11 Jan 60
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Squadron Officer School Class 60-A had 971 USAF and Allied officers enrolled. At this point in time, it was the largest class in the school's history.
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An air policeman at the Warfare Systems School checks a visitor's security clearance prior to permitting him to enter the facility.
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| 1 Oct 60 |
HQ USAF transferred operational control of the Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, to Air University. |
| 8 Jan 61 |
Air University redesignated the Academic Instructor School as the Academic Instructor and Allied Officer School to reflect its secondary mission of providing orientation training to foreign officers.
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Four international officers who were attending the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell look over the graduation program. They came from the Philippines, Jordan, and Uruguay.
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| 1 Sep 61 |
George Washington University opened a resident center at Maxwell to provide Air War College students an opportunity to earn either a bachelor's or master's degree in international relations. |
| 1 Jan 62 |
Air University redesignated the Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson as the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). |
| 1 Oct 62 |
To provide academic support services for its schools, Air University activated HQ 3825th Support Group (Academic) at Maxwell. |
| 8 Nov 62 |
Nearly 12 years after its establishment, Air University redesignated the Research Studies Institute as the Aerospace Studies Institute to reflect the new focus of the organization's mission. |
| 8 Nov 62 |
To provide communication and command post services, Air University activated HQ 3825th Command and Control Group. |
| 18 Dec 62 |
Ground-breaking ceremonies took place at Wright-Patterson for the new AFIT School of Engineering facility. |
| 16 Sep 63 |
The AU Warfare Systems School offered its first counterinsurgency course. |
| 1 Nov 63 |
The Extension Course Institute completed its first career development course. |
| 17 Jul 64 |
Air University's Squadron Officer School became the command's first recipient of the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award. |
| 1 Oct 65 |
HQ USAF transferred field responsibility for the Air Force Museum from Air University to Air Force Logistics Command. |
| 1 Jul 66 |
The Air Force Chaplain School became a part of Air University when the Air Force transferred it from Air Training Command and Lackland AFB, Texas, to Maxwell AFB. |
Outside the traditional classroom setting, Squadron Officer School students participate in a variety of exercises including "Project X," an exercise designed to promote teamwork and give students a chance to display their leadership, and problem-solving skills.
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| 1 Sep 66 |
The Air Force initiated a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 20 high schools across the nation. |
| 8 May 68 |
Air University redesignated the Warfare Systems School as the Air University- Institute for Professional Development to more closely align its name to the types of courses it offered. |
| 18 Jun 69 |
The Air Force Institute of Technology's School of Engineering awarded its first Doctor of Philosophy degree. |
| 1 Sep 69 |
AFROTC expanded its two-year commissioning program to include women at Auburn. East Carolina, Ohio State, and Drake universities. |
