Artillery & Missile Crew: Fire Direction Specialist

What is an Artillery and Missile Crew Member?

Artillery & Missile Crew Member Definition Target, fire, and maintain weapons used to destroy enemy positions, aircraft, and vessels. Field artillery crew members predominantly use guns, cannons, and howitzers in ground combat operations, while air defense artillery crew members predominantly use missiles and rockets. Naval artillery crew members predominantly use torpedoes and missiles launched from a ship or submarine. Duties include testing, inspecting, and storing ammunition, missiles, and torpedoes;

conducting preventive and routine maintenance on weapons and related equipment; establishing and maintaining radio and wire communications; and operating weapons targeting, firing, and launch computer systems.

• Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Operations/Fire Direction Specialist