Exercise Support Senior Planner

About the role

Delta Solutions and Strategies Bowhead is seeking an Exercise Support Senior Planner to join the team at Robins AFB, GA. The role supports exercise planning, execution, and evaluation, including development of concepts, MSELs, training schedules, logistics coordination, funding documentation, exercise control support, post‑exercise analysis, and maintenance of exercise handbooks and data repositories.

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.
• Combine deliverables such as planning conference materials, MSELs, and storylines into the Exercise Scenario & MSEL Package.
• Develop planning conference materials and produce exercise execution plans.
• Assist the Government in coordinating exercise‑related logistics (scheduling, facility reservations, equipment tracking).
• Assist in drafting, compiling, and tracking documentation for exercise‑related funding requests (travel cost estimates, procurement packages).
• Provide advisory and administrative support to the Exercise Control Group (ECG) / White Cell during live exercise execution, including 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.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s 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.
• Familiarity 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.
• Must currently hold and be able to maintain an active Secret clearance.
• US Citizenship is required for Secret clearance at this location.
• Physical demands: ability to lift up to 25 pounds; stand and walk for prolonged periods; twist, bend, and squat periodically.

Skills

• Exercise concept, objective, and scenario development.
• Master Scenario Events List (MSEL) creation, inject script development, and training schedule preparation.
• Research, analysis, and logistics coordination for exercises.
• Evaluation plan development and post‑exercise data analysis.
• Funding request documentation (travel estimates, procurement packages).
• Exercise Control Group (ECG)/White Cell support: MSEL flow management, inject tracking, data consolidation, SITREP drafting.
• Corrective action planning and recommendation development.
• Data repository management, provenance tracking, and analysis.
• Joint Training Tool (JTT) administration and training objective definition.
• Staying current with military doctrine and trends.
• Briefing preparation, AAR presentation, and meeting minute documentation.
• Development and maintenance of Government Continuity and Operations Handbook, SOPs, and checklists.
• Knowledge of Lead Wing, Expeditionary Air Base, FE requirements, and AFFORGEN Certification process.
• Experience with Palantir Envision’s AFFORGEN Certification platform.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds, stand/walk for extended periods, and perform periodic twisting, bending, and squatting.