Air Force Institute of Technology
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| Type | graduate school, professional and continuing education |
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| Established | 1919 |
| Chancellor | Dr. Todd I. Stewart ( Director & Chancellor) |
| Provost | Dr. Sivaguru. S. Sritharan |
| Location |
Wright-Patterson AFB, near Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Website | afit.edu |
The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) is a graduate school and provider of professional and continuing education for the United States Armed Forces and is part of the United States Air Force. It is located in Ohio at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, near Dayton.
Founded in 1919 and degree-granting since 1954, the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) is a MS and Ph.D. degree-granting academic institution of the United States Air Force, located within the Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Dayton, Ohio. Dayton area's heritage and industrial base in aeronautics and aviation, coupled with the close proximity to Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) provide a scientific and engineering research and educational experience focused on producing future leaders of the Air Force. A component of Air University and Air Education and Training Command, its primary purpose is to provide continuing specialized education to select officer and enlisted U.S. military personnel and civilian employees at the graduate level. Previous names for AFIT include the Air School of Application and the Air Corps Engineering School. The United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs is the undergraduate counterpart of AFIT for the Air Force.
On 8 May 2012, AFIT formally welcomed its first civilian director and chancellor during an appointment of leadership ceremony. Dr. Todd Stewart served for 34 years with the U.S. Air Force, retiring in 2002 at the rank of major general. On 28 January 2015, AFIT welcomed its first Provost and Vice Chancellor Dr. Sivaguru S. Sritharan (http://nps.edu/About/News/AFIT-Selects-NPS-Professor-to-be-Next-Provost-.html) former Dean of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the Naval Postgraduate School.
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