradley C. Church, USAF Release Status:... More

US Air Force Lieutenant General Donald L. Peterson, Air Force Director of Personnel, speaks to students at the First Term AIRMAN Center (FTAC) during his visit to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, for his European Spread the Word Tour

US Air Force Lieutenant General Donald L. Peterson, Air Force Director...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Maria L. Taylor, USAF Release Status: ... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Johnnie Millirones, USAF, member of the First Term AIRMAN Center (FTAC), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, performs one of the duties of the Base Appearance Team (BAT). Base appearance is one of the responsibilities of First Team AIRMAN. FTAC is a two-week program that provides commanders and supervisors with mission-ready airmen by completing base in processing, and familiarizing them with base support functions and services

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Johnnie Millirones, USAF, member of the First...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joanna E. H... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Tommy Miller, USAF, member of the First Term AIRMAN Center (FTAC), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, performs one of the duties of the Base Appearance Team (BAT). Base appearance is one of the responsibilities of First Team AIRMAN. FTAC is a two-week program that provides commanders and supervisors with mission-ready airmen by completing base in processing, and familiarizing them with base support functions and services

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Tommy Miller, USAF, member of the First Term ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joanna E. H... More

MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Damian Orslene (right), USAF, 48th Mission Support Squadron (MSS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, gives a career progression briefing to members of the First Term AIRMAN Center (FTAC). FTAC is a two-week program that provides commanders and supervisors with mission-ready airmen by completing base in processing, and familiarizing them with base support functions and services

MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Damian Orslene (right), USAF, 48th Mission Supp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joanna E. H... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Terri Harmon, (right, back to camera), USAF, First Term AIRMAN Center (FTAC) instructor, on a ninety-day rotational tour, 48th Dental Squadron (DS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, performs a uniform inspection on RAF Lakenheath's newest Airmen. FTAC is a two-week program that provides commanders and supervisors with mission-ready airmen by completing base in processing, and familiarizing them with base support functions and services

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Terri Harmon, (right, back to camera), USAF, Fir...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joanna E. H... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Terri Harmon (left), USAF, First Term AIRMAN Center (FTAC) instructor, on a ninety-day rotational tour, 48th Dental Squadron (DS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, inspects AIRMAN Basic (AB) Steven Garners, USAF, uniform and haircut. AB Garner is one of RAF Lakenheath's newest Airmen. FTAC is a two-week program that provides commanders and supervisors with mission-ready airmen by completing base in processing, and familiarizing them with base support functions and services

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Terri Harmon (left), USAF, First Term AIRMAN Cen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joanna E. H... More

Airmen Basic (AB) Steven Garner, USAF, member of the First Term AIRMAN Center (FTAC), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, performs one of the duties of the Base Appearance Team (BAT). Base appearance is one of the responsibilities of First Team AIRMAN. FTAC is a two-week program that provides commanders and supervisors with mission-ready airmen by completing base in processing, and familiarizing them with base support functions and services

Airmen Basic (AB) Steven Garner, USAF, member of the First Term AIRMAN...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joanna E. H... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Alexander Colon, USAF, and A1C Tommy Miller, USAF, members of the First Term AIRMAN Center (FTAC), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, perform one of the duties of the Base Appearance Team (BAT). Base appearance is one of the responsibilities of First Team AIRMAN. FTAC is a two-week program that provides commanders and supervisors with mission-ready airmen by completing base in processing, and familiarizing them with base support functions and services

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Alexander Colon, USAF, and A1C Tommy Miller, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joanna E. H... More

MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Insaf Mohammed, USAF, First Term Airmen Center (FTAC) Superintendent, 48th Mission Support Squadron (MSS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, gives a tour of the facility to RAF Lakenheath's newest Airmen. FTAC is a two-week program that provides commanders and supervisors with mission-ready airmen, by completing base in processing, and familiarizing them with base support functions and services

MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Insaf Mohammed, USAF, First Term Airmen Center ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joanna E. H... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Terri Harmon (right), First Term AIRMAN Center (FTAC) instructor, on a ninety-day rotational tour, 48th Dental Squadron (DS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, inspects AIRMAN Basic (AB) Dereka Lees, USAF, uniform and haircut. AB Lee is one of RAF Lakenheath's newest Airmen. FTAC is a two-week program that provides commanders and supervisors with mission-ready airmen by completing base in processing, and familiarizing them with base support functions and services

