▁based ▁on ▁his ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Master ' s ▁Th esis ▁which ▁proposed ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁brand ▁new ▁non - r ated ▁A LO ▁career ▁field . ▁ ▁The ▁IDE A ▁program ▁submission ▁was ▁staff ed ▁at ▁Head quarters ▁AF ▁( H AF / A 3 O ) ▁for ▁consideration ▁and ▁ultimately ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁H AF - fund ed ▁R AND ▁Report ▁that ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁R AND ▁report ▁re lied ▁heavily ▁on ▁the ▁previous ▁research ▁of ▁W isher , ▁John ▁Oliver o , ▁and ▁Raymond ▁Kno x . ▁ ▁The ▁R AND ▁report ▁ultimately ▁con cur red ▁with ▁W isher ' s ▁recommendation ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁non - r ated ▁A LO ▁career ▁field . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁the ▁US AF ▁created ▁a ▁new ▁non - r ated ▁Air ▁L ia ison ▁Officer ▁AF SC , ▁ 1 3 L , ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁career ▁force ▁of ▁professional ▁Air ▁L ia ison ▁Offic ers ▁and ▁the ▁AF ▁began ▁the ▁first ▁beta ▁class ▁of ▁non - r ated ▁A LO s ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Upon ▁completion ▁of ▁initial ▁qual ification ▁training , ▁these ▁non - r ated ▁officers ▁are ▁awarded ▁the ▁ 1 3 L ▁AF SC . ▁S omet ime ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁changed ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 L ▁AF SC ▁from ▁Air ▁L ia ison ▁Officer ▁to ▁T AC