
Summary
Responsible for safety, security, and accountability of all nonnuclear munitions and related components. Performs and manages munitions production and materiel tasks and activities. Identifies munitions and equipment requirements.
Operates and maintains automated data processing equipment (ADPE) to perform inspection, testing, and stockpile management activities. Stores, maintains, assembles, issues, and delivers assembled nonnuclear munitions.
Routinely demilitarizes nonhazardous munitions. Operates and maintains munitions materiel handling equipment (MMHE).
Develops and implements munitions materiel management concepts and procedures. Complies with explosive, missile, and ground safety, security, and environmental directives and practices.
Identifies munitions by filler, color code, marking, or physical characteristics. Receives, stores, handles, and transports nuclear weapons.
Technical School
Days: 43
Locations: Sheppard, Texas
Other Names
MUNS, AMMO, IYAAYAS
Bonus
4-Year Bonus: None
6-Year Bonus: $10,000
Badge
Maintenance Badge
Munitions Badge
Duty Identifier
AMMO Duty Identifier
Clearance
Confidential/Secret
Open Aptitude Category
Mechanical and General
AFSC Entry Requirements
Demographics
Males: 5498
Females: 681
Total: 6179
Community College of the Air Force Degree
Munitions Systems Technology
CCAF Degree Plan

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Duties and Responsibilities
Tests, assembles, and processes nonnuclear munitions. Prepares munitions for loading on aircraft.
Checks safe and arm mechanisms. Installs warheads, guidance units, fuses, arming wires, squibs, strakes, wings, fins, control surfaces, and tracking flares.
Processes aircraft gun ammunition. Maintains and reconditions munitions and MMHE.
Reconditions, repairs, and replaces defective or missing parts. Maintains operational or bench stock materiel and secures replenishment. Modifies munitions and MMHE when directed.
Inspects munitions for serviceability and applies munitions product assurance procedures. Installs spotting charges in bombs. Processes ammunition.
Inspects ammunition, components, and containers for defects. Prepares documentation indicating identification and quantity of assets.
Performs routine demilitarization of nonexplosive munitions items. Repackages munitions and applies container markings.
Receives, stores, handles, and transports nonnuclear munitions via multiple modes (air, sea, land). Unloads and unpacks munitions.
Checks shipping documents for accuracy. Delivers munitions to assembly, storage, or maintenance areas.
Prepares munitions for shipment. Determines and maintains storage facilities, reports, safety, and security requirements.
Performs inspections and maintains inspection and storage records. Issues nonnuclear munitions. Performs operator maintenance on munitions vehicles and equipment.
Performs munitions materiel management and materiel accounting functions. Performs and oversees management and procedural application of manual and automated positive inventory control.
Determines inventory control actions. Conducts inventories and corrects discrepancies. Accomplishes requisitioning actions and maintains due-in, due-out, and status files.
Maintains source document control and ensures validity and completeness. Recommends system and program changes to data processing methods.
Develops and maintains stock level data. Monitors excess munitions programs. Prepares reports.
Operates and maintains ADPE for munitions accounting, reporting, and status configuration. Coordinates with maintenance activities on repairable munitions components.
Obtains material for equipment modifications, periodic component exchange, and maintenance. Receives, stores, handles, and transports nuclear weapons.
Establishes and evaluates performance standards, maintenance controls, and work procedures. Computes data to support financial planning and programming.
Analyzes and validates munitions host-tenant and interservice munitions support agreements and plans. Develops methods and techniques to maintain and recondition munitions and handling equipment.
Evaluates munitions account condition, identifies deficiencies, and initiates corrective actions. Ensures compliance with policies, directives, and procedures.
Evaluates munitions equipment maintenance. Evaluates procedures for assembling, renovating, and storing munitions; and procedures for demilitarization of nonexplosive munitions.
Provides status information and expected completion dates. Analyzes mission effectiveness, program requirements, and stock control levels, and validates requirements.
Analyzes stockpile requirements to determine type and quantity of munitions facilities needed to safely store, inspect, maintain, and secure munitions assets.
Specialty Qualifications
Knowledge is mandatory of:
- Composition and characteristics of munitions, storage, safety, and security and environmental requirements and procedures.
- Fusing and arming systems.
- Technical drawings.
- Precision measuring tools and equipment.
- Wiring diagrams.
- Handling, use, and disposition for nonhazardous materials.
