Badges of the United States Air Force are military awards that designate aeronautical ratings, special skills, career field qualifications, and serve as identification. Most are awarded at either basic, senior and command levels, across different skill fields.
Aeronautical badges are awarded to pilots, and Occupational badges are awarded to Air Force personnel engaged in duties other than flying.
Here are some of the Air Force Occupation and Aeronautical Badges and their descriptions.
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Acquisition & Financial Management
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
At the basic level, this badge is awarded after graduating from technical school. At the senior level, it’s awarded to officers who have reached 7 years in the specialty, and to enlisted personnel at the “craftsman” skill level. The master badge is awarded to enlisted personnel who have at least five years’ experience at the craftsman level, and to officers after 15 years in the specialty.
It’s awarded in the following Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSC):
Officers: (61, 62) Scientific/Research, Development Engineering Officers: (63) Acquisition Officers; (64) Contracting Officers; (65) Financial Management Officers
Enlisted: (6C) Contracting; (6F) Financial Management
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Air Battle Manager
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is awarded to officers and enlisted members trained and qualified for airborne command and control, air surveillance, electronic warfare, and airborne weapons capabilities in aircraft.
Officers: (13B) Air Battle Management Officers
Enlisted: (1A5X1, 1A4X1) Air Battle Management
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Air Traffic Control
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is awarded to enlisted personnel and officers after completing air traffic control technical training.
Officers: (13C) Air Traffic Control Operations Officers
Enlisted: (1C1) Air Traffic Control Operations
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Astronaut
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given only to officers who have completed training in the NASA Astronaut Program. There is no enlisted equivalent.
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Band
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to Air Force members serving in the U.S. Air Force Band.
Officers: (35B) Band
Enlisted: (3N1) Band
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Civil Engineering
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Air Force members in the Civil Engineer (CE) career area, who provide combat engineering support for deployed Air Force units and weapons systems, receive this badge.
Officers: (32) Civil Engineer Officers
Enlisted: (3E) Civil Engineer, except EOD
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Biomedical Sciences Corps
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This field, comprised entirely of commissioned officers, includes specialties in the Air Force Medical Corps, including physical therapists, optometrists, podiatrists, psychologists, clinical dietitians, and others. All in the Biomedical Science Corps are eligible for this badge.
Officers: (42)(43) Biomedical Services Officers (BSC)
Enlisted: None
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Buddhist Chaplain
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge, given to Buddhist clergy in the Air Force, is based on the dharma chakra emblem. There is no enlisted equivalent.
Officers: (52) Chaplain
09 of 39
Christian Chaplain
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge, which displays a Christian cross, is given to ordained Christian clergy in the Air Force. There is no enlisted equivalent.
Officers: (52) Chaplain
10 of 39
Command and Control
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to enlisted airmen who complete training in the command and control systems operations career field, This may include, among other duties, aerospace surveillance, aerospace vehicle detection including missile warnings systems. This is given to enlisted personnel only, there is no equivalent for officers.
Enlisted: (1C) Command & Control Systems Operations
11 of 39
Enlisted Aircrew
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to those in the enlisted aircrew operations career field. As the name suggests, it’s enlisted personnel only; there is no officer equivalent.
Enlisted: Enlisted Aircrew Members
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Dental Corps
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
With the modified caduceus symbol — it has a “D” on the front— which denotes a medical profession, this badge is given to dentists in the Air Force. It’s for officers only; there is no enlisted equivalent.
Officers: (47) Dental Corps (DC)
13 of 39
Enlisted Medical
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to enlisted medical personnel in the Air Force. There is no officer equivalent to this badge.
14 of 39
Medical Corps
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Like its related badges, the medical corps badge features the classic caduceus. This is for physicians and medical personnel at the officer level.
Officers: (40)(44)(45)(48) Physician (MC)
15 of 39
EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to enlisted personnel who handle the disposal of explosive ordnance. It’s an enlisted-only field.
Enlisted: 3E8X1, Explosive Ordinance Disposal
16 of 39
Flight Nurse
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Flight nurses treat patients during aeromedical evacuation and airlift flights. This badge is given to graduates of an accredited nursing program who have completed an Air Force flight nurse course. The nursing corps is an officer-only career field.
17 of 39
Flight Surgeon
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to medical doctors in the Air Force who are certified as flight surgeons. There is no enlisted equivalent; this is an officer-only career field.
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Force Protection
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to Air Force personnel in the security forces (SF) career field.
Officers: (31) Security Forces Officers
Enlisted: (3P) Security Forces Officers); (7S) Special Investigations
19 of 39
Historian
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Air Force historian personnel research, write, edit, and organize historical data and maintain historical files and repositories. This is an enlisted field only; there is no officer equivalent to this badge.
Enlisted: (3H) Historian
20 of 39
Intelligence
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to those serving in the Air Force intelligence career field, which includes personnel who collect, produce and distribute data that have strategic, tactical, or technical value for security and intelligence purposes.
Officers: (14) Intelligence Officers
Enlisted: (1N) Intelligence
21 of 39
Logistics Plans
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Air Force personnel in the logistics plans career field receive this badge. Those in the field will manage, administer and operate logistics plans systems and activities.
Officers: (25) Logistics Plans & Programs Officers
Enlisted: (2G) Logistics Plans
22 of 39
Maintenance
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to several jobs in the maintenance career field, which has a variety of responsibilities.
