Navy NEC · Aviation

759B Air Launched Weapons Technician

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A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.

Overview

An Air Launched Weapons Technician performs fleet intermediate-level maintenance on all air-launched weapons. The technician carries out this work ashore and afloat under the Naval Ordinance Management Policy and the explosive safety rules and regulations in NAVSEA OP 4, OP 5, OP 2165, and OP 3565.

Core Skills

  • Intermediate-level weapons maintenance ashore and afloat
  • NAVSEA explosive safety rule compliance

Civilian Career Paths

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Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

Intermediate-level air-launched weapons maintenance under NAVSEA explosive safety rules provides relevant experience for the ordnance-handling side of this occupation.

How to prepare: Target ordnance-handling openings and prepare a work-history summary documenting your weapons maintenance scope and application of explosive safety procedures.

Notes & Sources

  • Verified military duties do not establish experience in blast planning, explosive charge placement, or detonation.
Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC 759B

    [1] NEC entry "759B - Air Launched Weapons Technician"; cached text line 18173; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Intermediate-level weapons maintenance ashore and afloat, NAVSEA explosive safety rule compliance, Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters (O*NET 47-5032.00)

  2. O*NET: Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters (O*NET 47-5032.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 759B

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