U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) supports a unique joint staff planning need focused on integrating and synchronizing Department of Defense (DoD) military activities with United States Government (USG) strategy. Services include developing inputs to strategies, campaign plans, and concepts of operation that ultimately translate strategic and operational objectives into a series of related activities and operations to achieve desired end states in coordination with other DoD components, USG agencies, allies, coalition members and regional partners. Duties May Include: Provide and apply Special Operations expertise for assisting in developing plans, orders, and Concepts of Operations (CONOPs), and aligning Special Operations support to the USCENTCOM mission and Commander’s priorities within the CCJ3. Provide and apply expertise to planning, plans coordination, and synchronizing efforts supporting the full spectrum of special operations in joint, multinational, and interagency contexts. Utilize technical expertise, experience, and knowledge of all Special Operations Forces core missions to advise the USCENTCOM Commander on the employment and utilization of special operations forces. Utilize cognitive problem-solving skills to overcome complex operational and strategic challenges. Analyze and ensure synchronization of special operations planning and execution efforts across Department of Defense elements, Interagency, Allied, Coalition, and multinational special operations activities within the USCENTCOM Area of Responsibility. Provide Special Operations and Irregular Warfare expertise for current operations and support other special activities requirements. Provide coordination of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and Mandatory Declassification Reviews (MDRs) according to legal standards governing the processing, declassification, and release of information from designated USCENTCOM files. This includes thorough searching of files controlled by CCJ5 for information relevant for government personnel to determine declassification and ability to disseminate information based on detailed knowledge of existing legal statutes and current USCENTCOM information strategies and advising CCJ5 on the FOIA and MDR Program in accordance with USCENTCOM directives to ensure plans and orders are properly safeguarded.
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Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
101-250 employees