Officers: (21) Aircraft Maintenance & Munitions Officers
Enlisted: (2A, 2P, 2W) Manned Aerospace Maintenance, Precision Measurement, Munitions, and Weapons; (2E) Comm-Electronic Systems; (2R) Maintenance Management Systems
23 of 39
Jewish Chaplain
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is for Jewish rabbis in the Air Force. It’s an officer-level field with no enlisted equivalent.
Officers: (52) Chaplain
24 of 39
Judge Advocate
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
The judge advocate is a licensed practicing attorney, and the JAG corps serves as the judicial arm of the Air Force. There is no enlisted equivalent for this badge.
Officers: (51) Judge Advocate Officers
25 of 39
Medical Service Corps
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
The Air Force medical service corps is slightly different from the medical corps, in that they oversee and manage health services. There’s no enlisted equivalent for this badge.
Officers: (41) Health Services Administration Officers (MSC)
26 of 39
Manpower & Personnel
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
The mission support career field in the Air Force does work similar to a human resources staffer at a civilian company.
Officer: (36) Mission Support & Personnel Officers; (38) Manpower Officers
Enlisted: (3S) Mission Support; (3U) Manpower
27 of 39
Meteorologist
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is for Air Force personnel in the weather career field, which is involved in collecting, analyzing, and disseminating weather information, including forecasts of weather conditions in the atmosphere and space.
Officer: (15) Weather Officers
Enlisted: (1W) Weather
28 of 39
Missile
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to Air Force personnel in the missile and space systems maintenance career field.
Officers: (13X4) Space & Missile Staff Officer; (22) Space & Missile Maintenance Officers
Enlisted: (2M) Space & Missile Systems Maintenance
29 of 39
Missile with Ops Designator
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Like the missile badge, this is also given to Air Force personnel in the missile and space systems maintenance career field, but is an officer-only designation. There is no enlisted equivalent.
Officers: (13SXC) Missile Operations Officers
30 of 39
Muslim Chaplain
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to Muslim clerics in the Air Force. There is no enlisted equivalent.
Officers: (52) Chaplain
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Nurse Corps
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is for members of the Air Force in the nurse corps.
Officers: (46) Nurse Corps (NC)
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Parachutist
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Officers: Officers qualified for parachutist duty.
Enlisted: Enlisted members qualified for parachutist duty
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Security Police
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
The security forces (SF) career field performs force protection duties.
Officers: (31) Security Forces Officers
Enlisted: (3P) Security Forces Officers
34 of 39
Operations Support
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Air Force personnel in this field engage in and conduct safety programs and safety activities.
Officers: S-Prefix (Safety Officers), (16) Operations Support Officers
Enlisted: (1S, 1T) Safety, Survival Training, Aircrew Life Support, Pararescue
35 of 39
Paralegal
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to those who perform paraprofessional and legal research career fields.
Officers: S-Prefix (Safety Officers), (16) Operations Support Officers
Enlisted: (1S, 1T) Safety, Survival Training, Aircrew Life Support, Pararescue
36 of 39
Public Affairs
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is for officers and enlisted personnel in the public affairs field in the Air Force.
Officers: (35P) Public Affairs Officers
Enlisted: (3N) Public Affairs
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Supply/Fuels
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
The supply career field covers the managing, administration, and operation of supply systems and activities.
Officers: (23) Supply Officers
Enlisted: (2S, 2F) Supply, Fuels
38 of 39
Transportation
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is for Air Force personnel in the transportation and vehicle maintenance career field.
Officers: (24) Transportation Officers
Enlisted: (2T) Transportation & Vehicle Maintenance
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Pilot
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Officers: Rated officers certified as pilots
Enlisted: None
Badges of the United States Air Force are military awards that designate aeronautical ratings, special skills, career field qualifications, and serve as identification. Most are awarded at either basic, senior and command levels, across different skill fields.
Aeronautical badges are awarded to pilots, and Occupational badges are awarded to Air Force personnel engaged in duties other than flying.
Here are some of the Air Force Occupation and Aeronautical Badges and their descriptions.
01 of 39
Acquisition & Financial Management
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
At the basic level, this badge is awarded after graduating from technical school. At the senior level, it’s awarded to officers who have reached 7 years in the specialty, and to enlisted personnel at the “craftsman” skill level. The master badge is awarded to enlisted personnel who have at least five years’ experience at the craftsman level, and to officers after 15 years in the specialty.
It’s awarded in the following Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSC):
Officers: (61, 62) Scientific/Research, Development Engineering Officers: (63) Acquisition Officers; (64) Contracting Officers; (65) Financial Management Officers
Enlisted: (6C) Contracting; (6F) Financial Management
02 of 39
Air Battle Manager
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is awarded to officers and enlisted members trained and qualified for airborne command and control, air surveillance, electronic warfare, and airborne weapons capabilities in aircraft.
Officers: (13B) Air Battle Management Officers
Enlisted: (1A5X1, 1A4X1) Air Battle Management
03 of 39
Air Traffic Control
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is awarded to enlisted personnel and officers after completing air traffic control technical training.
Officers: (13C) Air Traffic Control Operations Officers
Enlisted: (1C1) Air Traffic Control Operations
04 of 39
Astronaut
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given only to officers who have completed training in the NASA Astronaut Program. There is no enlisted equivalent.
05 of 39
Band
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to Air Force members serving in the U.S. Air Force Band.
Officers: (35B) Band
Enlisted: (3N1) Band
06 of 39
Civil Engineering
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Air Force members in the Civil Engineer (CE) career area, who provide combat engineering support for deployed Air Force units and weapons systems, receive this badge.
