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SEEKING THE NATION’S BEST AND BRIGHTEST TO WORK ALONGSIDE AMERICA’S FINEST
As a paid, full-time intern, you’ll work in a collaborative workplace that values professional growth and experience. You’ll be eligible for tuition assistance, student loan repayment, paid post-graduate studies, an attractive sign-on bonus for certain positions, as well as competitive compensation and other generous perks like federal health insurance, federal retirement benefits, and paid federal holidays. Upon completion of your internship, you may qualify for a permanent, full-time position supporting the warfighter by ensuring the Department of the Air Force is lethal and mission-ready.
WORKING SIDE BY SIDE TO KEEP OUR NATION SECURE
AFCS provides much of the muscle behind the might of the Department of the Air Force (DAF). We launch rockets, oversee and maintain the nation’s constellation of Global Positioning Satellites (GPS), guard the country from cyberattacks, and do whatever it takes to maintain the supremacy of the Air Force and Space Force in air, space, and cyberspace. Whether it’s conducting cutting-edge research in the world’s most sophisticated labs, maintaining the equipment and infrastructure that allows the Air Force and Space Force to be ready at a moment’s notice, ensuring the health and wellbeing of warfighters and their families, or training them to achieve the next level of proficiency — behind every mission, every milestone, every Airman, and every Guardian, there’s someone like you.
THAT MOMENT YOUR ASPIRATIONS, EDUCATION, AND AMBITION CONVERGE
There's one thing you'll make from day one as an Air Force Civilian Service (AFCS) Intern: an impact. You’ll work side by side with our men and women in uniform and civilians just like you, gaining invaluable hands-on experience in the field of your choosing, while playing a critical role supporting our warfighters by ensuring our military remains mission-ready and the tip of the spear stays as sharp as it can be. Your experience here will equip you with the insight, know-how, and ability you’ll need to succeed and excel in the future.
IF THE FUTURE HAD AN ONRAMP, THIS WOULD BE IT:
Premier College Internship Program (PCIP)
A structured summer internship offering college students hands-on experience and direct exposure to career opportunities within AFCS.
PALACE ACQUIRE | COPPER CAP (PAQ | COP)
Comprehensive training programs designed to develop future leaders through structured mentorship, professional development, and targeted career assignments within AFCS.
Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART)
A scholarship-for-service program providing STEM students full tuition, internships, and guaranteed employment upon graduation with Department of Defense.
Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP)
A recruitment initiative connecting federal employers with talented college students and recent graduates with disabilities for career-building internships and employment.
Presidential Management Fellows (PMF)
A prestigious leadership-development pathway offering advanced-degree graduates rotational assignments, professional growth opportunities, and accelerated careers in federal service.
A dramatic aerial display shows six Air Force jets from the Thunderbirds descending in close formation, white smoke streaming behind them as they pierce the sky above the clouds in perfect unison.
Close-up of a hand gently cradling a black nano-drone, showcasing advanced surveillance technology small enough to fit in the palm yet powerful enough to support complex field operations.
Clad in full protective gear, including a blue hazmat suit and black gloves, a technician carefully analyzes substances in a mobile lab setup, surrounded by vials, beakers, and analytical instruments.
Bathed in glowing blue and violet light, a technician wears a face shield and apron while precisely handling a liquid substance, likely a chemical or biological sample, under UV illumination, revealing otherwise invisible properties.
Inside a high-tech testing chamber, a powerful jet engine is mounted for evaluation. Fiery thrust pours from the nozzle while cables, tubes, and sensors monitor every aspect of performance in real time.
A sleek, black, blended-wing aircraft model labeled “X-48B” is positioned on a turntable beneath a massive wind tunnel system. Twin fans loom above while technicians below prepare for aerodynamic evaluation.