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AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, US AIR FORCE

History: Established as Army Air Forces Institute of Technology on 15 December 1945. Redesignated as: Air Force Institute of Technology on 26 September 1947; United States Air Force Institute of Technology on 16 June 1948. Discontinued on 28 August 1948. Consolidated (28 February 1979) with the unit designated as United States Air Force Institute of Technology, and organized, on 28 August 1948, and subsequently redesignated: Headquarters, United States Air Force Institute of Technology, on 1 April 1950; Headquarters, Institute of Technology, United States Air Force, on 1 September 1955; Headquarters, Air Force Institute of Technology, on 16 April 1956; Institute of Technology on 1 July 1959; Air Force Institute of Technology on 1 January 1962; Headquarters, Air Force Institute of Technology, 18 February 1997. A miscellaneous unit, the institute was in the process of being organizationally formed, manned, and equipped for technical education operations from 15 December 1945-2 September 1946. It provided university level education in specific technological disciplines in support of Army Air Forces (later, USAF) and War Department (later, Department of Defense) requirements, September 1946-August 1948. In August 1948, a new institute replaced the original. The new institute absorbed the resources of the original institute and continued the mission of providing university level education in specific technological disciplines until 1 April 1950. From 1 April 1950, and continuing through Jun 1959, the institute’s headquarters component provided administrative duties and logistical support while the establishment continued the technical education programs. When the headquarters component’s existence ended on 1 July 1959, the institute continued the technical education programs and administered and directed both resident graduate and continuing education programs at Wright-Patterson AFB. It also administered and directed programs in more standard disciplines at civilian universities, colleges, industrial firms and medical centers throughout the nation. On 28 February 1979, the Air Force officially consolidated the original Air Force Institute of Technology, which discontinued on 28 August 1948, and the newer Air Force Institute of Technology, organized on 28 August 1948, combining the history and lineage of the two organizations. AFIT provided doctoral and master’s degree programs in defense-focused advanced scientific, engineering, and management programs through its Graduate School of Engineering and defense-focused education Management and the Civilian Institution Program (CIP) and conducted Air Force related graduate research in its centers of excellence. In addition, AFIT also offers a number of graduate certificate programs in various technical areas. AFIT a large number of professional continuing education courses, workshops, and seminars to meet Air Force requirements in scientific, technological, logistical, managerial, and other professional areas, designated by AU and HQ Air Force through in-residence, on-site, and distance learning courses and programs. Its seven research centers of excellence, working with AFIT faculty and students, conducts invaluable defense-related original scientific, engineering, and management research.


Coat of arms (crest) of the Air Force Institute of Technology, US Air Force
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The Emblem was Approved on 22 November 1949; newest rendition 16 January 2019.

Literature: Umage from Wikimedia Commons. Information from https://www.afhra.af.mil/


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