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Making Professional Military Education More Agile in the Air Force

2025/6/19
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Andrea Tullos: 在过去二十年中，空军由于海外行动的需要，形成了一种独特的语言和文化，专注于服务客户和远征部署。然而，面对高强度、全球性的战斗，空军不能再依赖过去的模式，需要将知识普及到整个部队。我认为空军应该加强内部的专业军事教育，这是联合机构无法做到的。空军的教育体系由空军大学统一管理，可以实现从初级到高级的教育连续性。我们正在努力推动知识的普及，从初级军官开始，让他们了解联合参谋机构的运作模式，并尽早接触任务指挥的执行，这是一种联合的理念和实践。我认为，空军应该在飞行员的职业生涯中，定期、持续地提供教育和培训，并且部分内容应该是按需提供的。应该允许有才华的学习者随时在线访问所需的内容，而不必等待特定的服务年限或级别。

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This chapter explores the evolution of Air Force PME, highlighting the need for agility and adaptation in the face of evolving threats. It discusses the shift from low-intensity conflicts to potential high-intensity conflicts and the implications for PME delivery methods.
  • Shift from low-intensity conflicts to potential high-intensity conflicts.
  • Need for agile and faster PME.
  • Value of domain expertise in PME.
  • Importance of on-demand access to PME content.

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Lt. Gen. Andrea Tullos joined Ryan at WOTR HQ to talk about her experience and insights into professional military education, both for the joint force and especially the Air Force. She shares what Air University, which she commands, has been doing to optimize its mission for competition with China, the pacing threat, and a high intensity fight where sanctuary areas are scarce if they exist at all. Tullos also explains how Air University and the LeMay Center feed into Agile Combat Employment — the Air Force's vision for rapid, dispersed deployment of combat power to increase survivability and adaptability —  as well as Air University's plan for "agile learning."

"We as an Air Force, owe you education and training, and so we should be pouring into you episodically and consistently throughout your career. And some of it should be on-demand. We have unbelievably talented, inquisitive learners coming in the door and they shouldn't have to wait to get access to content until they have a certain number of years in service or time in grade. They should be able to go online and access that content at the point of need."