Job Description

Location: Hurlburt Field, FL (with CONUS/OCONUS travel)

Clearance: Active Secret required

Employment Type: Full-time

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Training Analyst and Observer/Controller–Trainer (OC/T) to support the U.S. Army’s Mission Command Training Program (MCTP). This role supports Division, Corps, and higher headquarters during large-scale Warfighter and Mission Rehearsal Exercises by observing, coaching, teaching, and assessing Joint Air-Ground Operations (JAGO).

The ideal candidate brings deep operational knowledge of joint fires, airspace control, and command-and-control processes and is comfortable advising senior military leaders in a fast-paced, exercise-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as an OC/T supporting Army Division, Corps, and Theater-level training audiences during Warfighter and Mission Rehearsal Exercises
• Observe, coach, and provide doctrinally grounded feedback on Joint Air-Ground Operations, including fires, targeting, airspace control, and C2 processes
• Participate in the full MCTP exercise lifecycle, including pre-event planning conferences, working groups, and exercise execution
• Coach staffs on planning, quality control, and submission of Air Support Requests and Airspace Coordination Measure Requests
• Support Joint Air-Ground Integration through direct engagement with training audiences, response cells, and partner organizations
• Deliver seminar-based instruction during Mission Command Training seminars and Warfighter academic events
• Assist training audiences in understanding and integrating Air Tasking Orders, Airspace Control Orders, and related Joint products
• Construct, analyze, and assess joint fires and airpower-enabled common operational pictures
• Provide written products including after-action reviews, trip reports, trend analysis, and senior leader feedback
• Operate effectively in environments with fully networked, degraded, or manual command-and-control systems
• Travel CONUS and OCONUS in support of exercises, planning events, and training missions

Required Qualifications

• Active Secret security clearance
• Bachelor’s degree with at least six (6) years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with four (4) years of experience
• (Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of degree)
• Extensive knowledge of Army and Joint doctrine related to targeting, fires, airspace, and intelligence support to targeting
• Demonstrated experience supporting operational-level training for Division, Corps, or higher headquarters
• Experience coaching, teaching, or advising military staffs and senior leaders
• Strong written communication skills, including the ability to write for a professional and scholarly military audience
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate of the Joint Air Operations Command and Control Course
• Prior experience supporting the Mission Command Training Program, Warfighter Exercises, or Mission Rehearsal Exercises
• Experience serving in or supporting:
• Echelons Above Brigade units
• Battlefield Coordination Detachments
• Air Operations Centers or Joint Force Air Component staffs
• Familiarity with Army and Joint command-and-control systems used to support Joint Air-Ground Operations

Work Environment

This position may operate in joint, combined, and multinational training environments and may include coordination with Battlefield Coordination Detachments, response cells, and Air Operations Centers. Work may occur in live, virtual, constructive, or academically focused exercise settings.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

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