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The Geopolitical Intelligence & JointOperations Executive

August 2010

Office of the Director, Geopolitical Intelligence & Joint Operations Executive

Not approved for public distribution, for internal use only


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Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles, you will never be defeated.

- Sun Tzu, The Art Of War


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Document Outline

Agency Description

Agency History Agency Organization

Command & Control Element (C2E)

Analysis & Control Element (ACE)

Security, Training, Engineering, Encampment, and Expeditionary Logistics (STEEL) Detachment

Source Operations and Intelligence Collection (SONIC) Detachment

Tactical Information Gathering and Expeditionary Reconnaissance (TIGER) Detachment

Agency Headquarters

Agency Recruitment, Eligibility Requirements, Training, Uniforms, and Equipment

Appendices

Appendix A : GIJOE Sub-unit Composition

Appendix B : Comparative Enlisted Pay-Grades & Ranks

Appendix C : Comparative Warrant Officer Pay-Grades & Ranks

Appendix D : Comparative Officer Pay-Grades & Ranks

Appendix E : Federal Government Pay-Scales & Their Approximate Military Pay-Grade Equivalents

Appendix F : GIJOE Insignia

Appendix G : Acronyms & Abbreviations

Appendix H : Partial List of GIJOE Position-Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Appendix I : Glossary of Select Terms

Appendix J : Sample GIJOE Personnel Files


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Agency Description

The Geopolitical Intelligence and Joint Operations Executive (GIJOE) is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with the clandestine and/or covert collection of actionablegeopolitical human-resource intelligence in foreign territory. The agency 's statutory role is defined in such a way that the scope of its activities do not interfere with that of other agencies or executivebranch departments. The bulk of GIJOE operators are individual augmentees from the armed forces, with a small number of private contractors and federal employees seconded from the Departmentof Defense and the Department of State rounding out the remainder of the agency's approximately 300-strong workforce.

GIJOE's current operational focus is the gathering of actionable intelligence on the network of relationships linking established corporate entities to conventional weapons proliferation, terrorism, and

state and/or state-sponsored acts of terrorism in the United States and abroad. Of particular interest to the agency at this time are certain private military contractors and arms manufacturerssuspected of directly or indirectly providing training and matriel to militant organizations, terrorist groups, and state sponsors of terrorism.

Agency History

Current agency director Joseph Colton, PhD, whose research in strategic studies provided much of the theoretical framework for the formation of GIJOE in 2010, cites the United Kingdom's SpecialOperations Executive (1940-1946) as strongly influencing the basic concepts GIJOE would be founded upon.

The idea of a small, partially autonomous, interagency counterterrorist intelligence gathering unit with limited organic combat and logistics assets was formally forwarded by Col. Colton (US Army, ret.)in his 2004 doctoral thesis entitled "Modeling Adaptive Organizations in the Current Irregular Warfare Context." Drawing upon organization modeling theory and the real-world lessons learned from theIntelligence Community's lapses prior to the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks, the continued misrepresentation of intelligence by key government figures that led to the contentious invasion of Iraqin 2003, and USSOCOM's past successes and failures in managing the growing threat of 21 st century terrorism, Colton argued that an independent, operationally agile formation composed of volunteer individual military augmentees and government and private sector intelligence and security professionals would be more responsive, effective, and accountable than the traditionallyorganized and regimented units the CIA, USSOCOM, and Department of Homeland Security utilize in countering emergent foreign and domestic terrorist threats.

It was Dr. Colton's theories that provided the initial impetus for the joint proposal by the US House Committee on Armed Services and the US House Committee on Homeland Security for the creationof an independent government agency capable of clandestine and covert human-resource intelligence gathering and limited armed engagement of targets of opportunity. Congress authorized theformation of the Geopolitical Intelligence and Joint Operations Executive (GIJOE) in April of 2009 and Dr. Colton himself was nominated by an ad hoc expert committee to head the newly-mintedagency. President Barack Obama appointed Dr. Colton as the first director of GIJOE in June of 2009. In August of the same year, President Obama issued Executive Order 12333a, amendingExecutive Order 12333 and granting GIJOE limited license to conduct covert operations in support of its mandate, making it only the second government agency (after the CIA) authorized to performlegally deniable military and paramilitary actions. Congress would provide an authorizing resolution for the executive order the via the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010. After an initialround of recruiting, organizing, and training that stretched over several months, the agency was formally stood up on 20 June 2010 at its base of operations, the re-commissioned Fort Wadsworthinstallation on New York's Staten Island.