- Munitions materiel accounting systems.
- Basic mathematics.
- Policies and procedures for accountability and pecuniary liability.
- Techniques of munitions materiel management and procurement.
- Air Force property accounting.
- munitions policies and procedures.
- Inventory and stock control.
- Preparing and maintaining munitions records and documents.
- Procedures for hazardous and nonhazardous materials; and procedures for assets turn in.
For entry into this specialty, completion of high school or General Education Development equivalency is mandatory.
Training-
The following training is mandatory for award of the AFSC indicated:
- 2W031. Completion of a basic munitions systems course.
- 2W051. Completion of the 2W051 CDC and 12 months of OJT (minimum of 9 months for retrainees).
- 2W071. Completion of the Air Force Combat Ammunition Planning and Production course (PDS code 8RM) and 12 months OJT.
- 2W091. Completion of the Advanced Munitions Systems, J3AAR2W091 047A or successor course and completion of the Air Force Combat Ammunition Planning and Production course (PDS code 8RM) as a Senior NCO.
The following experience is mandatory for award of the AFSC indicated:
- 2W051. Qualification in and possession of AFSC 2W031. Also, experience is mandatory in performing functions such as warehousing, accounting, mechanical assembly, electronics, transportation of munitions, use of hand tools, and preparing and maintaining documentation and records for inventory management actions involving manual or automated systems or both.
- 2W071. Qualification in and possession of AFSC 2W051. Also, experience is mandatory in supervising or performing functions such as receipting, identifying, inspecting, storing, reconditioning, issuing, delivering, maintaining, testing, and assembling guided and unguided munitions; or preparing and maintaining documentation and records for inventory management actions.
- 2W091. Qualification in and possession of AFSC 2W071. Also, experience is mandatory in managing functions such as accountable munitions material operations; munitions storage, maintenance, and assembly functions; munitions inspection; equipment maintenance; line delivery and handling functions; computing levels; automated data processing; or maintaining munitions material management accounts.
The following are mandatory as indicated:
For entry into the specialty:
- Normal color vision as defined in AFI 48-123, Medical Examinations and Standards.
- Retraining into the 2W0XX career field within the Air Force (Active, Reserves and Air National Guard) is restricted to the grades of E-7 and below with less than 15 years of total federal military service.
- Must not have chronic, untreated emotional instability or other unresolved mental health conditions.
- Normal depth perception as defined in AFI 48-123.
- Must possess a valid state driver’s license to operate government motor vehicles (GMV) in accordance with AFI 24-301, Vehicle Operations.
- Never been convicted of domestic violence IAW the Lautenberg amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968 and AFI 31-117, Arming and Use of Force by Air Force Personnel.
- Specialty requires routine access to Tier 3 (T3) information, systems, or similar classified environments.
- For award and retention of AFSCs 2W0XX, completion of a currentT3 Investigation IAW DoDM 5200.02, AFMAN 16-1405, Air Force Personnel Security Program, is mandatory.
- For award and retention of these AFSCs, must maintain local network access IAW AFI 17-130, Cybersecurity Program Management and AFMAN 17-1301, Computer Security.
Civilian Career Options
High Salary: $121,220
Low Salary: $29,190
- Administrative Services Managers: $98,890
- Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors: $53,610
- Aviation Inspectors: $78,400
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks: $42,410
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary: $55,620
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians: $67,550
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment: $62,010
- Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians: $59,800
- Emergency Management Directors: $76,250
- Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers: $71,100
- Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters: $48,510
- Facilities Managers: $98,890
- First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand: $54,870
- First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers: $70,240
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers: $58,450
- General and Operations Managers: $103,650
- Hazardous Materials Removal Workers: $45,270
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers: $47,130
- Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers: $31,760
- Human Resources Managers: $121,220
- Industrial Production Managers: $108,790
- Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators: $37,560
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers: $40,460
- Instructional Coordinators: $66,970
- Light Truck Drivers: $37,050
- Logisticians: $76,270
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General: $40,850
- Maintenance Workers, Machinery: $50,100
- Office Clerks, General: $35,330
- Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators: $49,770
- Order Clerks: $35,590
- Quality Control Systems Managers: $108,790
- Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks: $35,260
- Stockers and Order Fillers: $29,190
- Training and Development Managers: $115,640
- Training and Development Specialists: $62,700
- Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers: $96,390
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