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771B Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Tactical Information Operations (TIO) Operator

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Overview

A Naval Special Warfare Tactical Information Operations Operator provides focused cryptologic and tactical information operations support to Naval Special Warfare. The operator conducts signals intelligence, direction finding, and precision geolocation operations for Special Operations Forces missions in ground, air, and maritime environments.

Minimum clearance: TS/SCI

Core Skills

  • Ground, air and maritime signals intelligence
  • Direction finding and precision geolocation
  • Cryptologic support to special operations

Civilian Career Paths

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Intelligence Analysts

Signals intelligence, direction finding and precision geolocation duties provide directly relevant operational experience for intelligence analyst roles focused on signals and location information.

How to prepare: Build an unclassified sample intelligence brief using public sources, showing how you corroborate information and distinguish supported findings from uncertainty.

What the civilian work involves
  • Validate known intelligence with data from other sources.
  • Gather, analyze, correlate, or evaluate information from a variety of resources, such as law enforcement databases.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC 771B

    [1] NEC entry "771B - Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Tactical Information Operations (TIO) Operator"; cached text line 18417; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Ground, air and maritime signals intelligence, Direction finding and precision geolocation, Cryptologic support to special operations, Intelligence Analysts (O*NET 33-3021.06)

  2. O*NET: Intelligence Analysts

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Intelligence Analysts (O*NET 33-3021.06)

Defense contractor jobs for 771B

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