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PAF Air War College Institute

پی اے ایف ایئر وار کالج انسٹی ٹیوٹ
Former names	PAF Staff College (1958-86) Pakistan Air War College (1986-2021)
Motto	Urdu: علم و دانش نذرت ا فکر و عمل
Motto in English	Knowledge and wisdom is the gift of thought and action
Type	War college Constituent college of the National Defence University, Islamabad
Established	1958; 66 years ago (1958)
Affiliation	University of Karachi (1980-2005) Air University Pakistan (2005-2007) National Defence University, Islamabad (since 2007)
President	Air Vice Marshal Hussain Ahmed Siddiqui
Location	Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan 24°52′42″N 67°6′56″E / 24.87833°N 67.11556°E / 24.87833; 67.11556
Website	https://awci.edu.pk PAF Air War College

PAF Air War College Institute is the Pakistan Air Forces academic establishment located at PAF Base Faisal providing training and education primarily to mid-career officers of the air force as well as a limited number of officers from Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Army and allied forces. The college was affiliated with University of Karachi from 1980 to 2005, Air University Pakistan from 2005 to 2007, since then affiliated with the National Defence University, Islamabad along with other staff and war colleges of the Pakistan Army and Pakistan Navy.

History

Established at PAF Station Drigh Road on 5 January 1959 with Commandant Air Commodore CBE Burt Andrews borrowed on Secondment from the Royal Air Force.

The college was housed in a converted hospital building at the station and was inaugurated by President of Pakistan Muhammad Ayub Khan. After conducting the initial courses, the RAF component of the faculty which comprised three officers reverted to their parent organization in December 1961. The college was then taken over entirely by the officers from Pakistan Air Force.

In 1980, the Bachelor of Defence Management Cell was created to offer Bachelor of Defence Management courses, affiliated with the Institute of Business Administration at Karachi University for awarding degrees. Due to rapid technological advancements in modern warfare, the PAF recognized the need for a specialized institution focused on the study of war-related matters. Consequently, the Staff College was elevated to the status of an Air War College in 1987 under Commandant Air Commodore Nasir Ali.

This transformation included significant changes to the curriculum, upgrading the 45-week course to an Air War Course. In 1989, officers from friendly nations were admitted for the first time, and the entire organization relocated to a newly constructed building in 1990. The new facility was inaugurated by President of Pakistan Ghulam Ishaq Khan on 8 December 1991. Officers from allied countries include Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen and Zimbabwe are regular participants of the Air War course.

In August 2007, the In-Service Education Scheme for mid-career officers got replaced by Officers' Military Education. This change brought the officers' training program under the authority of the college's Commandant. Consequently, the Basic Staff School and Junior Command and Staff School were combined into a single entity known as JC&SS at PAF Camp Badaber. As of August 2010, the institution has seen 28 Staff Courses, 54 Senior Command and Staff Courses, and 23 Air War Courses successfully graduate.

Courses

The college offers two courses: the Air War Course (AWC) and the Senior Command and Staff Course (SC&SC). The AWC is designed to ready senior officers from the Pakistan Air Force and other countries for "senior command and staff roles," while the SC&SC is intended to "prepare mid-career PAF officers for taking on command and staff duties suitable for their rank and experience." After successfully completing the War Course, participants receive the 'fawc' symbol from the College and a Master of Science in War Studies from the National Defence University, Islamabad.

Organization

Since 1996, the college is commanded by an Air Vice Marshal. Under the Commandant is a Deputy Commandant/Chief Instructor War Wing, which are both Air Commodores. In March, 2021, the College was upgraded to Institute (Degree Awarding Institute - DAI). Consequently, the 'Commandant' designation was replaced by the 'President' Air War College Institute. The Officer Commanding the Junior Command & Staff School is a Group Captain, who has a Chief Instructor Basic Staff Wing and Chief Instructor Junior Staff Wing under him.

Mission

To educate senior air leaders in Doctrine, Policy, Strategy, Air power employment concept and prepare for war.

Notable alumni

• Nur Khan, 3rd Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Air Force
• Air Commodore Sajad Haider, 1965 War figure
• Zulfiqar Ali Khan, 2nd CAS of the PAF
• Anwar Shamim, 3rd CAS of the PAF
• Jamal A. Khan, 4th CAS of the PAF
• Farooq Feroze Khan, 6th CAS of the PAF
• Pervaiz Mehdi Qureshi, 8th CAS of the PAF
• Mushaf Ali Mir, 9th CAS of the PAF
• Kaleem Saadat, 10th CAS of the PAF
• Rao Qamar Suleman, 12th CAS of the PAF
• Sohail Aman, 14th CAS of the PAF
• Mujahid Anwar Khan, 15th CAS of the PAF
• Zaheer Ahmad Babar, 16th CAS of the PAF
• Hifazat Ullah Khan, former Vice Chief of the Air Staff (Pakistan)
• Abdul Razzaq Anjum, Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Pakistan) – (Training)
• Yastur-ul-Haq Malik, 6th Chief of the Naval Staff (Pakistan)
• Shah Mohammad Ziaur Rahman, 12th Chief of Air Staff (Bangladesh)
• Shaikh Abdul Hannan, 16th Chief of Air Staff (Bangladesh)
• Mohd Asghar Khan Goriman Khan, 20th Chief of Air Force (Malaysia)

Air War College Institute

In March 2021, Arif Alvi inaugurated the PAF Air War College Institute in Karachi.

List of Commandants/Presidents

List of Deputy/Assistant Commandants

References

1. ^ "PAF Air War College". Government of Pakistan website. 2 February 2011. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
2. Commandant Nasir Ali https://postimg.cc/gallery/9hLZ655
3. ^ Award ceremony at Air War College The Nation (newspaper), Published 12 July 2012, Retrieved 4 October 2021
4. "Graduation ceremony of 22nd Air War Course". ISPR, Government of Pakistan website. 20 June 2009. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
5. Alvi inaugurates PAF Air War College Institute in Karachi The News International (newspaper), Published 12 March 2021, Retrieved 4 October 2021

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