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This National Guard position is for an INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST, Position Description Number D1655P01 and is part of the AR ANG 153 ITL SQ, National Guard.
The National Guard is the oldest component of the Armed Forces of the United States. Since the earliest American colonial days, citizens have joined together for collective defense. We have a proud tradition of coming to the aid of our friends and neighbors in times of serious emergencies. Join our National Guard team and serve your nation, your states and your community!
NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED: This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the National Guard. Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform. Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment. Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement.
09/12/2017 to 09/27/2017
$40,684 - $78,270 per year
GS 7 - 11
1 vacancy in the following location:
Not required
No
Permanent
Full-Time
11
No
AR-10028392-AF-17-087
479242400
As a INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST, GS-0132-7/9/11, you will
(1) Serves as a ISR unit crewmember in the SIGINT exploitation section, responsible for ELINT operations and production affecting time critical targeting (TCT), direct threat warning, battle damage assessment, combat identification, combat search and rescue, multi-INT correlation, threat analysis, mapping, intelligence preparation of the battlespace, situation monitoring, and mission reporting. Provides ELINT correlation of data from multiple ISR platforms and intelligence products. Requests dynamic sensor retasking to exploit time critical information not originally entered into the collection plan. Assesses the data and provides cross-cueing sensor/tip-offs to other platforms and exploitation sections improving multi-INT correlation. Updates Air Force ISR unit components and command, control, communications, computers (C4) and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) nodes on ELINT findings.
(2) Conducts ELINT activities and operations from data derived from manned, unmanned, and other operational assets in support of National Agencies, Joint Commands, Air Force MAJCOMs, and AOCs contingencies and exercises. Participates in pre-mission conferences to outline mission objectives, potential threats, and possible outcomes. Performs operator and analyst duties to exploit ELINT, Foreign Instrumentation Signals Intelligence (FISINT) and other related activities. Employs signals exploitation activities to support electronic combat (EC) operations. Operates electronic search and related equipment. Searches and exploits signal activity throughout the radio frequency spectrum. Operates directional, electromagnetic receiving, and recording systems to monitor, acquire, collect, and exploit electro-magnetic transmissions. Analyzes raw electronic transmission characteristics. Determines line of bearing or origin point, external characteristics, and parameters of electromagnetic transmissions. Extracts raw data from electromagnetic signals, analyses and provides finished report results to national agencies, joint commands, Air Force MAJCOMs, AOCs, US and coalition airborne assets in real world operations and exercises. Evaluates electromagnetic transmission exploitation to ensure characteristics are accurately determined and reported.
(3) Prepares post-mission reports from analysis of communications patterns, trends, and characteristics for general intelligence and operational community consumption. Prepares and evaluates finished reports relative to ELINT, FISINT, and EC related operations. Briefs analysis findings and estimates to superiors and mission planners. Publishes finished reports and documents for use by decision-makers in the squadron, AOC, Air Force MAJCOMs, Joint Commands, and the National Agencies. Researches, analyzes and plans ELINT exploitation activities in preparation for operational missions. Utilizes allotted resources for ELINT, FISINT, and EC related operations and analysis activities. Communicates with other intelligence departments and agencies to share data and techniques, findings, and planning for future operations.
(4) Works with other crew members to ensure the ELINT exploitation section 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 other DoD major command intelligence organizations such as Air Combat Command (ACC), National Guard Bureau (NGB), United States Air Forces Europe (USAFE), Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) and other Federal agencies such as Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), National Security Agency (NSA), U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM), Air Intelligence Agency (AIA), U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
(5) To enhance the ISR unit crew's mission readiness, the incumbent maintains a thorough knowledge of all aspects of internal of internal ELINT training. Represents the unit in making agreements and commitments within the assigned scope of his/her functional specialty. Provides guidance and assistance to unit and gaining command intelligence specialists and serves to coordinate on projects jointly undertaken by the unit, gaining command, and other organizations.
(6) Coordinates ELINT 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 ELINT related subjects. and Unit Training Manager to identify shortfalls and develop plans to correct them.
(7) Performs other duties as assigned.
MILITARY REQUIREMENTS:
Compatible military grade and assignment required prior to the effective date of placement. This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard. Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
Military Grades:
-Minimum Military Grade: Enlisted
-Maximum Military Grade: MSgt/E-7
Compatible Military Assignments: Selectee must be a member of the Arkansas Air National Guard and be assigned to the 188th WG in a compatible military position in Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) 1N2XX.
Must become compatible in the AFSC within 12 months of appointment. Must possess or be able to obtain a Top Secret Security Clearance. Technicians will not be militarily senior to their full-time supervisor or wage leader (Grade Inversion). Enlisted members currently at a higher grade than allowed by the position (see Military Grade Requirement above) may apply; however, they must administratively reduce prior to appointment and provide confirmation of the reduction to HRO.
Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx).
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
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.
To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:
1. Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates (format should include Month and Year) of employment and duties performed.
2. SF 181: Race and National Origin Identification with name listed.
3. Current AF Form 422 (Physical Profile Serial Report) dated within 18 months or Current Individual Medical Readiness (IMR) dated within 6 months: (Go to https://imr.afms.mil/imr/MyIMR.aspx. Click on the printer icon, select the Adobe PDF printer and click print. Save the document and submit it with your application. The date will populate on the bottom of the page when you print to PDF.)
Document 2 can be found here: http://www.arguard.org/hro/Staffing/TechAir/airtechhro.mht
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.
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