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CAMP MURRAY, Wash. (ACC) – Have you ever considered a career in intelligence?
Not only can you do that right here at home in Washington but it's one of the only places in the country where you can serve in the intelligence community in a part-time capacity.
Have you wanted to be part of an intelligence community that helps during natural disasters?
The 194th Wing Intelligence Squadron provides tailored target and geospatial intelligence to the air component and other federal partners to enable precision engagement and effective operations. Geospatial targeting analysts develop and implement tactical strike solutions for anything that poses a potential threat. They analyze terrains and structures to make precise strike recommendations and battle damage assessments for their commanding officers.
Staff Sgt. Justin Caubat has been a geospatial targeting analyst in the 194th Wing since 2015 and he says he couldn’t be happier in his job.
“Our job in a nutshell: A customer will ask us to essentially run a targeting report on a specific entity and then we run our analysis. We provide a big package of intelligence regarding the entity. What is in its vicinity, what type of kinetic attacks we can carry out on the target, mitigation of collateral damage, and then we conduct a battle damage assessment afterwards. Warheads on foreheads,” said Staff Caubat, a geospatial targeting analyst (1N8x1).
“Our mission sets are pretty cool. We support the 363rd Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing (ISRW) and they’re always giving us tasks to stay busy,” said Caubat.
The 363 ISRW mission is to deliver integrated content-dominant analytical expertise, precision targeting, production, and special operations intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support to the operational and tactical warfighter enabling combat power in air, space and cyberspace.
“Our intelligence squadron has a lot of really good relationships with other squadrons and different entities within the U.S. and overseas, so your aspirations to travel can be fulfilled with us, too,” said Caubat.
“As far as career growth, which I think is a really big factor with anyone choosing a job, there’s so much opportunity with our squadron,” said Caubat.
The Washington Air National Guard has opportunities to serve in a part-time capacity as a traditional Guardsman, but there are also opportunities to serve in a full-time capacity, including within the 194th IS.
“Just having our skillset on top of the top-secret clearance that we need to maintain for our position, it opens up a lot of opportunities in the civilian world, as well. You open the door to get into three letter government agencies,” Caubat said. “For those that aren’t sure that the military life is right for them but they want to try it out, being a drill status guardsman (DSG) is great.”
A DSG —a traditional Guardsman — has commitments of one weekend a month as well as two weeks a year for additional training.
“Personally, getting into the Washington Air National Guard is the best thing that I’ve done for my life. Not a lot of people see the flexibility that the Guard provides in terms of controlling your career. This lifestyle has been able to get me a house, car, insurance, you name it. The Guard lifestyle is too good to pass up. It’s just a no brainer, for me,” said Caubat.
If you’re interested in exploring a career as a geospatial targeting analyst in the Washington Air National Guard, call or email Master Sgt. Jon Rivera at 253-448-1663 or jonathan.rivera.7@us.af.mil.
| Date Taken: | 08.23.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 08.30.2023 11:16 |
| Story ID: | 451691 |
| Location: | CAMP MURRAY, WASHINGTON, US |
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