Agency Organization

The Geopolitical Intelligence and Joint Operations Executive is structured as a battalion-sized multi-unit task force.

Figure 1. GIJOE organizational structure


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Command & Control Element (C 2E)

The Command & Control Element (C 2E) comprises GIJOE's overall command personnel and staff, both civilian and military. The triad of the C 2E, the Analysis & Control Element (ACE) and the STEELDetachment form what could be considered GIJOE's headquarters in the traditional military organizational sense.

Figure 2. C 2 E organizational structure

The Office of the Director plans and oversees GIJOE's activities and analyzes their effects. The director and deputy director are appointed by the president from a list of candidates preparedby an independent, non-partisan, ad hoc committee composed of leading counterterrorism, intelligence, and security analysts from the public and private sector. There is no statutoryprovision which specifically excludes active military personnel from being nominated for the positions, although the Geopolitical Intelligence and Joint Operations Executive's charter stipulates that the director and deputy director positions cannot be simultaneously filled by active-duty military officers. Neither the candidate list nor appointments require Congressional or Senate approval. Command staff are appointed by the director and deputy director.

The Operations Section is the director's primary resource for for planning, coordinating, prioritizing, and synchronizing GIJOE's intelligence-gathering operations.

The Tactical Deception Group provides deception planning support, supports GIJOE deception operations, and executes limited deception events with organic resources (such as decoysand communications deception). It is composed of a Group HQ tasked with recommending deception objectives, developing deception plans which present deception narratives to theadversary intelligence collection system, and monitors, via the appropriate elements, the execution of deception plan; a Plans & Operations Team that functions as a control station for theTactical Deception Group; a COMSEC Team in charge of deploying and employing electronic communications deception devices in support of GIJOE deception operations; a Camouflage &Concealment Team responsible for preparing physical deception measures and organizing material and personnel to be employed in deception operations; an Electromagnetic EmanationsSecurity Team with the mission of establishing and maintaining the noncommunications profile of replicated units for deception operations; and an ELINT/Imagery Analysis Team thatprovides electronic intelligence and imagery analysis support to the components of the Tactical Deception Group.


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The OPINTEL Team is responsible for providing timely and accurate intelligence analysis and products in support of the director and his staff. The team makes analytical predictions on whenand where hostile actions will occur. The team is responsible for evaluating the enemy in terms of doctrine, order of battle, high-value and or high-pay-off targets, capabilities, andvulnerabilities. It also plans and manages surveillance and reconnaissance activities in coordination with the Office of the Director, the Operations Section, and the various element leaders.

The Administrative Affairs Team is responsible for maintaining unit strength and conducting personnel actions. The team identifies and reports critical personnel shortages to the director anddeputy director. It ensures attached military personnel transition smoothly into and out of GIJOE and handles routine day-to-day tasks such as preparing element status and strength reports,monitoring training qualifications, preparing personnel awards and orders, scheduling, and other administrative support as required.

The Logistics & Mobility Team is tasked with providing logistical planning and support to GIJOE. The team supports the synchronization of intelligence collection and sustainment operations.

The C-E Team is the primary planning resource for all command and control communication and networking operations. Command communications personnel work closely with theOperations Section to ensure and maintain clear lines of communication during operations.

The Legal Team serves as the legal adviser to the director and the agency as a whole. It is responsible for advising on all legal aspects of GIJOE operations and legal issues arising inconnection with agency actions. It handles lawsuits filed against the director in his role as the director and serves as the primary agency contact for the Department of Justice.

The Public Affairs Team is tasked with managing the public relations risks and opportunities of the agency, both internally and externally. It is responsible for public communications to themedia and other government agencies. It advises and participates in decisions that may impact the ongoing reputation of the agency.

