- Industry: Government; Labor
- Number of terms: 77176
- Number of blossaries: 0
- Company Profile:
A professional who operates inflight fire control system to detect intrusion of enemy aerial vehicles and to evade or destroy airborne threat during combat or training. Respnsibilities include:
* Observes radar scope to detect blips indicative of aerial vehicles.
* Identifies vehicles following manual procedures.
* Notifies superior of presence of enemy aircraft, missile, or other aerial vehicle.
* Presses buttons as directed by superior to activate automatic tracking system and to automatically fire weapons and infrared missile launcher to destroy enemy or simulated threat.
* Diagnoses equipment malfunction.
* Replaces defective parts and wiring and adjusts mechanical parts.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who emplaces, records location, and operates remote surveillance devices and other monitoring equipment to gather intelligence information relating to enemy location, direction, and speed of movement. Respnsibilities include:
* Examines air photographs and contour maps to determine best location for surveillance devices and monitoring equipment.
* Assists superiors in sensing equipment emplacement.
* Selects radio-relay sensor sites, and emplaces and activates relay stations.
* Installs and operates communications equipment.
* Uses authentication codes, signal operating instructions, and standing signal instructions when operating communication equipment.
* Camouflages sensor positions and tactical field positions.
* Observes monitoring, recording, and display devices and interprets and reports information gathered.
* Computes density, direction, rate of movement, and nature of targets detected.
* Performs preventive maintenance on unattended ground sensors, relay equipment, monitoring devices, and ancillary equipment.
* May recommend appropriate action and reaction to be taken and request supporting fire on targets.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who positions, fires, and maintains antitank and assault weapons, such as recoilless rifle, portable flame thrower, and multishot portable flame weapon. Respnsibilities include:
* Prepares weapons and equipment for movement.
* Designates location for and positions weapons.
* Computes firing data, loads and aims weapons preparatory to firing.
* Fires antitank and assault weapons at fixed and moving targets.
* Assists supervisor in leading antitank or assault units to assault positions during combat or training operations, furnishing supporting fire for other infantry units.
* Assists supervisor in coordinating unit's fire and movement with that of unit supported, adjacent units, and other support units.
* Constructs and camouflages positions and ground obstacles for antitank and assault squads.
* Employs, arms, disarms, and removes mines used for local security and antitank defense.
* Protects weapons and equipment against chemical warfare agents and decontaminates weapons and equipment when exposed to chemical attack.
* Performs minor repairs to weapons and equipment.
* May direct fire of other infantry crew-served weapons.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who fires vehicle mounted Vulcan artillery system (multibarrel rapid firing weapon) during combat and training operations. Respnsibilities include:
* Drives vehicle to transport Vulcan system into firing position.
* Lifts and carries ammunition from vehicle storage to Vulcan firing platform.
* Inserts ammunition into firing tube to load Vulcan for firing.
* Presses button to engage firing mechanism that automatically fires system.
* Operates support equipment, such as power generators, fire control devices, and radios.
* Repairs and maintains support equipment, using handtools, power tools, and measuring instruments, to ensure optimum operational efficiency.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who operates and fires Redeye Guided Missile Weapon System (short range ground to air missile) to destroy low flying enemy aircraft. Respnsibilities include:
* Observes low flying enemy aircraft or receives radar information concerning low flying aircraft.
* Visually identifies aircraft detected.
* Evaluates enemy threat, and establishes priority of engagement.
* Notifies superior of target.
* Presses switches, upon order, to activate automatic tracking system and fires missile at target.
* Confers with supervisor, using radio to transmit results of firing.
* Selects appropriate primary and alternate positions for Redeye employment, considering capabilities and limitations of weapon, friendly troop location and situation in area to be defended, and probable aircraft tactics and directions of attack.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who operates and controls smoke or flame and support equipment, such as self-propelled flamethrowers, smoke generators, and radio equipment, to provide smokescreen or flame support for military forces during combat or training. Respnsibilities include:
* Observes terrain and weather conditions to determine location for smoke generators and smoke munitions.
* Starts smoke generator to form smokescreen.
* Observes smokescreen to ensure proper screening without interference to mission of adjacent friendly units.
* Adjusts smoke generators as needed to obtain optimum quality and quantity of screening smoke.
* Assists in loading flamethrower and on-vehicle weapons.
* Moves firing controls and fire control instruments to operate and fire vehicular mounted weapons and self-propelled flamethrowers.
* Moves driver controls to start, stop, and steer self-propelled flamethrower vehicles.
* Receives and stores on-vehicle materials, such as rations, fuel, and ammunition.
* Confers with squad or unit personnel to report observance of targets or other combat information, using visual signal, radio or telephone, in conformance with terminology and security procedures.
* Performs preventive maintenance and repairs on equipment and weapons, such as flamethrowers, radio equipment, and smoke generators.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who drives or steers military amphibious equipment, such as tractors and armored vehicles on land and sea to transport personnel, supplies, and equipment in support of combat or training operations. Respnsibilities include:
* Loads supplies and equipment aboard vehicle.
* Confers with superior to determine course to be followed.
* Drives or steers vehicle to transport personnel, supplies, and equipment between ship and shore.
* Confers with personnel aboard ship and on land, using radio to transmit and receive information concerning enemy location, troop movement, and enemy gunfire encountered.
* Loads ammunition into breech of weapon.
* Aims and fires weapon at enemy emplacement.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who operates mobile military assault bridge vehicle and other power bridging equipment on land and water to position and connect bridge and raft sections across streams, rivers, and other water obstacles. Respnsibilities include:
* Selects most suitable site for entering of streams and other water obstacles based on physical characteristics of water obstacles, such as depth, distance across, and swiftness of water, using depth charges, range indicators, and tide and current tables.
* Manipulates driver's controls and helm to start, stop, and steer vehicle and connects with other vehicles to form rafts and bridges.
* Pumps water out of vehicle, using bilge pump.
* Confers with other vehicle operators and unit personnel, using radio and interphone to provide information concerning progress of work, enemy troop movement, and similar tactical information.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who drives military tank and fires tank weapons working as member of tank crew. Respnsibilities include:
* Prepares tank and equipment for movement and combat.
* Drives tank over various types of terrain to locate target.
* Loads ammunition into breech of weapon.
* Aims weapon, using tank fire control equipment and fires weapon at target.
* Camouflages position and protects tank and equipment against chemical warfare agents.
* Decontaminates tank and equipment when exposed to contaminants.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who camouflages military field equipment and installations, using items such as nets, paint, brush, and grass. Respnsibilities include:
* Observes field areas to determine types of camouflage required.
* Applies specified garnishes to nets to prepare nets for use in camouflaging activities.
* Drapes and covers field equipment and activities with nets, employing rigging techniques.
* Camouflages equipment and structures, using paint and natural materials, such as grass and brush.
* Fabricates camouflage materials and decoys in shop, using handtools.
* Erects decoys, runs misleading tracks to decoys, and simulates activity to confuse enemy forces.
Industry:Professional careers
