Airman Leadership School Blended Learning Course (ALS-BLC) combines distance learning principles with traditional classroom learning by dividing it into two phases. What are these phases?

• A. Phase I is eight weeks long and delivered by an online learning management system. Phase II is two weeks long and conducted at the Paul H. Lankford PME Center located on McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee.
• B. Phase I is four weeks online; Phase II is four weeks in residence
• C. Phase I is two weeks in classroom; Phase II is eight weeks online
• D. Phase I is ten weeks online; Phase II is one week in residence

Answer: (A)

ALS-BLC uses a blended approach that starts with a longer online, distance-learning portion and is followed by a shorter in-person, residency phase. The online portion is delivered through the learning management system, letting students work through the material remotely and at their own pace. The in-residence portion happens at the Paul H. Lankford PME Center on McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in Tennessee, where students come together for hands-on instruction, teamwork, and applying what they’ve learned in a live setting. This structure—a substantial online phase paired with a shorter, in-person phase—best supports building foundational knowledge first and then integrating and practicing leadership skills with instructors and peers. Other arrangements with different durations or locations don’t align with how the blended format is designed to function.