3N - Public Affairs (5)
The Public Affairs Career Field encompasses the total spectrum of the Air Forces human communication activities and functions involved in administering and operating Air Force bands, including the USAF Academy and USAF Bands. The functions are designed to facilitate communication flow between the Air Force and the general public, as well as active duty Air Force members, Reserve components, civilian employees, and dependents. Public Affairs personnel are involved in writing, editing and publishing; arranging and conducting special events; military community relations; orientation programs; news media relations; and research, interviewing, reporting, administrative, and management tasks. All print and electronic communication media are used along with interpersonal communication techniques. The Public Affairs Career Field serves the United States Air Force by providing professional, trained communication practitioners to leaders and managers for planning, executing, and reporting internal and public interest policy, plans, and programs.
Specialty Summary. Manages, supervises, and performs as an instrumentalist, music arranger, vocalist, military band support technician, or audio and lighting engineer in military band activities.
Specialty Summary. Accomplishes, digitally processes, or supervises still photography. Supports base-level, technical, contingency, reconnaissance, special mission production, or combat requirements. Captures, stores, enhances, crops, prints, or transmits images via satellite, computer networks, telephone, or secure transmission systems.
Specialty Summary. Provides operational war fighting documentation; Supports strategic communication by preparing informational material for use by internal and external audiences, and conducts broadcast and production operations. Supports Air Force educational, training, operational and combat requirements.
Specialty Summary. Plans, organizes, coordinates, and conducts internal, community relations, and media relations communications activities. Engages in print and broadcast journalism, to include writing, editing and publishing base newspapers, periodicals, guides, pamphlets, fact sheets, and radio and television scripts. Uses audiovisual resources to support public affairs activities. Prepares and releases news for internal and civilian media, arranges, conducts tours, and conducts community relations activities. Researches and writes speeches.