Liaison Support Specialist

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Liaison Support Specialist supporting the Joint Training, Exercise, and Evaluation Program for the U.S. Air Force.

Posted 5/5/2026full-timeSuffolk • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

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About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support HQ USAF interests to the JS J-7, including the Deputy Director Program Management Activity (DD PMA), Service Joint Training Division (SJTD), and Enterprise Operations Division (EOD) offices of the JS J-7.
Coordinate with MAJCOMs, Air Force-sponsored accredited programs and certified sites, JS J-7, and other JNTC stakeholder Service liaisons, to maintain HQ USAF awareness of other JNTC program stakeholder issues, concerns, and equities.
As authorized, coordinates with those organizations to socialize USAF issues, concerns, equities and to explore potentially mutually beneficial courses of action.
Attend meetings, briefings, and conferences concerning JTEEP and JNTC at the JS J-7 facility in Suffolk, VA, and provide updates to HQ USAF.
Provide USAF training Subject Matter Expert (SME) assistance to the JNTC Joint Accreditation and Certification (A&C) process of USAF training programs.
Assist with the implementation of the JNTC Training Venues and “Joint Context” CONOPS to accredit and certify joint training events and participating training sites according to predefined joint training and interoperability criterion.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of five (5) years of demonstrated experience at the MAJCOM or above in interpreting or editing major policy and procedural guidance documentation for the Department of Defense while conducting and understanding complex analysis and studies to support directors of staff and senior leadership.
Minimum of ten to fifteen (10-15) years of tactical and operational level experience in major AF weapon systems while supporting military operations.
Detailed knowledge of the complex C2, maneuver, targeting, fires, and aerial sustainment interactions among Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine, and SOF forces needed to execute joint tasks.
This includes detailed knowledge of HHQ processes and procedures for providing guidance required by tactical C2 nodes and forces to achieve unity of effort.
Knowledge of general Government accounting/financial/budgetary practices.
Knowledge of Tactical/Operational Training concepts.
Knowledge of the JTEEP program is highly desired.
Possess a current or final Top Secret/SCI security clearance.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Travel may be required
Must have access to Secret Internet Protocol Router (SIPR)

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Hard Skills & Tools

policy interpretationprocedural guidance documentationcomplex analysistactical operationsoperational level experienceC2 processesjoint training conceptsbudgetary practicesJTEEP program knowledgesecurity clearance

Soft Skills

coordinationcommunicationproblem-solvingstakeholder engagementsubject matter expertiseteam collaborationbriefing skillsanalytical thinkingleadershipadaptability

Certifications

Top Secret/SCI security clearance