Command Historian and Coordination Support

11th Airborne Division - Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska

This Position Is Contingent Upon Contract Award

Position Details

• Customer: U.S. Department of the Army, 11th Airborne Division.
• Work Location: Building 1, Perez Hall, 11th Airborne Division Headquarters, Fort Richardson, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska. Areas of interest may include Fort Wainwright and the Northern Warfare Training Area.
• Number of Positions: One 0.5-FTE Command Historian.
• Type of Employment: Part-time, approximately 20 hours per week for planning purposes.
• Estimated Total Compensation: $37.36 per hour, based on the included Anchorage and Alaska market research. Final compensation is subject to contract award, experience, clearance status, and the applicable wage-classification determination.
• Working Hours: A part-time schedule coordinated with the Government during normal business hours. Exact workdays and core hours are not specified. The position must support monthly command briefs, scheduled meetings, VIP visits, JPMRC activities, and periodic events.
• Work Arrangement: Primarily on-site at Building 1 on JBER. Virtual instruction and email or Microsoft Teams coordination are included, but general telework authorization is not specified.
• Period of Performance: November 2, 2026 through November 1, 2027, followed by one option year through November 1, 2028, and a possible extension of up to six months, subject to contract award and option exercise.
• Security Requirements: Must possess a Secret security clearance or be able to obtain one within 60 days of contract implementation. Installation access, Cyber Awareness, AT Level I, iWatch, OPSEC, IT-user, identity-verification, and other onboarding requirements apply.
• Travel: Coordination or site visits involving Fort Wainwright and the Northern Warfare Training Area may be required. Any travel authorization and reimbursement will be governed by the contract and Government direction.
  
  
  

Summary Of Services

The Command Historian will provide historical research, archival management, unit-history reporting, historical education, senior-visitor coordination, and interagency support for the 11th Airborne Division. The role preserves the Division's institutional history, advises leaders, develops recurring historical products, supports congressional and distinguished-visitor engagements, coordinates updates to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson agreements, and prepares the annual Division Unit History Report.

Mandatory Qualifications

• Must possess extensive knowledge of and experience with the 11th Airborne Division, United States Army Alaska, or preferably both.
• Must have demonstrated experience coordinating with military, federal, state, municipal, tribal, university, veterans, and nongovernmental organizations in Alaska.
• Must possess exceptional written and verbal communication skills and strong knowledge of military history, particularly Alaska, high-latitude operations, and extreme-weather conflicts.
• Must possess a Secret security clearance or be able to obtain one within 60 days of contract implementation.
• Must be able to research, organize, catalog, preserve, analyze, and present historical documents, records, photographs, artifacts, interviews, and operational information.
• Must be able to work independently and professionally with senior Army leaders, staff sections, distinguished visitors, congressional delegations, veterans, and external partners.
• Must be proficient with written reports, briefing slides, presentations, digital archives, Microsoft Office applications, email, and Microsoft Teams or comparable collaboration tools.
• Must satisfy all installation-access, Cyber Awareness, AT Level I, iWatch, OPSEC, confidentiality, information-protection, and onboarding requirements.
  
  
  

Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide informed historical advice and counsel to the Division Command Group, staff sections, and warfighting-function leads regarding the 11th Airborne Division and United States Army Alaska.
• Organize, catalog, preserve, and maintain Army and unit-specific documents, photographs, artifacts, records, oral histories, and associated metadata.
• Create and maintain a sustainable digital archive and searchable catalog and establish historical displays within Building 1 and other Division headquarters locations.
• Research and present a three-to-five-minute 11th Airborne Division historical vignette during the monthly Command Update Brief and produce other command-history products as assigned.
• Collaborate with 11th Airborne Division veterans' organizations and conduct interviews that preserve the living history of the Division.
• Provide classroom and virtual leader professional-development instruction using historical examples, vignettes, and group discussion to support unit knowledge and cold-weather readiness.
• Support the Commander's Initiative Group, Joint Visitor Bureau, Division Protocol Office, and Office of Congressional Legislative Liaison during JPMRC rotations and senior-leader engagements.
• Coordinate Congressional Delegation, Staff Delegation, military, civilian, and other VIP visits; develop agendas, planning materials, command-brief slides, and coordination packages.
• Prepare post-visit after-action reports documenting outcomes, observations, lessons learned, and process-improvement recommendations.
• Facilitate Army input for revisions to the JBER Memorandum of Agreement and its annexes in coordination with the Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff, responsible Division staff, and 673d Air Base Wing counterparts.
• Prepare slides, supporting documents, and command-team preparatory briefs for Intermediate Command Summits and coordinate required reviews and follow-up actions.
• Establish reporting timelines, gather and collate subordinate-unit records, and prepare the annual 11th Airborne Division Unit History Report for command review and signature.
• Draft, maintain, and recommend revisions to the Division historical reporting standard operating procedure and complete required close-out and after-action reporting.
• Protect classified, controlled, sensitive, operational, and personally identifiable information and comply with all security, records-management, photography, and information-system requirements.
• Maintain task records, meet all required suspense dates, and provide timely status updates and deliverables to authorized Government representatives.
• Duties and responsibilities are subject to change if work schedules, locations, and/or priorities change based on Government or program needs.
  
  
  

Required Candidate Submission Documents

• Current resume documenting relevant 11th Airborne Division or United States Army Alaska experience, military-history research, archival work, writing, briefing, and coordination experience.
• Documentation of a current Secret clearance or information supporting the ability to obtain the required clearance within 60 days.
• Examples or descriptions of relevant historical research, annual reports, archival projects, command briefings, oral-history work, or senior-visitor coordination experience, if requested.
• Any citizenship, identification, security, background, training, system-access, or onboarding documents requested by Fidelity Partners or the Government/client.
  
  
  

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