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Posted: January 13, 2026 (1 day ago)

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INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

Air National Guard Units

Department of the Air Force

Fresh

Salary

$88,621 - $115,213

per year

Closes

January 22, 2026

Job Description

Summary

This job involves analyzing intelligence data on threats like hostile militaries or terrorists, providing expert advice to military commanders, and supporting operations in joint and coalition environments to ensure safe and effective deployments.

It's a permanent role in the Air National Guard in Boise, Idaho, for officers ranked O-1 to O-4.

A good fit would be someone with military or intelligence experience who thrives in high-stakes, fast-paced settings and can work independently under pressure.

Key Requirements

  • Military grade O-1 to O-4 in the National Guard
  • General experience in administrative, professional, investigative, or technical work involving fact collection, evaluation, and clear report writing
  • Specialized experience developing intelligence policies, organizing programs, and recommending operational changes
  • Ability to analyze threats, interpret data, and provide countermeasures in real-time operations
  • Experience coordinating with joint, coalition, and intelligence communities for campaign planning and execution
  • Knowledge of intelligence oversight, Rules of Engagement (ROE), and classification protocols
  • Strong skills in briefing high-ranking commanders and ensuring zero-error tolerance in hostile environments

Full Job Description

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST, Position Description Number D1874000 and is part of the ID Air Support Operations Squadron, National Guard.

THIS POSITION IS PERMANENT Military Grades: O-1 TO O-4 THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS MUST BE REPRESENTED BY THE CONTENTS OF YOUR RESUME.

Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, i.e.

the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experience. Resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered.

In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed below.

Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained.

This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position. The USA Jobs resume builder is recommended to ensure full credit is given for the qualification requirements listed below.

YOUR RESUME MUST BE LIMITED TO TWO PAGES, MAXIMUM.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience, education, or training which demonstrates administrative, professional, investigative, or technical work requiring the ability to deal effectively with others, to collect, evaluate and organize pertinent facts.

Experience preparing clear and concise written reports.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Experience, education or training developing and recommending policy, organizing and carrying out specific programs, evaluating and recommending changes in methods of intelligence operations.

Experience in administrative, investigative, or technical work which required the applicant to deal effectively with others.

Experience collecting, evaluating and organizing pertinent facts and to analyze and prepare clear and concise reports. Major Duties:

Serves as the expert intelligence analyst for the group and squadron commanders and staff.

Classifies research and performs analysis of intelligence information regarding hostile military, terrorist, or other threats.

Collects, analyzes, evaluates and interprets intelligence data to recommend realistic threat countermeasures.

Researches and analyzes adversarial countries and organizations and their methods of engagement.

Coordinates with air and ground commanders to ensure team members have necessary intelligence updates and products to prepare for and conduct worldwide deployments.

Assists in the request process to provide real-time tactical or national strategic assets or Requests for Information (RFI).

Assists in monitoring activities during operations and ensures appropriate final, after-action, and other reports are accurately completed following combat actions.

Ensures intelligence products are adequately protected and have proper classification markings before, during, and after an assessment or other event.

Support provided includes operating in Joint and Coalition military environments to meet dynamic intelligence requirements.

Must be able to operate with intelligence communities of other Coalition nations in support of campaign planning and execution.

Operates alone and independently as representative of USAF intelligence capabilities in Joint and Coalition campaign planning and execution staffs.

Nature of work performed by incumbent mandates zero error tolerance due to the real time, dynamic, hostile fire environment in which campaign is executed.

Reports and briefings provided to high-ranking combatant commanders are critical to campaign Course of Action (COA) selections.

Coordinates with Staff Judge Advocate to ensure mission activities do not violate Rules Of Engagement (ROE) or other intelligence oversight rules.

Incumbent provides estimates of adversary courses of action, capabilities and intentions. Utilizes intelligence techniques and products to develop threat briefings, enemy order of battle, and enemy Course of Action (COA) within a specifically defined area of responsibility.

Responsible for the evaluation and interpretation of intelligence data. Provides liaison function to supported ground maneuver staffs and serves as the air power and Intelligence/Surveillance/Reconnaissance (ISR) advocate within assigned area of responsibility.

Information collected and disseminated directly affects security of forces and mission success.

Incumbent prepares, plans, and manages the intelligence awareness/training of group and squadron personnel to include threat and current intelligence briefings.

Ensures plans are complete to include preparation of both pre-planned and immediate ISR and Non-Traditional ISR (NTISR) requests.

Prepares and presents briefings throughout the Military Decision Making Process (MDMP) and during campaign execution.

Using a variety of intelligence sources, analyzes data collected during various types of scenarios, applies applicable security policies, standards, and guidelines, and assists in the preparation of force protection recommendations.

Data collected is collated into threat assessments and intelligence summaries.

Interprets DoD, National Security Agency, Air Force and other applicable intelligence policies, standards and guidelines to enhance mission effectiveness.

Reports are compiled based on intelligence and operations situations pertinent to the groups and squadrons.

Provides briefings and summaries to Joint and Coalition campaign planners to ensure plans account for most current adversary culture, demographics, geography, enemy capabilities, and national infrastructure.

Advises commanders regarding the need for coordination of tasking and possible expansion of scope of effort. Recommends changes to the Rules of Engagement (ROE).

Performs other duties as assigned.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/13/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/14/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ID-12858708-AF-25-4546