07/27/2021
Overview
The Air Defense Enhanced Early Warning Systems Operator evaluates and communicates critical data about incoming enemy aerial and missile attacks and aerial surveillance by operating, maintaining and managing modern complicated military computers on complex networks, and utilizing sophisticated communications equipment. These Soldiers are responsible for the preparation and deployment of air defense equipment and systems, setup of a unit command post, establishing communication and network interoperability and integrating with Allied, Joint service and other Air Defense units.
The 14H Soldier maintains computer data links and networks that provide early detection and tracking of possible air threats from the earth’s surface to space, providing the units with situational awareness and current air threat data which enable their engagement and destruction by Air Defense units. They also serve as an air defense liaison to other services in all combat environments involving air defense.
Job Duties
•Responsible for the movement, placement, operations and maintenance of air defense and space early warning and command and control systems in various locations and environments
•Perform data connectivity between various networks and communication systems
•Establish network interoperability with Allied, Joint service and other Air Defense units
•Collect, integrate and process tactical battlefield information from multiple users and sensors through a network of Army and Joint-service automated battle command systems
•Provide air and space situational awareness; provide real-time status reporting during combat
•Evaluate tactical electronic intelligence data for intelligence operations in a joint network
•Provide early warning and conduct engagement operations to destroy enemy incoming tactical ballistic missile threats