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Air University announces plans for a Cyber College
Master Sgt. Michael Voss bring the brightest cyber minds in the Air brick-and-mortar classrooms where stu-
Force together at Air University. Similar dents listen to lectures and pass tests. The
42nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs to the National Defense University’s Cyber new cyber college will be a learning institu-
Leadership program, Air University’s Cyber tion where students have collaborative access
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- College will be focused on leveraging cyber to great cyber minds at Air University from
During a recent speech at the City of Mont- technology to meet national security strate- anywhere in the world,” explained Kwast.
gomery (Alabama) Kiwanis Club, Air Uni- gies in the next decade.
versity Commander Lt. Gen. Steven L. Kwast He added that AU will leverage the exist-
announced plans for an Air Force Cyber Col- Although Kwast admits there are chal- ing infrastructure of the Defense Informa-
lege. lenges to starting the new college, Air Uni- tion Systems Administration at Gunter An-
versity is looking for support from across the nex, as well as current AU faculty and local
After thanking the Montgomery commu- country and within the private sector. community support to create a school that
nity for their support of Maxwell Air Force will help the nation design the tools needed
Base, June 2, Kwast detailed Air University’s “In addition to leveraging our existing ca- to dominate tomorrow’s cyber world.
plans to develop the new college. pabilities within Air University, we have an
ongoing outreach campaign to recruit top Each year, Air University provides full
“We are going to build a learning environ- professors and talent from every pocket of spectrum education, research and outreach
ment where Airmen can learn from the lead- the country,” said the general. at every level through professional military
ing cyberspace strategists,” said Kwast. “The education, professional continuing educa-
college will be a learning institution where Plans for the new college include regu- tion and academic degree granting. Known
our students from the active-duty and Re- larly connecting faculty and students with as the intellectual and leadership center of
serve forces, sister services and internation- educational programs at other universities the U.S. Air Force, Air University graduates
al partners can study together and innovate within a four-state region of Montgomery so more than 50,000 resident and 120,000 non-
solutions to cyber challenges that face our military and civilian students can learn from resident officers, enlisted and civilian per-
nation.” each other’s perspectives. sonnel each year.
Scheduled to begin classes here later this “We are moving away from the traditional
year, the vision for the new college is to
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