Officers: (32) Civil Engineer Officers
Enlisted: (3E) Civil Engineer, except EOD
07 of 39
Biomedical Sciences Corps
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This field, comprised entirely of commissioned officers, includes specialties in the Air Force Medical Corps, including physical therapists, optometrists, podiatrists, psychologists, clinical dietitians, and others. All in the Biomedical Science Corps are eligible for this badge.
Officers: (42)(43) Biomedical Services Officers (BSC)
Enlisted: None
08 of 39
Buddhist Chaplain
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge, given to Buddhist clergy in the Air Force, is based on the dharma chakra emblem. There is no enlisted equivalent.
Officers: (52) Chaplain
09 of 39
Christian Chaplain
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge, which displays a Christian cross, is given to ordained Christian clergy in the Air Force. There is no enlisted equivalent.
Officers: (52) Chaplain
10 of 39
Command and Control
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to enlisted airmen who complete training in the command and control systems operations career field, This may include, among other duties, aerospace surveillance, aerospace vehicle detection including missile warnings systems. This is given to enlisted personnel only, there is no equivalent for officers.
Enlisted: (1C) Command & Control Systems Operations
11 of 39
Enlisted Aircrew
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to those in the enlisted aircrew operations career field. As the name suggests, it’s enlisted personnel only; there is no officer equivalent.
Enlisted: Enlisted Aircrew Members
12 of 39
Dental Corps
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
With the modified caduceus symbol — it has a “D” on the front— which denotes a medical profession, this badge is given to dentists in the Air Force. It’s for officers only; there is no enlisted equivalent.
Officers: (47) Dental Corps (DC)
13 of 39
Enlisted Medical
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to enlisted medical personnel in the Air Force. There is no officer equivalent to this badge.
14 of 39
Medical Corps
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Like its related badges, the medical corps badge features the classic caduceus. This is for physicians and medical personnel at the officer level.
Officers: (40)(44)(45)(48) Physician (MC)
15 of 39
EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to enlisted personnel who handle the disposal of explosive ordnance. It’s an enlisted-only field.
Enlisted: 3E8X1, Explosive Ordinance Disposal
16 of 39
Flight Nurse
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Flight nurses treat patients during aeromedical evacuation and airlift flights. This badge is given to graduates of an accredited nursing program who have completed an Air Force flight nurse course. The nursing corps is an officer-only career field.
17 of 39
Flight Surgeon
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to medical doctors in the Air Force who are certified as flight surgeons. There is no enlisted equivalent; this is an officer-only career field.
18 of 39
Force Protection
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to Air Force personnel in the security forces (SF) career field.
Officers: (31) Security Forces Officers
Enlisted: (3P) Security Forces Officers); (7S) Special Investigations
19 of 39
Historian
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Air Force historian personnel research, write, edit, and organize historical data and maintain historical files and repositories. This is an enlisted field only; there is no officer equivalent to this badge.
Enlisted: (3H) Historian
20 of 39
Intelligence
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to those serving in the Air Force intelligence career field, which includes personnel who collect, produce and distribute data that have strategic, tactical, or technical value for security and intelligence purposes.
Officers: (14) Intelligence Officers
Enlisted: (1N) Intelligence
21 of 39
Logistics Plans
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Air Force personnel in the logistics plans career field receive this badge. Those in the field will manage, administer and operate logistics plans systems and activities.
Officers: (25) Logistics Plans & Programs Officers
Enlisted: (2G) Logistics Plans
22 of 39
Maintenance
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to several jobs in the maintenance career field, which has a variety of responsibilities.
Officers: (21) Aircraft Maintenance & Munitions Officers
Enlisted: (2A, 2P, 2W) Manned Aerospace Maintenance, Precision Measurement, Munitions, and Weapons; (2E) Comm-Electronic Systems; (2R) Maintenance Management Systems
23 of 39
Jewish Chaplain
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is for Jewish rabbis in the Air Force. It’s an officer-level field with no enlisted equivalent.
Officers: (52) Chaplain
24 of 39
Judge Advocate
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
The judge advocate is a licensed practicing attorney, and the JAG corps serves as the judicial arm of the Air Force. There is no enlisted equivalent for this badge.
Officers: (51) Judge Advocate Officers
25 of 39
Medical Service Corps
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
The Air Force medical service corps is slightly different from the medical corps, in that they oversee and manage health services. There’s no enlisted equivalent for this badge.
Officers: (41) Health Services Administration Officers (MSC)
26 of 39
Manpower & Personnel
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
The mission support career field in the Air Force does work similar to a human resources staffer at a civilian company.
Officer: (36) Mission Support & Personnel Officers; (38) Manpower Officers
Enlisted: (3S) Mission Support; (3U) Manpower
27 of 39
Meteorologist
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is for Air Force personnel in the weather career field, which is involved in collecting, analyzing, and disseminating weather information, including forecasts of weather conditions in the atmosphere and space.
Officer: (15) Weather Officers
Enlisted: (1W) Weather
28 of 39
Missile
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to Air Force personnel in the missile and space systems maintenance career field.
Officers: (13X4) Space & Missile Staff Officer; (22) Space & Missile Maintenance Officers
Enlisted: (2M) Space & Missile Systems Maintenance
29 of 39
Missile with Ops Designator
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Like the missile badge, this is also given to Air Force personnel in the missile and space systems maintenance career field, but is an officer-only designation. There is no enlisted equivalent.
Officers: (13SXC) Missile Operations Officers
30 of 39
Muslim Chaplain
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to Muslim clerics in the Air Force. There is no enlisted equivalent.
Officers: (52) Chaplain
31 of 39
Nurse Corps
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is for members of the Air Force in the nurse corps.
