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What Does it Take to Be an Artillery and Missile Crew Member?

Artillery & Missile Crew Member Job Description Target, fire, and maintain weapons used to destroy enemy positions, aircraft, and vessels. Field artillery crew members predominantly use guns, cannons, and howitzers in ground combat operations, while air defense artillery crew members predominantly use missiles and rockets. Naval artillery crew members predominantly use torpedoes and missiles launched from a ship or submarine. Duties include testing, inspecting, and storing ammunition, missiles, and torpedoes; conducting preventive and routine maintenance on weapons and related equipment; establishing and maintaining radio and wire communications; and operating weapons targeting, firing, and launch computer systems.

Types of Artillery & Missile Crew Member Jobs

  • PATRIOT Fire Control Enhanced Operator/Maintainer
  • Nuclear Weapons Specialist
  • PATRIOT Launching Station Enhanced Operator/Maintainer
  • ATWCS Launch Control Group Replacement (LCGR) Operation and Maintenance Technician
  • Missile Technician

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