At least one year of AOC (or equivalent) officer experience in an IAMD-related role.
Possess a U.S. Passport and meet visa requirements for Saudi Arabia and UAE.
Must complete the BMDS Staff Officer Course within one year if not already done.
Minimum one year of experience with Microsoft Office applications or equivalent.
Responsibilities
Provide consulting and advisory services for the IAMD program management.
Develop and maintain joint operational planning products, including CONPLANs and Campaign Plans.
Assist in creating rules-of-engagement for joint air-and-missile defense operations.
Coordinate with service components and coalition partners for integrated defense plans.
Provide strategic planning and C2 integration expertise at conferences and exercises.
Build operational planning budgets to support ACC and USCENTCOM.
Develop assessment plans for evaluating IAMD objectives and interoperability.
Benefits
Opportunity to work in a high-stakes defense environment.
Engagement with coalition forces and international partners.
Professional development through required training courses.
Involvement in strategic planning and operational exercises.
Potential for travel and deployment opportunities.
Full Job Description
Requisition Type: Contingent (Open)
Position Status: Full Time
Position Title: Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Planning and Interoperability Support
Location: Shaw AFB, SC
Security Clearance Level: Top Secret/SCI
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties include the following:
Provide consulting and advisory services to the team supporting 9AF AFCENT's management of the IAMD program.
Provide expertise in all aspects of 9AF AFCENT operational requirements associated with IAMD operations to develop and maintain joint surface-to-air and fixed-wing weapons integration and employment within a theater- wide system with potential to expand to coalition forces. Key aspects range from initiation, mission analysis, course of action development, course of action analysis, course of action comparison, course of action approval and plan development (i.e., Joint Operation Planning Process (JOPP)). Expertise will be leveraged to develop and generate standard joint operational planning products to include Operational Guides, Concept of Operations Plans (CONPLANs) and Appendices, and Campaign Plans.
Assist in the development of overall concept-of-operations and rules-of-engagement for effective joint/combined air-and-missile defense operations.
Coordinate with Service components, HHQ, and coalition partners to successfully implement an integrated defense plan. This includes active participation in all phases of regional IAMD exercises (primarily as planners, control group members, or role players).
Provide strategic planning and command and control (C2) integration expertise at conferences and during exercise planning events dealing with air defense issues.
Build operational planning and country engagement budgets in support of ACC and USCENTCOM.
Build Fiscal Year operational engagement proposals to support 9AF AFCENT and USCENTCOM.
Develop assessment plan for evaluating IAMD objectives during exercises. Report overall assessment of engagement and operational planning results with respect to AOR-wide IAMD objectives to IAMD division chief.
Develop assessment plan for evaluating IAMD interoperability and integration within the USCENTCOM's AOR among Partner Nations and the U.S. Report overall assessment of interoperability operational integration with respect to IAMD-to-IAMD division chief.
Organize and conduct meetings, conferences, briefings, and site surveys in support of operational planning and IAMD operations.
Work with HHQ, joint and coalition partners, and other commands in the development and execution of operational exercises and assessment of theater interoperability.
Deploy to assist exercise or interoperability project lead for operational engagements and planning conferences as appropriate.
Develop and publish engagement situational reports with assessment of interoperability and partnership capacity included as appropriate.
Develop and publish exercise and conference after-action reports.
Attend/participate in USCENTCOM and ACC exercises, planning conferences, and VTCs.
Conduct all administrative requirements (e.g., scheduling events, reserving space, etc.) to facilitate operational engagements and/or interoperability planning, briefs, and travel.
Coordinate Aircraft and Personnel Automated Clearance System (APACS), TDY Funding Requests, flight and travel arrangements, and other levied requirements, for all team members, as required.
Create, coordinate, and complete staff actions via 9AF AFCENT's Task Management Tool (TMT).
Review current operations, operational plans, AF instructions, and joint publications with the purpose of collating data and information to produce and/or present briefings to 9AF AFCENT leadership, to include general officers, of ongoing theater operations or issues.
Input and analyze data from the Global Theater Security Cooperation Management Information System (G- TSCMIS).
Knowledge and Qualifications
Bachelor's level degree in any subject.
Minimum of one year AOC (or equivalent) officer experience in IAMD related role.
Possess a U.S. Passport and meet visa requirements for Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Must attend the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) Staff Officer Course within 1 year of employment if not already completed in military or contractor status. Cost will be covered by 9AF AFCENT.
Minimum of one years' experience in the use of Microsoft Office applications/e-mail systems or the equivalent.
