Summary
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.
Technical School
Days:180
Locations: Goodfellow AFB, Texas
Other Names
Targets
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
Unknown
Community College of the Air Force Degree
Intelligence Studies and Technology
CCAF Degree Plan
AFSC YouTube Videos
None
AFSC Reddit Posts
Duties and Responsibilities
Supports Target System Analysis (TSA). Reviews how a functional target system works as a whole and analyzes the interactions between components. Takes a system-of-systems approach to look at interdependencies and vulnerabilities between systems as well as intra-system dependencies in order to maximize the effectiveness of target development.
Develops all-source analytical products which identify target systems that have relevance to stated objectives, military importance, and priority of attack. Performs Intermediate Target Development (ITD). Fully characterizes entities for Intelligence Community level vetting and validation.
Determines functions and elements which enable enemy capabilities and/or actions, which are the focus of the commander’s objectives and thus the source of the desired direct and cascading effects on the system. Develops products and databases information to support target development, vetting and validation.
Conducts and supports target list management (TLM). Composed of target vetting, validation, listing, nomination, and prioritization; Nominates and prioritizes targets to achieve the effects and objectives outlined in commander’s guidance and are coordinated and de-conflicted with agencies and activities that might present a conflict with the proposed action.
Performs Advanced Target Development (ATD). Comprised of Weaponeering, Target Coordinate Mensuration (TCM), and Collateral Damage Estimation (CDE). Considers target vulnerability to quantify results of capabilities employment against prioritized targets to achieve desired effects.
Determines precise weapon(s) placement, consequences and hazards presented by weapons effects. Makes recommendations on how to mitigate those effects in compliance with rules of engagement (ROE) and law of war (LOW).
Supports multi-domain mission planning. Verifies tasking details for weapons employment and collateral damage considerations in coordination with operators and the higher headquarters.
Conducts Combat Assessment (CA). Performs Battle Damage Assessment (BDA), Munitions Effectiveness Assessment (MEA), and Reattack recommendations. Estimates the achievement of the desired effects, based on physical, change, and/or functional damage assessment to enable target system assessment.
Recommends changes to the methodology, tactics, weapon system, munitions, fusing, and/or weapon delivery parameters to increase force effectiveness. Determines any required follow-up actions, or indicates readiness to move on to new tasks in the path to achieving the overall JFC objectives.
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 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.
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.
The following are mandatory as indicated:
For entry into this specialty:
- 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).
- 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.
Civilian Career Options
High Salary: $107,210
Low Salary: $46,200
- Cartographers and Photogrammetrists: $68,380
- Database Administrators: $98,860
- 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 Technician: $46,200
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