Officers: (46) Nurse Corps (NC)
32 of 39
Parachutist
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Officers: Officers qualified for parachutist duty.
Enlisted: Enlisted members qualified for parachutist duty
33 of 39
Security Police
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
The security forces (SF) career field performs force protection duties.
Officers: (31) Security Forces Officers
Enlisted: (3P) Security Forces Officers
34 of 39
Operations Support
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Air Force personnel in this field engage in and conduct safety programs and safety activities.
Officers: S-Prefix (Safety Officers), (16) Operations Support Officers
Enlisted: (1S, 1T) Safety, Survival Training, Aircrew Life Support, Pararescue
35 of 39
Paralegal
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to those who perform paraprofessional and legal research career fields.
Officers: S-Prefix (Safety Officers), (16) Operations Support Officers
Enlisted: (1S, 1T) Safety, Survival Training, Aircrew Life Support, Pararescue
36 of 39
Public Affairs
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is for officers and enlisted personnel in the public affairs field in the Air Force.
Officers: (35P) Public Affairs Officers
Enlisted: (3N) Public Affairs
37 of 39
Supply/Fuels
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
The supply career field covers the managing, administration, and operation of supply systems and activities.
Officers: (23) Supply Officers
Enlisted: (2S, 2F) Supply, Fuels
38 of 39
Transportation
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is for Air Force personnel in the transportation and vehicle maintenance career field.
Officers: (24) Transportation Officers
Enlisted: (2T) Transportation & Vehicle Maintenance
39 of 39
Pilot
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Officers: Rated officers certified as pilots
Enlisted: None
Badges of the United States Air Force are military awards that designate aeronautical ratings, special skills, career field qualifications, and serve as identification. Most are awarded at either basic, senior and command levels, across different skill fields.
Aeronautical badges are awarded to pilots, and Occupational badges are awarded to Air Force personnel engaged in duties other than flying.
Here are some of the Air Force Occupation and Aeronautical Badges and their descriptions.
01 of 39
Acquisition & Financial Management
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
At the basic level, this badge is awarded after graduating from technical school. At the senior level, it’s awarded to officers who have reached 7 years in the specialty, and to enlisted personnel at the “craftsman” skill level. The master badge is awarded to enlisted personnel who have at least five years’ experience at the craftsman level, and to officers after 15 years in the specialty.
It’s awarded in the following Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSC):
Officers: (61, 62) Scientific/Research, Development Engineering Officers: (63) Acquisition Officers; (64) Contracting Officers; (65) Financial Management Officers
Enlisted: (6C) Contracting; (6F) Financial Management
02 of 39
Air Battle Manager
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is awarded to officers and enlisted members trained and qualified for airborne command and control, air surveillance, electronic warfare, and airborne weapons capabilities in aircraft.
Officers: (13B) Air Battle Management Officers
Enlisted: (1A5X1, 1A4X1) Air Battle Management
03 of 39
Air Traffic Control
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is awarded to enlisted personnel and officers after completing air traffic control technical training.
Officers: (13C) Air Traffic Control Operations Officers
Enlisted: (1C1) Air Traffic Control Operations
04 of 39
Astronaut
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given only to officers who have completed training in the NASA Astronaut Program. There is no enlisted equivalent.
05 of 39
Band
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to Air Force members serving in the U.S. Air Force Band.
Officers: (35B) Band
Enlisted: (3N1) Band
06 of 39
Civil Engineering
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Air Force members in the Civil Engineer (CE) career area, who provide combat engineering support for deployed Air Force units and weapons systems, receive this badge.
Officers: (32) Civil Engineer Officers
Enlisted: (3E) Civil Engineer, except EOD
07 of 39
Biomedical Sciences Corps
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This field, comprised entirely of commissioned officers, includes specialties in the Air Force Medical Corps, including physical therapists, optometrists, podiatrists, psychologists, clinical dietitians, and others. All in the Biomedical Science Corps are eligible for this badge.
Officers: (42)(43) Biomedical Services Officers (BSC)
Enlisted: None
08 of 39
Buddhist Chaplain
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge, given to Buddhist clergy in the Air Force, is based on the dharma chakra emblem. There is no enlisted equivalent.
Officers: (52) Chaplain
09 of 39
Christian Chaplain
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge, which displays a Christian cross, is given to ordained Christian clergy in the Air Force. There is no enlisted equivalent.
Officers: (52) Chaplain
10 of 39
Command and Control
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to enlisted airmen who complete training in the command and control systems operations career field, This may include, among other duties, aerospace surveillance, aerospace vehicle detection including missile warnings systems. This is given to enlisted personnel only, there is no equivalent for officers.
Enlisted: (1C) Command & Control Systems Operations
11 of 39
Enlisted Aircrew
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to those in the enlisted aircrew operations career field. As the name suggests, it’s enlisted personnel only; there is no officer equivalent.
Enlisted: Enlisted Aircrew Members
12 of 39
Dental Corps
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
With the modified caduceus symbol — it has a “D” on the front— which denotes a medical profession, this badge is given to dentists in the Air Force. It’s for officers only; there is no enlisted equivalent.
Officers: (47) Dental Corps (DC)
13 of 39
Enlisted Medical
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to enlisted medical personnel in the Air Force. There is no officer equivalent to this badge.
14 of 39
Medical Corps
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Like its related badges, the medical corps badge features the classic caduceus. This is for physicians and medical personnel at the officer level.
