14H Air Defense (AD) Enhanced Early Warning System Operator

Core Skills

• air defense C4I operations
• tactical network operations monitoring
• radar and sensor data interpretation
• command and control system operation
• system initialization and configuration
• basic system troubleshooting using BIT/BITE
• situation reporting and track management
• technical procedures and checklist execution
• incident and fault reporting
• crew coordination and communication

Civilian Career Paths

• Network Operations

Training & Development

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.
• Maintain and administer computer networks and related computing environments, including computer hardware, systems software, applications software, and all configurations.
• Operate master consoles to monitor the performance of computer systems and networks and to coordinate computer network access and use.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software, or other network and system problems, and replace defective components when necessary.
• Test faulty equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test equipment or software, and applying knowledge of the functional operation of electronic units and systems.

Typical preparation for these civilian roles: vocational training or an associate degree.