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Terri Harmon (right), First Term AIRMAN Center (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joanna E. H... More

CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CMSGT) Patrick Curran (right), USAF, 48th Services Squadron (SS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, briefs members of the First Term AIRMAN Center (FTAC), on the different services and programs the 48th Services Squadron has to offer them. FTAC is a two-week program that provides commanders and supervisors with mission-ready airmen by completing base in processing, and familiarizing them with base support functions and services

CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CMSGT) Patrick Curran (right), USAF, 48th Servi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joanna E. H... More

Bio-environmental personnel from the US Air Force (USAF) 31st Aerospace Medical Squadron (AMS), issue chemical suits to First Term AIRMAN Course (FTAC) members upon graduation from the course

Bio-environmental personnel from the US Air Force (USAF) 31st Aerospac...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Isaac G.L. Freeman, USAF Rele... More

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen attending the First Term Airmen Center (FTAC) at Kirtland Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico (NM), volunteer their time and effort to perform upkeep maintenance on the hiking and mountain biking trail #162, located at David Canyon, Tijeras, NM. Pictured are Airmen First Class (A1C) Robert Davis, 377th Air Base Wing (ABW) Security Forces Squadron, A1C Daniel Arbach, Air Force Research Laboratory, and AIRMAN (AMN) Thomas Hennessee, 898th Munitions Squadron

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen attending the First Term Airmen Center (FTA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tijeras State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Todd Berenger, CIV Release Status: Released to Pub... More

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) William Hannah, left, a First Term Airmen Center (FTAC) Flight CHIEF, A1C Erin Smith, center, with the 377th Air Base (AB), Wing Public Affairs (WPA), and Airmen First Class (A1C) Daniel Gleason, right rear, with the 58th Maintenance Squadron (MXS), all from Kirtland Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico, carry tools needed to clean up the nature trails in David Canyon, Tijeras

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) William Hannah, left, a Fir...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFMC Scene Camera Operator: CI... More

Retired US Air Force (USAF) Major General (MGEN) Stephen "Pat" Condon, Air Force Association (AFA) National President, visits the First Term AIRMAN's Center (FTAC), at RAF (Royal Air Force) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK), to get input and information from the enlisted troops about retention and enlisted issues. He also informed the new troops as to what the AFA is all about and what it can do for them in their future

Retired US Air Force (USAF) Major General (MGEN) Stephen "Pat" Condon,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Meghan Geis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public... More

Mission Spotlight: First Term Airman Center

Mission Spotlight: First Term Airman Center

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alina Ness, First Term Airman Center team leader, inspects U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joseph Cappel's uniform July 22, 2013, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. First Term Airman Center le... More

The tools of FTAC, crafting success

The tools of FTAC, crafting success

Airman attend the First Term Airman Course at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March. 11, 2014. The new course, “Airmanship 300,” is a continuation of the training Airmen receive during Basic Military Training a... More

Tech. Sgt. Franklin Sides, NCO in charge of structures

Tech. Sgt. Franklin Sides, NCO in charge of structures

Tech. Sgt. Franklin Sides, NCO in charge of structures from the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron, teaches FTAC students on Minot Air Force Base, N.D. Feb. 6, 2015. As a victim’s advocate for the Sexual Assault Preve... More

Second Lt. Wesley Griffith, 341st Operations Group

Second Lt. Wesley Griffith, 341st Operations Group

Second Lt. Wesley Griffith, 341st Operations Group ICBM evaluator deputy combat crew commander and 1st Lt. Micheal Kraft, 12th Missile Squadron ICBM combat crew instructor, go through a simulated training check... More

FTAC Graduation June 8, 2015

FTAC Graduation June 8, 2015

Chief Master Sgt. Robert Hughes, Materiel Maintenance Group chief enlisted manager, presents Airman 1st Class Tanner Hearren with a First Term Airmen Center graduation certificate at Holloman Air Force Base, N.... More

