Description
Field Artillery Operations Chief perform the various duties associated with the operation of a field artillery and mortar fire direction center; operations or training section; artillery sensor section; survey section. Duties include preparing personnel and equipment for movement and operation; assisting in location of fire direction center in the field; maintaining a situation map, operations journal, and survey records; performing duties incident to the preparation, reproduction, and distribution of operations orders, training orders, memoranda, schedules, status reports, and S-3 periodic reports; preparing operations maps and overlays; assisting in the establishment and operation of artillery meteorological stations, direct atmospheric meteorological observation interpreting, evaluating and distributing atmospheric data; performing duties incident to execution of sensor plans essential to proper employment of field artillery; assisting in installation, orientation, operation, and maintaining target acquisition radar equipment; and training personnel in radar, meteorological, survey, acoustic, and fire direction procedures.
Core Skills
- command and control systems operation
- digital fire control and targeting systems use
- operations center workflow management
- tactical data analysis and visualization
- map-based planning and geospatial awareness
- logistics and asset tracking
- operations journal and records management
- standard operating procedure development
- training planning and execution
- team leadership and supervision
- risk assessment and mitigation
- briefing and reporting to senior leaders
- time-sensitive decision-making
- use of collaboration and office productivity tools
- basic IT troubleshooting for C2 systems
Common Certifications
- ASIS Physical Security Professional (PSP)
- Certified Protection Professional (CPP)
- State POST Law Enforcement Certification
- FEMA Emergency Management Institute Certificates
- Certified Emergency Manager (CEM)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Firearms Instructor Certification
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Civilian Career Paths
- PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- TRAINING AND EDUCATION
- ADMINISTRATION
- IT MANAGEMENT
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