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Air University (AU) was established in 1946 and educates U.S. and allied military planners and leaders in air and space warfare. AU is a component of the United States Air Force’s Air Education and Training Command and is headquartered at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. AU is the U.S. Air Force’s primary center for professional military education. The institutions that fall under Air University include:

I. Enlisted Professional Military Education 1.College for Enlisted Professional Military Education 2. Senior Non-commissioned Officer Academy 3. NCO Academies II. Officer Professional Military Education 1. Squadron Officer College 2. Air Command and Staff College (ACSC) 3. Air War College (AWC) III. Officer Accession 1. Air Force Officer Accession and Training Schools (AFOATS) IV. Citizenship education 1. Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) 2. Civil Air Patrol (CAP) V. Academic Education 1. Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) 2. Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) VI. Professional continuing education 1. Air Force Doctrine Development and Education Center 2. College for Professional Development 3. International Officer School VII. Advanced Professional Military Education 1. School of Advanced Air and Space Studies (SAASS)