AFN OCONUS Capabilities

Who staffs AFN — PA Rates & MOS

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

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

Navy · Interior Communications · Broadcast engineering & equipment

Air Force · Comm/IT AFSC · Studio systems, networks, engineering; often arrives with technical certifications such as Security+

46T

Army · PA Broadcast Specialist · Audiovisual tech, systems support

What every PA-rated AFN specialist is trained to do

All MC, 3N, 46S, and 4341 personnel arrive at AFN with at least foundational training in these capabilities:

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

AFN trains PA practitioners on its critical core tasks:

🎙 Radio broadcasting & production 🎬 Studio operations

Experience levels and capacity (position fills) fluctuate at any given location.