Careers

Career Description

Knowing where the enemy is, how many there are, what they're doing, how they're supplied and what kind of support they have can give our forces a distinct edge. As an Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) operator, you'll gather that information as part of an aircrew using various classified techniques and equipment. The success of a mission can hinge on having the right information at the right time, and it will be your job to make sure it arrives on time.

Career Tasks

• Fly as primary aircrew onboard a wide variety of aircraft to operate, evaluate and manage airborne ISR information and related ground processing systems
• Perform identification, acquisition, recording, analysis and reporting of assigned ISR tasks
• Provides ISR threat warning support and interfaces with other units, assists with mission planning and maintains assigned publications and currency items
• Participate in theater and tactical-level ISR coordination networks and process, analyze and disseminate ISR information obtained from onboard sensors during missions in progress

Relevant Interests & Skills

• Aircraft
• Electronics
• Computer Science

Training

After eight-and-a-half weeks of Basic Military Training, every Airman goes to technical training to learn their career. Here's the basic information about Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Operator technical training:

School location: Goodfellow AFB [TX]

Length of course: 77 days

College degree earned: TBD

College credits earned: 27