Air Force AFSC · Aviation
1A1X3 Special Missions Aviator
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Overview
Special Missions Aviators conduct preflight inspections of aircraft systems and oversee the placement and delivery of cargo aboard the aircraft. They monitor aircraft functions and provide weapons defense when necessary.
Minimum clearance: Secret
ASVAB policy: Not policy-reviewed · coverage unknown · as of 2026-10-19
Program scope has not been reviewed.
Policy applicability and coverage of the program's score routes have not been reviewed. Shown-route arithmetic is not an eligibility decision.
Source: dafecd-atch4-2025-10-31 (source date 2025-10). Policy applicability has not been established.
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Skill levels: 1A113 helper · 1A133 apprentice · 1A153 journeyman · 1A173 craftsman
Core Skills
- Cargo placement and weight-and-balance calculations
- In-flight aircraft systems monitoring and operation
- Airborne sensor target acquisition and tracking
Notes & Sources
- Duties depend on aircraft and mission assignment; not every Special Mission Aviator performs every listed function.
Evidence for this guidance (1 document)
- DAFECD, 30 Apr 26: SPECIAL MISSION AVIATOR (1A1X3)
[1] Specialty Summary section "SPECIAL MISSION AVIATOR"; normalized cached text lines 1015-1049; explicit AFSC match for 1A1X3
Supports: Cargo placement and weight-and-balance calculations, In-flight aircraft systems monitoring and operation, Airborne sensor target acquisition and tracking
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