FTAC Graduation Aug. 10, 2015 Class 15-09

FTAC Graduation Aug. 10, 2015 Class 15-09

(HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M.) Chief Master Sgt. Michael Toreno, 49th Medical Group superintendent, presents Airman 1st Class John-Paul Nance, from the 49th Aeromedical Squadron, with the Most Professional Air... More

Senior Airman John Burchfield, 86th Force Support Squadron

Senior Airman John Burchfield, 86th Force Support Squadron

Senior Airman John Burchfield, 86th Force Support Squadron First Term Airman’s Center lead, shares a laugh while heading a class activity to learn about each other Dec. 14, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. ... More

Faces of Beale: SSgt Ryan Stichberry

Faces of Beale: SSgt Ryan Stichberry

Staff Sgt. Ryan Stichberry, 9th Force Support Squadron FTAC Team Leader, poses for a photo July 13, 2016, at Beale Air Force Base, California. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Bugenig)

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, Command

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, Command

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, Command Chief, 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., visits the First Term Airman Center at Travis Air Force Base Calif., Aug. 11, 2016. Petzel is visiting Tr... More

18th AF Command Chief Visit

18th AF Command Chief Visit

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, Command Chief, 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., visits the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Enhancement Seminar at Travis Air Force Base Cali... More

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, Command

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, Command

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, Command Chief, 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. talks with Richard Terp, Heritage Center docent, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 11, 2016. Petzel is v... More

FTAC Instructors, Fairchild air force base

FTAC Instructors, Fairchild air force base

Master Sgt. Lance Hasz, 92nd Force Support Squadron career assistance advisor and Staff Sgt. Jonathan Allessie, 92nd FSS Airmen Leadership School instructor pose in front of the First Term Airmen Center sign De... More

Students in the First Term Airmen’s Course listen as

Students in the First Term Airmen’s Course listen as

Students in the First Term Airmen’s Course listen as a briefer gives a lesson during Airmanship 300 June 7, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. This month, the Air Force transitioned from what used to be th... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen taking the First Term Airman

U.S. Air Force Airmen taking the First Term Airman

U.S. Air Force Airmen taking the First Term Airman Course prepare to start an obstacle course during physical training at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., July 19, 2017. The new FTAC will involve more team physi... More

U.S. Air Force Airman Faheem Muhammad, a member of

U.S. Air Force Airman Faheem Muhammad, a member of

U.S. Air Force Airman Faheem Muhammad, a member of the 509 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron attending the First Term Airmen Course, listens to a discuss about professionalism at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., July ... More

First Term Airman Course students engage in a discussion

First Term Airman Course students engage in a discussion

First Term Airman Course students engage in a discussion about professionalism at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., July 24, 2017. FTAC is a five-day class that consists of briefs from different base agencies, 13 h... More

FTAC: Mentoring never stops

FTAC: Mentoring never stops

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bryan Robinson, the First Term Airmen Course (FTAC) NCO in charge, mentors Airmen during FTAC at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Aug. 17, 2017. FTAC is a five-day class that consists of ... More

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the Base Appearance

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the Base Appearance

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the Base Appearance Team cuts tree branches at Joint Base Langley Eustis, Va., Oct. 2, 2017. Tree branches left unattended overgrow and can block parking spaces, walkways, an... More

Airmen listen to a brief given at the First Term Airmen

Airmen listen to a brief given at the First Term Airmen

Airmen listen to a brief given at the First Term Airmen Center at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 23, 2018. FTAC is a time for Airmen to network and meet people outside of their work centers while they lear... More

Laura Driver, 19th Aerospace Medicine Squadron general

Laura Driver, 19th Aerospace Medicine Squadron general

Laura Driver, 19th Aerospace Medicine Squadron general dentist, performs an initial exam on Airman 1st Class Brandon Goodman, 19th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, Mar. 5, 2018, at Little Rock Air Force Base, A... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stacilyn Texeira, 39th Air

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stacilyn Texeira, 39th Air

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stacilyn Texeira, 39th Air Base Wing career development supervisor, speaks with Airmen during the First Term Airmen Course at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, May 4, 2018. The FTAC mentorshi... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Megan Rodgers, Team Mildenhall

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Megan Rodgers, Team Mildenhall

