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Adversary Operations Chief

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SAIC is seeking a Adversary Operations Chief to support the US Air Force Collaborative Operations for Battlespace Resilient Architecture (COBRA) program at Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath (Brandon), United Kingdom.

COBRA provides for the implementation, integration, development, and delivery of training and technology solutions to support the US Air Force, Department of Defense, and mission partner multi-domain operations (MDO) within the Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) strategy.

Overview

The role of this position is to be the exercise control integrator between the 48 Fighter Wing’s daily flight operations and the 19th Electronic Warfare Squadron’s (19 EWS) Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) capabilities. The successful candidate is knowledgeable in 4th & 5th Generation fighter tactics and adversary weapons systems. They will be capable of leading the observation, assessment, and debrief of fighter maneuvers to analyze countermeasure effectiveness. Additionally, they will be responsible for synchronizing the EW and LVC support with 48 FW flight operations.

The Adversary Operations Chief will:

  • Function as the 48th FW’s dedicated adversary strategist (“Red Mission Commander”) for daily training, execution, and debrief.
  • Direct real time scenario pacing and flow to ensure tactical problems remain realistic, adaptive, and aligned with identified desired learning objectives (DLOs).
  • Program, operate, and integrate simulation models and associated emitter systems in coordination with on and off-station participants.
  • Lead the employment of 19 EWS threat emitter systems to mimic a coherent “thinking” adversary to create realistic and dynamic threat training for aircrew during daily operations.
  • Lead coordination between the 48 FW and 19 EWS to optimize training by synchronizing threat data replication with daily flight operations.
  • Provide assessment and feedback on pilot responses to emitter threat systems.
  • Incorporate high-level adversary threat and emitter systems TTPs and doctrine into scenarios and training events.
  • Prepare, coordinate, and present USAF, Joint Force, and Allied air warfare briefings, support academic development and instruction, and lead air warfare discussions with a wide range of audiences as requested by the US Government.
  • Design relevant scenarios informed by knowledge of US, Joint Force, Allied, and adversary real-world systems, capabilities, and tactics for integration into UAWC-sponsored and supported training and exercise events, with supporting presentations, briefings, and other exercise products.
  • Develop exercise documents including Master Scenario Event List (MSEL), Air Operations Directives (AOD), Air Tasking Orders (ATO), Airspace Control Plans (ACP), Airspace Control Orders (ACO), Area Air Defense Plans (AADP), Special Instructions (SPINs), and mission execution products.
  • Facilitate the Joint Event Life Cycle (JELC) of various exercises with warfighters by participating in exercise scenario development, mission planning, mass briefs, mission briefs, execution, debriefs, analysis, and after-action reports.
  • Participate in formal/informal training events as required/directed to maintain tactical/technical skills.

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Skills

Fighter tactics
Electronic warfare
Adversary weapons systems
LVC capabilities
Threat emitter systems
Joint air operations planning
Scenario development
Air warfare briefings
Mission planning
Tactical analysis
Debriefing
Doctrine development
Simulation integration
JADC2 strategy
Multi-domain operations

Location

9GXW+VW, Lakenheath, Brandon IP27 9PN, UK

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