DEPT OF EMERGENCY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

The Department of Emergency & Military Affairs (DEMA), led by The Adjutant General, provides emergency management and military capabilities to the citizens of Arizona and the nation. The Emergency Management Division consists of three sections—operations, preparedness, and financial administration. Each section works collaboratively across the agency and with external partners to manage emergency responses and reduce the impacts of disasters. Additionally, DEMA is the headquarters for the Arizona National Guard, the primary combat reserve of the United States military. The Arizona Army and Air National Guard provide military forces and equipment to accomplish community, state, and federal missions.

SECURITY OFFICER 1-PPMR

Job Location:

Papago Park Military Reservation (PPMR), Phoenix, AZ

Posting Details:

Salary: UP TO $17.600 per hour (DOE) 

Grade: 15

Closing Date: APRIL 1, 2026

Job Summary:

This position provides armed security services to Papago Park Military Reservation (PPMR) to protect against threats that would justify use of force, to include deadly force. Conducts physical security activities associated with installation access control and critical asset protection. Provides other physical security equipment and services necessary to secure ARNG resources, and personnel as approved by Army Operations Division Protection branch (ARNG-ODP).

Job Duties:

Responsibilities include:
• Control entry to and egress from the installation/facility via designated access control points (ACP) at the outermost perimeter of the boundary or cantonment area. Access control includes random inspections of privately owned vehicles and personnel entering DoD owned or controlled installations and facilities, including items in the vehicles and items that are carried by personnel.
• Provide armed installation security to ensure security of Mission Essential Vulnerable Areas (MEVAs).
• Answer and respond to dispatch calls from authorized authorities.
• Conduct and assist in traffic accident investigations and civil/criminal investigations on the installation.
• Inspect all types of commercial deliveries to include their drivers and occupants, entering DOD owned or controlled installations or facilities. Ensure all inspections are in accordance with Army regulations and instructions as applicable within State/Territory laws and statutes.
• Security checks of installation/facility perimeters, and sensitive or critical areas to counter criminal, terrorist, and hostile threats. Monitor Electronic Security Systems (ESS) and devices, Closed Circuit Television (CCTV), Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) associated with installation access control and critical asset protection.
• Support installations tenant units during all major incidents as directed. Provide security guard services to AZ ARNG, Joint Force Headquarters and Flight line operations at the Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF #1). Initiate and/or assist in the detention and/or apprehension of trespassers or persons identified as a risk to the agency (DEMA) and/or public persons within the immediate area of the installation and/or facility and detain if necessary.
• Monitor the installations secure vaults containing sensitive equipment and munitions and/or respond to alarms from those vaults. Assist in the direction to evacuate the installation personnel and secure installation infrastructure during a natural disaster, terrorist incident, industrial accident, or any other emergency event requiring evacuation of personnel.
• Function as dispatch officer for on-post emergency services and/or serve as first responder to an incident on the installation to preserve life, limb and eyesight and act IAW National Incident Management system to emergency response. Provide emergency escorts and access to external emergency responders.
• Provide information to civic/public and/or government identified visitors and direct traffic management through designated traffic plans and/or parking areas consistent with force protection measures as prescribed by regulation and/or installation policies. Operate and maintain emergency response equipment: such as Patrol vehicles, Fire extinguishers, AEDs, Generator Light sets, Traffic cones, Barricades, Radios, First Aid equipment, etc.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:
• General Access Control Point operating procedures, patrol operations and emergency response.
• Ability to learn and