Analysis & Control Element (ACE)

The Analysis & Control Element (ACE) has the primary mission of performing collection management, producingall-source intelligence, providing IEW technical control, and disseminating intelligence and targeting data. Theelement supports the agency director in executing and planning future missions across the range of all-sourcecollection management and technical intelligence processing operations. It is habitually co-located with theCommand & Control Element to facilitate tasking and communications.

The Element HQ exercises overall supervision and coordination of current and future Analysis &Control Element operations.

The All-Source Intelligence Platoon consists of a Platoon HQ, an Intelligence Distribution TerminalStation, and four subordinate teams: All-Source Production, Collection Management, TargetNomination, and Dissemination. The Platoon HQ oversees the full spectrum of the platoon's all-sourceintelligence operations. Personnel assigned to the Intelligence Distribution Terminal Station are taskedwith providing the agency director, his staff, and element leaders with a comprehensive and commonview of the tactical space to aid in intelligence and targeting operations. Analysts from the four subordinate teams are in charge of situation development, intelligence preparation of the tactical space,battle damage assessment, all-source correlated database maintenance, target development, andcollection management.

The Technical Control & Processing Platoon consists of a Platoon HQ and three subordinate teams:SIGINT, HUMINT/CI, and Imagery Analysis. The Platoon HQ oversees and coordinates technicalcontrol and processing operations. Analysts from the three subordinate teams perform discipline-specific processing, analysis, reporting, and database management. The platoon is also responsible for providing discipline-specific analysis support to the Multi-disciplinary Intel Collection Element'sIntelligence & Surveillance, Aerial Exploitation, and Collection & Jamming platoons.

Figure 3. ACE organizational structure


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Support, Training, Encampment, and Expeditionary Logistics (STEEL) Detachment

The Support, Training, Encampment, and Expeditionary Logistics (STEEL) Detachment is responsible for providing tailored comb at support and combat service support to stateside and deployedGIJOE assets.

Figure 4. STEEL Detachment organizational structure

The Detachment HQ is composed of three sub-units: the Detachment Command Team, the GIJOE Training Cadre, and the Office of the Ombudsman. The Detachment Command Teamoversees and coordinates all combat support and combat service support activities. When the STEEL Detachment and Command & Control Element are simultaneously deployed overseas,the Detachment Command Team is frequently colocated with the Command Logistics Team, forming a secondary Operations Section. The GIJOE Training Cadre is responsible for thedevelopment and implementation of the GIJOE Professional Qualification Training program, the GIJOE Basic Small Arms Proficiency for Non-Military Personnel Course, the GIJOECombatives for Non-Military Personnel Course, and various core GIJOE skills-maintenance training programs. The Office of the Ombudsman is a designated neutral dispute resolution teamwhose major function is to provide independent, impartial, confidential and informal assistance to the agency's military augmentees and civilian employees. It is an independent organanswering directly to the agency director, but is administratively attached to the STEEL Detachment HQ for the sake of convenience.


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The Service Support Platoon provides food service, parachute rigging, and diverse mechanical and electronic/electrical maintenance support to the agency.

The C-E/IEW Maintenance Platoon is composed of specially trained personnel capable of meeting the agency's intermediate C 4I technology maintenance needs.

The COMMO Platoon is composed of a Platoon HQ which provides signal personnel and equipment for the STEEL Detachment as well as four subordinate transmission teams which can beattached to individual Element HQs or Detachment Command Teams to facilitate intra-agency communications.

The Physical Security Platoon executes area physical security operations, conducts limited internment/resettlement operations, and performs law and order functions along with policeintelligence operations in assigned areas as required. It is composed of a Platoon HQ tasked with overseeing the platoon's activities and three subordinate five-man Physical Security Teams.

The Medical Treatment Team provides limited health service support to the agency. This support includes emergency medical treatment for wounds, injuries or illness, advanced traumamanagement, and sick call services. The team is capable of performing split-based operations, with half of the team's personnel performing limited casualty collection and medicalevacuation missions from the supported elements to the treatment station. The team habitually establishes the treatment station where it can best support the agency's deployed elements.


