Manages, supervises, and performs targeting intelligence activities and functions including analyzing targets.
In addition, develops targeting solutions and evaluates effects in support of planning and execution of an effects-based approach to operations that achieves the commander’s objectives.
Days: 180
Locations: Goodfellow AFB, Texas
Specialty Qualifications
Knowledge-
- Basic imagery interpretation principles, techniques, and procedures for imagery exploitation.
- Air Force, DoD, and collection and reporting systems.
- Techniques of identifying, collating, evaluating, and analyzing information.
- Current military capabilities and employment tactics of potential enemy offensive and defensive weapon systems.
- Basic electromagnetic theory.
- Targeting methods and techniques.
- Use of national geospatial data, information and intelligence data systems and the maps, charts, grid systems.
- Graphic, oral, and written intelligence presentation.
- Fundamental mensuration techniques, requirements for, and sources and uses of target and geospatial intelligence data.
- Production of target materials.
- Security controls, classifications, markings, and handling restrictions.
Education-Completion of high school with courses in mathematics, advanced English, and computer applications is desirable for entry into this specialty.
Training-For award of AFSC 1N831, completion of the Targeting Analyst multi-course pipeline consisting of: the Targeting Analyst Course, the Target Coordinate Mensuration (TCM) Course, and the AFSC-awarding Collateral Damage Estimation (CDE) Course.
For US Space Force, completion of the Targeting Analyst multi-course pipeline consisting of: the Targeting Analyst Course, the Target Coordinate Mensuration (TCM) Course, and the AFSC-awarding Collateral Damage Estimation (CDE) Course as well as Geospatial-Intelligence Targeting Course and Space Warfighter Intelligence Formal Training Unit (SWIFTU) is mandatory until replaced by new courses as determined by US Space Force.
Experience-The following experience is mandatory for award of the AFSC indicated:
- 1N851. Qualification in and possession of AFSC 1N831.
- 1N871. Qualification in and possession of AFSC 1N851. Also, experience training or supervising exploitation team activities in support of geospatial intelligence production.
Other-The following are mandatory as indicated:
- Stereopsis (depth perception) acuity-required, determined by 40 seconds of arc near stereopsis or better.
- A minimum score of 39 is required on the 1N8X1 Tailored Adaptive Personality Assessment System (TAPAS)/Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) predictive success model (PSM).
For award and retention of AFSC 1N8X1:
- When required for a current or pending assignment, must successfully complete and pass a Counter- Intelligence (CI) polygraph examination and meet all customer access eligibility requirements. Airmen unable to access mission, systems and/or facilities after 12 months of investigation/security screening will be considered for change of assignment, retraining, or separation.
- Must maintain local network access IAW AFMANs 17-1201, User Responsibilities and Guidance for Information Systems and 17-1301, Computer Security.
- Specialty requires routine access to Tier 5 (T5) information, systems, or similar classified environment.
- Completion of a current T5 Investigation IAW DoDM 5200.02, AFMAN 16-1405, Air Force Personnel Security Program, is mandatory.
NOTE: Initial attendance in 1N8X1 AFSC awarding course without a completed T5 clearance is authorized provided an interim T5 eligibility has been granted IAW Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 704. Airmen who cannot obtain at least an Interim T5 clearance for programmed class-start are not eligible for entry into the AFSC.
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