a. Summary. Mission specialist/navigation officers plan and conduct tactical in-flight refueling and assault support missions, assist in the development of aviation weapons and tactics for the KC-130 aircraft, assist in the development and evaluation of KC-130 systems, supervise and instruct the training of enlisted navigators, and navigate the KC-130 aircraft by geographical or celestial references over the surface of the earth.

b. Requirements/Prerequisites

(1) Meet the requirements and prerequisites of MOS 7372.

(2) Attend Central Airspace Reservation Function Course (Federal Aviation Administration).

(3) Attend Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Course.

c. Duties

(1) Conduct mission planning;

(a) Plans/coordinate tactical missions based on political considerations; command, control and communication; aviation assault support; reconnaissance; avoidance of enemy detection and antiaircraft threat; and geographic considerations.

(b) Draft no-notice contingency plans and serve as assistant Movement Control Officer at G-3 staff level.

(c) Plan inter/intra-theater missions for aircraft movement worldwide to Areas of Responsibility (AOR) in compliance with guidance provided by International Civil Aeronautical Organization (ICAO), DoD Flight Planning, (FLIP) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Foreign Clearance Guide (FCG), and Naval Aviation Technical Operating Procedures NATOPS).

(d) Development of Aviation Weapons and Tactics training and doctrine for KC-130 aircraft navigator the Tactical Manual and the Training and Readiness Manual for the KC-130.

Assist in the development and evaluation of electronic warfare, electronic navigation and night vision systems for the KC-130 aircraft.

(2) Train, supervise and instruct enlisted navigators/ systems operators while serving as:

(a) Director, Marine Aerial Navigation School;

(b) Senior Instructor, Fleet Replacement Squadron;

(c) Weapons and Tactics Instructor, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron-1;

(d) Weapons and Tactics Instructor in VMGR squadrons.

(3) Navigate KC-130 aircraft over the surface of the earth by geographical or celestial references to:

(a) Rendezvous with fixed wing and rotary wing receiver aircraft for in-flight refueling, high and low altitude.

(b) Assist the pilots in navigating to drop zones and call the slow down, climb, and release point for aerial delivery of equipment and/or personnel from high or low altitudes; adjusting speed and course for Time on Target (TOT).

(c) Direct the aircraft to Tactical Landing Zones (TLZ) by radar, visual, and electronic means.

d. Related DOT Classification/DOT Code. Navigator 196.167-014.

Information Derived From MCO P1200.7V Part 1. Current as of Nov 00