USARPAC Exercise Planner (Strategic Planner 4) - 4200

• Develops and monitors exercise objectives. May prepare after action reviews, recommend refined objectives and execution alternatives.
• Plans and coordinates planning conferences, resource allocations, organization structures, and performance analysis.

Come join our team supporting US Army Pacific, in Honolulu Hawaii! The INDOPACOM combatant command theater covers over half the earth's surface and provides unique challenges to our National Defense strategy. We are building a team of professionals to deliver innovative solutions to our customer in a dynamic strategic environment.

There are few regions as culturally, socially, economically, and geopolitically diverse as the Asia-Pacific. The 36 nations comprising the Asia-Pacific region are home to more than 50% of the world's population, 3,000 different languages, several of the world's largest militaries, and five nations allied with the U.S. through mutual defense treaties. The AOR includes the most populous nation in the world, the largest democracy, and the largest Muslim-majority nation. More than one third of Asia-Pacific nations are smaller, island nations, including the smallest republic in the world and the smallest nation in Asia.

If you are excited about emerging technologies, finding creative solutions to complex problems, and the strategic challenges of near peer competitors and adversaries, then this is the opportunity you been looking for.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Serves as Exercise Planner for USARPAC G37 staff.
• Plan, coordinate and execute USARPAC component participation in assigned USPACOM JCS and Service exercises.
• Coordinate and manage exercise development in conjunction with USPACOM and component planner and participants. Develop training objectives that meet USARPAC requirements.
• Ensure USARPAC and component exercises inform the Defense Readiness Reporting System and fully incorporate the Joint Lessons Learned system.
• Enhance the command's capability to train and prepare for a broad spectrum of threats from real and/or simulated adversaries.
• Develop training objectives in conjunction with exercise participants and USARPAC staff stakeholders.
• Assist in the coordination with exercise participants and supporters from other DoD and non-DoD organizations.
• Draft and develop realistic threat scenarios, incorporate best-practice inputs from DoD and other agencies.
• Coordinate exercise criteria to test and stress the command's training objectives
• Consolidate and draft After Action Reports (AAR) related to training objectives, corrections, and COA development.
• CONUS and OCONUS travel may be required.
• Other duties may be assigned, as necessary.

Minimum Qualifications

• 10 years' relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 8 years' relevant experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 14 years' relevant experience.
• 8 years' experience as DoD planner or 3 years' as a USARPAC planner.
• Previous experience as an exercise planner.
• Previous experience briefing senior leadership at the General Officer, Flag Officer, or Senior Executive Service level.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to proof read, edit, and finalize exercise planning products for senior leader briefings.
• Valid US Passport
• Clearance: Must possess and maintain a Secret clearance

Preferred Requirements

• Army Field Grade officer with exercise planning background highly preferred.
• Experience with Joint Exercise Lifecycle (JELC) planning process.
• Experience supporting USARPAC staff.
• Experience supporting USINDOPACOM theater operations.
• Previous experience with the Army Training Management System (ATMS) and its components Army Training Network (ATN), Unit Training Management (UTM), Digital Training Management System (DTMS), and Combined Arms Training Strategies (CATS).
• Extensive professional network in the Joint Region Marianas (JRM) area of responsibility
• Experience with the Military Decision Making Process (MDMP)
• Knowledge of Joint Operational Planning and Execution System (JOPES)

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