Wednesday, May 17, 2023

AF expanding Wi-Fi to techies

To advance learning opportunities for Airmen and enable training and education from any device, Air Education and Training Command (AETC) officials have expanded a project installing commercial wireless internet across the command and into all training dormitories. 

The previous $6.3M AETC-Wide Area Knowledge Education Nexus (AWAKEN) project provided Wi-Fi capabilities in main mission areas and learning environments across Second and Nineteenth Air Force, giving students better access to training portals. 

An $18.5M expansion will fund the remaining base-identified mission areas through FY 2025. 

Currently, six AETC locations provide Wi-Fi in training dormitories at no-cost to Airmen. 

This new project expansion allocates $25.8M to consolidate funding at the major command level and incorporate additional dormitory locations. 

Responsible for 93% of technical training in the Air Force, Second Air Force officials are spearheading plans to drive the transformation of technical training and are moving toward a sixth generation learning ecosystem across its five technical training wings. (AETC 05/17/23) Technical training students gain learning connectivity through expanded Wi-Fi project > Air Force > Article Display (af.mil)

Background: Implementation of the initial phase was first activated at Keesler AFB, Miss., in January 2019. The 19th Air Force includes the 14th Flying Training Wing at Columbus, Miss. 

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