Exercise Analyst

Duties And Responsibilities

• Conduct analysis on the I MEF exercise planning process in accordance with (a) the IMEF MAGTF Development Program and (b) the I MEF exercise standing operating procedure.
• Provide guidance and recommendations on revising both foundational documents.
• Provide guidance and conduct planning of I MEF, Service, Naval, and Joint exercises and Bilateral/Multilateral events, as well as exercise/event support with a focus on improving force readiness for contingency and crisis operations and deployments.
• Complete exercise assessments plans, Exercise/Event Plans of Action and Milestones, Exercise Support Briefs, Exercise Support Observation Reports/Recommendations, as required, Exercise After Action Reviews, and Training/Education Program Analysis Reports.
• Provide SME support on Naval and Joint exercise design, to include the intricacies of theater Security Cooperation, in order to support all elements of the I MEF MAGTF.
• Coordinate with relevant higher, adjacent, and coalition force planners and analysts in support of any given I MEF exercise/event.
• Provide SME support to internal I MEF exercise/event processes to include (a) development of design and implementation of exercise storylines, vignettes, and Master Scenario Events Lists and (b) management of "dynamic scripting" during the exercise.
• Conduct analysis of technical and logistical data during exercise life cycles, specifically focusing on recommendations to leverage good practices in support of OPLAN/CONPLAN and theater/service specific objectives.
• Deliver the Operational Plan (OPLAN) Recommendation Report.
• Affirm the development of exercise-control recommendations for I MEF's efforts to plan and execute MEF/MEF (Forward)-level exercises without support from external exercise-design-and-control organizations.
• Draft official correspondence related to exercise design in support of I MEF Response to Official Correspondence.
• Draft and send I MEF TASKORD/OPORD/Deployment Information Messages as described in the deliverable table.
• For events that the PFM or their designee request support, provide all requested pre-event planning products as described in the deliverable table.
• Support the documentation of conferences, working groups, and meetings through Conference/Working Group/Meeting Reports.
• Provide training courseware and instruction development for I MEF as required by the deliverable table.
• Create drafts of information papers, point papers, briefs, and other routine staff products (typically administrative or informational products) as requested by the Government.
• Provide the I MEF Planners' Huddle Products Direction and I MEF G-3 Huddle Products Direction as required by the deliverable table.

Required Skills And Qualifications

• Active Secret security clearance.
• Experience supporting military exercises, training events, or operational planning at the Service, Joint, or Combatant Command level.
• Familiarity with the Joint Exercise Life Cycle (JELC) and exercise planning processes.
• Experience developing military planning documents, assessments, reports, briefs, and official correspondence.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate with government, contractor, and multinational stakeholders.