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14W Air and Missile Defense Systems Repairer

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Overview

An air and missile defense systems repairer operates and maintains PATRIOT and THAAD missile systems, combining the former fire control and launching station specialties. The repairer emplaces and initializes systems, detects malfunctions with embedded diagnostics and test equipment, replaces authorized components, performs battle damage repair, and handles missile reload and resupply.

Core Skills

  • Fault isolation using embedded diagnostics
  • Line replaceable unit removal and replacement
  • Missile system emplacement and initialization
  • Battle damage assessment and repair

Civilian Career Paths

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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Fault detection with embedded diagnostics and test equipment, along with line replaceable unit replacement, transfers directly to commercial and industrial electronic-equipment troubleshooting and repair.

How to prepare: Complete a hands-on industrial electronics troubleshooting course that includes equipment setup, fault diagnosis, and post-repair testing.

What the civilian work involves
  • Test faulty equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test equipment or software, and applying knowledge of the functional operation of electronic units and systems.
  • Set up and test industrial equipment to ensure that it functions properly.
  • Install repaired equipment in various settings, such as industrial or military establishments.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Circuit evaluation software
  • Computerized maintenance management system CMMS

Notes & Sources

  • The new Air and Missile Defense Systems Repairer MOS 14W takes effect on 1 October 2026, consolidating MOS 14E and MOS 14T.
  • This specialty is unrelated to the earlier 14W Early Warning System Operator designation, which was consolidated into MOS 14G in 2016.
Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. Army COOL MOC feed: 14W Air and Missile Defense Systems Repairer

    [1] data/authority/army-codes.json entry 14W (OSD COOL feed, fetched 2026-07-25); DB rank enlisted, authority codeType enlisted

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    Supports: Fault isolation using embedded diagnostics, Line replaceable unit removal and replacement, Missile system emplacement and initialization, Battle damage assessment and repair, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (O*NET 49-2094.00)

  2. O*NET: Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Open source document (opens in a new tab)

    Supports: Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (O*NET 49-2094.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 14W

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