by Bob McElwain | Aug 20, 2026 | The Career Field's Origin, Uncategorized
The History of The USAF Aircrew Flight Equipment Career Field When I created this website, I aimed to capture and document everything I could find that would interest the site’s visitors about the people, equipment, and programs in the USAF Flight Equipment career...
by Bob McElwain | Aug 17, 2026 | The Career Field's Origin
History of USAF Survival Schools TAC Sea Survival School
by Bob McElwain | Aug 17, 2026 | The Career Field's Origin
AFSC Changes According to documents given to me by MSgt (Ret) Richard Traufield, who started his career in the ’40s, the various AFSC’s held by him are as follows: In Nov of 1949, he was known as a “P.E. Specialist” and had an MOS of 59400. In Jan of 1952, he was...
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
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