7210 - Air Defense Control Officer

Summary

Air Defense Control Officers work in the tactical air operations center where they direct aircraft and surface to air missile assets for the interception of hostile aircraft and missiles.

Air Defense Control Officers coordinate with intelligence resources to gather and share enemy targeting information to prosecute and direct deep air support missions.

They are responsible for the identification and classification of aircraft.

They are also responsible for providing navigational assistance of friendly aircraft and the dissemination of radar resources throughout the MAGTF and joint services.

Once complete with entry level training, 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); JT-220 Link-16 Unit Managers Course (JT-220 LUM) (A05A111); JT-301 Joint Interface Control Officers Course (JT-301 JICO) (A05FH21); Military Airspace Management Course (F0273D1); TOPGUN Air Intercept Controller Ground School (N39KYA1); MAWTS-1 Marine Division Tactics Course (MDTC) Academic Phase (MTT), MAWTS-1 Air Command and Control Officers Course (ACCOC) (M1467Q1); MAWTS-1 ACE Battle-Staff Officer Course (ABOC) (MTT); MAWTS-1 TACC University Course (MTT); MAWTS-1 Senior Watch Officer (SWO) Course (MTT); and the MAWTS-1 Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course (M149731) are available as skills enhancement training for the Air Defense Control Officer.

Prerequisites

Security requirement: secret security clearance eligibility.

Must have normal color vision.

Requirements

Complete the Aviation Command and Control Commons Course (M09C2A1); and athe Air Defense Control Officers Course (M0972M1) at Marine Corps Communications Electronics School, Twentynine Palms, CA; or have previously been qualified in MOS 7236, Tactical Air Defense Controller.

POI CID

M09C2A1, M0972M1

Duties

For a complete listing of duties and tasks, refer to reference (o), Aviation Training and Readiness (T&R) Manual, Tactical Air Operations Center (TAOC).

Command and Control Center Officers 55-1015.

None.

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