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Megan Rodgers, Team Mildenhall First Term Airmen Center NCO-in-charge, speaks to Airmen during a class at RAF Mildenhall, England, Sept. 11, 2018. Rodgers has been in the Air Force sin... More

Airmen participate in a group exercise during the First

Airmen participate in a group exercise during the First

Airmen participate in a group exercise during the First Term Airmen Course at the Rushmore Center on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Oct. 22, 2018. . The FTAC course is a mandatory, weeklong program that is pac... More

MacDill FTAC Graduating Class Dec 7th 2018

MacDill FTAC Graduating Class Dec 7th 2018

A First Term Airman Course (FTAC) graduating class gathers for a group photo on MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Dec. 7, 2018. The week-long FTAC curriculum is designed to ease the transition for Airmen from th... More

FTAC - A group of soldiers posing in front of an american flag
Former Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force (CMSAF) Gerald

Former Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force (CMSAF) Gerald

Former Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force (CMSAF) Gerald Murray, now retired, answers a question from an Airman during a First-Term Airmen’s Center brief, Jan. 10, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. As the gues... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Teronda L. Hunter, 633rd

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Teronda L. Hunter, 633rd

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Teronda L. Hunter, 633rd Dental Squadron clinical flight chief, talks to Medical Right Start Program working group members at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Jan. 23, 2019. Since... More

Airman 1st Class Willblas Coriano-Cotto, 552nd Operations

Airman 1st Class Willblas Coriano-Cotto, 552nd Operations

Airman 1st Class Willblas Coriano-Cotto, 552nd Operations Support Squadron intelligence analyst, looks at the giant ‘survivor tree’ at the Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum, site of the Alfred P. Murrah Fe... More

Cristy Ksepka, certified tourism ambassador for the

Cristy Ksepka, certified tourism ambassador for the

Cristy Ksepka, certified tourism ambassador for the Oklahoma City Convention and Visitors Bureau, left, points out details of the OKC Streetcar routes to Airmen attending a special tour meant to connect them to... More

Staff Sgt. Kristine MacDonald, 325th Wing Staff Agencies

Staff Sgt. Kristine MacDonald, 325th Wing Staff Agencies

Staff Sgt. Kristine MacDonald, 325th Wing Staff Agencies Public Affairs broadcast journalist, briefs a group of Airmen during the First Term Airmen Course at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, June 21, 2019. MacD... More

SMSgt Anthony Thompson Jr., Career Assistance Advisor,

SMSgt Anthony Thompson Jr., Career Assistance Advisor,

SMSgt Anthony Thompson Jr., Career Assistance Advisor, presents Airman 1st Class Debra Anderson of the 55th Wing Judge Advocate’s office with a gift as the winner of the 55th Force Support Squadron’s Amazing Sc... More

Master Sgt. Harry Abplanalp, 4th Fighter Wing career

Master Sgt. Harry Abplanalp, 4th Fighter Wing career

Master Sgt. Harry Abplanalp, 4th Fighter Wing career assistance advisor, speaks to Airmen attending the First Term Airmen Course, July 18, 2019, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. FTAC is a five... More

Command chief informs Airmen on their role in the mission

Command chief informs Airmen on their role in the mission

Chief Master Sgt. Ronald Thompson, 56th Fighter Wing command chief, addresses Airmen in the First Term Airman Center (FTAC) Nov. 18, 2019, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. During the briefing, Thompson discussed h... More

Beale instructor gives back life changing mentorship to young Airmen

Beale instructor gives back life changing mentorship to young Airmen

Staff Sgt. Justin Johnson, 9th Force Support Squadron first term Airmen course instructor, official photo on Beale Air Force Base, California, Nov. 27, 2019. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Marshik, the First Term Airmen’s

Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Marshik, the First Term Airmen’s

Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Marshik, the First Term Airmen’s Cource non-commissioned officer in charge, poses for a picture at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Feb. 19, 2020. FTAC is a 5 day long course designed to prep... More

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Sean Evans, 19th Force Support

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Sean Evans, 19th Force Support

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Sean Evans, 19th Force Support Squadron NCO in charge of First Term Airman Course, uses a tablet in preparation of a virtual FTAC at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, April 24, 2020... More

