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THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.
This National Guard position is for an Intelligence Operations Specialist, Position Description Number D1660000 and is part of the Georgia Air National Guard.
This is a full-time, Excepted Permanent, dual status position which requires Georgia Air National Guard Membership.
AREA OF CONSIDERATION: Open to current Army M-Day and Air DSG Georgia Air National Guard members.
02/28/2025 to 12/31/2025
$73,939 - $96,116 per year
GS 11
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
No
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
None
No
No
GA-12704497-AF-25-132
832815200
Open to current Army M-Day and Air DSG Georgia Air National Guard members.
As an Intelligence Operations Specialist, GS-0132-11, you will:
Assist 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. Coordinate 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), Air National Guard Bureau Headquarters (NGB), United States Air Forces Europe (USAFE), Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) and such other governmental agencies 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). Incumbent represents the organization at interagency conferences and meetings that deal with specialty functions and internal training requirements at the unit level.
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. Represent the unit and the Intelligence section in making agreements and commitments within the scope of his/her assigned functional area of expertise. Provide guidance and assistance to unit and Gaining Command Intelligence specialists and serve to coordinate on projects jointly undertaken by the unit, Gaining Command, and other organizations.
Coordinate training requirements with Gaining Command Intelligence Section. Plan and develop objectives and work schedules for training assigned intelligence personnel during Unit Training Assemblies (UTA), Annual Training (AT), and unit deployments. Identify training requirements and conduct or organize 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. Upon compiling the training requirements, incumbent works with the Intelligence Operations Specialist and Group Training Manager to identify shortfalls and develop plans to correct them.
Assist 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. Provide clarity to mission training and employment taking into account worldwide threat employment capabilities, tactics, techniques, and procedures. Train aircrews on matters such as survival, evasion, resistance, and escape; search and rescue; and visual recognition studies and techniques.
Develop scenarios for unit training missions. Create and update Threat of the Day files for mission planning study for peacetime and contingency operations. Geospatial (GI&S) Program Manager for the unit. Create and update the unit's classified and unclassified intelligence reference libraries in accordance with supervisor, ANG, MAJCOM, and Air Force instructions.
Perform 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. Assists the Senior Intelligence Officer (SIO) in the oversight of the Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) program.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Substitution of Education for Specialized Experience:A maximum of 12 months of the required experience may be substituted by successful completion of undergraduate study in an accredited college or university at the rate of 30 semester hours for 12 months of experience. The education must have been in fields directly related to the type of work of the position.
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).
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.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
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 (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment and duties performed.
2. RIP.
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.
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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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