Forging Ahead on Force Development

Oct. 18, 2005

USAF recently tapped for 2006-07 advanced education coursework more than 1,100 military and civilian personnel out of some 3,900 nominated by their senior raters. Working within the service’s Force Development program, development teams reviewed the candidates and recommended courses of study to select and rank order primary and alternate candidates. To view the lists, click here for military and here for civilian. Read our article describing the Force Development initiative here.

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