Military Exercise Planner

About the role

Aretum is a mission-driven organization dedicated to delivering innovative, technology-enabled solutions to customers in defense, civilian, and homeland security sectors. Our teams collaborate at the intersection of strategy, technology, and transformation, helping agencies address their most critical challenges.

Responsibilities

• Integrate Air Component capabilities into joint and Army Warfighter exercises to support realistic training and operational readiness.
• Coordinate with senior military leaders and exercise teams to plan, execute, and synchronize air-ground operations across complex multi-echelon training events.
• Apply unique capabilities of the Air Component into the US Army Mission Command Training Program (MCTP) series of Warfighter Exercises.
• Understand, integrate, coordinate, and represent the Air Component during year-long planning/execution cycles for 5+ major multi-echelon (JTF, Corps, Division level) joint complex worldwide events each year.
• Coordinate processes, products, programs, and people in support of ongoing MCTP events; integrate functional specialties represented in the AOC, JACCE, JAGIC, TACP; write and integrate Master Scenario Event List (MSEL) story lines; and coordinate joint air-ground integration networks on web-based knowledge management tools.
• Facilitate high-fidelity air-ground integration supporting ongoing Joint Training Transformation Initiatives, Joint National Training Capabilities, Army MCTP exercises and events.
• Work with senior Army and Air Force leaders, exercise directors, exercise planners from all echelons, exercise controllers, and Soldiers and Airmen from the assigned training audience to coordinate for and provide effective air plans, execution, and control for all counter-land operations.
• Be proficient with the AOC C2Core and exercise planning tools currently being used in the operational environment.
• Attend conferences to represent Det 1 and Air Component/AOC replication and coordinate on exercise construct issues with joint MCTP exercise planners.
• May be positioned forward with the training audience during event execution to liaise with and represent the AOC, JACCE, ASOC/JAGIC and TACP and work closely with the Det 1 EXCON Chief as well as the Chief of Air Power (CAP).
• Receive daily guidance from the acting CAP and CFACC and articulate command intent. This guidance will be distributed to the MCTP air-ground integration team as well as the AOC response cell to facilitate full Air Component integration.
• Interact with General Officers on a regular basis.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (BS) and 3 years of AOC, ASOG, or ASOS experience as operations, planner, instructor, mentor while assigned to an AOC, ASOG, ASOS or 1 year as ASOG/ASOS Director of Operations or Commander.
• 3 years of AOC, ASOC/JAGIC or TACP experience as operations or plans officer.
• 3 years of AOC, ASOC/JAGIC or TACP experience with Air Force C2Core and Army Mission Command Systems.
• Participation in two or more AOC/ASOC/TACP Joint exercises as plans or operations officer or as ASOC/JAGIC/TACP representative at ASOG/ASOS-level.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office to include Adobe Pro.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree (MS)
• Experience with AFFOR, MAJCOM Staff level

Travel Requirements

This is an onsite position; however, occasional travel may be required based on project needs, client meetings, team collaboration events, or training sessions. Travel is expected to be as much as 30% and will be communicated in advance whenever possible.

EEO Statement

Aretum is committed to fostering a workplace rooted in excellence, integrity, and equal opportunity for all. We adhere to merit-based hiring practices, ensuring that all employment decisions are made based on qualifications, skills, and ability to perform the job, without preference or consideration of factors unrelated to job performance. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Aretum complies with all applicable federal, state, and local employment laws. We are proud to support our nation's veterans and military families, providing career opportunities that honor their service and experience.