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K50A Special Operations Forces (SOF) Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Tactical Controller (ITC)

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

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Overview

A Special Operations Forces Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Tactical Controller coordinates and manages ISR missions while providing real-time support to Joint Task Forces. The controller monitors operations, analyzes data and feeds, delivers reports and intelligence products, and communicates with operators, analysts, planners, and leadership.

Minimum clearance: TS/SCI

Core Skills

  • Sensor feed analysis and operator feedback
  • Intelligence products for mission planners
  • Joint task force sensor tasking

Civilian Career Paths

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DIA Analysis Officer

Analyzing collected ISR data and delivering concise intelligence products to mission planners transfers directly to defense intelligence analysis.

How to prepare: Prepare an analytical writing sample using public information to practice for DIA's writing test and panel interview. DIA requires U.S. citizenship and a granted security clearance, plus background and employment screening.

Remote Sensing Technicians

Monitoring sensor feeds and analyzing collected ISR data provides a foundation for working with remotely sensed imagery and geospatial data.

How to prepare: Complete a practice project in ESRI ArcGIS software that checks imagery accuracy and integrates it with another geospatial dataset.

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 (4 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC K50A

    [1] NEC entry "K50A - Special Operations Forces (SOF) Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Tactical Controller (ITC)"; cached text line 7277; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Sensor feed analysis and operator feedback, Intelligence products for mission planners, Joint task force sensor tasking, DIA Analysis Officer, Remote Sensing Technicians (O*NET 19-4099.03)

  2. Defense Intelligence Agency: Analysis Career Field

    [2] Career Specifics, Military Capabilities, Applying to Be an Analyst; public page retrieved through Jina Reader 2026-09-23

    Supports: DIA Analysis Officer

  3. Defense Intelligence Agency: Hiring Process

    [3] Opening hiring overview and Employment Criteria, Initial Employment; public page retrieved through Jina Reader 2026-09-23

    Supports: DIA Analysis Officer

  4. O*NET: Remote Sensing Technicians

    [4] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

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

Defense contractor jobs for K50A

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