What are the responsibilities and job description for the Exercise Support Senior Planner position at Bowhead?
Overview
We are seeking a full-time Exercise Support Senior Planner to support our team at Robins AFB, GA.
Responsibilities
• Provide support to all MAF and CAF certification exercises as a Subject Matter Expert or as part of an exercise support team by assisting with identifying and publishing MESL/METL requirements to be executed during FE certification exercises/events.• Assist in developing and validating METLs/MESLs and associated exercise materials for Deployable Combat Wing and other FE certifying exercises/events.• Maintain awareness and coordinate with assigned wings and DRUs on current and predicted operational environments, missions, and requirements.• Attend planning conferences to include development, initial, mid, and final planning conferences for up to 4 exercises per year.• Assist in the evaluation of the supporting exercise training systems as they impact training. Lead and train unit exercise control cells in support of HQ or wing-level exercises/events.• Assist in development and maintenance of the METLs/MESLs for HHQ and 100, 200, 300, and 400 level wing certification exercises/events.• Assist with other assigned staff to support mission directives.• Ensure exercise observational data is collected, stored, and analyzed to support after action reviews, lessons learned, and organizational feedback for certification.• Ensure collected data is stored in approved wing dossiers to provide commanders a holistic picture of wing performance in preparation for worldwide deployments and contingency operations.• Oversee periodic stakeholder updates and train observers in exercise observation data collection.• Oversee long term planning and develop plan of action and milestones of wing exercises.
Qualifications
• Bachelor degree.
• Minimum of two years of exercise planning experience.• Two years of joint or Service component operational planning experience.• Be familiar with Lead Wing, Expeditionary Air Base, and other FE requirements and AFFORGEN Certification requirements, process.• Experience assessing Lead Wing and FE readiness using readiness tools, including Palantir’s Envision’s AFFORGEN Certification platform
SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED: Must currently hold and be able to maintain an active Secret clearance. US Citizenship is a requirement for Secret clearance at this location.
Physical Demands:• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds• Must be able to stand and walk for prolonged amounts of time• Must be able to twist, bend and squat periodically
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