14P Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Crewmember

Core Skills

• air defense system operation and monitoring
• radar and sensor system operation
• tactical communications procedures
• situation monitoring and alerting
• checklist and SOP execution
• basic electronics and system troubleshooting
• log keeping and event documentation
• crew coordination and team communication
• equipment status reporting
• basic networked system awareness

Civilian Career Paths

• Network Operations
• Physical Security

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.
• Prepare emergency situation status reports that describe response and recovery efforts, needs, and preliminary damage assessments.
• Operate master consoles to monitor the performance of computer systems and networks and to coordinate computer network access and use.
• Produce or update overlay maps to show information boundaries, water locations, or topographic features on various base maps or at different scales.
• 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.