Officers: (40)(44)(45)(48) Physician (MC)
15 of 39
EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to enlisted personnel who handle the disposal of explosive ordnance. It’s an enlisted-only field.
Enlisted: 3E8X1, Explosive Ordinance Disposal
16 of 39
Flight Nurse
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Flight nurses treat patients during aeromedical evacuation and airlift flights. This badge is given to graduates of an accredited nursing program who have completed an Air Force flight nurse course. The nursing corps is an officer-only career field.
17 of 39
Flight Surgeon
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to medical doctors in the Air Force who are certified as flight surgeons. There is no enlisted equivalent; this is an officer-only career field.
18 of 39
Force Protection
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to Air Force personnel in the security forces (SF) career field.
Officers: (31) Security Forces Officers
Enlisted: (3P) Security Forces Officers); (7S) Special Investigations
19 of 39
Historian
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Air Force historian personnel research, write, edit, and organize historical data and maintain historical files and repositories. This is an enlisted field only; there is no officer equivalent to this badge.
Enlisted: (3H) Historian
20 of 39
Intelligence
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to those serving in the Air Force intelligence career field, which includes personnel who collect, produce and distribute data that have strategic, tactical, or technical value for security and intelligence purposes.
Officers: (14) Intelligence Officers
Enlisted: (1N) Intelligence
21 of 39
Logistics Plans
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Air Force personnel in the logistics plans career field receive this badge. Those in the field will manage, administer and operate logistics plans systems and activities.
Officers: (25) Logistics Plans & Programs Officers
Enlisted: (2G) Logistics Plans
22 of 39
Maintenance
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to several jobs in the maintenance career field, which has a variety of responsibilities.
Officers: (21) Aircraft Maintenance & Munitions Officers
Enlisted: (2A, 2P, 2W) Manned Aerospace Maintenance, Precision Measurement, Munitions, and Weapons; (2E) Comm-Electronic Systems; (2R) Maintenance Management Systems
23 of 39
Jewish Chaplain
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is for Jewish rabbis in the Air Force. It’s an officer-level field with no enlisted equivalent.
Officers: (52) Chaplain
24 of 39
Judge Advocate
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
The judge advocate is a licensed practicing attorney, and the JAG corps serves as the judicial arm of the Air Force. There is no enlisted equivalent for this badge.
Officers: (51) Judge Advocate Officers
25 of 39
Medical Service Corps
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
The Air Force medical service corps is slightly different from the medical corps, in that they oversee and manage health services. There’s no enlisted equivalent for this badge.
Officers: (41) Health Services Administration Officers (MSC)
26 of 39
Manpower & Personnel
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
The mission support career field in the Air Force does work similar to a human resources staffer at a civilian company.
Officer: (36) Mission Support & Personnel Officers; (38) Manpower Officers
Enlisted: (3S) Mission Support; (3U) Manpower
27 of 39
Meteorologist
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is for Air Force personnel in the weather career field, which is involved in collecting, analyzing, and disseminating weather information, including forecasts of weather conditions in the atmosphere and space.
Officer: (15) Weather Officers
Enlisted: (1W) Weather
28 of 39
Missile
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to Air Force personnel in the missile and space systems maintenance career field.
Officers: (13X4) Space & Missile Staff Officer; (22) Space & Missile Maintenance Officers
Enlisted: (2M) Space & Missile Systems Maintenance
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Missile with Ops Designator
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Like the missile badge, this is also given to Air Force personnel in the missile and space systems maintenance career field, but is an officer-only designation. There is no enlisted equivalent.
Officers: (13SXC) Missile Operations Officers
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Muslim Chaplain
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to Muslim clerics in the Air Force. There is no enlisted equivalent.
Officers: (52) Chaplain
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Nurse Corps
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is for members of the Air Force in the nurse corps.
Officers: (46) Nurse Corps (NC)
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Parachutist
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Officers: Officers qualified for parachutist duty.
Enlisted: Enlisted members qualified for parachutist duty
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Security Police
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
The security forces (SF) career field performs force protection duties.
Officers: (31) Security Forces Officers
Enlisted: (3P) Security Forces Officers
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Operations Support
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Air Force personnel in this field engage in and conduct safety programs and safety activities.
Officers: S-Prefix (Safety Officers), (16) Operations Support Officers
Enlisted: (1S, 1T) Safety, Survival Training, Aircrew Life Support, Pararescue
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Paralegal
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to those who perform paraprofessional and legal research career fields.
Officers: S-Prefix (Safety Officers), (16) Operations Support Officers
Enlisted: (1S, 1T) Safety, Survival Training, Aircrew Life Support, Pararescue
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Public Affairs
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is for officers and enlisted personnel in the public affairs field in the Air Force.
Officers: (35P) Public Affairs Officers
Enlisted: (3N) Public Affairs
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Supply/Fuels
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
The supply career field covers the managing, administration, and operation of supply systems and activities.
Officers: (23) Supply Officers
Enlisted: (2S, 2F) Supply, Fuels
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Transportation
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is for Air Force personnel in the transportation and vehicle maintenance career field.
Officers: (24) Transportation Officers
Enlisted: (2T) Transportation & Vehicle Maintenance
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Pilot
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Officers: Rated officers certified as pilots
Enlisted: None
Badges of the United States Air Force are military awards that designate aeronautical ratings, special skills, career field qualifications, and serve as identification. Most are awarded at either basic, senior and command levels, across different skill fields.
Aeronautical badges are awarded to pilots, and Occupational badges are awarded to Air Force personnel engaged in duties other than flying.
Here are some of the Air Force Occupation and Aeronautical Badges and their descriptions.
