Air Command and Control Officer

“You'll sit at the intersection of air power and ground operations, directing the systems that control Marine airspace and coordinate air support. Air C2 officers manage some of the most complex operational environments in the military. The systems management, decision-making, and operations experience translates to careers in air traffic management, defense, and operations leadership.”

You are an Air Command and Control Officer in the Marine Corps, which means you manage the Marine Air Command and Control System (MACCS) — the architecture that ensures Marine aviation assets are in the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing. You coordinate air defense, tactical air control, and aviation operations from command centers filled with radios, screens, and people who haven't slept since Tuesday. The recruiter said 'you'll control the battlespace,' and you will — if 'control' means deconflicting twelve simultaneous requests for the same aircraft while explaining to a ground commander that his priority is not, in fact, the only priority in the AO. You are the reason Marine air works as well as it does, and nobody — including most Marines — has any idea what you actually do. The job is critical, complex, and completely invisible to everyone who benefits from it.