Air Force AFSC · Aviation
1C5X1 Battle Management Operations
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Overview
A Battle Management Operations specialist provides radar control and monitors global airspace. The specialist operates radar and electronic systems from locations around the world to track activity in the sky.
Minimum clearance: Top Secret
ASVAB policy: Not policy-reviewed · coverage unknown · as of 2026-10-19
Program scope has not been reviewed.
Policy applicability and coverage of the program's score routes have not been reviewed. Shown-route arithmetic is not an eligibility decision.
Source: dafecd-atch4-2025-10-31 (source date 2025-10). Policy applicability has not been established.
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Skill levels: 1C511 helper · 1C531 apprentice · 1C551 journeyman · 1C571 craftsman
Core Skills
- Multi-sensor information fusion for tactical decisions
- Aircraft threat and mission guidance communications
- Air, space, land, and sea coordination
Notes & Sources
Evidence for this guidance (1 document)
- DAFECD, 30 Apr 26: BATTLE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS (1C5X1)
[1] Specialty Summary section "BATTLE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS"; normalized cached text lines 2150-2175; explicit AFSC match for 1C5X1
Supports: Multi-sensor information fusion for tactical decisions, Aircraft threat and mission guidance communications, Air, space, land, and sea coordination
Predecessor codes
Historical codes with documented links to 1C5X1. Each history page explains the change.
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