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Acquisition & Financial Management
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
At the basic level, this badge is awarded after graduating from technical school. At the senior level, it’s awarded to officers who have reached 7 years in the specialty, and to enlisted personnel at the “craftsman” skill level. The master badge is awarded to enlisted personnel who have at least five years’ experience at the craftsman level, and to officers after 15 years in the specialty.
It’s awarded in the following Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSC):
Officers: (61, 62) Scientific/Research, Development Engineering Officers: (63) Acquisition Officers; (64) Contracting Officers; (65) Financial Management Officers
Enlisted: (6C) Contracting; (6F) Financial Management
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Air Battle Manager
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is awarded to officers and enlisted members trained and qualified for airborne command and control, air surveillance, electronic warfare, and airborne weapons capabilities in aircraft.
Officers: (13B) Air Battle Management Officers
Enlisted: (1A5X1, 1A4X1) Air Battle Management
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Air Traffic Control
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is awarded to enlisted personnel and officers after completing air traffic control technical training.
Officers: (13C) Air Traffic Control Operations Officers
Enlisted: (1C1) Air Traffic Control Operations
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Astronaut
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given only to officers who have completed training in the NASA Astronaut Program. There is no enlisted equivalent.
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Band
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to Air Force members serving in the U.S. Air Force Band.
Officers: (35B) Band
Enlisted: (3N1) Band
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Civil Engineering
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Air Force members in the Civil Engineer (CE) career area, who provide combat engineering support for deployed Air Force units and weapons systems, receive this badge.
Officers: (32) Civil Engineer Officers
Enlisted: (3E) Civil Engineer, except EOD
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Biomedical Sciences Corps
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This field, comprised entirely of commissioned officers, includes specialties in the Air Force Medical Corps, including physical therapists, optometrists, podiatrists, psychologists, clinical dietitians, and others. All in the Biomedical Science Corps are eligible for this badge.
Officers: (42)(43) Biomedical Services Officers (BSC)
Enlisted: None
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Buddhist Chaplain
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge, given to Buddhist clergy in the Air Force, is based on the dharma chakra emblem. There is no enlisted equivalent.
Officers: (52) Chaplain
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Christian Chaplain
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge, which displays a Christian cross, is given to ordained Christian clergy in the Air Force. There is no enlisted equivalent.
Officers: (52) Chaplain
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Command and Control
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to enlisted airmen who complete training in the command and control systems operations career field, This may include, among other duties, aerospace surveillance, aerospace vehicle detection including missile warnings systems. This is given to enlisted personnel only, there is no equivalent for officers.
Enlisted: (1C) Command & Control Systems Operations
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Enlisted Aircrew
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to those in the enlisted aircrew operations career field. As the name suggests, it’s enlisted personnel only; there is no officer equivalent.
Enlisted: Enlisted Aircrew Members
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Dental Corps
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
With the modified caduceus symbol — it has a “D” on the front— which denotes a medical profession, this badge is given to dentists in the Air Force. It’s for officers only; there is no enlisted equivalent.
Officers: (47) Dental Corps (DC)
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Enlisted Medical
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to enlisted medical personnel in the Air Force. There is no officer equivalent to this badge.
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Medical Corps
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Like its related badges, the medical corps badge features the classic caduceus. This is for physicians and medical personnel at the officer level.
Officers: (40)(44)(45)(48) Physician (MC)
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EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to enlisted personnel who handle the disposal of explosive ordnance. It’s an enlisted-only field.
Enlisted: 3E8X1, Explosive Ordinance Disposal
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Flight Nurse
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Flight nurses treat patients during aeromedical evacuation and airlift flights. This badge is given to graduates of an accredited nursing program who have completed an Air Force flight nurse course. The nursing corps is an officer-only career field.
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Flight Surgeon
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to medical doctors in the Air Force who are certified as flight surgeons. There is no enlisted equivalent; this is an officer-only career field.
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Force Protection
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to Air Force personnel in the security forces (SF) career field.
Officers: (31) Security Forces Officers
Enlisted: (3P) Security Forces Officers); (7S) Special Investigations
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Historian
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Air Force historian personnel research, write, edit, and organize historical data and maintain historical files and repositories. This is an enlisted field only; there is no officer equivalent to this badge.
Enlisted: (3H) Historian
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Intelligence
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to those serving in the Air Force intelligence career field, which includes personnel who collect, produce and distribute data that have strategic, tactical, or technical value for security and intelligence purposes.
Officers: (14) Intelligence Officers
Enlisted: (1N) Intelligence
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Logistics Plans
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Air Force personnel in the logistics plans career field receive this badge. Those in the field will manage, administer and operate logistics plans systems and activities.
Officers: (25) Logistics Plans & Programs Officers
Enlisted: (2G) Logistics Plans
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Maintenance
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to several jobs in the maintenance career field, which has a variety of responsibilities.
Officers: (21) Aircraft Maintenance & Munitions Officers
Enlisted: (2A, 2P, 2W) Manned Aerospace Maintenance, Precision Measurement, Munitions, and Weapons; (2E) Comm-Electronic Systems; (2R) Maintenance Management Systems
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Jewish Chaplain
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is for Jewish rabbis in the Air Force. It’s an officer-level field with no enlisted equivalent.
Officers: (52) Chaplain
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Judge Advocate
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
The judge advocate is a licensed practicing attorney, and the JAG corps serves as the judicial arm of the Air Force. There is no enlisted equivalent for this badge.
