EXERCISE PLANS SPECIALIST

Air National Guard; Westphalia (MD); Remote; USD 122,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Air National Guard seeks a senior aviation exercise leader to oversee senior Action Officers who collect and review worldwide ANG exercise requirements and attend planning conferences to organize ANG aviation support for selected exercises.

You will provide subject matter guidance to ensure exercises meet ANG training, readiness, and Building Partnership Capacity objectives, and serve as the ANG aviation exercise point of contact with partners, chairs the ANG Aviation Exercise Participation

Responsibilities

• Manages senior ANG aviation exercise Action Officers (AO) who collect, review and determine worldwide exercise requirements for ANG participation, attends exercise planning conferences, and organizes ANG aviation support to, and participation in, selected exercises.
• Provides subject matter expertise and guidance on exercise processes and procedures to ensure selected exercises meet and support ANG aviation training, combat readiness, and Building Partnership Capacity BPC objectives.
• Serves as the ANG established aviation exercise point of contact with States, Coalition Partners, Joint & Service staffs, NAFs, wings, foreign nationals & civic leaders on Combatant Command (COCOM), National Exercise Program (NEP), DoD Chairman's Exercise Program (CEP), Joint Exercise Program (JEP) and Service Exercises.
• Functions as the Office Conducting Exercise (OCE) in the management planning, and facilitation of internal ANG exercises as well as staff members assigned to direct ANG exercise actions and chairs the ANG Aviation Exercise Participation Working Group.
• Performs first level supervisory personnel management responsibilities.

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Manages senior ANG aviation exercise Action Officers (AO) who collect, review and determine worldwide exercise requirements for ANG participation, attends exercise planning conferences, and organizes ANG aviation support to, and participation in, selected exercises.
• Provides subject matter expertise and guidance on exercise processes and procedures to ensure selected exercises meet and support ANG aviation training, combat readiness, and Building Partnership Capacity BPC objectives.
• Serves as the ANG established aviation exercise point of contact with States, Coalition Partners, Joint & Service staffs, NAFs, wings, foreign nationals & civic leaders on Combatant Command (COCOM), National Exercise Program (NEP), DoD Chairman's Exercise Program (CEP), Joint Exercise Program (JEP) and Service Exercises.
• Functions as the Office Conducting Exercise (OCE) in the management planning, and facilitation of internal ANG exercises as well as staff members assigned to direct ANG exercise actions and chairs the ANG Aviation Exercise Participation Working Group.
• Performs first level supervisory personnel management responsibilities.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Air National Guard, Department of the Air Force.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $121785 – $158322/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Top Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-07.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.