ACLC is seeking an experienced, qualified LADS Integrator to help the Northern Strike Plans Group synchronize special operations requirements, conventional-force coordination, external support, and exercise execution actions across the Joint Exercise Life Cycle. Northern Strike is a joint, multinational Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise that builds readiness across participating services and components.
Duties and Responsibilities- Manage special-operations planning inputs to the exercise execution matrix and support exercise life-cycle planning gates.
- Analyze unit requirements and develop solutions that comply with organizational, joint, and exercise requirements.
- Provide reports, technical guidance, mentorship, and SOF subject-matter expertise to participating units and conventional-force partners.
- Review Mission Essential Tasks (METs) and help integrate them with applicable Universal Joint Tasks and Joint Mission Essential Tasks.
- Coordinate support from commands, military agencies, Department of Defense and non-government organizations, higher headquarters, operations personnel, leadership, and Range Control.
- Attend overlapping Joint Exercise Life Cycle (JELC) meetings, working groups, and internal planning synchronization sessions.
- Coordinate with fires, maneuver, aviation, mobility, personnel recovery, SOF participants, and exercise leadership.
- Support Joint National Training Capability (JNTC) and 08JTCP force and funding requests as directed.
- Operate in the exercise headquarters during execution as an LNO, providing subject-matter expertise, deconfliction, synchronization, and support-request tracking.
- Collect lessons learned and best practices; support the Lessons Learned SME with After Action Report and Joint Lessons Learned Information System inputs.
- Coordinate with SOF Centers of Excellence to refine desired training for future exercise evolutions.
Qualifications- Minimum five years of experience planning and coordinating joint air control in a Joint Operations Area for a Combined Live Fire Exercise.
- Demonstrated experience supporting Mission Command at Brigade level or higher within the past five years.
- Expertise in Mission Command, the Military Decision-Making Process, and Joint Operational Planning Process functions.
- Experience with Joint CALFEX planning and orders procedures.
- Working knowledge of SOF mission requirements and the ability to support units performing or training for Direct Action, Strategic Reconnaissance, Counter-Weapons of Mass Destruction, Unconventional Warfare, Foreign Internal Defense, Security Forces Assistance, Hostage Rescue and Recovery, Counterinsurgency, Foreign Humanitarian Assistance, Military Information Support Operations/Psychological Operations, and Civil Affairs.
- Ability to analyze requirements, communicate clearly with military and civilian stakeholders, produce decision-ready written products, and manage multiple concurrent planning actions.
- Ability to work on-site in Lansing and travel as required by the contract.
- Active U.S. Secret security clearance as required for contract performance, or the ability to satisfy applicable Government access and security requirements.
