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 military and government reporting; managing the operation of surveillance and detection systems; providing technical information and advice on capabilities and operational readiness; and directing operation of weapons targeting, firing, and launch computer systems.
Alternate Job Titles
- AADC Plans Staff Officer
- Advisor to Command in Combat
- Air Battle Manager
- Air Control/Anti-Air Warfare Officer
- Air Defense Control Officer
- Air Intercept Controller Supervisor
- Air Liaison and Special Staff
- Air Support Control Officer
- Anti-Air Warfare Operations Officer
- Antisubmarine Classification and Analysis Officer, Aviation
- AOC AADC Chief of Operations Staff Officer
- AOC AADC Director and Chief of Plans Staff Officer
- AOC AADC Operations Staff Officer
- Aoc Airspace Control Officer
- Aoc Director Combat Operations Officer
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Occupational data sourced from the O*NET OnLine database, developed by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Wage data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), 2024.