Air University Press (AUP) is part of Air University's (AU) Academic Services and is the open-access publisher for AU and the US Air Force. Since 1953, it has edited, published, and distributed over 1.1 million student papers, curriculum texts, faculty research pieces, journals, and scholarly books to further thought critical to the intellectual growth of the Air Force. 

Air University General Order No. 54, 28 September 1953, brought AU Press into being to support the mission of AU. The press was chartered to publish significant contributions of research and scholarship in the Air University, the USAF, and other sources... [and] to enhance the academic prestige and support the accreditation of the Air University.

Our journal products include the Air & Space Power Journal, the flagship professional publication of the US Air Force. We also produce Strategic Studies Quarterly, a forum for strategic-level discussions about national and international security policies and evolving defense strategies. Additional publications include the Journal of the Americas (JotA) and Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs (JIPA). JotA is a forum for original research articles and review articles seeking 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. JIPA is 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. These editions are published quarterly in print and electronic format.

In 1997 the press placed its first publications online. On 3 January 2003, the press launched a redesigned website in celebration of its 50th year. In its first half-century, the press distributed approximately 500,000 publications. Just in the last 10 years, the press distributed over 600,000 books by capitalizing on new technologies to help warfighters understand air and space power. As the new millennium progresses, our project editors, copy editors, illustrators, marketing specialists, and typesetters will continue striving to meet the research, curriculum, and scholarly needs of Air University's schools and faculty members. Our future goals include further developing the electronic publishing process, streamlining the publication and distribution of books, journals, and research papers.

On 3 January 2003, the press launched a redesigned website in celebration of its 50th year. In its first half-century, the press distributed approximately 500,000 publications. Just in the last 10 years, the press distributed over 600,000 books by capitalizing on new technologies to help warfighters understand air and space power.

As the new millennium progresses, our project editors, copy editors, illustrators, marketing specialists, and typesetters will continue striving to meet the research, curriculum, and scholarly needs of Air University's schools and faculty members. Our future goals include further developing the electronic publishing process, streamlining the publication and distribution of books, journals, and research papers.