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35PX Public Affairs Officer

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Overview

Public Affairs Officers educate the public about Air Force goals while safeguarding information that could jeopardize national security. They build working relationships with media representatives and serve as liaisons to civilian organizations and other groups.

Minimum clearance: Secret

Core Skills

  • Communication planning, resourcing, and outcome evaluation
  • Public communication balancing security and privacy
  • Senior leader counsel on mission communication
  • Internal communication supporting morale and readiness

Civilian Career Paths

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Public Relations Managers

Advising senior leaders and researching, planning, resourcing, executing, and evaluating public affairs operations transfers directly to managing organizational communications.

How to prepare: Build a portfolio case study using releasable material that shows a communication objective, resource plan, execution decisions, and outcome evaluation.

What the civilian work involves
  • Confer with labor relations managers to develop internal communications that keep employees informed of company activities.
  • Develop and maintain the company's corporate image and identity, which includes the use of logos and signage.
  • Develop, implement, or maintain crisis communication plans.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Public Relations Specialists

Communicating accurate information to internal and external audiences while building public trust transfers directly to public relations program and public information work.

How to prepare: Create a civilian-facing writing portfolio with a sample press release and public information response that demonstrate clear messaging without disclosing protected information.

What the civilian work involves
  • Respond to requests for information from the media or designate an appropriate spokesperson or information source.
  • Plan or direct development or communication of programs to maintain favorable public or stockholder perceptions of an organization's accomplishments, agenda, or environmental responsibility.
  • Write press releases or other media communications to promote clients.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. DAFOCD, 30 Apr 26: PUBLIC AFFAIRS (35PX)

    [1] Specialty Summary section "PUBLIC AFFAIRS"; normalized cached text lines 5518-5543; family-level section (35P4, 35P3, 35P1)

    Supports: Communication planning, resourcing, and outcome evaluation, Public communication balancing security and privacy, Senior leader counsel on mission communication, Internal communication supporting morale and readiness, Public Relations Managers (O*NET 11-2032.00), Public Relations Specialists (O*NET 27-3031.00)

  2. O*NET: Public Relations Managers

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Public Relations Managers (O*NET 11-2032.00)

  3. O*NET: Public Relations Specialists

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Public Relations Specialists (O*NET 27-3031.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 35PX

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