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Posted: March 11, 2026 (2 days ago)

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SUPERVISORY INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

Air National Guard Units

Department of the Air Force

Fresh

Location

Salary

$125,776 - $163,514

per year

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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 an intelligence unit in the Indiana Air National Guard, where you'll plan operations, manage staff, handle budgets, and advise the commander on key decisions to keep the team ready for missions.

It's a supervisory role focused on organizing training, deployments, and daily activities in a military setting.

A good fit would be an experienced Air Force officer with strong leadership skills and a background in intelligence work who thrives in high-stakes, team-oriented environments.

Key Requirements

  • Military grade O4 (Major) to O5 (Lt Col) in compatible Air Force assignments
  • At least 1 year of specialized experience at GS-13 level in intelligence operations, policy development, and program management
  • Proven ability to lead, direct, and assign work to personnel in a supervisory role
  • Experience in planning, conducting, and assessing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations
  • Skills in collecting, evaluating facts, and preparing clear reports
  • Knowledge of fiscal operations and mission readiness maintenance
  • Eligibility for Indiana National Guard Title 32 Excepted Service, including potential Exception to Policy (ETP) if recently hired or promoted

Full Job Description

THIS IS AN INDIANA NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION This position is part of the IN 181st Intelligence Wing, Indiana National Guard under Position Description Number D1644P01.

If you would like the complete list of duties, please contact the POC of this announcement.

This is Dual AGR Announcement, the AGR posting can be found on the following link: https://www.in.gov/indiana-national-guard/jobs/active-guard-reserve-agr/air-agr/ MILITARY GRADES: O4(Maj) - O5 (Lt Col) COMPATIBLE MILITARY ASSIGNMENTS: Officer If applicant is willing to join the Indiana Air National Guard and meet the AFSC compatibility requirements, please upload your Report Individual of Personnel (RIP) to your documents on this application to determine ASVAB qualification.

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: 1-year specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade at the GS-13 level.

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.

Thorough and current knowledge of force-level intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations necessary to plan, conduct, and assess aerospace operations.

Experience in managing the function of the work to be performed. Experience which includes leading, directing and assigning work of personnel.

PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY AS THE FOLLOWING HAS CHANGED Indiana National Guard (INNG) Federal Technicians will wait 36 months after being selected for a new position before applying for another position within the INNG.

If you meet the requirements listed below, you will need to submit a signed Exception to Policy (ETP) memorandum with your application to be considered for the position.

If you have questions about applicability, send an email explaining your situation to the HRO Staffing inbox listed below.

If you are a Tenure 0 Temporary employee (your position has a not-to-exceed date), you do not need an ETP memo.

If you became a new employee through a USAJobs announcement within the last 36 months, you will need an ETP memo.

If you received a promotion, reassignment, or grade reduction through a USAJobs announcement within the last 36 months, you will need an ETP memo.

If you require an ETP memorandum, you can download the template here: https://armyeitaas.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/NGIN-J1HR/SitePages/Technician-Staffing.aspx The memorandum will be written by you, the employee, and signed by your supervisory chain up to the Director level.

Directors and Supervisors will submit the signed memorandum for final review to the HRO Staffing inbox: ng.in.inarng.mbx.hro-staffing-section@army.mil The Human Resources Officer (HRO) is the final approval for all ETP waivers.

If approved, the memorandum will be returned to you and then submitted with your application. Major Duties:

  • Plans, organizes, and oversees the activities of the intelligence unit.
  • Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities.
  • Exercises responsibility for oversight of various unit activities and operations.
  • Develops long-range training, intelligence, and deployment plans for the unit to meet training goals, higher headquarters inspection schedules, and overseas deployment requirements.
  • Serves as the key advisor to the Wing Commander on all unit matters.
  • Responsible for all fiscal operations of the unit.
  • Maintains mission readiness and ensures unit compliance with directives as validated through the Inspector General, MAJCOMs and other reviewing agencies.
  • Oversees all unit training of assigned/attached personnel.
  • Exercises overall management of the unit’s information technology program.
  • Exercises overall management of the special compartmented information (SCI) program.
  • Oversees the monitoring of the implementation of the unit safety program for all intelligence operations and related activities.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/11/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/12/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: IN-12900458-AF-26-009