Marine Air Battle Management Officers-7206: Combining the 7208 and 7210 MOSs in the Advent of Aviation Command and Control Transformation
Abstract
The combination of the air support control officer (7208) and air defense control officer (7210) MOSs is a vital part of aviation command and control (AC2) transformation due to the capabilities created by the convergence of new aviation command and control systems, sensors, and weapons (AC2 family of systems(FoS)) that will be fielded during the 2005-2008 time frame. The future concepts of employment and changes in organization and structure necessitate the merging of these two officer MOSs. This MOS merger will result in an elimination of the legacy mindset and the transformation of the occupational field to match emerging technologies and capabilities. The merging of the 7208 and 7210 MOSs to create the 7206 MOS -- Air Battle Management Officer -- is needed for the successful transformation from the legacy MACCS to the AC2 FoS. The new roles, tasks, capabilities, flexibility, and survivability that the AC2 FoS provides justify the necessity of integrating the two MOSs. For the successful merger and adoption of the new MOS created by the transformation of AC2 to occur, Marines still advocating the continuation of the current system need to embrace the emergence of the AC2 FoS and advocate for the departure of the legacy MACCS.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 04, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA508658
Entities
People
- J. T. Silva
Organizations
- Marine Corps University