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46Y Visual Information Operations Chief

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Overview

Visual Information Operations Chiefs plan, program, and supervise visual information support for Army, Joint, and Combined operations. They manage documentation, multimedia illustration, television production and distribution, equipment repair, and supporting facilities, and supervise preventive maintenance checks and services on assigned vehicles and power generators.

Minimum clearance: Secret

Core Skills

  • Joint and combined combat documentation support
  • Battlefield video teleconferencing support management
  • Visual media equipment repair operations oversight
  • Vehicle and generator preventive maintenance supervision

Civilian Career Paths

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Media Technical Directors/Managers

Supervising television production, distribution, and visual information equipment repair operations transfers directly to coordinating technical media crews and facilities.

How to prepare: Create a sample multi-camera production plan showing crew assignments, switching cues, and the distribution workflow.

What the civilian work involves
  • Supervise and assign duties to workers engaged in technical control and production of radio and television programs.
  • Observe pictures through monitors and direct camera and video staff concerning shading and composition.
  • Switch between video sources in a studio or on multi-camera remotes, using equipment such as switchers, video slide projectors, and video effects generators.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Adobe After Effects

Producers and Directors

Managing Army documentation and television production provides transferable experience planning media work and supervising production personnel.

How to prepare: Assemble a production portfolio that identifies your planning and supervisory contributions to each included project.

What the civilian work involves
  • Plan details such as framing, composition, camera movement, sound, and actor movement for each shot or scene.
  • Direct live broadcasts, films and recordings, or non-broadcast programming for public entertainment or education.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Adobe Creative Cloud software
  • Adobe After Effects

Audio and Video Technicians

Managing visual information equipment repair and battlefield video teleconferencing support provides relevant operational experience for audiovisual production and conferencing work.

How to prepare: Complete a hands-on video-conferencing setup and troubleshooting exercise to demonstrate equipment skills beyond repair supervision.

What the civilian work involves
  • Diagnose and resolve media system problems.
  • Direct and coordinate activities of assistants and other personnel during production.
  • Install, adjust, and operate electronic equipment to record, edit, and transmit radio and television programs, motion pictures, video conferencing, or multimedia presentations.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Zoom
  • Cisco Webex

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (4 documents)
  1. Army COOL MOC feed: 46Y Visual Information Operations Chief

    [1] data/authority/army-codes.json entry 46Y (OSD COOL feed, fetched 2026-07-25); DB rank enlisted, authority codeType enlisted

    Supports: Joint and combined combat documentation support, Battlefield video teleconferencing support management, Visual media equipment repair operations oversight, Vehicle and generator preventive maintenance supervision, Media Technical Directors/Managers (O*NET 27-2012.05), Producers and Directors (O*NET 27-2012.00), Audio and Video Technicians (O*NET 27-4011.00)

  2. O*NET: Media Technical Directors/Managers

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Media Technical Directors/Managers (O*NET 27-2012.05)

  3. O*NET: Producers and Directors

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Producers and Directors (O*NET 27-2012.00)

  4. O*NET: Audio and Video Technicians

    [4] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Audio and Video Technicians (O*NET 27-4011.00)

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