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Career Description

Every Air Force plane around the world requires an airfield in order to take off and land. These aircraft must be able to launch at a moment’s notice, so it’s imperative the airfield be safe and well maintained at all times. That responsibility is the duty of Airfield Management specialists. It may sound like an easy job, but it’s not. Airfield Management specialists ensure runways are clear of foreign objects and lighting systems function properly, in addition to responding to ground emergencies and communicating hazards to pilots. The safe takeoff and landing of aircraft, and more importantly their crews, rest squarely on your shoulders.

Career Tasks

• Manage airfield operations to ensure a safe, efficient and effective airfield environment
• Inspect runways, taxiways, parking aprons, pavements, arresting systems, signs, lighting and airfield clearance areas
• Respond to in-flight and ground emergencies, reports of wildlife and foreign object debris, and any situation that affects flight safety on the airfield
• Use electronic or mechanical equipment during snowy conditions to determine the runway braking action for aircraft to land or take off safely
• Maintain and produce information regarding the safe operation of aircraft on the airfield and through the national and international air space systems
• Use air-to-ground and land-mobile radios to coordinate airfield operations with aircraft and other base agencies
• Coordinate airfield support with various agencies, such as air traffic control, civil engineers, aircraft maintenance, fire department and command post

Relevant Interests & Skills

• Business Operations
• Logistics
• Facility Management
• Meteorology
• Problem-solving

Training

After eight-and-a-half weeks of Basic Military Training, every Airman goes to technical training to learn their career. Here's the basic information about Airfield Management technical training:

School location: Keesler AFB [MS]

Length of course: 30 days

College degree earned: Aviation Management

College credits earned: 13