AWC Distance Learning / Air Reserve Component Seminar

Air Reserve Component Seminar (ARCS) Program

The AWC ARCS program has been revised for 2009 and will now be held in a 3-phase approach (beginning, middle and end) over the course of 3 fiscal years/2 calendar years (June 2009, June 2010 and June 2011). Each phase will occur in June at AWC, Maxwell AFB, Alabama (dates will be concurrent to the ACSC ARCS program) and will last from 10-14 days. This 3-phase program will cover all portions of the AWC DL program and will be conducted in a student-led seminar format. All participants accepted into the program will be expected to participate fully and complete the program as outlined.

This program, revised to reflect all aspects of the new, improved AWC DL Edition 17 (which closely parallels the resident curriculum) is an aggressive fast-paced program that requires increased student participation and active follow on by program particpants. A portion of the latest news article on the new AWC Edition 17 follows:

"A key change of the new edition is that students will apply critical analysis and creative thinking to answer essay questions in each of the five core courses. Students will tackle real-world historic or current situations, which require the applicationof strategic leadership skills to anwer questions."

"The 17th edition is a more robust distance learning program with greater emphasis on professional development, " said Col Stephen Visco the AWC, Dean of Distance Learning. "It better prepares AWC students for future challenges in today's dynamic military environment."

"Core courses of the newest edition include: Foundations of Strategy, National Security and Decision Making, Global Security, Joint Military Operations, and Joint Strategic Leadership."

You can read the whole news article here: (http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123103105%20)

Dates for the AWC 2009 ARCS Phase I seminar;
June 15-24, 2009 (travel days Jun 14 & 25).

Tentative follow on dates for Phases II and III are:

June 14-25, 2010

June 13-24, 2011

Details of how the program will progress during each phase will be covered in the Phase I course and follow on schedules will be given to attendees for the remaining phases.

Announcements for the AWC ARCS are issued by both the Air Guard and AF Reserve, separately. Links to the current year's announcements are below or you can contact your MPF or Training manager for copies. Minimum qualifications for this program are eligibility to participate in the AWC/DL program. For more information on the new AWC/DL program, you can visit the 17th Edition page.

ACSC and AWC Reserve ARCS Training Announcement for June 2010
AWC ANG Training Announcement for June 2010
ACSC ANG Training Announcement for June 2010

If you have questions concerning the AWC ARCS program, you can contact Col John Paul, AWC Reserve Liaison and ARCS Coordinator at DSN 493-7113/Comm (334) 953-7113 or e-mail john.paul@maxwell.af.mil.