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'''Air University''' is a | '''Air University''' is a professional military education university system of the [[United States Air Force]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/About/|title=Air University, Maxwell AFB, Alabama|website=www.airuniversity.af.edu|date=10 July 2023 }}</ref> It is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award master's degrees. | ||
==Organizations== | ==Organizations== | ||
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:[[Air Command and Staff College]] (ACSC) | :[[Air Command and Staff College]] (ACSC) | ||
:[[Squadron Officer School]] (SOS) | :[[Squadron Officer School]] (SOS) | ||
:International Officers School<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/IOS/|title=International Officer School|website=www.airuniversity.af.edu}}</ref> (IOS) | :[[International Officers School]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/IOS/|title=International Officer School|website=www.airuniversity.af.edu}}</ref> (IOS) | ||
:[[School of Advanced Air and Space Studies]] (SAASS) | :[[School of Advanced Air and Space Studies]] (SAASS) | ||
:[[USAF Center for Strategic Deterrence Studies]] | :[[USAF Center for Strategic Deterrence Studies]] | ||
;[[Curtis E. Lemay | ;[[Curtis E. Lemay Center for Doctrine Development and Education]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/LeMay/|title=Curtis E. LeMay Center|website=www.airuniversity.af.edu}}</ref> | ||
;[[Ira C. Eaker | ;[[Ira C. Eaker College for Professional Development]] | ||
:Air Force Chaplain Corps College | :[[Air Force Chaplain Corps College]] | ||
:Air Force Personnel Professional Development School | :[[Air Force Personnel Professional Development School]] | ||
:Commanders' Professional Development School | :[[Commanders' Professional Development School]] | ||
:Defense Financial Management | :[[Defense Financial Management and Comptroller School]] | ||
:National Security Space Institute | :[[National Security Space Institute]] | ||
:Civilian Leadership Development School | :[[Civilian Leadership Development School]] | ||
;[[Jeanne M. Holm | ;[[Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development]] | ||
:[[Air Force Officer Training School]] ([[Air Force Officer Training School|OTS]]) | :[[Air Force Officer Training School]] ([[Air Force Officer Training School|OTS]]) | ||
:[[Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps]] ([[AFROTC]]) | :[[Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps]] ([[AFROTC]]) | ||
:Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps ([[AFJROTC]]) | :[[Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps]] ([[AFJROTC]]) | ||
:[[Civil Air Patrol]] ( | :[[Civil Air Patrol]] (CAP) | ||
:Civilian Acculturation and Leadership Training (CALT) | :[[Civilian Acculturation and Leadership Training]] (CALT) | ||
;[[Thomas N. Barnes | ;[[Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education]] | ||
:[[Airman Leadership School]] (ALS) | :[[Airman Leadership School]] (ALS) | ||
:Air Force Career Development Academy | :[[Air Force Career Development Academy]] | ||
:Air Force Enlisted Heritage Research Institute (AFEHRI) | :[[Air Force Enlisted Heritage Research Institute]] (AFEHRI) | ||
:Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy (SNCOA) | :[[Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy]] (SNCOA) | ||
:Air Force Noncommissioned Officer Academy (NCOA) | :[[Air Force Noncommissioned Officer Academy]] (NCOA) | ||
:Enlisted Professional Military Education Instructor Course (EPMEIC) | :[[Enlisted Professional Military Education Instructor Course]] (EPMEIC) | ||
:Chief Master Sergeant Leadership Course (CLC) | :[[Chief Master Sergeant Leadership Course]] (CLC) | ||
:[[Community College of the Air Force]] (CCAF) | :[[Community College of the Air Force]] (CCAF) | ||
:USAF First Sergeant Academy (FSA) | :[[USAF First Sergeant Academy]] (FSA) | ||
;USAF Center for Counterproliferation Studies<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/CSDS/|title=United States Air Force Center for Strategic Deterrence Studies|website=www.airuniversity.af.edu}}</ref> | ;[[USAF Center for Counterproliferation Studies]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/CSDS/|title=United States Air Force Center for Strategic Deterrence Studies|website=www.airuniversity.af.edu}}</ref> | ||
;Air University Press<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/|title=Air University Press|website=www.airuniversity.af.edu/}}</ref> | ;[[Air University Press]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/|title=Air University Press|website=www.airuniversity.af.edu/}}</ref> | ||
:Air Force Fellows Program<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AF-Fellows/|website=www.airuniversity.af.edu|title=Air Force Fellows Program|access-date=22 January 2017}}</ref> (AFF) | :[[Air Force Fellows Program]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AF-Fellows/|website=www.airuniversity.af.edu|title=Air Force Fellows Program|access-date=22 January 2017}}</ref> (AFF) | ||
;Air Force Historical Research Agency (AFHRA) | ;[[Air Force Historical Research Agency]] (AFHRA) | ||
