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What our public affairs specialists are trained to do — and where they are. Staffing counts reflect authorized positions, not current incumbents, so the data stays accurate regardless of fill rate.

Source: AFN Stations Info v25.4 · Authorized Positions · Not incumbents

Who staffs AFN — PA Rates & MOS

MC

Navy · Mass Communication Specialist
Video, radio, photography, writing, social media, public affairs

3N0X

Air Force · Public Affairs
Broadcast journalism, media operations, community relations, PA planning

46S

Army · Public Affairs Specialist
All media, command information, internal communications, advising

4341

Marine Corps · Combat Correspondent
Field reporting, combat documentation, media coverage

IC

Navy · Interior Communications · Broadcast engineering & equipment

1D

Air Force · Comm/IT AFSC · Studio systems, networks, engineering

46T

Army · PA Broadcast Specialist · Audiovisual tech, systems support

What every PA-rated AFN specialist is trained to do

All MC, 3N0X, 46S, and 4341 personnel arrive at AFN with training in every capability below. What varies by station is capacity (how many people) and technical support (IC/1D/46T presence).

📹 Video production & editing 🎙 Radio broadcasting & production 📷 Photojournalism / event coverage ✍️ News writing & editing 📱 Social media management 🎬 Studio operations 📡 ENG / field news gathering 📋 Command information products 🎤 Interviewing & on-camera 🗓 PA planning support 📰 Media relations assistance 🎞 Script & voiceover production
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