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Posted: January 7, 2026 (7 days ago)

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POLICE OFFICER

Air National Guard Units

Department of the Air Force

Fresh

Location

Salary

$60,967 - $79,263

per year

Closes

January 22, 2026

Job Description

Summary

This police officer role in the New Jersey Air National Guard focuses on training personnel in combat arms, maintaining weapons and equipment, and performing security duties on a military base.

It involves enforcing laws, responding to incidents, and ensuring safety during operations.

A good fit would be someone with military or law enforcement background who enjoys hands-on training and high-stakes security work.

Key Requirements

  • 12 months of specialized experience in securing crime scenes, apprehending suspects, and conducting interviews
  • Experience in law enforcement, military police, or security functions
  • Knowledge of military security policies, regulations, and procedures
  • Ability to perform combat arms training, including weapons qualification and maintenance
  • Skills in responding to disasters, contingencies, and enforcing base security
  • Proficiency in handling military working dogs or ground defense operations
  • Capability to testify in judicial proceedings and evaluate safety hazards

Full Job Description

This job opportunity is for an POLICE OFFICER, position description D2156000, within the 177TH SFS of the New Jersey National Guard. This vacancy announcement is a Title 32, Excepted Service position.

The primary purpose of this position is to conduct formal combat arms training and maintenance activities for the Security Forces Squadron and tenant personnel.

Must have law enforcement/ military police/ security experience General Experience: Must have the following experience(s): Understanding of the basic principles and concepts of military security forces functions, laws, policies, regulations, rules, procedures, and methods Performing functions such as weapon systems and resource security, air base defense, law enforcement Handling military working dog functions or combat arms functions Specialized Experience: Must have 12 months of the following experience(s): Securing crime and incident scenes Apprehending and detaining suspects Conducting interviews of witnesses and suspects and obtains statements and testifies in official judicial proceedings.

Responding to disaster and relief operations and participates in contingencies. Implementing ground weapons training programs.

Controlling and safeguarding of arms, ammunition, and equipment; and, instructs ground weapons qualification training.

Providing guidance on weapons placement to security forces and ground defense force commanders. Firing weapons for accuracy and serviceability.

Presenting courses on training material and instruction Major Duties:

  • As an POLICE OFFICER, GS-0083-8, you will: Perform Combat Arms Training Perform and enforce the full range of security forces duties within the military installation Monitor the environment for noise hazards, health problems, and all other safety hazards Evaluate accidents to determine cause and ensure safety guidelines are followed and necessary precautions are taken

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/7/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/8/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: NJ-12860526-AF-26-04