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Career Overview All military enlisted tactical operations and air/weapons specialists and crewmembers not listed separately. Alternate Job Titles Advanced Foreign Counterintelligence Specialist (AFCS) Advanced Military Source Operations Specialist (AMOS) Aerospace Physiological Technician Air Launch Weapons Technician Air Support Operations Operator Airborne Sensor Specialist Antitank Assault Gunner Armament Weapons Support Equipment Technician Armor Reconnaissance Specialist Army …

Military Enlisted Tactical Operations and Air/Weapons Specialists and Crew Members, All Other Read More »

Career Overview Operate weapons and equipment in ground combat operations. Duties include operating and maintaining weapons, such as rifles, machine guns, mortars, and hand grenades; locating, constructing, and camouflaging infantry positions and equipment; evaluating terrain and recording topographical information; operating and maintaining field communications equipment; assessing need for and directing supporting fire; placing explosives and …

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Career Overview Implement unconventional operations by air, land, or sea during combat or peacetime as members of elite teams. These activities include offensive raids, demolitions, reconnaissance, search and rescue, and counterterrorism. In addition to their combat training, special forces members often have specialized training in swimming, diving, parachuting, survival, emergency medicine, and foreign languages. Duties …

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Career Overview 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. …

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Career Overview Operate and monitor communications, detection, and weapons systems essential for controlling air, ground, and naval operations. Duties include maintaining and relaying critical communications between air, naval, and ground forces; implementing emergency plans for natural and wartime disasters; relaying command center information to high-level military and government decisionmakers; monitoring surveillance and detection systems, such …

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Career Overview Operate and maintain catapults, arresting gear, and associated mechanical, hydraulic, and control systems involved primarily in aircraft carrier takeoff and landing operations. Duties include installing and maintaining visual landing aids; testing and maintaining launch and recovery equipment using electric and mechanical test equipment and hand tools; activating airfield arresting systems, such as crash …

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Career Overview Operate tanks, light armor, and amphibious assault vehicles during combat situations on land or in aquatic environments. Duties include driving armored vehicles that require specialized training; operating and maintaining targeting and firing systems; operating and maintaining advanced onboard communications and navigation equipment; transporting personnel and equipment in a combat environment; and operating and …

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Career Overview Supervise and coordinate the activities of weapons specialists/crew members. Supervisors may also perform the same activities as the workers they supervise. Alternate Job Titles Aerial Gunner, Superintendent Air Defense Artillery Senior Sergeant Airborne Weapons Technical Manager Armament Weapons Support Equipment (ASWE) Maintenance Manager Armor Senior Sergeant Field Artillery Senior Sergeant Infantry Unit Leader …

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Career Overview Supervise and coordinate the activities of all other tactical operations specialists not classified separately above. Supervisors may also perform the same activities as the workers they supervise. Alternate Job Titles Aerospace Control and Warning Systems Superintendent Afloat Cryptologic Manager Air Operations Manager Aviation Resource Management Superintendent Chief Counterintelligence/Human Intelligence Sergeant Combat Control Manager …

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Career Overview Perform in-flight duties to ensure the successful completion of combat, reconnaissance, transport, and search and rescue missions. Duties include operating aircraft communications and detection equipment, including establishing satellite linkages and jamming enemy communications capabilities; conducting preflight, in-flight, and postflight inspections of onboard equipment; operating and maintaining aircraft weapons and defensive systems; operating and …

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