Lead Exercise Planner​/Exercise Director

Full Time, government contract position. This is the perfect opportunity to translate military experience and skills. Veterans are strongly encouraged to apply!

Full Benefits Package Available

• Salary- $115,000 – $118,000

Clearance:
Top Secret
required at hiring, with SCI/SAP eligibility

The Advanced Training Lead Exercise Planner advises and assists Wing A-Staff members on exercise planning, requirements, resourcing, and articulation. They provide information and ad vocation on behalf of the Wing through the A-Staff to external partners and higher headquarters. Serves as the primary Exercise BAMBOO EAGLE liaison between the Wing units, external partners, and higher headquarters action officers (AOs), managers, directors, and commanders to include General Officers (GOs) and Senior Executive Service (SES) personnel.

Coordinates, advises, and assists directly with the USAFWC’s, subordinate wings, and Air Combat Command’s (ACC) Exercise AGILE FLAG A-Staffs, Warfighter Integration Officers (WIOs), and lead planners for exercise Joint Event Life Cycle (JELC) development, task directives, TASKORD development and dissemination, exercise scenario development, and other pertinent exercise direction.

• 5 years minimum experience planning and executing large force exercises;
  Previous USAF rated, or joint service aviation equivalent, field grade officer desired (HD)
• 5 combined years’ experience working with AOD, ATO, ACO and SPINS and/or NAF/HAF/COCOM staff experience (A3, A5, A7 – HD); INDOPACOM / PACAF or joint service theater equivalent experience (HD)
• 3 years total experience working with operational level Air Power Command and Control Systems (US or allied); a minimum of 2 years’ experience working with TBMCS and/or KRADOS applications (HD)
• Participation in a minimum of 3 AOC exercises or large-scale AOC experiments or Joint training events employing over 250 simulated airpower sorties per day.
• Experience as a virtual exercise designer/planner/director (HD).
• 2 years’ experience in ACE-related development, exercises, and/or employment. Experience with AGILE FLAG (HD). Experience with Pacific-based ACE exercises (HD)
• NAF-level experience required; AFFOR, MAJCOM Staff experience desired. Previous USAF rated, or joint service aviation equivalent, field grade officer preferred.

• In-depth understanding of current airpower capabilities, doctrine and TTPs. In-depth understanding on building and supporting cross-domain teams and development of OPTs, OPGs, and/or APGs to accomplish exercise tasks. Understanding of the Joint Event Life Cycle phases and planning responsibilities. Understanding of the Master Scenario Event List (MSEL) process. Familiarity with joint and coalition planning processes and requirements. Ability to work with action officers, exercise planning teams, joint and coalition planners, General Officers and SES personnel, and others to ensure the effective application of joint and coalition air, space, and cyberspace operations.
• Understanding of AOD and ATO, form, functions and planning methodology with emphasis on the development of AOD, MAAP, ATO, SPINS, ACO and the ATO/ACO change processes. Demonstrated ability to conduct a Combat Ops change-over briefing. Familiarity of COMAFFOR roles and responsibilities, OPT/OPG/APG processes and procedures. Familiarity with A-Staff directorate roles and responsibilities and application to Major Combat Operations (MCO).
• In-depth knowledge of TBMCS planning and execution applications with emphasis on C2PC, JADOCS, ESTAT and mIRC; or NATO equivalent tools for operational mission monitoring, assessment, and coordination. Familiarity with COP, RAAP and TAAP applications. Familiarity with airspace planning and deconfliction applications. Familiarity with Air Force, joint and combined surveillance and command and control systems and capabilities. Familiarity with Data Link theory and current practice.
  
  Familiarity with emerging AOC systems such as KRADOS applications, C2
  
  IMERA, and MAVEN. Familiarity with systems coordinating mobility operations to include Mobility Task Force (MTF).
• Knowledge of LFE/AOC exercises and exercise constructs including Live,…