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Force Development Defined

Force Development is a holistic, learner-centered approach that deliberately connects our Airmen’s training, education and experiences throughout their careers to Develop the Airmen We Need to succeed in complex, multi-domain operational environments.  For current information on many force development initiatives, click here to jump to the Learning Professionals and FD Credentials Division web page.

  • Enlisted Foundations courses ready for Airmen

    The Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education’s Foundations curriculum achieved full operational capability July 19, 2024, after nine months of course testing and training.

  • Warrant officer instructors graduate TAC Certification Course

    The U.S. Army Warrant Officer Career College held a graduation ceremony of its Train, Advise, and Counsel Officer Certification Course in Ozark, Alabama, July 19, 2024.Among the graduates were four members of the U.S. Air Force, marking the first time Air Force personnel received the TAC

  • Joel C. Mayo ALS 24-F Graduation

    Twenty-three Airmen graduated from Holloman’s Joel C. Mayo Airman Leadership School during a ceremony at Club Holloman, July 18, 2024.

  • Commandants guide EPME strategic direction at conference

    Enlisted professional military education commandants from around the world gathered for the 2024 Summer Commandants Conference in Montgomery, Ala., July 8-12. The conference, which included 21 commandants from Air Force noncommissioned officer academies and above, was hosted by the Thomas N. Barnes

  • BOLT: A comprehensive airman fitness initiative

    Air University and Auburn University’s Warrior Research Center are partnering together on a Comprehensive Airman Fitness initiative called BOLT, a term derived from the lightning bolts on the Air University shield, which is set to begin a beta testing phase during academic year 2025, at Maxwell Air

  • 49th AMXS Airman named Air Force crew chief of the year

    This year, the 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron’s own U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shaun Shaffer earned the prestigious Crew Chief of the Year award for his outstanding dedication to his craft and ability to keep Holloman’s MQ-9 Reaper fleet in the air.

  • New Force Development "Impact" newsletter out now on the AETC website

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- The latest edition of the Force Development "Impact" newsletter is available now on the Air Education and Training Command website.This quarter's edition features force development-related news including a Department of the Air Force Modeling and Simulation