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INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST (Title 32)

Department of the Air Force
Air National Guard Units

Summary

This position is part of the 147 ATKW located in Houston, Tx. The primary purpose of the position is to perform specialized duties and to train assigned military unit members in the duties and functions associated with operational intelligence. Provides detailed intelligence analysis for mission planning, aircrew briefings and debriefings.



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Overview

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Posted today · Apply by 07/05/26
Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 5, 2026
Location
2 vacancies in the following location:
Work site options
Telework eligible
No
Remote job
No
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$86,123 - $111,966 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 11
Promotion potential
None
Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Full-time
Travel Required
Not required
Appointment type
Permanent
Occupations and job series
Supervisory status
No
Federal service type
This job is in the Excepted Service
Represented by a union
No
Drug test
No
Security clearance
Top Secret
Position sensitivity and risk
Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk
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Background check type
Financial disclosure required
No
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Announcement number
TX-12960471-AF
Control number
871765800

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Clarification from the agency

Nationwide (see Areas of Consideration), Texas Air National Guard Membership is Required

Duties

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As a INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST (Title 32) with the Texas National Guard, your duties will include, but will not be limited to:

  • Assists the Senior Intelligence Officer in assuring the Intelligence function maintains a capability to provide timely and accurate operational intelligence support and fully trained intelligence personnel during peacetime and contingency operations. Coordinates with the Gaining Command on operational intelligence elements needed to carry out coordination and liaison with counterparts and colleagues in such other major command intelligence organizations as Air Combat Command (ACC) and Air Mobility Command (AMC).
  • Incumbent is recognized as an organization expert within functional assignment. They are the unit authority on all aspects of internal intelligence training. Incumbent is empowered to commit personnel and unit intelligence resources to missions and special exercises, including coordinating with outside agencies, under the general direction of supervisor. Represents the unit and the Intelligence section in making agreements and commitments within the scope of his/her assigned functional area of expertise.
  • Coordinates training requirements with Gaining Command Intelligence Section. Plans and develops objectives and work schedules for training assigned intelligence personnel during Unit Training Assemblies (UTA), Annual Training (AT), and unit deployments. Identifies training requirements and conducts or organizes training courses for intelligence personnel on operational intelligence related subjects to include worldwide surface-to-air missile (SAM), air-to-air missile (AAM), anti-aircraft artillery (AAA), aircraft capabilities and employment, and the marking and destruction of classified material. Subject Matter Expert (SME), trainer, and task certifier for all intelligence Initial Qualification Training (IQT), Mission Qualification Training (MQT), and Continuation Training (CT) to include all intelligence computer systems (non-targeting specific automated systems), order of battle maintenance, mission planning, and GI&S support.
  • Assists in training and testing aircrew on worldwide threats that potentially could affect mission success to include surface-to-air missile (SAM), air-to-air missile (AAM), anti-aircraft artillery (AAA), and aircraft threats. Provides clarity to mission training and employment taking into account worldwide threat employment capabilities, tactics, techniques, and procedures.
  • Develops scenarios for unit training missions. Creates and updates Threat of the Day files for mission planning study for peacetime and contingency operations. Geospatial (GI&S) Program Manager for the unit. Creates and updates the unit's classified and unclassified intelligence reference libraries in accordance with supervisor, ANG, MAJCOM, and Air Force instructions.
  • Performs assigned operational intelligence research and analysis, and, based on thorough understanding of the significance of conditions and trends, develops and projects data and draws meaningful conclusions and clear estimates based on current and past intelligence situations. Briefs the findings and estimates of these special assignments to superiors, planners, and policy makers. Provides detailed threat analysis for mission planning and pre-mission briefings to the Mission Planning Cell (MPC). Subject matter expert on debriefing aircrews flying all mission types, extracting critical information on mission results and threats encountered. Provides in-depth finished analysis of missions through the fusing of Mission Report (MISREP), and other intelligence sources. Ensures Force Protection intelligence is analyzed and briefed in a timely manner to affect the unit's Force Protection Condition (FPCON) and personnel safety. Alternately assigned intelligence specialist for the unit's Threat Working Group (TWG). Assists the Senior Intelligence Officer (SIO) in the oversight of the Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) program.
  • Manages the Intelligence Mobility Program to guarantee all unit personnel and equipment is properly prepared for worldwide tasking and deployments. Provides recommendations to the Unit Mobility Officer with intelligence information concerning the deployment location and advises on special security requirements for deploying sensitive material and equipment. Ensures intelligence Unit Type Codes (UTCs) are properly reported to higher headquarters through the AEF Reporting Tool (ART) and (SORTS). Creates and conducts pre-deployment intelligence spin-up training for deploying intelligence personnel assigned to Aerospace Expeditionary Force (AEF) and Outside of the Continental United States (OCONUS) deployments. Assists the supervisor in aircrew pre-deployment spin-up training.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

Appointment Factor(s): This is an Excepted Service position that requires active membership in a compatible military assignment in the Texas Air National Guard and wear of the military uniform.