The Source Operations and Intelligence Collection (SONIC) Detachmentprovides GIJOE with a manifold intelligence collection capability on an areabasis.

The Detachment Command Team exercises overall supervisionand coordination of current and future intelligence collection fieldoperations.

The detachment's two RETRANS Teams install, operate, andmaintain radio and data distribution systems and signal supportequipment and terminal devices in support of intelligence collectionoperations.

The Intelligence & Surveillance Platoon is composed of three units:a Platoon HQ, a Counterintelligence (CI) Team, and a SensitiveSite Exploitation Section. The Platoon HQ is tasked with overseeingthe platoon's activities. The CI Team conducts activities to protectGIJOE assets against espionage and sabotage conducted onbehalf of foreign governments or international terrorist groups. TheSensitive Site Exploitation Section performs interrogation activities,decryption of captured information systems, and crime scene andbattlefield weapons intelligence investigations.

The Collection & Jamming Platoon is charged with the detection,acquisition, geolocation, and exploitation of foreign communicationsusing signals equipment. The Platoon HQ oversees all collection &

jamming operations while the Transmission Analysis Team providestranslation and analysis support to the platoon. The Voice InterceptTeam detects, locates, and identifies foreign communications. Theplatoon also has three LLVI Teams tasked with conductingdismounted voice intercept operations using portable interceptequipment.

Figure 5. SONIC Detachment organizational structure


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The Aerial Exploitation Platoon is responsible for the management and control of the SONIC detachment's two medium altitude, long endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).UAV activities may also be conducted in direct support of C 2E, ACE, and TIGER Detachment operations. The Platoon HQ oversees all aerial exploitation operations and is habitually co-located with the Detachment Command Team. The UAV Ground Control Station has the primary mission of controlling, tracking, and operating the UAVs, often from a remote site usingsatellite communications. Its personnel are also responsible for manipulating the UAVs' payload and receiving and processing video and telemetry downlinks. The UAV Launch & RecoveryTeam is normally located at a site suitable for the launch and recovery of the UAVs. Besides performing rolling UAV take-offs and landings, Launch & Recovery Team personnel transport theUAVs in storage containers overland, assemble and disassemble the UAVs, and perform limited pre-flight and post-flight UAV maintenance activities.

Tactical Information Gathering and Expeditionary Reconnaissance ( TIGER) Detachment

The Tactical Information Gathering and Expeditionary Reconnaissance (TIGER) Detachment is charged with the collection of human-resource intelligence through long-range special reconnaissanceand surveillance up to 160 miles (257.5 km) forward of the front edge of the designated operational space. The detachment can operate unsupported for up to ten days using organic assets. Allpersonnel assigned to the TIGER Detachment are airborne-qualified and have received basic military mountaineering and helicopter rope suspension techniques training, as well as basic instructionin the use of combat rubber reconnaissance craft. Additionally, most TIGER Detachment personnel are graduates of specialized combat leadership schools (e.g., the US Army's Ranger School andSapper School) and/or have received special operations or special operations-capable training (e.g., US Army Special Forces Qualification, the US Army's 75 th Ranger Regiment Assessment andSelection Program, the USMC's Basic Reconnaissance Course, US Navy BUD/SEAL Training, US Navy SWCC Training, US Navy EOD Diver Training).

Figure 6. TIGER Detachment organizational structure

The Detachment HQ contains three subordinate units for the command and control of the detachment. Personnel in the Detachment Command Team plan and control the employment of therecon teams, coordinate insertion and extraction of the teams to include external support, and receive and report information from deployed teams. The Surveillance & Acquisition (STA)Sniper Team provides the Detachment HQ with a close reconnaissance capability as well as a limited ability to take engage targets of opportunity at range. The Combat Observation/LasingTeam (COLT) is tasked with requesting, adjusting, and controlling surface-to-surface fires, providing targeting information in support of close air support terminal attack controls, andperforming autonomous terminal guidance operations. While operationally attached to the Detachment HQ, the COLT directly answers to the C 2E's Fire Support Coordinator.

