Doolittle Leadership Center - Air & Space Forces Association

AFA’s Doolittle Leadership Center delivers leadership courses, workshops, and resources to Air & Space Force officers, enlisted leaders, cadets, and industry professionals around the world. Founded in 2022, the DLC follows the spirit of AFA’s founding President, General Jimmy Doolittle, to mentor, educate, enable, and inspire the next generation of leaders.

Dr. Patrick Donley, right, Air and Space Forces Association Doolittle Leadership Center director, engages with Airmen during a Lead, Develop, Care leadership development course at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 3, 2023. The course provides a framework for leaders to develop intentional proactiveness and offers a practical algorithm to help leaders realize when to take action.

Leader Development Workshops

The DLC’s 9-hour workshop will transform the way your organization’s leaders accomplish the mission, develop the team, and care for every person.

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Airmen, Guardians, and civilians trained

increase in self-rated leadership ability as a result of the workshop

rated the workshop Extremely Helpful to their leadership ability

rated the workshop Helpful to their leadership ability

Leadership Initiatives

Student Workshops

College and high school students get access to the same top-tier DLC training as our standard workshops, tailored to young leaders so they can build effective leadership practices from the ground up and shape the entirety of the leadership journeys.

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Live Q&A

DLC hosts exclusive live Q&A sessions with senior USAF and USSF leaders, creating a remarkable opportunity for cadets, enlisted members, and more to share with and hear from the very top.

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Leadership Heritage

To remember and respect the enduring leadership heritage of the Air Force and Space Force, DLC spearheads the Doolittle Raiders Memorial Toast, the Legends Tour, special films, and more.

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