;[[China Aerospace Studies Institute]] (CASI) | ;[[China Aerospace Studies Institute]] (CASI) | ||
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====Squadron Officer School==== | ====Squadron Officer School==== | ||
The Squadron Officer School in-residence program is a 6.5-week course for USAF captains. The course is structured around four primary areas: Leadership, building highly-effective teams, logical and ethical reasoning in decision making, and multi-domain joint warfare. | The Squadron Officer School in-residence program is a 6.5-week course for USAF captains. The course is structured around four primary areas: Leadership, building highly-effective teams, logical and ethical reasoning in decision making, and multi-domain joint warfare. | ||
====Air Command and Staff College==== | ====Air Command and Staff College==== | ||
{{main|Air Command and Staff College}} | {{main|Air Command and Staff College}} | ||
The Air Command and Staff College (ACSC) is a 10-month master's-level resident program that prepares field grade [[USAF]], [[U.S. Army]] and [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]] officers in pay grade O-4 and [[USN]] / [[USCG]] officers in pay grade O-4, their international counterparts, and U.S. civilian equivalents, for positions of higher responsibility within the military and other government agencies. Often referred to as "intermediate level education" (ILE), intermediate level professional military education (intermediate level PME) or phase I joint PME, ACSC is also available via "distance learning", primarily a CD-ROM enabled correspondence course. | The Air Command and Staff College (ACSC) is a 10-month master's-level resident program that prepares field grade [[USAF]], [[U.S. Army]] and [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]] officers in pay grade O-4 and [[USN]] / [[USCG]] officers in pay grade O-4, their international counterparts, and U.S. civilian equivalents, for positions of higher responsibility within the military and other government agencies. Often referred to as "intermediate level education" (ILE), intermediate level professional military education (intermediate level PME) or phase I joint PME, ACSC is also available via "distance learning", primarily a CD-ROM enabled correspondence course. | ||
====Air War College==== | ====Air War College==== | ||
{{main|USAF Air War College}} | {{main|USAF Air War College}} | ||
The USAF Air War College (AWC) is a 10-month resident course for USAF, U.S. Army and USMC lieutenant colonels and colonels (pay grades O-5 and O-6), USN and USCG commanders and captains (pay grade O-5 and O-6), their international counterparts, and Department of Defense and Department of the Air Force civilian equivalents (GS-14/GM-14, GS-15/GM-15). AWC prepares students to lead in a joint, interagency and multi-national environment at the strategic level of military operations. Also known as "senior developmental education" (SDE), senior level PME, or (since 2010) phase II JPME, AWC is also available at the Pentagon and selected active USAF installations as a 10-month seminar program paralleling the academic year and course content of the resident course. It is also available via "distance learning" as a correspondence course typically requiring 18 to 24 months to complete. | The USAF Air War College (AWC) is a 10-month resident course for USAF, U.S. Army and USMC lieutenant colonels and colonels (pay grades O-5 and O-6), USN and USCG commanders and captains (pay grade O-5 and O-6), their international counterparts, and Department of Defense and Department of the Air Force civilian equivalents (GS-14/GM-14, GS-15/GM-15). AWC prepares students to lead in a joint, interagency and multi-national environment at the strategic level of military operations. Also known as "senior developmental education" (SDE), senior level PME, or (since 2010) phase II JPME, AWC is also available at the Pentagon and selected active USAF installations as a 10-month seminar program paralleling the academic year and course content of the resident course. It is also available via "distance learning" as a correspondence course typically requiring 18 to 24 months to complete. | ||
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===Enlisted professional military education=== | ===Enlisted professional military education=== | ||
The Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education (Barnes Center, formerly the College for Enlisted Professional Military Education) is responsible for the instructional programs and faculty development for all Air Force [[Enlisted rank|enlisted]] professional military education programs. This includes the airman leadership schools, [[noncommissioned officer]] academies, and the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy. | The Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education (Barnes Center, formerly the College for Enlisted Professional Military Education) is responsible for the instructional programs and faculty development for all Air Force [[Enlisted rank|enlisted]] professional military education programs. This includes the airman leadership schools, [[noncommissioned officer]] academies, and the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy. | ||