COMMAND AND CONTROL SPECIALIST

Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a COMMAND AND CONTROL SPECIALIST, Position Description Number D1491000 and is part of the KS 190 Air Refueling Wing, National Guard.

Duties

• As a COMMAND AND CONTROL SPECIALIST, GS-2101-09, you will transmit instructions to aircrews and support assets to coordinate launch, recall, execution, and terminating missions in support of operational events. Maintain certification in the Emergency Action Procedures (EAP) of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), Unified Commands, Air Mobility Command (AMC), United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), and National Guard Bureau (NGB). Learn and retain for instant recall and reference, a considerable body of knowledge related to EAP. In a minimum of time and without error, controllers must be able to copy, decode, validate, process and relay the message to appropriate personnel and complete checklist actions in response to any tasking received from HHQ. Establish priority of actions based on a variety of situations, and uses judgement to resolve multiple tasking received simultaneously. Control movement and status of the alert force, and coordinates alert force requirements with key base agencies such as Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) tower, Central Security Control (CSC), Maintenance Operations Center (MOC), and Fire Department. Serves as the key point of contact on all matters concerning crews, aircraft, the alert facility, Crisis Action Team (CAT), and the Command Post. Provide a variety of briefings to the CAT and the alert force. Other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: This position works on a rotating shift schedule. Evenings and weekends may be required.

Education

There is NO education requirement but if using Education to substitute for specialized experience- only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grades GS-9 and GS-11. (When crediting education that requires specific course work, prorate the number of hours of related courses required as a proportion of the total education to be used.) master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. To receive credit for education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the education requirements for this position.