Defense Acquisition University Midwest Region open for business in new Kettering, Ohio, location.The Defense Acquisition University (DAU DAU - /dow/ [German Fidonet] D"ummster Anzunehmender User. A German acronym for stupidest imaginable user. From the engineering-slang GAU for Gr"osster Anzunehmender Unfall (worst foreseeable accident), especially of a LNG tank farm plant or something with similarly disastrous ) Midwest Region and the Air Force Institute of Technology The Naval Postgraduate School serves a similar purpose for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. The U.S. Army does not have a comparable school; Army officers study at the Naval Postgraduate School or AFIT. (AFIT AFIT Air Force Institute of Technology AFIT Armed Forces Institute of Transfusion (Rawalpindi, Pakistan) AFIT Arizona Forum for the Improvement of Taxation ) unveiled their new Kettering. Ohio, location with an official ribbon cutting ceremony A ribbon cutting ceremony is a public ceremony conducted to inaugurate the opening to the general public of a new building or business. Often, it is conducted in just the manner the name suggests: by tying a ceremonial ribbon across the main entrance of the building, which held on Feb. 5. DAU Midwest Region Dean Jerry Emke and Air Force Col. Ken Knapp from the Air Force Institute of Technology served as co-masters of ceremony, while DAU President Frank Anderson Jr., spoke on the goals and achievements of DAU. Over 350 attended the day's events, including DoD and Air Force leaders, Dayton area defense industry representatives, local and state community and civic leaders, congressional representatives, local university presidents. Miami Valley Acquisition Consortium representatives, friends, and family. The Midwest Region campus is located just south of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 8,023 acres (3,247 hectares), W Ohio, NE of Dayton; est. 1917. One of the largest airport installations in the world, it is the air force's main research and development base, and the headquarters of the , near Dayton, Ohio, and has a rich history of academic and educational excellence. According to Dean Emke, the faculty and staff focus on teaching, research, and performance support (targeted training, consulting, and partnering with agencies). Their agenda includes working with organizations within the region and staying current on major issues and needs of the Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT & L) workforce throughout the Department of Defense, other federal agencies, and beyond. |
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