Personnel Recovery and OPFOR Planner

A Position for a Personnel Recovery and OPFOR Planner at MTSI supporting the USAF Warfare Center exercise team at Nellis AFB, NV. This mid-to-senior role requires thriving in a multitasking, fast-paced environment to plan and execute CJCS and Combatant Command-level large force exercises, focusing on personnel recovery and opposing forces planning and operations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the PR and OPFOR Planner, coordinating and supporting dynamic and realistic operations for USAF Warfare Center exercises.
• Work directly with the Exercise Director, AOC staff, Personnel Recovery Task Force Leads, SOF Leads, and exercise planners to support CCDR PR strategic, operational, test, and exercise objectives.
• Apply deep knowledge of JP 3-50 and PR TTPs to plan and orchestrate isolation events, monitor and coordinate PR execution tasks (Report, Locate, Support, Recover, Reintegrate) across all operation phases.
• Advise on PR script writing and monitor CCDR PR architecture, posture status, mission, and exercise objectives.
• Track theater PR asset status and advise CCDR planners on emerging requirements, changes to PR forces, or new technologies.
• Maintain familiarity with PR technologies supporting isolated personnel and contribute to building positive relationships across CCDR staff, service components, MAJCOMs, USAFWC, and interagency partners.
• Support joint lesson learned activities, collecting significant PR data to provide objective accounts of isolation incidents.
• Provide inputs for future theater PR plans, intelligence, and information operations based on exercise outcomes.
• Understand NTTR range boundaries and operate primarily at Nellis AFB, with duties at TDY locations and DoD Western Ranges during exercises.
• Manage safety observer duties for simulated IPs in field conditions during home station, TDY, and range operations.
• Perform basic self-aid and buddy care, and be physically capable of hiking up to 1,000 meters over varied terrain while carrying 40+ pounds of equipment and gear.

Requirements

• 4+ years of combined recent experience in PR operations, AOC operations, exercise planning and scenario development, and strong knowledge of local range operations.

• Experience with COCOM-level Large Scale Exercise (LFE) support, USAF Weapons School, and Joint CCDR planning at Nellis AFB.

• Knowledge of PR authorities, doctrine, and procedures, including published regulations and manuals.

• Familiarity with strategic/campaign plans and the PR appendix to COCOM OPLANS.

• Supervisory experience leading ground-based military operational teams.

• Proven ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and provide timely problem-solving options; ability to travel as required by the contract.

• Proficiency with classified/unclassified COP systems, Microsoft Office, Google Earth Pro, UHF/VHF devices, Guardian Portal, CSEL, and mIRC/cyber tools.

• Strong analytical, speaking, and writing skills with experience briefing senior leaders.

• Preferred/Additional Experience

• 10+ years of combined recent experience in PR operations, AOC PRCC duties, exercise planning, scenario development, local range operations, and IP survivability challenges.

• JPRA PR 200/300 Level Course Graduation.

• Education and Security

• Education: Associate degree with 9+ years of experience, or Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years, or Master’s degree with 5+ years; relevant experience may substitute for degree requirements.

• Travel: Routine travel expected; typically one week per quarter, with potential for more based on mission needs. Non-traditional hours and onsite work with frequent local range travel.

• Security: Current Top Secret clearance with in-scope SSBI and SAR eligibility, SCI, and STO eligibility. U.S. citizenship required.