When was Air University established?

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Luce, Stephen — war college Stephen Luce, c. 1888.

Air University was established in 1946 at Maxwell Field (now Maxwell Air Force Base) near Montgomery, Alabama. It was created following World War II and became a central component of the U.S. Air Force system of professional military education.1