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7204 - Low Altitude Air Defense Officer

Summary

Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Officers serve as commanders or staff officers within ground based air defense (GBAD) units, with the mission of providing surface to air fires in defense of Marine air ground task force critical assets from threat unmanned aerial systems, missiles, and fixed and rotary wing aircraft.

They coordinate tactical employment of LAAD units through air command and control agencies, sensors, and other air defense weapons.

They evaluate intelligence, plan surface to air fires at all echelons, and direct administration, communication, supply, maintenance, and security activities of LAAD units.

LAAD Officers also plan tactical employment and command LAAD units conducting airbase ground security operations.

The Joint Air Operations Center Air Command and Control Course (JAOC2C) (F19L2W2); JT-101 Introduction to Multi-Tactical Data Link Network Operations Course (JT-101 Intro to MTN OPS) (JKO); JT-102 Multi-TDL Advanced Joint Interoperability Course (JT-102 MAJIC) (A05L6Z1); JT-201 Multi-TDL Network Planners Course (A05KHY1); Antiterrorism Officer Level II Course; MAWTS-1 LAAD Enhancement Training Instructor (LETI) Course; and the MAWTS-1 Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course (M149731) are available as skills enhancement training for the Low Altitude Air Defense Officer.

Prerequisites

Security requirement: secret security clearance eligibility.

Must have normal color perception.

Must have 20/20 vision (may be correctable to 20/20 with eyeglasses or contact lenses).

Hearing loss no greater than 15 dB between 500 Hz and 2000 Hz.

At least 64 inches in height.

Must meet MOS Classification Standards, as listed in the Glossary (pg.

xiv) prior to graduating from the Basic School.

Requirements

Complete the Aviation Command and Control Commons Course (M09C2A1); and the Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Officer Course (M09ANS1) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) at Twentynine Palms, CA.

POI CID

M09C2A1, M09ANS1

Duties

For a complete listing of duties and tasks, refer to reference (ag), Aviation Training and Readiness (T&R) Manual, Low Altitude Air Defense.

Related SOC Title & Code

Artillery and Missile Officers 55-1014.

None.