Summary
This classification identifier facilitates functional management, force development; planning, programming, budgeting, execution; and assignment of enlisted Air Advisors. This duty description covers enlisted Airmen specifically trained as Air Advisors.
Qualification requires whatever certification/qualification is required of their CAFSC as well as Air Advisor qualifications described here.
Fully qualified Air Advisors serve in a unit manning document (UMD)Air Advisor position of a standing unit assigned Air Advisor mission roles in their Designed Operational Capability (DOC) statements, i.e., Mobility Support Advisory Squadron (MSAS), a provisional unit serving in a deployed TDY status, or as part of stand-by forces trained and tasked through other processes to perform the Air Advisor mission in support of CCDR/AFFOR plans and objectives.
These specially trained Airmen also conduct what are referred to in joint force concepts as Security Force Assistance (SFA) operations. Specialty requirements include knowledge of Security Cooperation authorities, planning, foreign disclosure requirements, assessment, monitoring, and evaluation of security cooperation plans and operations, cross-cultural expertise, and individual and team force protection TTP.
Community College of the Air Force Degree
Military Technology & Applied Sciences Management
Badges
Advanced Air Advisor Tab
Duties and Responsibilities
Air Advisors can mission plan, execute, and recover in a variety of scenarios with combat service support assistance, accomplishing this within legislative and military guidance. Air Advisor teams generally deploy and operate in permissive or uncertain environments but with proper preparation can operate in hostile environments.
Through AFFOR, TSOC, SCO, and MAJCOM staff, Air Advisors coordinate plans and synchronize activities to provide CCDRs a resource optimized approach to achieving objectives by working with and through partner aviation security forces.
Specialty Qualifications
Must have knowledge of:
- Security Cooperation law and planning.
- Foreign Internal Defense, Security Force Assistance.
- Force protection skills involving various scenarios for individuals and team settings, demonstrated intercultural competency.
- Member must be fully qualified 5 level in their primary AFSC.
Not used
Completion of the following are mandatory for award of this classification identifier:
- Air Advisor Initial Qualification Course (AA IQC, PDS Code 2K4) or Combat Aviation Advisor Mission Qualification Course (CAAMQC, PDS Code 2MW).
- AFSC specific training for qualification and currency at a minimum of 5 level in their primary AFSC.
- AFSC-specific training to include flight training for aircrew. May involve specialized non-USAF aircraft training and qualification.
- Requires completion of the following Air Advisor Initial Qualification Academic Course (or course: equivalent: “A," per note at 3.4.1.) or AFSOC Combat Aviation Advisor Mission Qualification Course.
Satisfactory completion of an air advising assignment (6 months experience as a deployed Air Advisor) or completion of the Mission Qualification Process for the Mobility Support Advisory Squadron Air Advisor, Contingency Response Support Squadron (CRSS) Air Advisor, or AFSOC Combat Aviation Advisor supervised deployment qualification process.
The following are mandatory as indicated:
- Must meet requirements listed in AFI 10-4301v1, Air Advisor Training.
- Must possess skills and knowledge to complete tasks listed in DODI 5000.68, Security Force Assistance, 27 October 2010.
- Specialty may require routine access to classified material. For award and retention of classification identifier, completion, and favorable adjudication of appropriate level of security clearance is required.
- Award of this classification identifier requires completion of listed requirements and recommendation of commander.
Shreadouts
- 8L500 - Team Sergeant
- 8L600 - Team Leader