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Solicitation # FA0021-12-R-0014 JTAC/SUAS Program Management

Attachment 1

Labor Descriptions

13DBX Special Tactics Officer

1. Specialty Summary. Provides assault zone reconnaissance and assessments, terminal control, and personnel recovery (PR). Manages day-to-day operations of PR activities to coordinate PR system and organize, train and equip assigned personnel to conduct rescue and recovery operations; manages space survival, evasion, resistance, and escape (SERE) programs; and surveys, establishes, and controls the aerospace surface interface in objective areas. Deploys as team member, team leader or mission commander as a direct combatant or to command and battle staffs to provide subject matter expertise to plan for and manage command and control for special reconnaissance, terminal control and PR operations.

2. Duties and Responsibilities. Plans missions and manages PR, SERE, and control of the aerospace interface in objective areas. Supports joint and combined forces engaged in conventional and special operations air, ground, and maritime military operations. Advises on readiness of forces based on force status reports, inspections, training exercise and evaluation results. Coordinates, plans, and conducts PR missions, emergency trauma care, movement and medical evaluation of personnel.

2.1. Ensures PR activities are organized, and teams and units are trained and equipped to perform the full spectrum of Air Force and joint PR. Inspects and evaluates PR activities, functions, and personnel.

2.2. Coordinates, plans and conducts reconnaissance, surveillance and terminal control. Conducts reconnaissance, surveillance, survey or assessments of potential objective airfields and assault zones.

2.3. Provides air traffic control (ATC) services for expeditionary airfields and assault zones. Ensures safe, orderly, and expeditious air traffic flow in and around the terminal area. Provides terminal attack control (TAC) for Air Force, joint and coalition strike and bomber aircraft. Establishes command and control communications. Provides limited weather observations. Gathers and reports intelligence information. Removes obstacles or unexploded ordnance with demolitions, and pro-vides and enables operational interface between aerospace assets and surface forces.

2.4. Ensures special tactics (ST) teams are organized, trained, and equipped to perform reconnaissance terminal control.

1C271 Combat Control

1. Specialty Description. Provides Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C3ISR) to assist, control and enable the application of manned and unmanned, lethal and non-lethal airpower in all geographic and environmental conditions across the full spectrum of military operations. Includes Terminal Control (Air Traffic Control (ATC) and targeting and control of airstrikes (including close air support (CAS)) and visual and electronic aids to control airheads enable precision navigation. Provides long-range voice and data command and control, communications. Performs tactical level surveillance and reconnaissance functions fusing organic and remote controlled technologies and manned platforms to build the Common Operating Picture (COP).

2. Duties and Responsibilities. Performs intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) in semi/non permissive and combat environments. Conducts reconnaissance and surveillance of potential assault zones and target areas. Plans, coordinates, and conducts operations using advanced technologies to support reconnaissance and target identification. Records and submits site surveys of assault zones (drop, landing, forward area refueling points (FARP) and other areas critical to aviation. Evaluates and relays status of airfields and assault zones to inbound aircraft and higher headquarters. Provides limited weather observations, including surface and altitude wind data, temperature, and cloud heights. Reports current battlefield information.

2.1. Plans, organizes, supervises, and establishes ATC in the target area. Initiates, coordinates, and issues ATC clearances, holding instructions, and advisories to maintain aircraft separation and promote safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of traffic under visual or conventional approach control flight rules. Operates and monitors portable and mobile communications equipment and terminal and tactical navigation aids required to control and support air traffic in forward areas. Prepares and issues advisories to pilots, ATC and other agencies concerning weather, notice-to-Airmen information, air traffic flow control measures, and wake turbulence. Provides flight assistance and emergency service to air traffic. Records weather and ATC data. Controls vehicular traffic on the airport movement area. Identifies, assesses, and marks assault zones with visual and electronic navigation aids for day and night airland and airdrop operations. Coordinates clearances, instructions, advisories, and air traffic movement with forward and rear area commanders. Uses ground-to-air communications equipment and visual and electronic systems to control and expedite the movement of en route, arriving, and departing air traffic. Directs actions to handle aircraft emergencies or mishaps. Coordinates with medical personnel on casualty and patient staging points. Provides airlift operations support that cannot be provided by combat communications groups or other agencies. Operates Global Positioning Systems (GPS) equipment to navigate for infiltration or exfiltration and locate assault zones. Coordinates airfield ground support (crash/fire/rescue, sweep).

2.2. Targets and Controls fires. Plans, coordinates, and conducts fires to accomplish supported commander objectives. Includes CAS and supporting arms for surface elements and C4ISR in support of CFACC assets. Employs visual and electronic navigation and marking equipment to direct aviation assets to target. Issues weapons release clearance.

2.3. Deploys into forward areas and forward operating locations by land (mounted, special purpose vehicle or dismounted), sea (surface or subsurface naval vessel, small watercraft, SCUBA, or surface swim) or air (parachute, airmobile, airland) to participate in the full spectrum of military operations to include Air Expeditionary Force (AEF), force projection, Direct Action (DA), Counterrorism (CT), Counterproliferation (CP), Foreign Internal Defense (FID), Humanitarian Assistance (HA), Special Reconnaissance (SR), Personnel Recovery (PR), Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations (NEO), Integrated Survey Program (ISP), Counter Drug (CD), Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs), Operational Preparation of the Environment (OPE), Advanced Force Operations (AFO), and fire support operations. Uses demolitions to remove obstacles affecting safe air traffic flow in the target area. Maintains qualification on primary assigned weapons.

1C471 Tactical Air Control Party

1. Specialty Summary. Directly assists, controls, enables, and executes operational air and space power functions in the forward battle-space independent of an established airbase or its perimeter defenses. May be employed alone or as part of an Air Force, joint, interagency or coalition force, to support Combatant Commander’s objectives and may operate under the most austere conditions for extended periods. Performs and manages Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) and Air Support Operations Center (ASOC) operations. Member of Battlefield Airman career field grouping.

2. Duties and Responsibilities. Establishes and operates communications and computer networks. Manages and operates voice, digital, and video ASOC/TACP targeting equipment. Processes and requests air and space resources to support ground maneuver units.

2.1. Recommends use of air and space power. Plans, requests, and controls close air support (CAS) missions as a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC). Coordinates and integrates joint fires to include fire support coordination and airspace control measures.

2.2. Performs tactical mission planning and preparation. Participates in Military Decision Making Process (MDMP). Briefs maneuver commanders and staff on capabilities and limitations of air and space power. Prepares personnel and equipment for military operations.

2.3. Conducts infiltration, surface movement, and exfiltration functions with combat maneuver forces. Performs mounted and dismounted navigation. Operates in combat vehicles. Performs site selection. Performs small unit tactics. Administers combat lifesaving assistance. Operates and maintains ASOC/TACP vehicles, radios, computers, and field and support equipment. Performs and supervises rigorous physical conditioning programs.