Preparing First-term Airmen Virtually

Preparing First-term Airmen Virtually

The Professional Enhancement Center was the facility where the First Term Airmen Course was held before it went virtual. The course provides Airmen the tools they need to make a smooth transition from a trainin... More

Schriever FSS innovates, creates virtual FTAC

Schriever FSS innovates, creates virtual FTAC

The 50th Force Support Squadron First Term Airman’s Course noncommissioned officer in charge, hangs a sign on the Force Development Center door at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, May 14, 2020. The 50th FSS ... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Yvette Morales, 355th Force

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Yvette Morales, 355th Force

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Yvette Morales, 355th Force Support Squadron career assistance advisor, gives a brief to students in the First Term Airmen Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, May 21, 202... More

United States Air Force Master Sgt Tom Geier, First

United States Air Force Master Sgt Tom Geier, First

United States Air Force Master Sgt Tom Geier, First Sergeant Council member, watches as a guidon is put up in the Professional Development Center at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Sept. 11, 2020. The coun... More

An Airman listens as U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt.

An Airman listens as U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt.

An Airman listens as U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Kimberly Noseworthy, Career Advisor, teaches Career Progression at the Langley First Term Airman Center (FTAC) at Joint Base Langley Eustis, Va., Jan. 5, 2... More

A student fills out a FTAC feedback form on Minot Air

A student fills out a FTAC feedback form on Minot Air

A student fills out a FTAC feedback form on Minot Air Force Base, N.D. Feb. 6, 2015. Pushing through approximately 700 Airmen a year, the first term Airman’s course was designed to help alleviate nervousness an... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Maurice Carbajal, First Term

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Maurice Carbajal, First Term

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Maurice Carbajal, First Term Airman Center instructor, hopes to impart some of his experiences to the new Airmen he will teach. The FTAC course offers new Airmen practical lessons abou... More

Senior Airman Josh Burchfield, 86th Force Support Squadron

Senior Airman Josh Burchfield, 86th Force Support Squadron

Senior Airman Josh Burchfield, 86th Force Support Squadron First Term Airman’s Center lead, walks his FTAC flight to the Airman’s Attic Dec. 14, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. As Airmen go through FTAC, t... More

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, Command

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, Command

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, Command Chief, 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. talks with Richard Terp,, Heritage Center docent, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 11, 2016. Petzel is ... More

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, Command

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, Command

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, Command Chief, 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., visits the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Enhancement Seminar at Travis Air Force Base Cali... More

Airman Audra Young, 36th Wing Public Affairs broadcast

Airman Audra Young, 36th Wing Public Affairs broadcast

Airman Audra Young, 36th Wing Public Affairs broadcast journalist, listens to a briefing during the Airmanship 300 course June 7, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Airmanship 300 is the new First Term Air... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen enrolled in the First Term Airman

U.S. Air Force Airmen enrolled in the First Term Airman

U.S. Air Force Airmen enrolled in the First Term Airman Course practice meditation, as a resiliency skill, to combat stress at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. July 20, 2017. The course has new objectives such as... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bryan Robinson, the First

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bryan Robinson, the First

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bryan Robinson, the First Term Airmen Course (FTAC) NCO in charge, conducts a uniform inspection at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Aug. 7, 2017. Airmen begin the course with a full serv... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. John De La Rosa,

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. John De La Rosa,

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. John De La Rosa, the career assistant advisor assigned to the 509th Force Support Squadron. Enjoys a moment of reflection about the First Term Airman Course at Whiteman Air For... More

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the Base Appearance

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the Base Appearance

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the Base Appearance Team pulls out overgrown weeds at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Oct. 2, 2017. The team has collected 3,200 pounds of debris in just under three months. ... More

A personal financial management folder lies on a desk

A personal financial management folder lies on a desk

A personal financial management folder lies on a desk at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 23, 2018. FTAC is packed with briefings to help first term Airmen adapt to the operational military. (U.S. Air Force ... More

Sasha is a rehabilitated owl who visited a First Term

Sasha is a rehabilitated owl who visited a First Term

Sasha is a rehabilitated owl who visited a First Term Airman Course Jan. 25, 2018 at Beale Air Force Base, California. Sasha's rehabilitation story was used to demonstrate resiliency to the Airmen in the course... More

