Army MOS · Combat & Infantry

140K Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Systems Tactician

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Overview

Air and Missile Defense Systems Tacticians monitor and identify aircraft, initiate and track engagements against threat aircraft and missiles, and develop air and missile defense designs for assigned and contingency missions. They advise commanders on system capabilities and limitations and train, mentor, and evaluate soldiers in operating tactics, procedures, and Joint Kill Chain functions.

Minimum clearance: Secret, often with SCI exposure

Core Skills

Aircraft identification and threat engagement control
Mission-specific air and missile defense planning
Defense system capabilities and limitations assessment
Tactical procedure standardization and operator evaluation

Civilian Career Paths

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Air and Missile Defense Systems Trainer

Teaching and evaluating Soldiers in AMD operating tactics, procedures, and Joint Kill Chain functions transfers directly to specialized defense-system operator training.

How to prepare: Build an unclassified sample operator-training module with learning objectives, a practice scenario, and a performance-evaluation rubric.

What the civilian work involves

Present information with a variety of instructional techniques or formats, such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, or lectures.
Obtain, organize, or develop training procedure manuals, guides, or course materials, such as handouts or visual materials.
Offer specific training programs to help workers maintain or improve job skills.

Civilian tools and software (examples)

Microsoft PowerPoint

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)

Army COOL MOC feed: 140K Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Systems Tactician
[1] data/authority/army-codes.json entry 140K (OSD COOL feed, fetched 2026-07-25); DB rank warrant_officer, authority codeType warrant_officer
Supports: Aircraft identification and threat engagement control, Mission-specific air and missile defense planning, Defense system capabilities and limitations assessment, Tactical procedure standardization and operator evaluation, Air and Missile Defense Systems Trainer (O*NET 13-1151.00)
O*NET: Training and Development Specialists
[2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data
Supports: Air and Missile Defense Systems Trainer (O*NET 13-1151.00)

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