Mq-9A Instructor Sensor Operator
Current- Provides instruction to current, and future sensor operators in launch & recovery operations, and mission control operations.- Assists pilot-in-command in ground, and flight operations including mission planning, execution, brief/debrief, resource management, and safety.- Assists pilot in launch and recovery of aircraft at forward operating locations.- Operates targeting pod, ensuring ramp, taxiway, and runway is clear of active aircraft and vehicles. Also operates pod during mission elements as needed, providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance to combat commanders, as well as, tracking moving targets, providing overwatch, and target talk-ons.