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Heritage, Innovation, Imagination and Education

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein talks about the importance of relationships built at Air University. The U.S. Air Force's pinnacle institution's professional military education programs educate Airmen to leverage air, space, and cyberspace power to achieve national security objectives. Specialized professional continuing educational programs provide scientific, technological, managerial, and other professional expertise to meet the needs of the Air Force. AU also conducts research on the evolving security environment; emerging threats; future uses for air, space, and cyberspace power; working in joint and coalition teams and multicultural environments; education; military leadership; management; and other topics that inform senior Air Force leaders and contribute to curriculum development. The university is engaged in community and public service, offering two citizenship programs: Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps and Civil Air Patrol–USAF.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein speaks about impeccable character while at Air University. The institution serves as the U.S. Air Force's pinnacle institution, providing the full spectrum of military education, encompassing precommissioning programs for new officers; graduate programs in specialized military disciplines; progressive, career-long professional military development for officer, enlisted, and civilian Airmen; and specialized programs for US cabinet appointees, senior executive service civilians, and general officers.

Impeccable Character

Chief Master Sgt. Todd Simmons talks about organizational culture and challenges leaders.

Organizational Culture

Chief Master Sgt. Michael Wester, Air University's Chief Master Sergeant Leadership Course director, speaks about the importance of senior enlisted leader development and their critical role to the Air Force leadership team. Air University provides full spectrum education and leadership development as the Air Force's pinnacle institution.

Developing Strategic Leaders

Col. Scott Rizer, Air University's International Officer School director, talks about the importance of building partnerships and critical thinkers. IOS is the university's lead-up course to prepare all international officers for attending Air War College, Air Command and Staff College and Squadron Officer College. Since 1954, over 11,000 international military students from 143 countries have graduated from IOS preparatory courses.

Maj. Heidi Jensen, an Air University Fellow, speaks about how her time as an Air University instructor has prepared her to bring a more diverse perspective to her follow on student experience at AU's Air Command and Staff College.

Building Critical Thinkers

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Enlisted Education

Barnes Center for Enlisted Education

Barnes Center for Enlisted Education

Community College of the Air Force

Community College of the Air Force

Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy

Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy

Chief Master Sergeant Leadership Course

Chief Master Sergeant Leadership Course

Air Force Enlisted Heritage Research Institute

Air Force Enlisted Heritage Research Institute

Airman Leadership School

Airman Leadership School

Noncommissioned Officer Academy

Noncommissioned Officer Academy

Enlisted Professional Military Education Instructor Course

Enlisted Professional Military Education Instructor Course

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

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 School 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

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

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

Leadership & Professional Development

Ira C. Eaker Center for Professional Development

Ira C. Eaker Center for Leadership Development

Commanders' Professional Development School

Commanders' Professional Development School

USAF First Sergeant Academy

USAF First Sergeant Academy

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

The Profession of Arms Center of Excellence

Profession of Arms Center of Excellence

Academic Centers

Air Force Culture and Language Center

Air Force Culture and Language Center

USAF Center for Strategic Deterrence Studies

USAF Center for Strategic Deterrence Studies

Air Force Negotiation Center

Air Force Negotiation Center

Air Force Cyber College

Air Force Cyber College

USAF Center for Strategy and Technology

USAF Center for Strategy and Technology

Air Force Fellows

Air Force Fellows

USAF Center for Strategic Leadership Communication

USAF Center for Strategic Leadership Communication

Education Resources

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

42d Force Support Squadron

Student Life

Medical Services

Maxwell AFB Clinic

ID Cards

ID Card Appointments

Telephone Directory

Telephone Directory