U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Nicholas Brandt, Pilot Training Next graduate receives the commander’s graduate award during the first ever Pilot Training Next graduation August 3, 2018 at the Texas Army National Guard Hangar in Austin, Texas. PTN is a program to explore and potentially prototype a training environment that integrates various technologies to produce pilots in an accelerated, cost efficient, learning-focused manner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gwendalyn Smith)