Airman 1st Class Erica Golliday, 19th Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Erica Golliday, 19th Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Erica Golliday, 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics flight controls apprentice, inspects a component of an MC-80 gas mask during her Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen talk with their career development

U.S. Air Force Airmen talk with their career development

U.S. Air Force Airmen talk with their career development supervisor during a First Term Airmen Course mentoring session at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, May 4, 2018. Airmen must attend FTAC within 30 days of arriv... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Megan Rodgers, Team Mildenhall

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Megan Rodgers, Team Mildenhall

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Megan Rodgers, Team Mildenhall First Term Airmen Center NCO-in-charge, smiles for a picture at RAF Mildenhall, England, Sept. 12, 2018. Rodgers, a native of Pennsylvania, was named 100... More

First-term Airmen participate in a group discussion

First-term Airmen participate in a group discussion

First-term Airmen participate in a group discussion during the First Term Airmen Course at the Rushmore Center on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Oct. 22, 2018. The FTAC course is a mandatory, weeklong program ... More

Former Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force (CMSAF) Gerald

Former Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force (CMSAF) Gerald

Former Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force (CMSAF) Gerald Murray, now retired, speaks to Airman Leadership School (ALS) 19 class Bravo during an ALS brief, Jan. 11, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. As the gues... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nathaniel Rasmussen, 633rd

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nathaniel Rasmussen, 633rd

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nathaniel Rasmussen, 633rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron periodic health assessment NCO in charge, shares his idea with fellow Medical Right Start Program working group members at Joi... More

Chief Master Sgt. Shakeisha Perkins, 72nd Force Support

Chief Master Sgt. Shakeisha Perkins, 72nd Force Support

Chief Master Sgt. Shakeisha Perkins, 72nd Force Support Squadron superintendent, talks with Airmen in a relaxed setting at the Bricktown Brewery restaurant, during Tinker Air Force Base’s First Term Airmen Cent... More

Airman 1st Class Cosette Dahlvang, left, 552nd Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Cosette Dahlvang, left, 552nd Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Cosette Dahlvang, left, 552nd Maintenance Group aircraft parts store apprentice, and Airman 1st Class Karie Mees, 72nd Security Forces Squadron installation entry controller, talk to each other... More

The 325th Force Support Squadron held its first First

The 325th Force Support Squadron held its first First

The 325th Force Support Squadron held its first First Term Airmen Course since Hurricane Michael at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, June 21, 2019. FTAC was postponed after the hurricane due to a halt on incomi... More

Senior Master Sgt. Anthony Thompson Jr., 55th Force

Senior Master Sgt. Anthony Thompson Jr., 55th Force

Senior Master Sgt. Anthony Thompson Jr., 55th Force Support Squadron career assistance advisor, speaks with Airmen about ethics at the conclusion of the First Term Airmen’s Center course, which is an introducto... More

Master Sgt. Harry Abplanalp, 4th Fighter Wing career

Master Sgt. Harry Abplanalp, 4th Fighter Wing career

Master Sgt. Harry Abplanalp, 4th Fighter Wing career assistance advisor, explains a team-building exercise to Airmen attending the First Term Airmen Course, July 18, 2019, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Nor... More

Students of the First Term Airman Course wait to receive

Students of the First Term Airman Course wait to receive

Students of the First Term Airman Course wait to receive tablets to participate in the virtual course at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, April 24, 2020. Team Little Rock’s FTAC is continuing to uphold one... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Yvette Morales, 355th Force

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Yvette Morales, 355th Force

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Yvette Morales, 355th Force Support Squadron career assistance advisor, gives a brief to students in the First Term Airmen Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, May 21, 202... More

A member of the First Sergeant Council holds a mirrored

A member of the First Sergeant Council holds a mirrored

A member of the First Sergeant Council holds a mirrored plaque in the Professional Development Center at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Sept. 11, 2020. The plaque reads the most important line of the Firs... More

Airmen attending the first term Airman’s course listen

Airmen attending the first term Airman’s course listen

Airmen attending the first term Airman’s course listen to a briefing on Minot Air Force Base, N.D. Feb. 6, 2015. During the five day course, they receive briefings from organizations such as Sexual Assault Prev... More

