Position Description & QualificationsLooking for a Exercise planner opportunity at a place you can make a difference every day? Discover this great opportunity in our Shaw AFB, SC location. Bring your expertise and collaborative skills to make an impact toward our military defense and safety of our sailors by discovering your new role supporting this critical mission.
Join our team supporting the 9th Air Force, United States Air Force Central Command (9 AF AFCENT) is the Air Force Service Component of United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), a joint Department of Defense combatant command responsible for U.S. security interests in 27 nations that stretch from the Horn of Africa through the Persian Gulf region, into Central Asia. This position supports 9 AF AFCENT Plans and Requirements Directorate (A5).
As an Exercise Planner you will support planning and execution of Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff (CJCS), Combatant Command (COCOM), USAFCENT, and other component exercises in the USCENTCOM AOR. You will assist in the development of exercise constructs to include: concept development, training audience, training and main exercise objectives, joint exercise control group operations, overall execution, and after action review. Additionally, you will also build exercise budgets in support of ACC and USCENTCOM, develop FY exercise proposals to support TSC Plans and build exercise constructs for CJCS approved objectives as published in Joint Training Information Management System (JTIMS).
In this role you will:- Organize/conduct meetings, conferences, briefings and site surveys in support of approximately seven CJCS and other command exercises annually.
- Coordinate with HHQ, country teams, Host Nation partners, and other commands in the development and execution of CJCS exercises and regional air shows.
- Develop and present exercise-related briefings to command leadership.
- Deploy in support of CJCS, CCMD, USAFCENT, and component exercises and air shows as required.
- Coordinate with HHQ, country teams, host nation partners and other commands in the development and execution of CJCS exercises.
- Build and publish formal exercise after action reports in coordination with the USAFCENT Staff.
- Support the USAFCENT Air Warfare Center with exercise planning and execution expertise as required.
- Deploy in support of the exercise project officer for CJCS, COCOM, USAFCENT and other component exercises approximately seven times annually.
- Attend/participate in USCENTCOM and ACC exercise conferences as directed. Conduct all administrative requirements to facilitate exercise planning, briefs, and travel.
- Back-up SME for the respective AOR countries associated with assigned exercises.
- Support the development, management and promulgation of long range exercise schedules.
- Review current operations, operational plans, AF instructions, and joint publications with the purpose of collating data and information and brief senior officers of ongoing theater operations.
- Input into and analyze data from the G-TSCMIS.
To be successful in this role, you will have:- Bachelor's degree in any subject
- OR minimum of five years' experience on a NAF or component command staff or higher level or other service equivalent.
- 7 years of experience
- An active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain/maintain a Top Secret with Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance.
- 1 year of experience in the use of Microsoft Office applications/e-mail systems or the equivalent.
- 2 years of experience planning exercises on a NAF or component command staff or higher level or other service equivalent.
- Possess a U.S. Passport and meet visa requirements for travel to USCENTCOM AOR countries.
- The ability to travel up to 50%.
Additional desired experience and skills:
- Experience with Agile Combat Employment
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