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Force Development Defined

Force Development: The deliberate effort to maximize force readiness through a variety of recruiting, educational, training, and experiential learning activities, opportunities, and services ensuring all Airmen and Guardians possess the competencies they need to meet DAF mission requirements.

For current information on many force development initiatives, click here to jump to the Learning Professionals and FD Credentials Division web page.

  • AETC to host Developmental Special Experiences webcast July 21

    The Air Education and Training Command Developmental Special Experiences branch will host a Developmental Special Experiences webcast July 21, 2020. The webcast is available at 10 a.m. CDT and can be watched live on the Air Force Personnel Center’s Facebook page, Zoom or the Defense Collaboration

  • Developmental Special Experiences Catalog now available on MyVECTOR

    Air & Space Professionals can now access the Developmental Special Experiences catalog on MyVECTOR. The DSE Catalog is a consolidated list of available opportunities for Department of the Air Force officers, enlisted and civilians that enables members to grow professionally. The catalog is

  • LEAP Spotlight: Capt. Lesly Toussaint

    Spotlight on Language Enabled Airman Program scholar Capt. Lesly Toussaint, who speaks Haitian Creole, French, and English and through LEAP, has developed professionally through insight and critical thinking.

  • 95 Cadets Selected for AFCLC’s Language Enabled Airman Program

    After a virtual selection board process this spring due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Air Force Culture and Language Center (AFCLC) selected 95 Airmen for the Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP) out of 208 applicants. This year also marked the first year candidates were selected for LEAP from a

  • A new road towards a degree

    Angelo State University and Goodfellow came together to sign in an agreement that will allow members of the 17th Communications Squadron, and military member sharing similar types of credits or training, to transfer their technical course work towards a baccalaureate degree at ASU’s Houston Harte

  • New changes coming to EPME

    Over the last three years, our Air National Guard and Air Education and Training Command has been working with the Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education to update and evolve Enlisted Professional Military Education.