SOCOM Exercise Planner

Valiant is looking for a SOCOM Exercise Planner to join our team!  In this role you are responsible for planning, scheduling and managing CWMD training events and exercises.  In this role you will provide realistic, current, and relevant CWMD training and exercise support to address USSOCOM & Geographic Combatant Command (GCC) requirements

 

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Planning, scheduling, and managing CWMD training events and exercises. Activities include but are not limited to training event facilitation, assisting in curricula design, exercise design and development; training/exercise plan construction; Master Scenario Events Listing (MSEL) construction; developing control cell instructions and guidance; and performing training/exercise assessments.
• Provide realistic, current, and relevant CWMD training and exercise support to address US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Geographic Combatant Commands (GCC), and Theatre Special Operations Commands’ (TSOC) requirements. Audience includes but is not limited to US Special Operations Forces (SOF),
• Chemical/Biological/Radiological/Nuclear units, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal units in order to facilitate their CMWD mission.
• Maintain close coordination with units and organizations on training requirements and objectives throughout the Joint Exercise Life Cycle (JELC) from GCCs to tactical units to maintain continuity.
• Provide tactical-level target support to address Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive, and Drug threats to meet the training needs of the participating units.
• Maintain exercise control support for target observer control (O/C) during execution of events with sufficiently trained and certified personnel.
• Attend all Joint Exercise Life Cycle events (planning meeting, site surveys, etc.) and assist with scenario development.
• Build, store, and maintain necessary CWMD equipment and training aids to provide realistic, current, and relevant scenarios to meet specific needs of the participating units.
• Coordinate (de-conflict) within DTRA on entire Agency support while maintaining training / exercise integrity.
• Collect and compile data into comprehensive yet concise reports for review by USSOCOM, GCC, TSOC, interagency, and partner nation clients.
• Managing and accomplishing duties related to analytical research and development of special programs, including those related to CBRNE and Special Operations Forces.
• Accomplish post-event activities as required, including trip reports, hot washes, after action reports, and formal out briefs.
• Other duties as assigned.