Chief Operations Specialist
Operations specialist aboard U.S. Navy combat vessels responsible for the organized collection, processing, display, competent evaluation and rapid dissemination of pertinent tactical combat information to Executive Leadership and other various command and control stations.- Maintain information displays of strategic and tactical information depicting position and movement of submarines, ships and aircraft as well as tote boards containing data relevant to the tactical picture.- Operated surveillance, tracking and height-finding radars, identification friend or foe equipment, HF, VHF and UHF radios, tactical data link systems and displays, and computerized consoles. - Operate encrypted and non-encrypted long and short range radio-telephone equipment as well as intra-ship communication systems.- Specialized training as an air intercept controller.- Served as Tactical Action Officer, Watch officer, Air Defense Weapons Coordinator and watch supervisor. Evaluated tactical situations and make recommendations to Executive Leadership.- Thorough knowledge of doctrine and procedures applicable to Combat Direction Center operations contained in U. S. Navy instructions and allied tactical publications.