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Air University is the Air Force's center for military PME. We are a major component of Air Education and Training Command, and the lead agent of Air Force education.

This commercial depicts some of the ways in which Air University paves the way for military innovation.

The Intellectual and Leadership Development Center of the Air Force

Lt Gen. Anthony J. Cotton, Commander/President, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, talks about the Air Force's pinnacle institution. He provides full spectrum education, research, and outreach at every level through professional military education, professional continuing education, and academic degree granting. He leads the intellectual and leadership center of the U.S. Air Force, graduating more than 50,000 resident and 120,000 non-resident officers, enlisted and civilian personnel each year. Additionally, he is responsible for officer commissioning through Officer Training School and the Reserve Officer Training Corps.

The Air Force's Pinnacle Institution

Video is directed to internal and external audiences. Provides an overarching perspective of the mission of Air University. Air University, education and solutions for America’s future problems…today

Heritage, Innovation, Imagination and Education

The Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, is the Air Force's graduate school of engineering and management as well as its institution for technical professional continuing education. A component of Air University and Air Education and Training Command, AFIT is committed to providing defense-focused graduate and professional continuing education and research to sustain the technological supremacy of America's air, space, and cyber forces. (U.S. Air Force video by Matthew Clouse)

The Air Force Institute of Technology

Defense-Focused Technical Graduate and Continuing Education, Research, and Consultation

Latest News

Apr 23, 2019
SANDS students visit Europe, gain new perspectives
Students from Air University’s School of Advanced Nuclear Deterrence Studies met with European allies last month to gain new perspectives and alternative views on how different parts of the world define nuclear deterrence.
Apr 22, 2019
VCSAF speaks with OTS staff, instructors
U.S. Air Force Gen. Stephen Wilson, Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, speaks with Officer
Apr 22, 2019
Knowledge Constellation Code Jam
This past week, the symbolic center was in full-gear during the kickoff of the Knowledge Constellation Code Jam, bringing in people from all around the circle, and beyond, to assist in developing a platform that will allow a higher-level of interactivity with library resources.
Apr 18, 2019
AFIT Hosts Multi-Domain Operations Joint Working Group
The Air Force Institute of Technology’s School of Strategic Force Studies hosted a Multi-Domain Operations Joint Working Group at AFIT on April 11 and 12.

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Chief Master Sgt. Tidwell, Air University's vice-commandant for the U.S. Air Force Senior NCO Academy, speaks about intellectual and leadership-development center of the Air Force.

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Mr. Al Mauroni, Air University's director for the U.S. Center for Strategic Deterrence Studies, speaks about the intellectual and leadership-development center of the Air Force.

Senior Chief Petty Officer Helton, Air University faculty member from the U.S. Coast Guard, speaks about intellectual and leadership-development center of the Air Force.

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Journals

Strategic Studies Quarterly (SSQ) is the peer reviewed strategic journal of the United States Air Force, fostering intellectual enrichment for national and international security professionals.

Strategic Studies Quarterly

Air & Space Power Journal (ASPJ), the US Air Force’s (USAF) professional peer-reviewed journal and the leading forum for airpower thought and dialogue.

Air and Space Power Journal

The Air Force Journal of European, Middle Eastern, and African Affairs, published quarterly, is to be the premier multidisciplinary peer-reviewed Journal cutting across both the social sciences and airpower operational art and strategy.

Journal of European, Middle
Eastern, and African Affairs

The Air & Space Power Journal (ASPJ) in Spanish is a forum for the dissemination of original research articles and review articles in numerous areas, refereed by subject-matter experts, of an academic nature, whose mission seeks to stimulate professional dialogue on Air and Space Power among the members of the Armed Forces of the Americas, historians, professors and the general public.

Air & Space Power Journal
En Español

The Air Force Journal of Indo–Pacific Affairs (JIPA) is a professional journal of the US Air Force and a forum for worldwide dialogue regarding the Indo–Pacific region, spanning from the west coasts of the Americas to the eastern shores of Africa and covering much of Asia and all of Oceania.

Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs

Officer Education

Primary developmental education for Captains and their Department of the Air Force civilians. They are exposed to educational and experiential opportunities that challenge them to become more effective leaders for our Air Force.

Squadron Officer School

ACSC is the Air Force's intermediate level officer PME. Each year it has over 600 majors and major-equivalent civilians from the Air Force, other U.S. services, U.S. government agencies, and over 70 other nations.

Air Command and Staff College

Air Force's senior PME school for officers. Each year over 250 colonels and lieutenant colonels attend - from the Air Force and other U.S. military services, equivalent grade civilians from U.S. government agencies, as well as from 45 other nations.

Air War College

International Officer School is the lead-up course to prepare all international officers for attending Air War College, Air Command and Staff College and Squadron Officer School.

International Officer School

SAASS creates warrior-scholars who have a superior ability to solve complex problems; think critically; develop strategy and policy; and develop, evaluate, and employ airpower as a component of military force in support of national objectives.

School of Advanced Air and Space Studies

The eSchool brings the distance education programs of the Air War College, Air Command and Staff College, and Squadron Officer College together into a cohesive framework delivering the right education to the right person at the right time.

eSchool of Graduate PME

LeMay Center where Air Force doctrine is developed, advocated in exercises and wargames, represented in Joint and Multinational doctrine, and deployed to Airmen through a multifaceted outreach program.

LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education

The Air Force Institute of Technology, or AFIT, is the Air Force's graduate school of engineering and management as well as its institution for technical professional continuing education.

Air Force Institute of Technology

Officer Accessions

Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development

Holm Center for Officer Accessions & Citizen Development

Air Force Officer Training School

Air Force Officer Training School

Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps

Reserve Officer Training Corps

Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps

Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps

Professional Development

Ira C. Eaker Center for Professional Development

Ira C. Eaker Center for Professional Development

Commanders' Professional Development School

Commanders' Professional Development School

Defense Financial Management & Comptroller School

Defense Financial Management & Comptroller School

Force Support Professional Development School

Force Support Professional Development School

Air Force Chaplain Corps College (AFCCC)

Air Force Chaplain Corps College

Academic Centers

Air Force Culture and Language Center

Air Force Culture and Language Center

Air Force Cyber College

Air Force Cyber College

Air Force Negotiation Center

Air Force Negotiation Center

USAF Center for Strategic Deterrence Studies

USAF Center for Strategic Deterrence Studies

USAF Center for Strategic Leadership Communication

USAF Center for Strategic Leadership Communication

USAF Center for Strategy and Technology

USAF Center for Strategy and Technology

Publications and Research

Air University Press

Air University Press

Muir S. Fairchild Research Information Center

Fairchild Research Information Center

China Aerospace Studies Institute

China Aerospace Studies Institute

ISR Research Task Force

ISR Research Task Force

Resources

Help with Student Online-Access

Help with Student Online-Access

Teaching and Learning Center

Teaching and Learning Center

Squadron-Centered Learning

Squadron-Centered Learning

Flight Commander's Edge

Flight Commander's Edge

Maxwell AFB Resources

Telephone Directory

Medical Services

ID Cards

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