7380 - Tactical Systems Officer/Mission Specialist

Summary

Tactical Systems Officers/Mission Specialists plan and conduct tactical in-flight refueling and assault support missions, assist in the development of aviation weapons and tactics for the KC-130 Aircraft, assist in the development and evaluation of KC-130 Tactical Systems, assist and/or serve as Strategic Movement Control Officer, and supervise and instruct the training of Tactical Systems Operators.

Prerequisites

Must have served and qualified as MOS 7372.

Security requirement: secret security clearance eligibility.

Requirements

This MOS may no longer be assigned.

POI CID

None

Duties

Conduct mission planning.

Plans/Coordinate tactical missions based on political considerations; command, control and communication; aviation assault support; reconnaissance; avoidance of enemy detection and antiaircraft threat; and geographic considerations.

Draft no-notice contingency plans and serve as assistant Movement Control Officer at G-3 staff level.

Plan inter/intra-theater missions for aircraft movement worldwide to Areas of Responsibility (AOR) in compliance with guidance provided by International Civil Aeronautical Organization (ICAO), DoD Flight Planning (FLIP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Foreign Clearance Guide (FCG), and Naval Aviation Technical Operating Procedures NATOPS).

Development of aviation weapons and tactics training and doctrine for KC-130 Aircraft Navigator in the Tactical Manual and the Training and Readiness Manual for the KC-130.

Assist in the development and evaluation of electronic warfare, electronic navigation, and night vision systems for the KC-130 Aircraft.

Train, supervise, and instruct Enlisted Navigators/Systems Operators while serving as: Director, Marine Aerial Navigation School.

Senior Instructor, Fleet Replacement Squadron.

Weapons and Tactics Instructor, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron-1.

Weapons and Tactics Instructor in VMGR squadrons.

Navigate KC-130 Aircraft over the surface of the earth by geographical or celestial references to: Assist the pilots in navigating to drop zones and call the slowdown, climb, and release point for aerial delivery of equipment and/or personnel from high or low altitudes; adjusting speed and course for Time on Target (TOT).

Direct the aircraft to Tactical Landing Zones (TLZ) by radar, visual, and electronic means.

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 53-2011.

None.

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