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PRINCIPAL AVIATION EXERCISE PLANNER
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Department of the Navy
Location
Hawaii
Salary
$131,310 - $170,708
per year
Type
Full-Time
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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 the planning, coordination, and execution of aviation-related military exercises for the U.S.
Pacific Fleet, including managing budgets and preparing reports to ensure training goals are met.
It suits experienced military or defense professionals with a strong background in aviation operations and joint exercises who thrive in high-stakes, collaborative environments.
A good fit would be someone detail-oriented and skilled in directing teams across complex, multi-agency projects.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-13 level or equivalent in managing, coordinating, planning, reporting, and executing aviation exercises, plans, training goals, or tasks
- Experience in federal service or equivalent in private/public sector related to aviation exercise planning
- Ability to manage multi-million-dollar budgets for joint exercises and funding programs
- Proficiency in developing, reviewing, and recommending command positions on individual exercises
- Skills in directing fleet/type commander participation and preparing after-action reports
- Knowledge of structuring Combined and Joint Exercise Control Groups for CPXs and FTXs
- Experience coordinating Joint Mission Essential Task List (JMETL) items and training objectives for CJCS exercises
Full Job Description
You will serve as a Principal Aviation Exercise Planner in the Operations Directorate, Fleet and Joint Exercise (N37) of COMMANDER US PACIFIC FLEET.
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: managing, coordinating, planning, reporting, and executing of aviation exercises, plans, training goals and/or tasks.
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 serve as the principal aviation exercise planner to the Fleet and Joint Exercise Plans Director on all aspects of aviation exercise planning and execution.
- You will manage the Joint Exercise and Service Incremental Funds funding program and associated multi-million-dollar annual budget for assigned PACFLT/INDOPACOM exercises.
- You will develop, review, and recommend the command position on individual exercises.
- You will direct and coordinates Fleet/Type Commander participation and monitor, review, as well as prepare all related after-action reports and documents.
- You will develop and structure Combined and Joint Exercise Control Groups (ECG) when required for assigned Command Post Exercises (CPXs) and Field Training Exercises (FTXs).
- You will direct, develop and coordinate across staff PACFLT Joint Mission Essential Task List (JMETL) items and their associated training objectives appropriate to each assigned Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) exercise.
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