Summary
Manages, supervises, and performs intelligence activities and functions including, exploitation, development, and dissemination of multi-sensor Geospatial Intelligence to support warfighting operations and other intelligence activities that achieve the commander’s objectives.
Technical School
Days: 100
Locations: Goodfellow AFB, Texas
Other Names
GEOINT
Bonus
4-Year Bonus: None
6-Year Bonus: $5,000
Badge
Intelligence Badge
Duty Identifier
ISR Duty Identifier
Clearance
Top Secret
Open Aptitude Category
General
AFSC Entry Requirements
Demographics
Males: 2342
Females: 816
Total: 3158
Community College of the Air Force Degree
Intelligence Studies and Technology
CCAF Degree Plan
AFSC YouTube Videos
AFSC Reddit Posts
Duties and Responsibilities
Performs research and analysis on multisensor imagery, geospatial data, and products in conjunction with all-source intelligence information. Determines type, function, status, location, significance of military facilities and activities, industrial installations, and surface transportation networks.
Determines and reports type, function, and location of military equipment including ground, air, naval, missile, space, and electronic orders of battle. Uses multisensor imagery to conduct comparative analysis. Analyzes terrain to determine traffic ability, potential landing zones and defensive fortifications.
Analyzes structures of military and industrial installations to determine construction type and functionality. Prepares damage assessment reports detailing structural damage and weapons effects.
Uses multispectral imagery to analyze and report the likelihood of military and non-military activities and monitors counter-violent extremist operations, through the use of a variety of sensors, in direct support of Major Conflict Operations (MCO), Humanitarian and Disaster Relief (HA/DR), and other special operations.
Determines geospatial intelligence collection requirements to optimize collection strategies and submission of intelligence production requirements.
Performs imagery exploitation. Constructs queries and retrieves historical files to conduct analysis. Uses automated exploitation equipment to prepare, review, and transmit intelligence reports. Uses softcopy imagery and geospatial information systems to exploit, perform mensuration, annotate, and disseminate GEOINT products.
Performs targeting support functions to include target development, and combat assessment. Maintains and uses geospatial databases, target materials, imagery, and other intelligence products.
Utilizes multisensor imagery and geospatial data to determine geographic coordinates, vertical and horizontal measurements of objects and surrounding terrain. Uses maps, charts, geodetic products, and multisensor imagery to determine distance, azimuth, and location of targets.
Compiles and correlates imagery derived data and geospatial information in support of detailed target assessments. Uses information from other intelligence disciplines to conduct analysis of imagery and geospatial data. Prepares and conducts multisensor imagery and geospatial information derived intelligence briefings.
Manages, organizes, and submits GEOINT collection requirements. Determines proper sensor application and coordinates planning to satisfy intelligence problems. Works with mission team to plan mission, maintain collection list, identify collection sequence, and provide specific targets’ requirements.
Validates collection requirements for strategic and tactical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms. Determines exploitation requirements based on warfighter needs.
Provides imagery and geospatial exploitation support to Air Operations Center (AOC) processes, including collection management, Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment (IPOE), target development, and situational awareness.
Processes, exploits, and disseminates intelligence products and conducts analysis concerning threat countries or targets of interest via written and/or verbal means. These products provide specificity and knowledge to commanders and national leaders to impact tactical through strategic level decision making processes.
Specialty Qualifications
Knowledge is mandatory of:
- Basic and advanced imagery interpretation principles, techniques, and procedures for imagery exploitation, reports, and presentations; Air Force, DoD, and national imagery intelligence collection systems and procedures.
- Techniques of collating, analyzing, and evaluating imagery intelligence.
- Use of national geospatial data, information and intelligence data systems and the maps, charts, grid systems, and interpreting equipment to solve geospatial intelligence problems.
- Mosaic construction.
- Intelligence reference materials.
- Fundamental mensuration techniques.
- Distribution of geospatial intelligence.
- Requirements for, and sources and uses of target and geospatial intelligence data.
- Production of geospatial related target materials.
- Security controls, classifications, markings, and handling restrictions.
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 1N131X, completion of a basic Geospatial Intelligence Apprentice course is mandatory.
- For U.S. Space Force, completion of a basic Geospatial Intelligence Apprentice course and Space Warfighter Intelligence Formal Training Unit is mandatory until replaced by new courses as determined by U.S. Space Force.
The following experience is mandatory for award of the AFSC indicated:
- 1N151X. Qualification in and possession of AFSC 1N131X.
- 1N171X. Qualification in and possession of AFSC 1N151X. Also, experience training or supervising exploitation team activities in support of geospatial intelligence production.
The following are mandatory as indicated:
For entry into this specialty:
- Normal color vision as defined by correctly identifying at least 10 of 14 Pseudo-isochromatic Plates (PIP I) of one of the following tests: Ishihara, Dvorine, or the original version of the AO tests.
- A minimum score of 48 is required on the 1N1X1A Tailored Adaptive Personality Assessment System (TAPAS)/Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) predictive success model (PSM).
- When required for a current or future assignment, must successfully complete 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 AFI 17-130, Cybersecurity Program Management and AFMAN 17-1301, Computer Security.
- Specialty requires routine access to Tier 5 (T5) information, systems, or similar classified environment.
- Require Completion of a current T5 Investigation IAW DoDM 5200.02, AFMAN 16-1405, Air Force Personnel Security Program.
Civilian Career Options
High Salary: $107,210
Low Salary: $46,200
- Cartographers and Photogrammetrists: $68,380
- Database Administrators: $98,860
- Geodetic Surveyors: $65,590
- Geographers: $85,430
- Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians: $92,870
- Intelligence Analysts: $86,940
- Operations Research Analysts: $86,200
- Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists: $107,210
- Remote Sensing Technicians: $52,460
- Surveying and Mapping Technicians: $46,200
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Shreadouts
- 1N1X1A - Imagery Analyst