Fires / Combined Arms Maneuver Field Support Representative Minimum Qualifications Summary Certification & Education - High school diploma required
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- CGSC/ILE or equivalent preferred
- U.S. Passport required
- U.S. Driver's License required
Experience Required - Ten (10) years operational Fire Support experience as a field grade officer, senior warrant officer or senior NCO (US Army or USMC)
- Fire Support experience at the Company, Battalion, and Brigade-level (US Army or USMC)
- Combat Training Center (i.e. National Training Center (Ft Irwin), Joint Readiness Training Center (Ft Polk), or Combat Maneuver Training Center (Howenfels, GE)) experience as an Observer/Controller preferred
- Former Artillery Officer (13A) O-4, O-5 preferred
- Former Artillery Warrant (131A) or Senior NCO (13F), or USMC equivalent
- FAO (Foreign Area Officer) experience preferred
Job Objective The objective of this requirement is to ensure that Latvian Armed Forces has the ability to plan and execute Fires in support of their national defense objectives.
Responsibilities - Comply with initial training and security requirements required to access government communication systems and participate in site operations.
- Answer Requests for Information (RFI) through direct, or re-routing, information and connecting individuals in order to resolve the need for information. Maintain records of RFIs to show what was requested and how/when the RFI was resolved.
- Coordinate and facilitate between host nation Armed Forces, European Command (EUCOM), National Guard, and other elements in the development of participating units training.
- Coordinate Key Leader Engagement (KLE) agendas and itineraries.
- Provide bi-weekly status updates due through Contracting Officer Representative (COR) to the ODC, detailing actions taken and work completed, a comprehensive quarterly, and an annual report.
- The FSR will keep the following officials informed concerning the status of his/her work: designated officials in the host nation MoD, JHQ and at the Office of Defense Cooperation at the U.S. Embassy.
- Attend applicable EUCOM, all subordinate commands, and host nation Armed Forces exercise conferences, workshops, and meetings.
- Obtain access to and have the ability to use the Concept and Funding Request (CFR) system, and the EUCOM Socium system.
- Integrate U.S. granted and host nation procured fires systems and sensors across DOTMLPF-P range.
- The applicable systems will include, but are not limited to, FGM-148 Javelin, TPQ-50 and TPQ-53 radars, AFATDS, M109 Howitzers, mortars, and related simulators at fire direction centers and host nation Mechanized Brigade, host nation National Guard, JHQ, and MoD.
- Support ODC Training Program management, JHQ, and MoD for joint and land forces training personnel and opportunities and training requirements for associated systems.
- Support of fires/CAM efforts from JHQ planning and development to maneuver unit execution.
- Assist with development of the scheme of fires at the tactical level.
- Assist with development and employment of forward observers into maneuver companies.
- Be familiar with upcoming national exercises and multinational exercises that incorporate host nation fires.
- Be Prepared To (BPT) support ODC data entry for all training and Golden Sentry End Use Monitoring requirements.
- BPT assist in the details of integrating and maintaining equipment and associated systems at lower echelons to include, but not limited to, initial and reoccurring training requirements, issuing of and training with ancillary equipment to fires personnel (e.g., NVGs), and developing small unit Standard Operating Procedures.
- Assist in synchronizing host nation plans with U.S. plans.
- Support host nation internal After Action Reviews (AAR) and ODC AARs of fires/CAM systems development, integration, and use and BPT in corporate lessons learned into host nation systems.
Work Location NE Europe
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