Enlisted
REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT (RPA) SENSOR OPERATOR

MANNING UNMANNED AIRCRAFT

As our country's preeminent air defense, a lot of what we do, from surveillance to weapons, happens in the skies. Providing our forces with the intelligence they need, Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Sensor Operators play an integral role in helping forces know what actions to take. Utilizing state-of-the-art equipment, these highly trained experts perform surveillance and reconnaissance and provide close air support and real-time battle damage assessment, playing a vital role in ensuring our missions succeed.

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• Component:
  
  Air Force Active Duty
  
  Air Force Reserve
  
  Air National Guard
• Rank:
  
  Enlisted
• AFSC:
  
  1U0X1

What you'll do

• Perform intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance
• Detect, analyze and discriminate between valid and invalid targets
• Assist in air navigation, fire control planning and determining effective weapons control and delivery tactics
• Conduct immediate first phase Battle Damage Assessments
• Perform pre- and in-flight mission planning activities
• Test and evaluate capabilities of new equipment and propriety of new procedures

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