Air Operations Center (AOC) Training Management

Air Operations Center (AOC) Training Management

Location: Hampton, VA

Minimum Clearance Required: Top Secret/SCI

**This position is contingent upon contract award.**

This role requires an active, fully-adjudicated US Government Security Clearance at the TOP SECRET/SCI level. US Citizenship is required to hold a US Government security clearance. Candidates without the appropriate clearance are not eligible to be considered.

Travel: up to 10%

The AOC Training Management professional provides expert support on AOC baseline systems by participating in configuration and enterprise management reviews and offering informed recommendations to leadership. This role will engage in integrated test teams, review test and evaluation plans, and coordinate organizational positions throughout test activities. You will assess and help develop employment concepts for new or updated system capabilities, facilitate warfighter workshops, and document improvements to tactics, techniques, and procedures. The role advises leadership during developmental and operational testing, research operational impacts of deficiencies, consolidate unit and major command inputs, and recommend fielding decisions for system upgrades. You will coordinate manpower support for test events, maintain integrated schedules linking major program milestones, and participate in strategy sessions to ensure leadership receives accurate, timely information aligned with enterprise priorities.

Who You Are And What You Need:

• 8 Years USAF or DoW comparable equivalent training program management experience
• 3 years USAF Headquarters Staff (NAF, MAJCOM, or above) experience working AOC program and funding actions, weapons system capabilities, developments and initiatives
  
  
  
  • OR 5 years AOC operational experience with AOC weapons system capabilities, developments and initiatives
  
  
  
  
• 3 years of experience working within a USAF Headquarters Staff environment at the NAF, MAJCOM, or above level, with experience as producing decision documents, developing and presenting staff-level briefings, building staff packages, coordinating actions across staff directorates and major command elements, and interfacing with senior USAF leadership and external staffs

What You Will Do:

• Provide expertise and advise leadership in the overall development, planning, establishment, and implementation of Combat Air Forces (CAF)/Mobility Air Forces (MAF) AOC training and Standardization and Evaluation (Stan/Eval) programs.
• Review, develop and prepare inputs for CAF/MAF AOC training program guidance. Advise leadership on AOC training programs and any implementation issues.
• Assist in the oversight of the AOC Formal Training Unit (FTU) Initial Qualification Training (IQT) program.
• Maintain and update the AOC Master Training Lists, providing specific training guidance for IQT, Mission Qualification Training (MQT), and Continuation Training (CT) programs. Develop training requirements, including Training Task Lists (TTL), syllabi, and courseware, utilizing Instructional System Development (ISD) practices and principles. Provide leadership with updated lists upon request.
• Develop and implement metrics to assess the effectiveness of AOC training programs, including IQT, MQT, and CT. Provide branch leadership with periodic reports on training outcomes and recommendations for improvement.
• Review, develop, prepare, and publish formal Air Force bi-annual guidance for training and evaluation of AOC weapons system (WS) personnel. This includes but is not limited to AFMAN 13-1 AOC, Vol 1 (AOC Training), Vol 2 (AOC Standards and Evaluation), Vol 3 (AOC Organization), and AFTTP 3-3.AOC (AOC Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures).
• Plan, organize and conduct AOC training and support conferences.
• Liaise with ACC AOC intelligence, weather, airspace, information operations, communications, HQ ACC/A589, HQ Air Force, US Space Force (USSF), and MAJCOM/NAF functions.
• Provide operational and training requirements for the AOC, TBMCS, Tactical Data Link, and GCCS.
• Provide training support for AOC exercise simulation and distributed mission operations (DMO).
• Assist in reviewing, developing and preparing training inputs to support the AOC/AFFOR readiness program.
• Assist leadership to provide AOC Functional management for the FTU IQT courses.
• Actively participate in Syllabus Review events to provide inputs and changes to FTU course syllabi as well as Type 1 systems training. Advise leadership of all inputs and changes.
• Maintain Mission Essential Task Lists (METL) for AOC.
• Support AOC Training and Stan/Eval programs by reviewing, developing, maintaining, and coordinating CAF AOC checklist, Tactics, Techniques, Procedures (TTPs), Master Question File (MQF), and Secure Question Bank (SQB). Conduct annual reviews and submit required inputs through leadership to higher headquarters as needed. Conduct risk assessments for training and evaluation programs. Recommend mitigation strategies to address identified risks and ensure training objectives are met without compromising operational readiness.
• Oversee the unit-level AOC Stan/Eval program, ensuring all evaluations (e.g., Qualification, Mission Qualification, Instructor, and Spot) are developed and conducted in accordance with AFMAN 13-1AOC, Vol 2 and other governing directives.
• Establish and maintain the semiannual Stan/Eval unit trend analysis program. Analyze positional and academic testing trends, report findings to leadership, recommend corrective actions, and track resolutions to closure.
• Advise AOC leadership on the selection, designation, and certification of Stan/Eval examiners to ensure examiners are highly qualified, maintain proficiency, and conduct objective evaluations within their certified division.
• Liaise with MAJCOM/NAF Stan/Eval functions, the AOC FTU, and other external agencies to ensure compliance, share best practices, and coordinate on evaluation criteria and cross-command evaluations.
• Assist as Alternate AFFOR Training Management.

What We Offer:

• Comprehensive benefits including health, dental and vision for the employee and family
• 401k Plan with a company contribution; fully vested immediately
• Company paid Life and AD&D insurance
• Company paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 10 paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement

Who We Are:

Calvert Systems is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business headquartered in Bellevue, Nebraska, with operations in twelve states including the District of Columbia. With over 20 years of trusted support to the Department of Defense, Calvert combines the strength of deep mission expertise, a workforce composed largely of veterans, with the values of a family business culture. Our team is committed to exceeding customer expectations by leveraging a rich blend of operational experience, technical excellence, and a strong commitment to service.

Calvert Systems Engineering provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.