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Pararescue
Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) Specialist
When an injured Airman needs saving from a hostile or otherwise unreachable area, it’s our duty to bring them home.
The strength of SERE specialists lies in their ability to prepare others for the critical Personal Recovery mission.
02
Combat Controller
Some of the military’s most difficult missions are carried out by Combat Controller (CCT) who operates in remote, often hostile areas.
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ParaRescue
When an injured Airman needs saving from a hostile or otherwise unreachable area, it’s our duty to bring them home. As members of Air Force Special Warfare, Pararescue (PJ) rescue and medically treat downed military personnel all over the world. These highly trained experts take part in every aspect of the mission and are skilled parachutists, scuba divers and rock climbers, and they are even arctic-trained in order to access any environment to save a life when they’re called to do so.
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Combat Controller
Some of the military’s most difficult missions are carried out by Combat Controller (CCT) who operates in remote, often hostile areas. Acting as a one-man attachment to other special forces teams, these highly specialized Airmen are trained in a wide range of skills, including scuba, parachuting and snowmobiling, as well as being FAA-certified air traffic controllers in order to establish air control and provide combat support on missions all over the globe.
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Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) Specialist
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The strength of SERE specialists lies in their ability to prepare others for the critical Personal Recovery mission. They empower others with skills for survival, evasion, resistance, and escape in adverse conditions. They integrate with other Airmen, military peers, government entities, and foreign allies, in effort to bolster recovery initiatives that guarantee every participant is well-prepared to "return with honor".
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Aviation LIST
Pilot (Bomber)
Special Missions Aviator
01
03
Upholding the world’s leading air force requires the foremost experts in aerial warfare. That’s where you, as a Bomber Pilot, step in.
Many of our aircraft require more than a pilot in order to safely complete each mission. It’s the responsibility of Special Missions Aviators to cover everything from pre-flight inspection of aircraft systems to the placement and delivery of all cargo on board.
Combat Systems Officer
02
Combat and air operations move at incredible speed, so it’s essential our Airmen do the same.
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Pilot (Bomber)
Upholding the world’s leading air force requires the foremost experts in aerial warfare. That’s where you, as a Bomber Pilot, step in. In this role, you’ll pilot bomber aircraft and command crews on our combat and training missions around the world. Your objective is to detect and track threats and deploy ordnance on targets when needed.
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Combat Systems Officer
Combat and air operations move at incredible speed, so it’s essential our Airmen do the same. Serving as integrators of electronic warfare, weapons systems, special operations and navigation, Combat Systems Officers are the eyes and ears in the sky for their fellow Airmen. Synchronizing our diverse technologies with decisiveness and leadership, these aviators abstract key environmental information and employ a wide range of high-tech systems and weaponry in the air to provide the precision needed to carry out increasingly complex missions.
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Special Missions Aviator
Many of our aircraft require more than a pilot in order to safely complete each mission. It’s the responsibility of Special Missions Aviators to cover everything from pre-flight inspection of aircraft systems to the placement and delivery of all cargo on board. These highly trained specialists have multiple integral roles and monitor all functions for the aircraft, even providing weapon defense when necessary, in order for the team to successfully complete its missions.
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Security and ground forces list
02
01
Security forces officer (Police)
Tactical Air Control Party (TACP)
The ultimate objective of every Air Force operation is security—for our Airmen, our bases and our country. Utilizing their broad expertise—encompassing weapons systems, antiterrorism, law enforcement, Air Base Ground Defense
There are few things that can change the course of battle like a properly executed air strike. As members of Air Force Special Warfare, Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) imbeds with Army and Marine units
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Security Forces
The ultimate objective of every Air Force operation is security—for our Airmen, our bases and our country. Utilizing their broad expertise—encompassing weapons systems, antiterrorism, law enforcement, Air Base Ground Defense, industrial security and Combat Arms—Security Forces Officers lead others to ensure we achieve this objective. Directing Air Base Ground Defense functions, these professionals control and secure the terrain inside and adjacent to military installations as well as the personnel, equipment and resources within to keep us safe.
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Tactical Air Control Party (TACP)
There are few things that can change the course of battle like a properly executed air strike. As members of Air Force Special Warfare, Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) imbeds with Army and Marine units on the frontline with the incredible responsibility of calling in an air strike on the right target at just the right time. These highly trained experts go through intense physical, mental and technical training in order to withstand the demanding conditions of battle and provide their team with the firepower they need for continued success on the battlefield.
