by Bob McElwain | Aug 17, 2026 | The Origin of the Career Field
Return to Our Roots A 1958 Catalog of Aero Medical Laboratory Aircrew Personal Equipment Minutes of the March 1966 P.E. Advisory Group Meeting March 1999 Interceptor News Article “Does Anybody Out There Care About Life...
by Bob McElwain | Aug 17, 2026 | The Career Field's Origin
The Merger The Merging of Aircrew Life Support and Survival Equipment 8/2/2007 – KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (AFPN) — Aircrew life support and survival equipment Airmen always have had jobs that mirrored each other somewhat. Under a new directive, the two Air Force...
by Bob McElwain | Aug 17, 2026 | The Career Field's Origin
How the Program Developed Reference: AF Manual 64-4, dated Oct 1954 Before 1943, the United States Air Force had little need for a specialized survival training and personal equipment program. After 1943, however, personal, survival, and emergency equipment, as well...
by Bob McElwain | Aug 17, 2026 | The Career Field's Origin
Click the item below to view a scanned document showing how the Career Field may have begun in December 1945. THE BEGINNING OF THE CAREER FIELD
by Bob McElwain | Aug 17, 2026 | The Career Field's Origin
Listen as Retired Chief Oscar Norberg, Mr. Don Bock, and Mr. Vern Martin discuss the beginning of our career field. Chief Norberg was an instructor at Chanute in the ‘50s. He also ran the Kadena AFB Survival School during the Vietnam era. Don Bock was a civilian...
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