INTER-AMERICAN AIR FORCES ACADEMY (IAAFA)

INTER-AMERICAN

AIR FORCES ACADEMY

(IAAFA)

INTERNATIONAL

Airman Leadership School

(IALS)

MASL D171055

For more information please visit:

http://www.37trw.af.mil/units/inter-

americanairforcesacademy/

Inter-American Air Forces Academy

837 TRS/TOP

2431 Carswell Avenue

Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, TX 78236-5609

Telephone: (210) 671-1606

DSN: 473-1606

According to the US Air Force Concept, Professional

Military Education (PME) is part of the development

process that:

- Provides the nation with personnel who have the

skills and knowledge to employ aerospace power

during a crisis or less intense conflict.

- Provides the military with personnel who have the

skills and knowledge needed to make the right

decisions based on responsibilities commensurate

with their rank as they progress in their military

career.

- Develops strategic thinkers and combatants.

In other words, PME is the link between technical and

professional development. It prepares military

personnel to overcome the challenges imposed by

career progression, higher responsibility, and the

exercising of leadership over subordinates.

The International Airman Leadership School (IALS) of the

Inter-American Air Forces Academy (IAAFA), teaches the

same course imparted to military personnel in the grade

of Senior Airman and Staff Sergeant or E-5 equivalent in

the United States Air Force Total Force. This course is the

foundational step in the professional development as it

prepares individuals to assume greater leadership

responsibilities. This course offers 192 classroom hours

for a total duration of 8 weeks in-residence or 6 weeks

mobile.

The curriculum is developed by the Barnes Center for

Enlisted Education according to Air University guidelines.

After completing this course, the members from any

military or civil service will have acquired new tools and

techniques to improve their supervisory skills. Graduates

will have mastered new techniques for problem solving,

critical thinking and analysis, team building and

counseling to motivate personnel to accomplish the

mission.

In this course, attendees have the opportunity to conduct

joint exercises with students from the Inter-American

Squadron Officer School (ISOS) and/or military/civil

service students from Latin America. This interaction

develops new tools and techniques necessary to

reinforce the bond between the enlisted and officer core

and places value to their respective leadership

capabilities.

Course Description

Professional Airman

Supervisory of Airmen

Expeditionary Airmen

Uniform Inspections

Extracurricular Activities

(EA) Airmen understand military strategies, joint military

structures, military missions, and doctrines..

(PA) Emphasizes the high expectations, commitment, and heritage

required with membership in the profession of arms..

(SA) Airmen understand and apply leadership and management

concepts to train and develop their people.

NCOs have the opportunity to participate in combined operations

with the officers from the ISOS course with the intent to assess

the leadership attributes they possess and to strengthen the

bonds of trust amongst them. Additionally, students will

participate in the Field Studies Program sponsored by the

Department of Defense that shows different cultural and

historical aspects of the U.S.

Physical Training

Stretching, push-ups, sit-ups, and cardiovascular activities (run

2.5km and circuit training).

Supervisory Communication

( SC) Airmen develop and display effective written, spoken and

interpersonal communication skills that influence and direct people

in order to facilitate mission accomplishment.