Range Training Officer (RTO)

Milsup LLC • Las Vegas, NV

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About The Position

The Range Training Officer (RTO) provides real-time mission support, coordination, and range oversight during air combat training events, ensuring safe, accurate, and effective execution of mission objectives. This role serves as an expert for Large Force Exercises, including Red Flag, delivering oversight of air-to-air engagements, tactical decision-making, and range operations. The RTO facilitates mission planning by coordinating scenarios, threat laydowns, timelines, frequencies, airspace usage, and range requirements. This position requires collaboration with exercise planners, mission commanders, range personnel, and operations staff to synchronize training objectives with range capabilities and threat simulations.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Possessed a qualification as a Pilot or Navigator/Combat Systems Officer with a minimum of 500 flying hours of military aircraft in one or more of the following Mission Design Series (MDS): USMC/USN: F-18 or F-35 or USAF – F-16C, F-15C/E, F-35, F-22 fighter with Large Force RTO experience (preferred).
• Exemption from the aircrew qualification for RTOs may apply if applicant is a Weapons Director/Controller with a minimum of 5 years of tactical air-to-air weapons control experience with a minimum 300 missions controlled, and Large Force controlling experience (required).
• Must have active missile air-to-air weapons employment experience and application of shot and kill criteria.
• Weapons Directors/Controllers must have controlled missions and conducted RTO duties using active missile shot and kill criteria.
• Highly developed organizational, planning and management writing skills, oral communication skills, project management skills, ability to schedule workflow, prioritize, delegate, meet deadlines, and be multi-task oriented.
• Proficient in performing office automation duties on government information systems using current software platforms such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Must possess and maintain a Secret clearance with SCI/SAP/SAR eligibility.

Nice To Haves

• Large Force RTO experience (preferred for Pilot/Navigator/Combat Systems Officer qualification).

Responsibilities

• Provide real-time mission support, coordination, and range oversight during air combat training events, ensuring safe, accurate, and effective execution of mission objectives.
• Serve as Range Training Officers for Large Force Exercises, including Red Flag, delivering expert oversight of air-to-air engagements, tactical decision-making, and range operations.
• Apply extensive flying experience to facilitate mission execution, tactical realism, and training effectiveness.
• Facilitate mission planning activities by coordinating scenarios, threat laydowns, timelines, frequencies, airspace usage, and range requirements.
• Collaborate with exercise planners, mission commanders, range personnel, and operations staff to synchronize training objectives with range capabilities and threat simulations.
• Perform other incidental and related duties as required and assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED