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G12A SH-60F/HH-60H Multi-Sensor Operator

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Overview

An SH-60F/HH-60H multi-sensor operator conducts sonar operations, interprets sonobuoy information, and employs tactics during varied tactical missions. The operator performs search and rescue operations and transfers internal cargo in support of utility and special warfare missions.

Core Skills

  • Airborne sonar operation and sonobuoy interpretation
  • Helicopter search and rescue operations
  • Internal helicopter cargo transfer operations

Civilian Career Paths

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Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors

Internal cargo transfer experience aboard SH-60F/HH-60H aircraft provides a practical foundation for civilian aircraft cargo handling.

How to prepare: Complete civilian aircraft load-planning training covering cargo placement, securing, and center-of-gravity calculations, then seek hands-on loading responsibility before targeting supervisory openings.

What the civilian work involves
  • Determine the quantity and orientation of cargo, and compute an aircraft's center of gravity.
  • Direct ground crews in the loading, unloading, securing, or staging of aircraft cargo or baggage.
  • Distribute cargo to maximize use of space.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Cargo tracking system software
  • Microsoft Excel

Remote Sensing Technicians

Sonar operation and sonobuoy interpretation provide a sensor-data interpretation foundation for retraining in geospatial remote sensing.

How to prepare: Take an introductory GIS and remote-sensing course with a project that checks aerial imagery accuracy and integrates imagery with other geospatial data.

What the civilian work involves
  • Verify integrity and accuracy of data contained in remote sensing image analysis systems.
  • Integrate remotely sensed data with other geospatial data.
  • Adjust remotely sensed images for optimum presentation by using software to select image displays, define image set categories, or choose processing routines.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • ESRI ArcGIS software

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC G12A

    [1] NEC entry "G12A - SH-60F/HH-60H Multi-Sensor Operator"; cached text line 5583; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Airborne sonar operation and sonobuoy interpretation, Helicopter search and rescue operations, Internal helicopter cargo transfer operations, Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (O*NET 53-1041.00), Remote Sensing Technicians (O*NET 19-4099.03)

  2. O*NET: Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (O*NET 53-1041.00)

  3. O*NET: Remote Sensing Technicians

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Remote Sensing Technicians (O*NET 19-4099.03)

Defense contractor jobs for G12A

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