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Health and Human Services career paths
Flight Surgeon
Clinical Psychologist
Pharmacist
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Flight Surgeon
The stresses and conditions that result from working in extreme conditions require unique, specialized care. Aerospace Medicine Specialists/Flight Surgeons are primary care physicians for pilots and crew members traveling in air or space. These physicians discover, prevent and manage the various physiological responses that result from encountering exceptional environments, enabling our Airmen to stay in peak condition and continue their jobs in the air.
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Pharmacist
Air Force Pharmacy Officers work in direct support of the Air Force’s mission to enhance health, readiness, and resilience. The responsibilities are dynamic, with a unique blend of clinical expertise, leadership, and operational requirements. Through mentorship, they inspire the next generation and foster an environment of excellence and innovation. Air Force Pharmacy Officers ensure medical readiness and exceptional care to ensure the resiliency of our Airmen and their families.
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Clinical Psychologist
Providing our Airmen with proper healthcare doesn’t stop once they leave the doctor’s office. Primarily responsible for dispensing prescribed medications and helping patients understand proper usage and side effects, Pharmacists are an integral part of patient care. These medication experts help maximize positive health outcomes and improve the quality of their patients’ lives through patient counseling and careful quality control.
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Support Services career paths
Honor Guard
Acquisition Manager
Paralegal
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Honor Guard
Trusted to protect the standards, perfect the image and preserve the heritage of the U.S. Air Force, members of the Air Force Honor Guard are expected to serve their duties with the utmost dignity, precision and respect. These Airmen are selectively chosen to be part of this elite unit and play an integral role in ceremonies, functions and parades around the world. An Air Force Honor Guardsman conducts, plans, trains, and supervises military and civilian ceremonies and events, representing the U.S. Air Force with professionalism and precision. They perform funeral honors for active-duty members, retirees, and veterans, ensuring each service reflects dignity and respect. Additionally, they advise on and coordinate ceremonial and protocol matters, supporting the Air Force’s traditions and public image at both domestic and international functions.
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Paralegal
Just as in the civilian world, it’s essential that our Airmen have access to excellent legal services when necessary. Working under the supervision of Judge Advocate Generals (attorneys), Paralegal specialists help provide legal counsel and services to their clients. These legal experts work in a wide range of legal practices doing everything from research and interviews to processing cases and discovery management in order to ensure the law, order and discipline of the Air Force.
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Acquisition Manager
The safety and success of our Airmen depend upon having what they need when they need it. And it’s up to Acquisition Managers to develop the structures and train their staff to make it all happen. From implementing engineering to securing final shipping, they oversee all aspects of the process to ensure the necessary equipment and supplies get where they need to be anywhere in the world.
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Air Force Brief History
Origins 1907-1947
On September 18, 1947, the National Security Act created the U.S. Air Force as an independent branch, recognizing air power as a vital component of national defense.
Since the Gulf War, the Air Force has led precision air campaigns and space operations, integrating cyber and unmanned systems to maintain air and space superiority worldwide.
1947-1991
The Air Force became central to America’s nuclear deterrent and global reach, developing advanced aircraft, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and space capabilities.
The U.S. Air Force began as part of the U.S. Army Signal Corps in 1907, developing through the Army Air Service and later the Army Air Forces during World War II.
1991 to Present
Established 1947
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Army/Air National guard
Marine Reserves
The U.S. National Guard serves as a reserve military force that supports both state and federal missions, responding to domestic emergencies and national defense operations.
The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve provides trained units and qualified individuals ready to support active-duty Marines during national emergencies, crises, or wartime operations.
Coast Guard
Airforce Reserves
The U.S. Coast Guard protects the nation’s maritime interests by conducting search and rescue, law enforcement, environmental protection, and homeland security missions on oceans, coasts, and waterways.
The U.S. Air Force Reserve provides trained airmen and units ready to support active-duty operations in air, space, and cyberspace during missions, emergencies, or wartime.
Space Force
US Maritime Service
The U.S. Maritime Service trains officers and personnel to support the nation’s merchant marine and ensure the safe, efficient operation of ships during peace and war.
The U.S. Space Force organizes, trains, and equips forces to protect American interests and ensure freedom of operation in space.
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Air Force
Exploration activity
Get Started
Other Branches
Choose your Air Force path
Health/Human Service
Support Services
COmbat
Click the arrow beside the career path you would like to explore
BRief History
Home
BAck
Combat career paths
Security and Ground FOrces
Special Warfare
Aviation
Click the arrow beside the career path you would like to explore
Home
BAck
Special Warfare LIST
01
03
Pararescue
Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) Specialist
When an injured Airman needs saving from a hostile or otherwise unreachable area, it’s our duty to bring them home.
