5979 - Tactical Air Operations/Air Defense Systems Technician

Summary

Air Defense Systems Technicians are qualified to perform and/or supervise the diagnosis, field-level repair, and modifications to electronic systems and sub-systems found within selected units within the Marine Air Control Group and the Marine Littoral Regiment.

Typical duties include the installation, operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of the MADIS air defense RADAR systems (active and passive), radio communications equipment, Tactical Data Link (TDL) equipment, networking and data storage devices, and software/firmware configuration for Ground Based Air Defense (GBAD) equipment.

These duties can be executed as part of a crew construct as the System Configuration Manager or as part of a maintenance platoon.

Additional duties include the operation of TDLs, supervision of a maintenance platoon, coordination of equipment evacuation for repair with other maintenance activities, requisitioning of parts, and monitoring maintenance reports.

These technicians also provide technical expertise in planning, employing, installing, and integrating aviation command and control systems.

Prerequisites

Must possess an EL score of 115 or higher.

Security requirement: secret security clearance eligibility.

Must have normal color vision.

Must be a U.S.

citizen.

Requirements

Complete the 5900 Commons Course (M091J31), Twentynine Palms, CA.

Complete the Air Defense Systems Technician Course (M09KAS1), Twentynine Palms, CA.

POI CID

M091J31, M09KAS1

Duties

For a complete list of duties and tasks, refer to the Marine Air Command and Control Systems (MACCS) Maintenance Training and Readiness (T&R) Manual NAVMC 3500.128.

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 49-2094.

Computer Operators 43-9011.

Electronics Maintenance Technician, 2862.

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