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, Command

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, Command

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, Command Chief, 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., visits the First Term Airman Center at Travis Air Force Base Calif., Aug. 11, 2016. Petzel is visiting Tr... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Ellwood Tegtmeier,

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Ellwood Tegtmeier,

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Ellwood Tegtmeier, 633rd Medical Group superintendent, speaks to Airmen about the importance of being resilient during the First Term Airman Course at Joint Base Langley-Eustis... More

David Grisdale, the director of historical property

David Grisdale, the director of historical property

David Grisdale, the director of historical property assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing, tour members from the First Term Airmen Course through the Oscar-1 Minuteman Missile Alert Facility at Whiteman Air Force Bas... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Greg, Base Appearance

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Greg, Base Appearance

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Greg, Base Appearance Team member, throws cut branches in the back of a truck at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Oct. 2, 2017. The Base Appearance Team has collected over 250 ton... More

Chief Master Sgt. Theresa Clapper, 2nd Bomb Wing command

Chief Master Sgt. Theresa Clapper, 2nd Bomb Wing command

Chief Master Sgt. Theresa Clapper, 2nd Bomb Wing command chief, briefs Airmen at the First Term Airmen Center at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 23, 2018. The command chief is in charge of the FTAC program ... More

Master Sgt. Jayson Wells, 9th Civil Engineer Squadron

Master Sgt. Jayson Wells, 9th Civil Engineer Squadron

Master Sgt. Jayson Wells, 9th Civil Engineer Squadron EOD flight chief, speaks to an First Term Airman Course Jan. 24, 2018 at Beale Air Force, California. The owls were brought in to showcase their survival ab... More

Deployed Airmen Readiness Training (DART) perform the

Deployed Airmen Readiness Training (DART) perform the

Deployed Airmen Readiness Training (DART) perform the push-up portion of a mock physical fitness test Mar. 8, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Airmen can earn up to 10 points from the push-up portion o... More

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Bradley Hill, 39th Air Base

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Bradley Hill, 39th Air Base

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Bradley Hill, 39th Air Base Wing Legal Office NCO in charge of general law, speaks to Airmen during the First Term Airmen Course at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, May 4, 2018. First term Ai... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Megan Rodgers and her FTAC

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Megan Rodgers and her FTAC

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Megan Rodgers and her FTAC class pose for a photo at RAF Mildenhall, England, Sept. 14, 2018. Rodgers applied to be an FTAC instructor in the hopes she will one day become a technical ... More

Former Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Gerald Murray,

Former Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Gerald Murray,

Former Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Gerald Murray, now retired, speaks during a Chief Recognition Ceremony, Jan. 11, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. As one of the oldest military traditions, the ceremo... More

Rails for the Oklahoma City Streetcar are laid on two

Rails for the Oklahoma City Streetcar are laid on two

Rails for the Oklahoma City Streetcar are laid on two distinct paths throughout the downtown area to move people quickly and cheaply around. A group of Tinker-based Airmen cross the rails on March 8, 2019, afte... More

It's not Abbey Road and the Beatles, but Airmen from

It's not Abbey Road and the Beatles, but Airmen from

It's not Abbey Road and the Beatles, but Airmen from Tinker Air Force Base's First Term Airmen Center are captured crossing the road in the music/entertainment district of downtown Oklahoma City during a specia... More

First term Airmen are taught the importance of proper

First term Airmen are taught the importance of proper

First term Airmen are taught the importance of proper social media use during a First Term Airmen briefing at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, June 21, 2019. This rotation of Airmen was the first since Hurrican... More

Master Sgt. Harry Abplanalp 4th Fighter Wing career

Master Sgt. Harry Abplanalp 4th Fighter Wing career

Master Sgt. Harry Abplanalp 4th Fighter Wing career assistance advisor, is a frontline leader who instructs, leads and advises Airmen at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. As a career assistance ad... More

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Sean Evans, 19th Force Support

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Sean Evans, 19th Force Support

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Sean Evans, 19th Force Support Squadron NCO in charge of First Term Airman Course, prepares for virtual FTAC class while working from home at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, April... More

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