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AIR OPERATIONS SPECIALIST
About this role
In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions, Transportation Operations, Series 2150. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-11, or equivalent in other pay systems.
Examples of specialized experience includes comprehensive knowledge of air mobility operations and logistical planning requirements for Command Post or Field Training Exercises involving the employment of air mobility assets in a variety of strategic and tactical environments conveying all aspects of operational utility from deployment and redeployment of personnel, equipment and cargo, to search and rescue, airdrop, and special operations.
FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Comprehensive knowledge of a wide range of air mobility operational concepts, capabilities, policies, principles, practices, objectives and applicable directives to make independent decisions and recommendations in regards to exercise planning and airlift execution in the USPACOM area of operations.
Knowledge in statistical analysis and management to interpret data to be used in presentations. Ability in conducting in-depth operations/transportation studies, develop long and short-range plans, analyze findings, and recommend courses of action for meeting organizational and MAJCOM goals. In-depth technical knowledge of deployment processes, JOPES, automated flight management and aircrew operations in the exercise environment, and air mobility planning and execution systems.