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V61B MK 46 MOD 2 Gun Weapon System (GWS) Technician

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Overview

The MK 46 MOD 2 Gun Weapon System Technician performs planned and corrective organizational maintenance aboard San Antonio and Littoral Combat Ship class vessels. The technician analyzes casualties, detects and isolates faults, replaces modules, conducts repairs and alignments, and operates the remote console during tactical, training, testing, and evaluation events.

Core Skills

  • Fault isolation using built-in diagnostics
  • Modular replacement, testing, and equipment alignment
  • Remote weapon console operation and watchstanding

Civilian Career Paths

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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Planned and corrective gun-system maintenance, fault isolation, and modular replacement transfer directly to equipment troubleshooting and repair.

How to prepare: Complete hands-on training in troubleshooting an industrial equipment control system, including testing the equipment after repair.

What the civilian work involves
  • Test faulty equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test equipment or software, and applying knowledge of the functional operation of electronic units and systems.
  • Set up and test industrial equipment to ensure that it functions properly.
  • Install repaired equipment in various settings, such as industrial or military establishments.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Circuit evaluation software
  • Computerized maintenance management system CMMS

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Gun-system fault isolation, equipment testing, alignment, and component replacement provide a foundation for electronics test and repair work.

How to prepare: Take a bench-electronics lab course that uses schematic drawings and external test equipment to diagnose component and assembly faults beyond built-in diagnostics.

What the civilian work involves
  • Replace defective components or parts, using hand tools and precision instruments.
  • Set up and operate specialized or standard test equipment to diagnose, test, or analyze the performance of electronic components, assemblies, or systems.
  • Read blueprints, wiring diagrams, schematic drawings, or engineering instructions for assembling electronics units, applying knowledge of electronic theory and components.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC V61B

    [1] NEC entry "V61B - MK 46 MOD 2 Gun Weapon System (GWS) Technician"; cached text line 14710; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Fault isolation using built-in diagnostics, Modular replacement, testing, and equipment alignment, Remote weapon console operation and watchstanding, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (O*NET 49-2094.00), Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians (O*NET 17-3023.00)

  2. O*NET: Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (O*NET 49-2094.00)

  3. O*NET: Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians (O*NET 17-3023.00)

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