The operations analyst supports the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa (MARFOREUR/AF) headquarters staff and provides functional expertise in the review, refinement, coordination, development, and publication of operations orders related to the manning, organization, deployment, mission assurance, employment, support, sustainment, and redeployment of Marine forces in support of crisis response and contingency operations and/or coordinates military-to-military and security cooperation exercises, activities, and events.

• Provides the headquarters staff with subject matter expertise related to one or more of the following functional areas: ground operations, aviation operations, amphibious operations, pre-positioning operations, non-combatant evacuation (NEO) operations, communications, communications strategy and public affairs, force protection, logistics, intelligence, manning, preventive medicine, RSOI (reception, staging, onward movement, and integration), strategic mobility, training, JOPES (joint operational planning and execution system), and military planning and the decision-making process
• Reviews, refines, coordinates, and develops military operations orders related to the manning, organization, deployment, mission assurance, employment, support, sustainment, and redeployment of Marine forces in support of crisis response and contingency operations
• Plans and coordinates military-to-military activities
• Plans and coordinates security cooperation events
• Plans and coordinates multi- and bi-lateral service component (Title 10) exercises -Manages the MARFOREUR/AF Training, Exercises, and Employment Plan (TEEP)
• Manages MARFOREUR/AF battle rhythm events