Army MOS · Combat & Infantry
13F Joint Fire Support Specialist
Overview
A Joint Fire Support Specialist plans, briefs, and conducts fire missions. The specialist conducts intelligence activities and target processing in fires brigades, field artillery cannon battalions, artillery and maneuver brigades, higher headquarters, Fire Support Elements, and Fire Effects Coordination Cells.
Minimum clearance: Secret
Core Skills
- targeting and fire mission processing
- sensor-to-shooter integration
- digital fires system operation
- tactical data and target analysis
- geospatial and map reading skills
- radio and digital communications procedures
- battle tracking and situation reporting
- joint and coalition fires coordination
- time-sensitive decision making
- briefing and debriefing of mission results
Civilian Software & Tools
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Access
- Adobe Acrobat
Civilian Career Paths
- Intelligence Analysis
- Geospatial Intelligence
Training & Development
Getting Started
- Associate Certified Electronics Technician (CETa) · Funded · Promotion points
- Basic Systems Technician (BST)
- Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
- General Communications Technician: Level 1 (GCT1) · Funded · Promotion points
- Line and Antenna Sweep (LAS)
Career Growth
- GEOINT Professional Certification Cartography (GPC CA-II)
- GEOINT Professional Certification Fundamentals (GPC-F)
- GEOINT Professional Certification GEOINT Collection (GPC GC-II)
- GEOINT Professional Certification Geospatial Data Management (GPC GDM-II)
- GEOINT Professional Certification Imagery Analysis (GPC IA-II)
Also Common
- GEOINT Professional Certification Imagery Science (GPC IS-II)
- Strategic Communication Management Professional (SCMP)
What the Work Involves
- Develop and maintain liaisons with municipalities, county departments, and similar entities to facilitate plan development, response effort coordination, and exchanges of personnel and equipment.
- Prepare emergency situation status reports that describe response and recovery efforts, needs, and preliminary damage assessments.
- Compile data required for map preparation, including aerial photographs, survey notes, records, reports, and original maps.
- Produce or update overlay maps to show information boundaries, water locations, or topographic features on various base maps or at different scales.
- Inspect final compositions to ensure completeness and accuracy.
Related Occupations
- Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians
- Business Continuity Planners
- Instructional Coordinators
- Telecommunications Engineering Specialists
Typical preparation for these civilian roles: vocational training or an associate degree.
Formerly Known As (Legacy)
Retired codes that converted into 13F. Each legacy page documents the cited history.
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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