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Wednesday, June 09, 2004
Army Space and Missile Defense Command, American Military University Begin Cooperative Master's Degree Program
Army Officers trained to be Space Operations Officers -- called FA-40s in Army circles -- now have an online learning partner for completing a master of science degree in space studies. A cooperative agreement between the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) and American Military University (AMU) was signed May 26. "As we start to develop the space operations officers -- if you think of it in terms of a life cycle of a human being -- how you mature them, how you grow them ... education is the key," says Col. James Pierson, director, Force Development and Integration Center, SMDC. "The online education program with American Military University is a tremendous opportunity," he says.
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