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Posted: February 12, 2026 (2 days ago)

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JOINT FIRES PLANNER

Immediate Office of the Chief of Naval Operations

Department of the Navy

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Location

Salary

$131,310 - $170,708

per year

Closes

February 19, 2026

GS-13 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $88,520 - $115,079

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-12. Expert-level knowledge in field.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team to plan and coordinate military strikes and operations across different forces in the Pacific region, working with various military branches and allies to ensure everything aligns for large-scale missions.

A good fit would be someone with strong experience in military strategy, team leadership, and technical systems for targeting and intelligence.

It's ideal for a seasoned professional who can handle complex planning under high-stakes conditions.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-13 level or equivalent in federal, private, or public sector
  • Expertise in operating and evaluating multi-disciplined targeting and intelligence automated systems
  • Ability to develop, coordinate, and execute policies on strategic targeting, attack plans, and operational fires
  • Skills in coordinating with operational personnel to identify needs and translate them into automated specifications
  • Experience training and educating staff on strategic and operational targeting systems
  • Leadership in managing teams of subject matter experts for integrated joint fires planning
  • Proficiency in developing joint fires plans, orders, and coordinating with USINDOPACOM staff, components, and allies

Full Job Description

You will serve as a LEAD JOINT FIRES PLANNER in the JOINT FIRES DIVISION (J32) of HEADQUARTERS US INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: (1) Providing systems operation and evaluation of multi-disciplined targeting/intelligence automated systems; (2) Developing, coordinating and executing policy and guidance on strategic plans including targeting and attack policy, strategic targeting selection, and targeting guidance for operational fires; (3) Coordinating with operational personnel by identifying needs and capabilities and translating them into automated standard specifications; and (4) Training and educating staff on command theater strategic and operational targeting system applications.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

  • You will lead and manage a team comprised of all-domain effects, subject matter experts across the Joint Force in the planning of integrated joint fires plans supporting theater and global operations.
  • You will coordinate with USINDOPACOM staff, service components, sub-unified commands, functional components and Allies and partners to maximize unity of effort through developing, publishing and updating joint fire plans to ensure alignment.
  • You will organize and direct USINDOPACOM Joint Fires deliberate planning and coordination events and guides the development of plans and fragmentary orders.
  • You will develop joint fires plans and orders, guidance and execution coordination directives.
  • You will supervise the translation and refinement of OPLANS, CONPLANS, and other orders into operations orders.
  • You will manage all aspects of theater, joint integrated fires planning to include kinetic/non-kinetic effects planning and coordination, munitions employment planning and integration requirements of service components, allies and partner nations.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/12/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/12/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12883736-26-KMB