Summary
Manages and performs Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) and cyber functions (DoDIN operations) in garrison and in deployed environments. Surveys, secures, protects, defends, preserves, designs, builds, operates, and extends data, networks, net-centric capabilities, and other designated systems.
This Air Force Specialty Code incorporates the use of DoD Cyber Workforce Framework (DCWF) Codes to tie this specialty to the framework. The DCWF was developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the DoD to establish a common lexicon and model for all cyber work.
The DCWF will universalize training and education between academia, industry, and military. It will also enable talent management by ensuring the right Airmen, for the right assignment, at the right time.
Cyber, communications and Information Technology capabilities critically underpin all Air and Space Force core missions. The delivery of operationally focused governance and investment to drive sustainability and reliability for this domain is a warfighting necessity. This drives the Department of the Air Force (DAF) forward with real actions which enables modernizing and achieving the cyber posture required to meet pacing challenges.
This fully mission capable model develops Airmen that can complement multiple work roles and build technical experts by using the advanced competency levels through the Occupational Competency Model.
Technical School
Days: Varies
Other Names
3D0X1, 3D0X2, 3D0X3, 3D0X4, 3D1X1, 3D1X2, 3D1X3
Bonus
4-Year Bonus: None
6-Year Bonus: $5,000
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Badge
Cyberspace Support Badge
Duty Identifier
CYBER Duty Identifier
Clearance
Top Secret
Open Aptitude Category
Mechanical and Electrical
AFSC Entry Requirements
Demographics
Unknown
Community College of the Air Force Degree
1D7X1A - Network Operations: Information Systems Technology
1D7X1K - Knowledge Operations: Information Systems Technology
1D7X1B - Systems Operations: Information Systems Technology
1D7X1E - Client Systems Operations: Information Systems Technology
1D7X1D - Security Operations: Cyber Security
1D7X1Z - Software Development Operations: Computer Science Technology
1D7X1R - RF Operations: Electronic Systems Technology
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Duties and Responsibilities
- Enterprise Operations delivers enduring cyber mission capabilities. Enterprise Operations includes all applicable statutes, but specifically the designing, building, provisioning, maintaining, and sustaining information systems, including warfighter communications, within the Department of the Air Force (DAF).
- The Department of Defense Information Network (DoDIN) operations mission includes operational actions taken to secure, configure, operate, extend, maintain, and sustain DoD cyberspace and to create and preserve the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of the DoDIN.
- Mission Defense Activities conducts targeted defense of the DoDIN and other DoD systems to execute DAF operations.
- Operations focus on identifying, locating, and defeating specific threats that compromise the security of the communications, information, electromagnetic environment, or industrial systems through defensive and protective measures within a specified operational area.
- Operations in contested, degraded, and denied environments to include but not limited to DoD networks, airborne platforms, austere environments, AOC/JOCs (Air & Space Operations Center/Joint Operations Center), Weapons Systems, ICS (Industrial Control Systems) & SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems, and other interconnected devices that play a role in mission effectiveness.
- Data Operations enables data driven decisions through delivering the employment of information operations and software development methodologies.
- Operations modernizes and enhances warfighter and weapon system/platform capabilities through the rapid design, development, testing, delivery, and integration of reliable, secure mission-enabling systems.
- Provides automated solutions for Commanders requiring real-time, data-driven decisions.
- Expeditionary Communications delivers cyber capabilities in austere and mobile environments. Expeditionary Communications includes all applicable statutes, but specifically datalinks, the building, operating, maintaining, securing, and sustaining of tactical and communications networks when needed to support warfighter requirements, systems employed in austere, mobile, and/or expeditionary environments, to provide command and control in support of Air and Space Force missions.
Specialty Qualifications
Knowledge is mandatory of:
- principles, technologies, capabilities, limitations, and cyber threat vectors of servers, clients, operating systems, databases, networks and related hardware and software.
- Cybersecurity principles including:
- National and international laws, policies, and ethics related to operational cybersecurity.
- Operational risk management processes specific operational impacts of lapses in cybersecurity.
- Radio propagation factors along with understanding regulations governing use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- The installation and maintenance management functions include:
- Wire transmission principles.
- Electrical and light wave communication.
- Antenna fundamentals, and cable testing procedures.
For entry into this specialty, completion of high school or general educational development equivalency is mandatory.
Additional courses in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) are desirable. Associate degree or higher in related fields and/or Information Technology (IT) certification is desirable.
Training-
For award of the 1D731X, completion of the suffix-specific course is mandatory.
Experience-
The following experience is mandatory for award of the AFSC indicated:
- There are no specific upgrade requirements for the slick AFSC 1D7X1 not already defined in the training AFI.
- For award of the 1D751X, qualification in and possession of 1D731X, 1D732X, or 1D733X and experience in suffix specific functions.
- For award of the 1D771X, qualification in and possession of 1D751X and experience in suffix specific functions.
- For award of the 1D791, qualification in and possession of 1D77XX and experience managing and directing cyber defense activities.
The following are mandatory as indicated:
For entry into this specialty:
- Prior qualification of attaining and maintaining an Information Assurance Technical Level II or Information Assurance Manager Level I cybersecurity certification IAW DAFMAN 17-1303, Cybersecurity Workforce Improvement Program for retraining can waive minimum ASVAB requirements.
- Must attain and maintain a minimum cybersecurity baseline certification based on position requirements IAW DAFMAN 17-1303, Cybersecurity Workforce Improvement as specified by AFSC shred and/or work role SEI.
- For 1D7X1X, a minimum certification level is based on position requirements, or a minimum of an Information Assurance Technical Level II certification or Information Assurance Manager Level I certification.
- Must maintain local network access IAW AFI 17-130, Cybersecurity Program Management and AFMAN 17-1301, Computer Security.
- Specialty requires routine access to classified information, systems, missions, and environments to include but not limited to Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIF), Airborne platforms, Agile Combat Employment, Nuclear Command Control & Communications (NC3), and a multitude of emerging mission requirements in a highly contested domain IAW DoDM 5200.01-DAFMAN 16-1405.
- Must maintain & sustain the highest security clearance level received up to Top Secret (Tier 5) or based on current position requirements.
- Completion of a background investigation according to DoDM 5200.01 - DAFMAN 16-1405, Personnel Security Program Management, is mandatory.
Civilian Career Options
High Salary: $116,780
Low Salary: $84,810
- Computer Network Architects: $116,780
- Computer Programmers; $89,190
- Computer Systems Analysts: $93,730
- Computer Systems Engineers/Architects: $92,870
- Data Warehousing Specialists: $98,860
- Information Security Analysts: $103,590
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators: $84,810
- Software Developers: $110,140
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Shreadouts
- 1D7X1A - Network Operations
- 1D7X1B - Systems Operations
- 1D7X1D - Security Operations
- 1D7X1E - Client Systems Operations
- 1D7X1K - Knowledge Operations
- 1D7X1M - Mission Defense Activities
- 1D7X1P - Data Operations
- 1D7X1Q - Enterprise Operations
- 1D7X1R - RF Operations
- 1D7X1W - Expeditionary Communications
- 1D7X1Z - Software Development Operations