Officers: (51) Judge Advocate Officers
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Medical Service Corps
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
The Air Force medical service corps is slightly different from the medical corps, in that they oversee and manage health services. There’s no enlisted equivalent for this badge.
Officers: (41) Health Services Administration Officers (MSC)
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Manpower & Personnel
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
The mission support career field in the Air Force does work similar to a human resources staffer at a civilian company.
Officer: (36) Mission Support & Personnel Officers; (38) Manpower Officers
Enlisted: (3S) Mission Support; (3U) Manpower
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Meteorologist
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is for Air Force personnel in the weather career field, which is involved in collecting, analyzing, and disseminating weather information, including forecasts of weather conditions in the atmosphere and space.
Officer: (15) Weather Officers
Enlisted: (1W) Weather
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Missile
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to Air Force personnel in the missile and space systems maintenance career field.
Officers: (13X4) Space & Missile Staff Officer; (22) Space & Missile Maintenance Officers
Enlisted: (2M) Space & Missile Systems Maintenance
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Missile with Ops Designator
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Like the missile badge, this is also given to Air Force personnel in the missile and space systems maintenance career field, but is an officer-only designation. There is no enlisted equivalent.
Officers: (13SXC) Missile Operations Officers
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Muslim Chaplain
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to Muslim clerics in the Air Force. There is no enlisted equivalent.
Officers: (52) Chaplain
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Nurse Corps
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is for members of the Air Force in the nurse corps.
Officers: (46) Nurse Corps (NC)
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Parachutist
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Officers: Officers qualified for parachutist duty.
Enlisted: Enlisted members qualified for parachutist duty
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Security Police
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
The security forces (SF) career field performs force protection duties.
Officers: (31) Security Forces Officers
Enlisted: (3P) Security Forces Officers
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Operations Support
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Air Force personnel in this field engage in and conduct safety programs and safety activities.
Officers: S-Prefix (Safety Officers), (16) Operations Support Officers
Enlisted: (1S, 1T) Safety, Survival Training, Aircrew Life Support, Pararescue
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Paralegal
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is given to those who perform paraprofessional and legal research career fields.
Officers: S-Prefix (Safety Officers), (16) Operations Support Officers
Enlisted: (1S, 1T) Safety, Survival Training, Aircrew Life Support, Pararescue
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Public Affairs
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is for officers and enlisted personnel in the public affairs field in the Air Force.
Officers: (35P) Public Affairs Officers
Enlisted: (3N) Public Affairs
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Supply/Fuels
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
The supply career field covers the managing, administration, and operation of supply systems and activities.
Officers: (23) Supply Officers
Enlisted: (2S, 2F) Supply, Fuels
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Transportation
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
This badge is for Air Force personnel in the transportation and vehicle maintenance career field.
Officers: (24) Transportation Officers
Enlisted: (2T) Transportation & Vehicle Maintenance
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Pilot
US Air Force Gallery of Occupational Badges
Officers: Rated officers certified as pilots
Enlisted: None
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Acquisition & Financial Management
At the basic level, this badge is awarded after graduating from technical school. At the senior level, it’s awarded to officers who have reached 7 years in the specialty, and to enlisted personnel at the “craftsman” skill level. The master badge is awarded to enlisted personnel who have at least five years’ experience at the craftsman level, and to officers after 15 years in the specialty.
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It’s awarded in the following Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSC):
Officers: (61, 62) Scientific/Research, Development Engineering Officers: (63) Acquisition Officers; (64) Contracting Officers; (65) Financial Management Officers
Enlisted: (6C) Contracting; (6F) Financial Management
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Air Battle Manager
This badge is awarded to officers and enlisted members trained and qualified for airborne command and control, air surveillance, electronic warfare, and airborne weapons capabilities in aircraft.
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Officers: (13B) Air Battle Management Officers
Enlisted: (1A5X1, 1A4X1) Air Battle Management
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Air Traffic Control
This badge is awarded to enlisted personnel and officers after completing air traffic control technical training.
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Officers: (13C) Air Traffic Control Operations Officers
Enlisted: (1C1) Air Traffic Control Operations
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Astronaut
This badge is given only to officers who have completed training in the NASA Astronaut Program. There is no enlisted equivalent.
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Band
This badge is given to Air Force members serving in the U.S. Air Force Band.
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Officers: (35B) Band
Enlisted: (3N1) Band
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Civil Engineering
Air Force members in the Civil Engineer (CE) career area, who provide combat engineering support for deployed Air Force units and weapons systems, receive this badge.
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Officers: (32) Civil Engineer Officers
Enlisted: (3E) Civil Engineer, except EOD
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Biomedical Sciences Corps
This field, comprised entirely of commissioned officers, includes specialties in the Air Force Medical Corps, including physical therapists, optometrists, podiatrists, psychologists, clinical dietitians, and others. All in the Biomedical Science Corps are eligible for this badge.
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Officers: (42)(43) Biomedical Services Officers (BSC)
Enlisted: None
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Buddhist Chaplain
This badge, given to Buddhist clergy in the Air Force, is based on the dharma chakra emblem. There is no enlisted equivalent.
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Officers: (52) Chaplain
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Christian Chaplain
This badge, which displays a Christian cross, is given to ordained Christian clergy in the Air Force. There is no enlisted equivalent.
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Command and Control
This badge is given to enlisted airmen who complete training in the command and control systems operations career field, This may include, among other duties, aerospace surveillance, aerospace vehicle detection including missile warnings systems. This is given to enlisted personnel only, there is no equivalent for officers.
