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Exercise Planner

Summary: To provide management and labor necessary to support Continental United States NORAD Region (CONR), First Air Force (1 AF) Air Forces Northern (AFNORTH), Air Forces Space (AFSPACE) Tyndall AFB, FL and its associated units at Eastern Air Defense Sector (EADS), Rome, NY; and Western Air Defense Sector (WADS) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) AFB, WA. Will be performed in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations, Component-Numbered Air Force (C-NAF), Headquarters Air Force (HAF) standards, instructions, and commercial practices.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Shall be bilingual (Spanish) and assist in the planning, development, and execution of one exercise with Mexican military, will develop a draft Joint Event Life Cycle (JELC) for each exercise, to be discussed and approved, exercises will be primarily Field Training Exercises (FTX), with portions exercised at the Command Post Exercise (CPX) level.

• Shall assist in the coordination and development of approximately four US-Mexico exercise planning conferences per year as part of the JELC, and one exercise execution.

• Shall assist in the conduct of exercise planning using an annual JELC that complements CONR-1 AF (AFNORTH/AFSPACE) exercises to incorporate the following primary planning events: Initial Planning Conference, Mid-Term Planning Conference, and Final Planning Conference, support all necessitated JELC meetings involving Mexican military participation, to ensure de-confliction and coordination. Support for the JELC is completed with exercise execution and the post-exercise After Action Conference with US-Mexico participation and final report development.

• Coordinate US (non-Mexican) In-Progress-Review (IPR) meetings (pre-JELC conferences), with the planning and execution of exercises involving US-Mexican military and interagency participation, interface with N-NC Staff, USNORTHCOM Components and Subordinate Commands, NORAD Regions and Sectors, and any interagency participants at the regional, federal, and multinational level during exercise planning and development to ensure training objectives are identified during exercise development.

• Will coordinate with Mexican military exercise planners to confirm participation of Mexican Navy and Marines (SEMAR) and Mexican Army and Air Force (SEDENA) in selected N-NC exercises, lead and coordinate all logistic and country clearance processes required to conduct the planned JELC conferences.

• Provide recommendation to the CONR-1 AF (AFNORTH/AFSPACE) government lead as to travel, lodging, and interpreter support, develop exercise scenarios based on current cyber threats and hazards, new and existing communications systems, exercise engagement initiatives with Mexican military (MEX-Mil) forces, and other training situations in these areas that further CONR-1 AF (AFNORTH/AFSPACE) efforts to support mission readiness requirements.

• Able to coordinate US/MEX-Mil attendance and read-aheads, conference facility (when conference in US location) and required equipment availability, conference briefing slide development to include any issues to be discussed, and sourcing of interpreter services & equipment. Develop the initial conference agenda and support and facilitate the conference presentations and discussions as needed and lead the documentation (Minutes), and Spanish interpretation, of JELC conferences with US-Mexican participants.

• Support execution of pre-exercise Communications Exercise (COMMEX), conduct COMMEXs in association with other training activities to verify primary and secondary communications systems are functional for the primary training event, normally an FTX. The MEX-Mil planner will assist the A6 and communications exercise planners, as appropriate, in the development and execution of COMMEX events, including injects and other supporting materials and coordinate directly with the MEX-Mil counterpart for all of the US/MEX-Mil COMMEX events.

• Will develop exercise Concept of Operations (CONOPS), Exercise Plan (EXPLAN), and Exercise Directive as necessary and participate in the lessons collection effort following exercise execution to assist in hot wash/AAR preparation.

• Training may consist of the following:

  Attend conferences, symposiums, and training course/sessions as needed, Anti-Terrorism Training, Derivative Classification Training, Ancillary Training, Operations Security, Training in support of new or updated technology for the mission requirements, Crew Mission Ready Certification.

Qualifications

• Experience comparable to Air Force Enlisted with a military grade of E7- E9 has been used to meet this requirement.

• Must be fluent in English and Spanish languages.

• US Citizenship

• Demonstrate skill in verbal and written communication.

Contingent upon award.

DAWSON is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/VEVRAA federal contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

DAWSON offers a best-in-class benefits program including medical, dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) program with employer match; paid vacation and sick leave; employer-paid basic life and AD&D insurance; an Employee Assistance Program; and a flexible work environment. Additionally, employees can choose from several voluntary benefits including critical illness coverage; accident insurance; identity theft coverage; pet insurance, and more.

DAWSON gives preference to internal candidates. If no internal candidate meets our qualifications, external candidates will be given consideration.