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Air University commander hosts first Senior Statesmen Symposium

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MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. --  

Air University hosted former university commanders during its inaugural Senior Statesmen Symposium, Dec. 9, 2022.

The daylong event allowed the university to highlight the changes made to both professional military and continuing education, and to offer the former commanders the opportunity to provide insight and wisdom to help shape the future educational and leadership development of Airmen.

The senior statesmen attending were retired Lt. Gen. David Fadok (years of AU command 2011-2014) and retired Lt. Gen. Allen Peck (years of AU command 2008-2011). Air University Commander and President Lt. Gen. Andrea Tullos hosted the symposium.

Air University Commander and President Lt. Gen. Andrea Tullos (center) hosted the first Senior Statesmen Symposium, Dec. 9, 2022, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. The senior statesmen in attendance were former AU commanders retired Lt. Gen. Allen Peck (to Tullos’s right) and retired Lt. Gen. David Fadok (to Tullos’s left). Peck commanded AU from 2008-2011 and Fadok from 2011-2014. The event allowed the former commanders to learn of the latest educational advancements made at AU and to offer insight and guidance to AU leadership in shaping the future of Airmen. (U.S. photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)
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Former Air University commanders retired Lt. Gen. Allen Peck (right) and retired Lt. Gen. David Fadok (third from left) provide comments during the recording of a War on the Rocks podcast at the Maxwell Event Center, Dec. 9, 2022. Joining Peck and Fadok on the podcast recording was Lt. Gen. Andrea Tullos, AU commander and president, and War on the Rocks founder Ryan Evans (second from left), who moderated the podcast. The former commanders were distinguished guests at the university’s first Senior Statesmen Symposium. The symposium allowed the university to highlight advances made to Airmen education and leadership development since Peck and Fadok last commanded AU and to give them the opportunity to provide insight and wisdom into the continued development of Airmen. Peck commanded AU from 2008-2011 and Fadok from 2011-2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)
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Former Air University commanders retired Lt. Gen. Allen Peck and retired Lt. Gen. David Fadok visit with Airmen manning the Community College of the Air Force table at the Maxwell Event Center. The CCAF table was one of several at the center representing various AU schools during the first Air University Senior Statesmen Symposium held Dec. 9, 2022, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. The symposium allowed the university to highlight advances made to Airmen education and leadership development since Peck and Fadok last commanded AU and to give them the opportunity to provide insight and wisdom into the continued development of Airmen. Peck commanded AU from 2008-2011 and Fadok from 2011-2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)
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