INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

Intelligence Analyst

Serves as the 176 WG's expert intelligence analyst for the commander and staff on all intelligence matters, including intelligence processes, support requirements, technical aspects of weapons systems, and terrorist operational methods. Maintains overall responsibility for daily-integrated intelligence support, to include any alert, crisis, and Force Protection situations. Creates tailored intelligence products for Wing, Group and Squadron staff, aircrew, and operators in preparation for homeland defense, airlift, contingency and wartime Personnel Recovery and Combat Search and Rescue mission sets. Support Personnel Rescue mission planning through analysis of adversary weapons employment and tactics and provide predictive assessments. Assures the Intelligence function maintains a capability to provide timely and accurate operational intelligence support and fully trained intelligence personnel during peacetime and contingency operations. Plans, develops, and manages work schedules for intelligence activities during all phases of unit operations, including Unit Training Assemblies (UTA), Annual Training (AT), and unit deployments. Provides performance evaluation, career guidance, and technical assistance to full-time and traditional intelligence personnel. Establishes intelligence requirements, procedures, and work schedules not predetermined by higher headquarters. Assigns specific programs and duties to full-time and traditional intelligence personnel in accordance with applicable ANG, MAJCOM and Air Force instructions, and ensures their completion. Gains and maintains Global Situational Awareness (GSA) in order to quickly and accurately advise commanders/decision-makers on possible enemy courses of action. GSA requires analytical expertise and time/stress management skills to accurately draw conclusions by combining raw intelligence from multiple, unrelated sources into a finished product. Incumbent passes findings to commanders, staff, intelligence personnel, aircrews, and support personnel. GSA products include but are not limited to threat analysis, area studies, current intelligence briefings, and long-range estimative studies. Manages the collection, production and dissemination of intelligence products in the unit and to higher headquarters and agencies. Projects future intelligence data requirements and future threat scenarios based upon intelligence. Fills in gaps in intelligence reporting with past knowledge of operations and known enemy course of action. Prepares comprehensive intelligence annexes to unit operations plans and orders. Researches, evaluates, integrates, and analyzes all-source data in the preparation of clear, concise, in-depth intelligence analytical products focusing on the threats to air operations, including the operational concepts of military forces and trends with potential military implications (e.g. research and development; production; delivery systems; doctrine; and capabilities) prepared in response to mission requirements. Must present these products using a variety of presentation modes, to a variety of audiences. Identifies significant intelligence trends and proposing new or revised analytical products to alert decision makers to new developments and to meet customer requirements. Must present and defend intelligence positions to a variety of audiences, including unit staff, NAF/MAJCOM/COCOM representatives, and members of the DoD. Must represent the organization, and prepare, present, and defend the position in conferences, working groups, and planning sessions. Coordinates and liaises with counterparts and colleagues in such other major command (MAJCOM) intelligence organizations as Air Combat Command (ACC), Air Mobility Command (AMC), National Guard Bureau (NGB), United States Air Forces Europe (USAFE), Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) and such other governmental agencies as Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), National Security Agency (NSA), U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM), Air Intelligence Agency (AIA), U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Africa Command (USAFRICOM). Develops and oversees the execution of the function's Internal Intelligence Training Program for all Title-32 assigned intelligence personnel. Training programs are long-term, and are executed over a multi-year period in order to develop intelligence personnel. Reviews the status of internal training goals and ensures progression towards these goals. Acts as the Subject Matter Expert (SME), trainer, and task certifier for all intelligence Initial Qualification Training (IQT), Mission Qualification Training (MQT), and Continuation Training (CT) for all intelligence personnel. Conducts internal training for intelligence personnel in specific, analytical research methodology to include Aerospace Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace (AIPB) and Predictive Battlespace Awareness (PBA) analysis. Performs other duties as assigned.

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