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V90B LCS-2 (Independence Variant) Electronics Technician

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A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating. Part of the Electronics Technician rating

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Overview

LCS 2 Independence Variant Electronics Technicians inspect, service, remove, replace, and maintain components in assigned electronic equipment, including KY-57, KY-58, AN/USC-43, KG-48A/C, KW-46, and KG-194 systems. They diagnose faults with prescribed procedures and test equipment, maintain assigned navigation equipment, and work on ATCRBS, IFF, and cryptographic equipment within authorized maintenance levels.

Core Skills

  • Cryptographic equipment and fill-device maintenance
  • Fault isolation using built-in and external testers
  • Organizational and intermediate navigation equipment maintenance
  • Radar beacon and friend-or-foe system maintenance

Civilian Career Paths

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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Diagnosing electronic faults with built-in and external test equipment, inspecting assemblies, and replacing faulty components transfer directly to commercial equipment repair.

How to prepare: Complete hands-on service training for a commercial equipment product line, focusing on its diagnostic procedures and post-repair testing.

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.
  • Inspect components of industrial equipment for accurate assembly and installation or for defects, such as loose connections or frayed wires.
  • 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

Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

Maintaining secure communications equipment and isolating electronic faults provide a foundation for testing and repairing civilian telecommunications equipment.

How to prepare: Take a practical telecommunications equipment course covering civilian wiring, switching equipment, and circuit testing.

What the civilian work involves
  • Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools.
  • Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure that it functions properly and conforms to specifications, using test equipment and observation.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC V90B

    [1] NEC entry "V90B - LCS-2 (Independence Variant) Electronics Technician"; cached text line 15605; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Cryptographic equipment and fill-device maintenance, Fault isolation using built-in and external testers, Organizational and intermediate navigation equipment maintenance, Radar beacon and friend-or-foe system maintenance, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (O*NET 49-2094.00), Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers (O*NET 49-2022.00)

  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: Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers (O*NET 49-2022.00)

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