Army
COMBAT

MOS

14G

Air Defense (AD) Battle Management System Operator

Description

The Battle Management System Operator supervises or serves in an Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC), Air Defense Brigade, Maneuver Battalion, Air Defense Airspace Management (ADAM) cell in conjunction with a Brigade Aviation Element (BAE) as an Air/Ground integrator/manager responsible for planning, coordinating, and establishing connectivity with Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational (JIIM) sensors and command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I)/controller networks and airspace users; provides Situational Awareness (SA) of airspace and early warning; conducts current and future operations planning and execution of airspace management requirements for the supported echelon; and conducts Air and Missile Defense (AMD) and Aviation planning and coordination to determine AMD and Aviation requirements across the full spectrum of operations. Responsible for ADAM Cell equipment march order, emplacement, initialization and operator/organizational level system maintenance (limited to the ability to detect improper equipment operation or malfunction by use of the senses, embedded diagnostic aids; e.g. BIT/BITE and/or on-board test equipment, Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) (example, multimeter to perform low voltage and continuity checks), technical references, technical inspections, adjustments, removal and replacement of battery replaceable units/line replaceable units (BRUs/LRUs), and other tasks authorized in the maintenance allocation chart (MAC) and preventive maintenance checks and services (PMCS) required to sustain or return the ADAM Cell to its operational readiness condition.

Core Skills

  • command and control (C2) systems operation
  • air picture and track management
  • tactical data link monitoring
  • network monitoring and fault reporting
  • sensor integration and correlation
  • situational awareness tools operation
  • incident and event logging
  • battle tracking and reporting
  • standard operating procedure development
  • time-sensitive decision support
  • joint and coalition communications procedures
  • map and geospatial tools usage
  • shift work in operations centers
  • briefing and debriefing
  • checklist-driven operations

Common Certifications

  • Certified Protection Professional (CPP)
  • Physical Security Professional (PSP)
  • Certified Emergency Manager (CEM)
  • FEMA Emergency Management Institute Certifications (ICS 100/200/700/800)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt/Black Belt)
  • State POST Certification

Civilian Career Paths

  • NETWORK OPERATIONS
  • SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION
  • IT MANAGEMENT

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