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Career Overview All military officer special and tactical operations leaders not listed separately. Alternate Job Titles Advanced Foreign Counterintelligence Officer (AFCO) Advanced Military Source Operations Officer (AMSOO) Air Antisubmarine Officer Air Boatswain Air Intelligence Officer All Source Intelligence All Source Intelligence Technician Amphibious Operations Officer Antisubmarine Warfare Intelligence Officer Antisubmarine Weapons Officer Area Intelligence Technician …

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Career Overview Supervise and coordinate the activities of air crew members. Supervisors may also perform the same activities as the workers they supervise. Alternate Job Titles Airborne Mission Systems Superintendent Airborne Operations Manager Airborne Operations Superintendent Aircraft Loadmaster Superintendent C-40A Crew Chief Flight Engineer Manager In-Flight Refueling Manager Is This Career Right for You? Discover …

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Career Overview Direct, train, and lead infantry units in ground combat operations. Duties include directing deployment of infantry weapons, vehicles, and equipment; directing location, construction, and camouflage of infantry positions and equipment; managing field communications operations; coordinating with armor, artillery, and air support units; performing strategic and tactical planning, including battle plan development; and leading …

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

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Career Overview Manage personnel and weapons operations to destroy enemy positions, aircraft, and vessels. Duties include planning, targeting, and coordinating the tactical deployment of field artillery and air defense artillery missile systems units; directing the establishment and operation of fire control communications systems; targeting and launching intercontinental ballistic missiles; directing the storage and handling of …

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Career Overview Manage the operation of communications, detection, and weapons systems essential for controlling air, ground, and naval operations. Duties include managing critical communication links between air, naval, and ground forces; formulating and implementing emergency plans for natural and wartime disasters; coordinating emergency response teams and agencies; evaluating command center information and need for high-level …

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

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Career Overview Plan and direct the operation and maintenance of catapults, arresting gear, and associated mechanical, hydraulic, and control systems involved primarily in aircraft carrier takeoff and landing operations. Duties include supervision of readiness and safety of arresting gear, launching equipment, barricades, and visual landing aid systems; planning and coordinating the design, development, and testing …

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Career Overview Direct the operation of tanks, light armor, and amphibious assault vehicle units during combat situations on land or in aquatic environments. Duties include directing crew members in the operation of targeting and firing systems; coordinating the operation of advanced onboard communications and navigation equipment; directing the transport of personnel and equipment during combat; …

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