Air Force AFSC · Combat & Infantry
19ZXC Combat Rescue Officer
Overview
Combat Rescue Officers organize and plan recovery operations to evacuate injured service members from front lines. They train and equip rescue personnel, develop their survival skills, and may deploy into direct combat as members of rescue teams.
Minimum clearance: Top Secret
Core Skills
- mission planning and coordination
- operations management
- risk assessment and mitigation
- crisis management and incident response
- team leadership and training
- interagency and joint operations coordination
- intelligence integration into operations
- communications planning
- time-sensitive decision making
- geospatial and terrain analysis literacy
Civilian Software & Tools
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Word
- Alert Technologies OpsCenter
Civilian Career Paths
- Emergency Management
- Project Management
- Physical Security
- Training and Education
Training & Development
Getting Started
- Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
- Wilderness First Responder (WFR)
- Associate Emergency Manager (AEM)
Career Growth
- Certified Emergency Manager (CEM)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Flight Paramedic Certification (FP-C)
What the Work Involves
- Consult with officials of local and area governments, schools, hospitals, and other institutions to determine their needs and capabilities in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency.
- Develop and maintain liaisons with municipalities, county departments, and similar entities to facilitate plan development, response effort coordination, and exchanges of personnel and equipment.
- Coordinate disaster response or crisis management activities, such as ordering evacuations, opening public shelters, and implementing special needs plans and programs.
- Maintain and update all resource materials associated with emergency preparedness plans.
- Prepare emergency situation status reports that describe response and recovery efforts, needs, and preliminary damage assessments.
Related Occupations
- Security Managers
- Information Technology Project Managers
- Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
- Project Management Specialists
Typical preparation for these civilian roles: a four-year degree or equivalent experience.
Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.
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