The strength of SERE specialists lies in their ability to prepare others for the critical Personal Recovery mission.
02
Combat Controller
Some of the military’s most difficult missions are carried out by Combat Controller (CCT) who operates in remote, often hostile areas.
Home
BAck
ParaRescue
When an injured Airman needs saving from a hostile or otherwise unreachable area, it’s our duty to bring them home. As members of Air Force Special Warfare, Pararescue (PJ) rescue and medically treat downed military personnel all over the world. These highly trained experts take part in every aspect of the mission and are skilled parachutists, scuba divers and rock climbers, and they are even arctic-trained in order to access any environment to save a life when they’re called to do so.
+info
Home
BAck
Combat Controller
Some of the military’s most difficult missions are carried out by Combat Controller (CCT) who operates in remote, often hostile areas. Acting as a one-man attachment to other special forces teams, these highly specialized Airmen are trained in a wide range of skills, including scuba, parachuting and snowmobiling, as well as being FAA-certified air traffic controllers in order to establish air control and provide combat support on missions all over the globe.
+info
Home
BAck
Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) Specialist
+info
The strength of SERE specialists lies in their ability to prepare others for the critical Personal Recovery mission. They empower others with skills for survival, evasion, resistance, and escape in adverse conditions. They integrate with other Airmen, military peers, government entities, and foreign allies, in effort to bolster recovery initiatives that guarantee every participant is well-prepared to "return with honor".
Home
BAck
Aviation LIST
Pilot (Bomber)
Special Missions Aviator
01
03
Upholding the world’s leading air force requires the foremost experts in aerial warfare. That’s where you, as a Bomber Pilot, step in.
Many of our aircraft require more than a pilot in order to safely complete each mission. It’s the responsibility of Special Missions Aviators to cover everything from pre-flight inspection of aircraft systems to the placement and delivery of all cargo on board.
Combat Systems Officer
02
Combat and air operations move at incredible speed, so it’s essential our Airmen do the same.
Home
BAck
Pilot (Bomber)
Upholding the world’s leading air force requires the foremost experts in aerial warfare. That’s where you, as a Bomber Pilot, step in. In this role, you’ll pilot bomber aircraft and command crews on our combat and training missions around the world. Your objective is to detect and track threats and deploy ordnance on targets when needed.
+info
Home
BAck
Combat Systems Officer
Combat and air operations move at incredible speed, so it’s essential our Airmen do the same. Serving as integrators of electronic warfare, weapons systems, special operations and navigation, Combat Systems Officers are the eyes and ears in the sky for their fellow Airmen. Synchronizing our diverse technologies with decisiveness and leadership, these aviators abstract key environmental information and employ a wide range of high-tech systems and weaponry in the air to provide the precision needed to carry out increasingly complex missions.
+info
Home
BAck
Special Missions Aviator
Many of our aircraft require more than a pilot in order to safely complete each mission. It’s the responsibility of Special Missions Aviators to cover everything from pre-flight inspection of aircraft systems to the placement and delivery of all cargo on board. These highly trained specialists have multiple integral roles and monitor all functions for the aircraft, even providing weapon defense when necessary, in order for the team to successfully complete its missions.
+info
Home
BAck
Security and ground forces list
02
01
Security forces officer (Police)
Tactical Air Control Party (TACP)
The ultimate objective of every Air Force operation is security—for our Airmen, our bases and our country. Utilizing their broad expertise—encompassing weapons systems, antiterrorism, law enforcement, Air Base Ground Defense
There are few things that can change the course of battle like a properly executed air strike. As members of Air Force Special Warfare, Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) imbeds with Army and Marine units
Home
BAck
Security Forces
The ultimate objective of every Air Force operation is security—for our Airmen, our bases and our country. Utilizing their broad expertise—encompassing weapons systems, antiterrorism, law enforcement, Air Base Ground Defense, industrial security and Combat Arms—Security Forces Officers lead others to ensure we achieve this objective. Directing Air Base Ground Defense functions, these professionals control and secure the terrain inside and adjacent to military installations as well as the personnel, equipment and resources within to keep us safe.
+info
Home
BAck
Tactical Air Control Party (TACP)
There are few things that can change the course of battle like a properly executed air strike. As members of Air Force Special Warfare, Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) imbeds with Army and Marine units on the frontline with the incredible responsibility of calling in an air strike on the right target at just the right time. These highly trained experts go through intense physical, mental and technical training in order to withstand the demanding conditions of battle and provide their team with the firepower they need for continued success on the battlefield.
