The Public Affairs Utilization Field encompasses functions of both the Public Affairs and Band specialties.
The Band specialty includes functions of program formulation, policy planning, inspection, command, and direction of band activities; supervisory and technical responsibilities for the procurement and training of personnel; band participation in military and quasi-military activities including parades, reviews, honor guards, and funerals; and training of and presentations by dance bands, radio and show bands, choral groups, and small instrumental ensembles made up of band personnel.
The Public Affairs specialty includes functions of policy planning, program formulating, operating, maintaining, monitoring, coordinating, and directing internal information, and media and community relations; supervisory and technical responsibility for collecting, organizing, and disseminating information to internal and public audiences; developing and preserving effective relations between the Air Force and the public; examining and appraising policies and programs of the Air Force; and advising commanders and staff officers on courses of action in terms of public interest. The following is a complete listing of AFSCs for the Public Affairs Utilization Field.