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Enlisted: (1C) Command & Control Systems Operations
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Enlisted Aircrew
This badge is given to those in the enlisted aircrew operations career field. As the name suggests, it’s enlisted personnel only; there is no officer equivalent.
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Enlisted: Enlisted Aircrew Members
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Dental Corps
With the modified caduceus symbol — it has a “D” on the front— which denotes a medical profession, this badge is given to dentists in the Air Force. It’s for officers only; there is no enlisted equivalent.
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Officers: (47) Dental Corps (DC)
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Enlisted Medical
This badge is given to enlisted medical personnel in the Air Force. There is no officer equivalent to this badge.
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Medical Corps
Like its related badges, the medical corps badge features the classic caduceus. This is for physicians and medical personnel at the officer level.
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Officers: (40)(44)(45)(48) Physician (MC)
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EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
This badge is given to enlisted personnel who handle the disposal of explosive ordnance. It’s an enlisted-only field.
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Enlisted: 3E8X1, Explosive Ordinance Disposal
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Flight Nurse
Flight nurses treat patients during aeromedical evacuation and airlift flights. This badge is given to graduates of an accredited nursing program who have completed an Air Force flight nurse course. The nursing corps is an officer-only career field.
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Flight Surgeon
This badge is given to medical doctors in the Air Force who are certified as flight surgeons. There is no enlisted equivalent; this is an officer-only career field.
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Force Protection
This badge is given to Air Force personnel in the security forces (SF) career field.
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Officers: (31) Security Forces Officers
Enlisted: (3P) Security Forces Officers); (7S) Special Investigations
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Historian
Air Force historian personnel research, write, edit, and organize historical data and maintain historical files and repositories. This is an enlisted field only; there is no officer equivalent to this badge.
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Enlisted: (3H) Historian
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Intelligence
This badge is given to those serving in the Air Force intelligence career field, which includes personnel who collect, produce and distribute data that have strategic, tactical, or technical value for security and intelligence purposes.
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Officers: (14) Intelligence Officers
Enlisted: (1N) Intelligence
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Logistics Plans
Air Force personnel in the logistics plans career field receive this badge. Those in the field will manage, administer and operate logistics plans systems and activities.
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Officers: (25) Logistics Plans & Programs Officers
Enlisted: (2G) Logistics Plans
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Maintenance
This badge is given to several jobs in the maintenance career field, which has a variety of responsibilities.
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Officers: (21) Aircraft Maintenance & Munitions Officers
Enlisted: (2A, 2P, 2W) Manned Aerospace Maintenance, Precision Measurement, Munitions, and Weapons; (2E) Comm-Electronic Systems; (2R) Maintenance Management Systems
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Jewish Chaplain
This badge is for Jewish rabbis in the Air Force. It’s an officer-level field with no enlisted equivalent.
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Judge Advocate
The judge advocate is a licensed practicing attorney, and the JAG corps serves as the judicial arm of the Air Force. There is no enlisted equivalent for this badge.
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Officers: (51) Judge Advocate Officers
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Medical Service Corps
The Air Force medical service corps is slightly different from the medical corps, in that they oversee and manage health services. There’s no enlisted equivalent for this badge.
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Officers: (41) Health Services Administration Officers (MSC)
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Manpower & Personnel
The mission support career field in the Air Force does work similar to a human resources staffer at a civilian company.
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Officer: (36) Mission Support & Personnel Officers; (38) Manpower Officers
Enlisted: (3S) Mission Support; (3U) Manpower
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Meteorologist
This badge is for Air Force personnel in the weather career field, which is involved in collecting, analyzing, and disseminating weather information, including forecasts of weather conditions in the atmosphere and space.
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Officer: (15) Weather Officers
Enlisted: (1W) Weather
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Missile
This badge is given to Air Force personnel in the missile and space systems maintenance career field.
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Officers: (13X4) Space & Missile Staff Officer; (22) Space & Missile Maintenance Officers
Enlisted: (2M) Space & Missile Systems Maintenance
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Missile with Ops Designator
Like the missile badge, this is also given to Air Force personnel in the missile and space systems maintenance career field, but is an officer-only designation. There is no enlisted equivalent.
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Officers: (13SXC) Missile Operations Officers
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Muslim Chaplain
This badge is given to Muslim clerics in the Air Force. There is no enlisted equivalent.
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Nurse Corps
This badge is for members of the Air Force in the nurse corps.
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Officers: (46) Nurse Corps (NC)
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Parachutist
Officers: Officers qualified for parachutist duty.
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Enlisted: Enlisted members qualified for parachutist duty
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Security Police
The security forces (SF) career field performs force protection duties.
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Enlisted: (3P) Security Forces Officers
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Operations Support
Air Force personnel in this field engage in and conduct safety programs and safety activities.
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Officers: S-Prefix (Safety Officers), (16) Operations Support Officers
Enlisted: (1S, 1T) Safety, Survival Training, Aircrew Life Support, Pararescue
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Paralegal
This badge is given to those who perform paraprofessional and legal research career fields.
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Public Affairs
This badge is for officers and enlisted personnel in the public affairs field in the Air Force.
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Officers: (35P) Public Affairs Officers
Enlisted: (3N) Public Affairs
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Supply/Fuels
The supply career field covers the managing, administration, and operation of supply systems and activities.
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Officers: (23) Supply Officers
Enlisted: (2S, 2F) Supply, Fuels
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Transportation
This badge is for Air Force personnel in the transportation and vehicle maintenance career field.
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Officers: (24) Transportation Officers
Enlisted: (2T) Transportation & Vehicle Maintenance
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Pilot
Officers: Rated officers certified as pilots
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