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15P Aviation Operations Specialist

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Overview

An Aviation Operations Specialist schedules and dispatches tactical aircraft missions. The specialist also performs the operational administrative duties associated with those missions.

Minimum ASVAB: ST 91

ASVAB policy: Not policy-reviewed · coverage unknown · as of 2026-10-19

Program scope has not been reviewed.

Policy applicability and coverage of the program's score routes have not been reviewed. Shown-route arithmetic is not an eligibility decision.

Source: smartbook-611-21-ch10c-fy2025 (source date 2025-12). Policy applicability has not been established.

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Core Skills

  • Tactical aircraft mission scheduling and dispatch

Civilian Career Paths

Career associations are editorial assessments of the cited evidence, not an official crosswalk unless the evidence explicitly says so. O*NET supplies civilian occupation information, not proof of a military match. Related experience does not confer civilian qualifications. Tasks and tools below describe civilian work, not military training.

Airfield Operations Specialists

Scheduling and dispatching tactical aircraft missions provides an operational foundation for supporting civilian airfield activities.

How to prepare: Study civilian airfield inspection and safety procedures, then practice building an inspection checklist tied to applicable regulatory requirements.

What the civilian work involves
  • Inspect airfield conditions to ensure compliance with federal regulatory requirements.
  • Implement airfield safety procedures to ensure a safe operating environment for personnel and aircraft operation.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software

Training & Development

Choose credentials for your target role. COOL funding markers describe program listings, not a guarantee of eligibility or funding.

Getting Started

  • ASTM NCATT Foreign Object Elimination (FOE)

    Build foreign object prevention knowledge, including housekeeping, tool accountability, and material handling, to support airfield safety work.

    Eligibility and preparation: No mandatory prerequisite credential, education, or experience.

    For: Airfield Operations Specialists

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (4 documents)
  1. Army COOL MOC feed: 15P Aviation Operations Specialist

    [1] data/authority/army-codes.json entry 15P (OSD COOL feed, fetched 2026-07-25); DB rank enlisted, authority codeType enlisted

    Supports: Tactical aircraft mission scheduling and dispatch, Airfield Operations Specialists (O*NET 53-2022.00)

  2. O*NET: Airfield Operations Specialists

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Airfield Operations Specialists (O*NET 53-2022.00)

  3. COOL credential mapping: ASTM NCATT Foreign Object Elimination (FOE)

    [3] 15P cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: ASTM NCATT Foreign Object Elimination (FOE)

    [4]SpaceTEC Partners, Inc.: ASTM NCATT certification information, exam list, and FAQ · Background; Exams Offered (Aircraft Electronics Technician, AET Endorsements, Other ASTM NCATT exams); Frequently Asked Questions; retrieved 2026-09-23

    Supports: ASTM NCATT Foreign Object Elimination (FOE)

  4. ASTM NCATT FOE Elements of Basic Awareness Study Guide (PDF, copyright 2022 ASTM International NCATT)

    [5] Scope (sec. 1) and Significance and Use (sec. 3); retrieved 2026-09-23

    Supports: ASTM NCATT Foreign Object Elimination (FOE)

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Predecessor codes

Historical codes with documented links to 15P. Each history page explains the change.

93P1Aviation Operations Specialist93P2Aviation Operations Specialist93P3Aviation Operations Specialist93P4Aviation Operations Specialist93P5Aviation Operations Specialist

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