Areas of Consideration: Nationwide Excepted. This includes:

  • All currently employed full-time permanent, indefinite and temporary personnel of the Texas Air National Guard.
  • All current members of the Texas National Guard and individuals eligible for membership in the Texas Air National Guard.
Incentives: Acceptance of a military Federal technician position may result in termination and / or repayment of military incentives. Please check your contract and contact your servicing Education Services (Incentives) office or the Recruiting/Retention office.

Remarks:
  • The Texas National Guard is an Equal Opportunity employer.
  • Veterans' preference is not applicable to this position.
  • This is a Bargaining Unit position.
  • Texas Air National Guard Membership is required.
  • Direct deposit is mandatory.
  • Trial period required (see additional information)
Military Requirements

For Dual-Status Technician positions service affiliation under Title 32 USC 709 is required. Military skill set is determined by AFSC/MOS requirements. Upon selection, individuals must be assigned to a compatible military AFSC/MOS in accordance with statutes and National Guard Bureau regulations and must obtain/maintain all requirements of the AFSC/MOS.

Rank Spread: E-3/A1C not to exceed E-7/MSgt
Required AFSC: 1N051/1N071

Other Requirements:

For positions requiring the operation of motor vehicles, candidates must have a valid state driver's license for the state in which they live or are principally employed. For positions requiring a security clearance (Secret or Top Secret) the applicant must possess or be able to obtain a clearance within one year of appointment.

Qualifications

In describing your experience in your resume, please be clear and specific. Assumptions regarding your experience will not be made.

To be considered for qualification, your resume must include relevant experience with beginning and ending dates of employment/experience reflecting the following:



Specialized Experience Required

At least 1 year equivalent to at least next lower grade level (GS-09) with experience, education or training developing and recommending policy, organizing and carrying out specific programs, evaluating and recommending changes in methods of intelligence operations. Experience in administrative, investigative, or technical work which required the applicant to deal effectively with others. Experience collecting, evaluating and organizing pertinent facts and to analyze and prepare clear and concise reports. Knowledge of a variety of intelligence specialty areas along with a comprehensive working knowledge of intelligence support operations, procedures, and practices. The GS-11 level intelligence operations specialist must also maintain a complete knowledge of collection and dissemination techniques and sources as well as the ability to produce instructions and manuals with a minimum of direction. To ensure a successful mission, the incumbent of this position is required to maintain a thorough knowledge of all aspects of his/her intelligence specialty area. The incumbent independently evaluates and interprets raw intelligence data and prepares reports based on the analysis of patterns, trends, and characteristics.

-OR-

A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related.

-OR-

Combination of successfully completed post-high school education and experience that may be used to meet total qualification requirements. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grades GS-9 and GS-11.

Education

If you are using education to qualify for this position, you must provide transcripts to support your educational claims.

A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related.

Substitution of Education for Specialized Experience:

Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in any field leading to a bachelor's degree, in an accredited college or university, meets the GS-5 level requirements.

Additional information

Trial Period:

As a condition of employment, you will be required to serve a 1- 2 trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

- your performance and conduct;

- the needs and interests of the agency;

- whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and

- whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT & NOTES:

  • Must obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance and be eligible for access to Special Compartmented Information (SCI).
  • Required to fly in military or commercial aircraft.
  • May be required to work uncommon tours on short notice.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

Air National Guard Units

TEXAS MILITARY DEPARTMENT

DUTY:
Bear true faith and allegiance to the state and nation; cultivate an environment for all to excel; prepare mentally, physically and spiritually to deploy at home and abroad.

HONOR: Hold the public trust in the highest regard; exceed standards and expectations; act with understanding, innovation, resourcefulness, flexibility and urgency. Do all you can, where you are, with what you have and always place the welfare of those you lead first.

TEXAS: Embrace the courageous spirit of our people, history and culture.

Agency contact information

Rashay Liedecke
Phone
512-782-5000
Email
rashay.g.liedecke.civ@army.mil
Address
TX 147th Attack Wing
14657 Sneider St
Houston, TX 77034
US

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