Exercise Support Senior Planner

UIC Arctic Response Services, LLC; Robins Air Force Base (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Delta Solutions and Strategies Bowhead seeks an Exercise Support Senior Planner to join our team at Robins AFB, GA. The role focuses on developing exercise concepts, objectives, scenarios, MSELs, and training schedules for comprehensive exercises.

You will coordinate logistics, support the ECG/White Cell during live exercise execution, and draft daily SITREPs and post-exercise analyses to inform corrective actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree required; 5+ years in joint exercise planning.
• CWPC/DCAPES/JEMEC/JMPC/JAOPC/JHOC or equivalent training or 5+ years of related experience.
• Familiar with FE requirements and AFFORGEN Certification processes.
• Experience with Joint Exercise Life Cycle (JELC) processes and deployment/exercise management.

Responsibilities

• Develop exercise concepts, objectives, scenarios, MSELs, injects and training schedules.
• Create planning conference materials and execution plans.
• Coordinate exercise logistics (scheduling, facilities, equipment).
• Draft funding requests (travel costs, procurement).
• Provide advisory support to ECG/White Cell; manage MSEL flow and daily SITREPs.
• Post-exercise data analysis; identify strengths/weaknesses and recommendations.
• Maintain data repository and perform data analysis; ensure data provenance.
• Prepare and deliver briefings and AAR findings; document meeting minutes.
• Create Government Continuity and Operations Handbook with SOPs for lifecycle.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Joint exercise planning

AFFORGEN Certification

Military deployment management

Education

Bachelor degree

Tools

Palantir Envision

Job description

Overview

Delta Solutions and Strategies Bowhead is seeking an Exercise Support Senior Planner to join our team at Robins AFB, GA.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing exercise concepts, objectives, and scenarios; develop MSELs, inject scripts, and training schedules; conduct research and analysis; coordinate logistics; and develop evaluation plans. Deliverables such as planning conference materials, MSELs, and storylines shall be combined into the Exercise Scenario & MSEL Package.
• Develop planning conference materials and produce exercise execution plans.
• Assist the Government in coordinating exercise-related logistics (such as scheduling, facility reservations, and equipment tracking).
• Assist in drafting, compiling, and tracking documentation for exercise-related funding requests (such as travel cost estimates and procurement packages).
• Provide advisory and administrative support to the Exercise Control Group (ECG) / White Cell during live exercise execution. This includes managing the Master Scenario Events List (MSEL) flow, tracking injects, consolidating raw exercise data for Government evaluators, and drafting daily SITREPs for the Exercise Director.
• Conduct post-exercise data analysis, identify strengths and weaknesses, develop recommendations, and assist in creating corrective action plans.
• Maintain a repository of data and reports, manage data provenance, and perform data analysis.
• Provide expertise in military exercise planning, manage the Joint Training Tool (JTT), define training objectives, and maintain currency on relevant doctrine and trends.
• Prepare and deliver briefings, present AAR findings, and document meeting minutes.
• Create, develop, and maintain a 'Government Continuity and Operations Handbook' that documents all standardized processes, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and checklists for the complete exercise planning lifecycle.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in joint exercise planning, with demonstrated experience related to the Joint Exercise Life Cycle (JELC).
• Completion of the Contingency War Planning Course (CWPC), Deliberate and Contingency System for Action Planning and Execution Segments (DCAPES) training, or equivalent service or sister-service planning courses (e.g., Joint Exercise Management Course (JEMEC), Maritime Operational Planners Course (MOPC), Joint Military Planner Course (JMPC), Joint Air Operations Planning Course (JAOPC), Joint Humanitarian Operations Course (JHOC), or Federal Incident Command System (ICS) 100/200/300/400 courses) during prior military or civilian service; OR possess a minimum of five (5) years of equivalent demonstrated professional experience in joint or service-level exercise planning, JELC processes, and military deployment/exercise management operations.
• Be familiar with Lead Wing, Expeditionary Air Base, and other FE requirements and AFFORGEN Certification requirements process.
• Experience assessing Lead Wing and FE readiness using readiness tools, including Palantir’s Envision’s AFFORGEN Certification platform.

SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED: Must currently hold and be able to maintain an active Secret clearance. US Citizenship is a requirement for Secret clearance at this location.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds
• Must be able to stand and walk for prolonged amounts of time
• Must be able to twist, bend and squat periodically

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