International Affairs Specialist
The directory schedules the update for implementation on 30 April 2026; no separate date is given for this retitling.
Air Force · AFSC history
9L100/X International Affairs Specialist
International Affairs Specialist was retitled Foreign Area Specialist (FAS), with AFSC 9L100/X unchanged. The specialty summary, duties and responsibilities, and qualifications were also revised.
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- The record does not describe the specific changes to duties or qualifications.
Source notes
CS&CIG source assertion (N/A): 1. The specialty description is revised to update the specialty summary, duties and responsibilities and specialty qualifications. 2. The AFSC/SFSC is retitled. Conversion instructions: MPS: 4, 5 AFPC: 4, 5, 9 Manpower: 4, 5, 10 The identifier is unchanged; a self-successor records the source-stated occupational retitle.
Source documents (1)
Reviewed September 23, 2026 against reference 1.
- Air Force Enlisted Classification Directory (AFECD), 30 April 2026
Source date: April 30, 2026
Location: embedded Attachment 1 CS&CIG page 7
Original publication (opens in a new tab)DAFECD 30 April 2026, embedded Attachment 1 — CS&CIG Enl Master 30 Apr 26 FINAL
Location: embedded Attachment 1 CS&CIG page 7, conversion table row Current AFSC 9L100/X (columns: Current AFSC / Current Title / New AFSC / New Title / Summary of Change / Instruction Notes / Type Dir/Indir)
Used in the reviewed explanation.
Department of the Air Force Enlisted Classification Directory (DAFECD), 30 April 2026, main guide SUMMARY OF REVISIONS
Location: main PDF page 2, SUMMARY OF REVISIONS (implementation-date context)
Used in the reviewed explanation.
PDF page 2 (opens in a new tab)Air Force Enlisted Classification Directory (AFECD), 30 April 2026 · event transcription
Location: docs/legacy-data/usaf-afecd-modernization.jsonl:294; embedded Attachment 1 CS&CIG page 7
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