Exercise Planner

Valiant Integrated Services has an exciting opportunity for an Exercise Planner to support the AC/S for Operations (G3) for the U.S. Marine Corps Forces – Europe and Africa (MARFOREUR/AF). The Exercise Planner the primary action officer for one or more assigned joint or service-component exercises and assists the assigned exercise lead planners in other exercises.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plans and coordinates USMC participation in assigned joint and service (Title 10) exercises.
• Ensures exercise purpose, exercise objectives, training audience, and training objectives support the MARFOREUR/AF Campaign Plan and Command Training Plan.
• Coordinates across the MARFOREUR/AF staff in order to integrate the appropriate level of staff oversight and participation in exercise planning and execution.
• Ensures assigned exercise and events are coordinated with all stakeholders to include respective combatant command headquarters, other service component and sub unified command headquarters, exercise participants, the host- nation and other allied armed forces participants, interagency partners, international organizations, and respective U.S. Embassy personnel.
• Maintains appropriate entries in the Command and Controle Information Environment (C2IE).   
• Coordinates and sources exercise participants in the Joint Training Tool (JTT).
• Determines exercise funding requirements and sources and manages exercise budget.
• Drafts, coordinates, and provides in-progress reviews (IPRs) and exercise confirmation briefs at an appropriate level consistent with event scope and objectives, up to and including briefs at the combatant commander and ambassadorial
• Ensures exercise participants understand mission, intent, concept of operations, RSO&I requirements, liberty regulations,
• Maintains a common operational picture (COP) for assigned exercises by keeping exercise portal pages, concept slides C2IE and JTT current.
• Coordinates assessment and after-action reviews for assigned exercises.
• Plans, organizes, and conducts exercise planning conferences to support the five stages of the Joint Event Life Cycle (JELC).
• Other duties as assigned.

  Valiant Integrated Services is an employer who hires in accordance with applicable state and federal law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment in compliance with those laws. Qualifications

• Possess a valid U.S. Driver’s License, and a valid U.S. tourist passport.
• Completed Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) Phase 1.
• Must be able and willing to travel anywhere in the United States and the EUCOM and AFRICOM Areas of Responsibility.
• Willing to travel frequently (may be up to 50%).
• Ability to work extended hours in support of exercise requirements.
• Effective communicator both verbally and in writing, and able to brief senior military leaders.
• Proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office suite of programs including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and SharePoint.
• Fluency with Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) concept is preferred.
• 3+ years of joint exercise planning experience at the service component- or combatant command- level, and demonstrating fluency with joint operations, the Joint Training System, and the Joint Training Tool (JTT) is preferred.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIECNE:  Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of directly related military experience; OR 15 years of directly related military experience

 

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT:  Active Secret

 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:   Physical requirements may include, but are not limited to, lifting, ascending, and descending stairs, climbing, extended sitting or standing, to various degrees. This job will primarily be in an Office Setting.