+info
Home
BAck
Health and Human Services career paths
Flight Surgeon
Clinical Psychologist
Pharmacist
Click the arrow beside the career path you would like to explore
Home
BAck
Flight Surgeon
The stresses and conditions that result from working in extreme conditions require unique, specialized care. Aerospace Medicine Specialists/Flight Surgeons are primary care physicians for pilots and crew members traveling in air or space. These physicians discover, prevent and manage the various physiological responses that result from encountering exceptional environments, enabling our Airmen to stay in peak condition and continue their jobs in the air.
+info
Home
BAck
Pharmacist
Air Force Pharmacy Officers work in direct support of the Air Force’s mission to enhance health, readiness, and resilience. The responsibilities are dynamic, with a unique blend of clinical expertise, leadership, and operational requirements. Through mentorship, they inspire the next generation and foster an environment of excellence and innovation. Air Force Pharmacy Officers ensure medical readiness and exceptional care to ensure the resiliency of our Airmen and their families.
+info
Home
BAck
Clinical Psychologist
Providing our Airmen with proper healthcare doesn’t stop once they leave the doctor’s office. Primarily responsible for dispensing prescribed medications and helping patients understand proper usage and side effects, Pharmacists are an integral part of patient care. These medication experts help maximize positive health outcomes and improve the quality of their patients’ lives through patient counseling and careful quality control.
+info
Home
BAck
Support Services career paths
Honor Guard
Acquisition Manager
Paralegal
Click the arrow beside the career path you would like to explore
Home
BAck
Honor Guard
Trusted to protect the standards, perfect the image and preserve the heritage of the U.S. Air Force, members of the Air Force Honor Guard are expected to serve their duties with the utmost dignity, precision and respect. These Airmen are selectively chosen to be part of this elite unit and play an integral role in ceremonies, functions and parades around the world. An Air Force Honor Guardsman conducts, plans, trains, and supervises military and civilian ceremonies and events, representing the U.S. Air Force with professionalism and precision. They perform funeral honors for active-duty members, retirees, and veterans, ensuring each service reflects dignity and respect. Additionally, they advise on and coordinate ceremonial and protocol matters, supporting the Air Force’s traditions and public image at both domestic and international functions.
+info
Home
BAck
Paralegal
Just as in the civilian world, it’s essential that our Airmen have access to excellent legal services when necessary. Working under the supervision of Judge Advocate Generals (attorneys), Paralegal specialists help provide legal counsel and services to their clients. These legal experts work in a wide range of legal practices doing everything from research and interviews to processing cases and discovery management in order to ensure the law, order and discipline of the Air Force.
+info
Home
BAck
Acquisition Manager
The safety and success of our Airmen depend upon having what they need when they need it. And it’s up to Acquisition Managers to develop the structures and train their staff to make it all happen. From implementing engineering to securing final shipping, they oversee all aspects of the process to ensure the necessary equipment and supplies get where they need to be anywhere in the world.
+info
Home
BAck
Air Force Brief History
Origins 1907-1947
On September 18, 1947, the National Security Act created the U.S. Air Force as an independent branch, recognizing air power as a vital component of national defense.
Since the Gulf War, the Air Force has led precision air campaigns and space operations, integrating cyber and unmanned systems to maintain air and space superiority worldwide.
1947-1991
The Air Force became central to America’s nuclear deterrent and global reach, developing advanced aircraft, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and space capabilities.
The U.S. Air Force began as part of the U.S. Army Signal Corps in 1907, developing through the Army Air Service and later the Army Air Forces during World War II.
1991 to Present
Established 1947
Home
BAck
Other Military Branches
Click the icon to the left of the service you would like to explore
Army/Air National guard
Marine Reserves
The U.S. National Guard serves as a reserve military force that supports both state and federal missions, responding to domestic emergencies and national defense operations.
The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve provides trained units and qualified individuals ready to support active-duty Marines during national emergencies, crises, or wartime operations.
Coast Guard
Airforce Reserves
The U.S. Coast Guard protects the nation’s maritime interests by conducting search and rescue, law enforcement, environmental protection, and homeland security missions on oceans, coasts, and waterways.
The U.S. Air Force Reserve provides trained airmen and units ready to support active-duty operations in air, space, and cyberspace during missions, emergencies, or wartime.
Space Force
US Maritime Service
The U.S. Maritime Service trains officers and personnel to support the nation’s merchant marine and ensure the safe, efficient operation of ships during peace and war.
The U.S. Space Force organizes, trains, and equips forces to protect American interests and ensure freedom of operation in space.
Home
BAck