Air War College

The Air War College is a part of the United States Air Force's Air University, headquartered at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. Air University's higher headquarters is Air Education and Training Command (AETC) headquartered at Randolph Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The Army War College, Naval War College, Marine Corps War College, National Defense University, and Industrial College of the Armed Forces are other War Colleges within the Department of Defense's Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) Phase II Education Program.

History

The Air War College was founded in 1946 by the United States War Department (now the Department of Defense) at what was then Maxwell Field. The college has operated continuously since its founding except for a period of six months during the Korean War.

Professional Military Education

The Air War College (AWC) curriculum has been certified as Joint Professional Military Education (JPME)Joint Professional Military Education Phase II by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. According to the most recent...
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