Radioman/Information Systems Technician (2319, 2321, 2342, 2735, 2782, 7191)
- Information and Telecommunication technical specialist in the operation, employment, and application of techniques, equipment, systems, and procedures in surface satellite communications.- Manage and maintain a budget of $20M for the upkeep of telecommunications and satellite facilities with Super High Frequency (SHF) assets and 5 Radom's antennas.- Maintain the EHF and SHF satellite communications circuits for IUSS Ships terminating through an area of responsibility and kept reliable monthly 98 percent of the time on ten satellite communication circuits.- Operated the navy's ELF, VLF, LF, HF, UHF, and SHF systems, particularly the tone-modulated radio teletype (RATT) equipment and associated peripheral equipment, such as various types of Teletype Corporation Teletype machines and as well as other manufacturer's printers. Also responsible for the prompt delivery of special handling code FLASH, CRITIC, LIMDIS, PERSONAL FOR, various classified message traffic, and other specifically designated messages to their commanding officers shipboard and the associated chain of command.- Qualified to operate satellite and Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) ship-to-shore shore multiplex systems, the Common-User Digital Information Exchange Subsystem (CUDIXS), the submarine-designated version of CUDIXS, called SSIXS (Submarine Satellite Information Exchange Subsystem), and the Naval Modular Automated Communications System (NAVMACS), which was the principle ship-to-shore satellite system.- Assign to VQ-4 as airborne communicators/airborne communications supervisors in the TACAMO community.- Monitors and performs all operations of the Defense Message System automated communications suite. Responsible for backing up and restoring data, managing and updating directory information, monitoring equipment status on the Management Work Station, and updating servers with current user accounts. Administrators will be proficient in UNIX and Windows NT operating systems.