The detachment's two COMMO Stations maintain communication between the Detachment HQ and the deployed teams. They operate on a 24-hour basis to make sure all message traffic toand from teams is processed immediately.

The TIGER Detachment has two High-Value Target (HVT) Tracker Teams, each unit consisting of five men and a highly trained detection/tracking dog. The HVT Tracker Teams' primaryresponsibilities include the deliberate identification, pursuit, and capture (or when required, termination) of senior or otherwise important enemy combatants; reconnaissance of an area for possible enemy activities, and locating lost or missing friendly personnel.


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The detachment's five Long-Range Surveillance Teams are elite surveillance units charged with infiltrating deep into enemy territory and providing continuous surveillance of an intelligencetarget of key interest for up to seven days, depending on the availability of food and water supplies. The LRS Teams are capable of conducting mounted and dismounted long-rangesurveillance operations across a wide range of environments, from subtropical desert to tropical rainforest, and taiga to temperate woodland.

The Mountain Recon Team performs dismounted LRS duties in especially rugged and mountainous terrain. All members of the team are trained in the conduct of assault climbing operationsin addition to the basic military mountaineering training common to all REA personnel. Mountain Recon Team personnel are also experienced in tree jumping.

The Cold Weather Recon Team performs mounted and dismounted LRS duties in extreme cold weather and arctic environments. All members of the team have received additional training incold weather combat and survival, winter mountaineering, and the use of specialist equipment such as skis, snowshoes, and OSVs (over-snow vehicles).

The Element's HALO/HAHO Recon Team is composed of experts in High Altitude-Low Opening (HALO) and High Altitude-High Opening (HAHO) free fall parachuting techniques, makingthem exceptionally suited for performing LRS operations in areas that are especially inaccessible via low or medium-altitude airborne or helicopter insertion methods.

In addition to performing dismounted overland LRS activities, the Amphibious Recon Team is also trained to perform hydrographic, coastal, riverine, and port & waterways reconnaissance,combat rubber reconnaissance craft navigation in inclement weather, underwater combat demolition operations against targets of opportunity, and wet jumping.

Agency Headquarters: Fort Wadsworth

GIJOE's headquarters is located at Fort Wadsworth, in the New York City

borough of Staten Island. Originally built as a single blockhouse in the late17 th century, the building had grown into an infantry fort by 1924. By 1955, ithad been re-purposed as the headquarters of the 52 nd Anti-Aircraft ArtilleryBrigade. In 1974, it became the site of the US Army Chaplain School. FortWadsworth was handed over the the US Navy in 1979, when it became theheadquarters for the New York Naval Station. Fort Wadsworth wasdecommissioned as a military installation in 1994 and absorbed by theGateway National Recreation Area. In the mid-1990s, the US Coast Guardbecame a tenant in some of the buildings and housing previously occupiedby the Navy. The fort was re-commissioned as a federal installation in July of 2009 to serve as the headquarters for the Geopolitical Intelligence & JointOperations Executive.

The fort's Battery Weed has been converted to house GIJOE's variousadministrative offices, while the former Fort Wadsworth Lighthouse is the

location for the installation's primary communications facility. The convertedBattery Richmond, Battery Dix, Battery Ayres, and Battery Barry structuresserve as living quarters for GIJOE's military augmentees and civilianemployees. The former Battery Hudson, Battery Mills, and Battery Turnbullhave been re-purposed as supply depots while Battery Duane, BatteryBacon, and Battery Upton have been redesigned as training facilities.

While Fort Wadsworth is a self-sustaining federal installation capable of operating independently with minimal external logistics support for extendedperiods, STEEL Detachment personnel tasked with the facility's day-to-dayoperations are habitually reinforced and supported by non-GIJOE US ArmyReserve and US Army National Guard garrison units from nearby FortHamilton.

Figure 7. Fort Wadsworth (in dark green) area map


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Agency Recruitment, Eligibility Requirements, Training, Uniforms, and Equipment

Recruitment & Eligibility: Positions in GIJOE are open to any member of the US Air Force, US Army, US Coast Guard, US Marine Corps, and US Navy in the pay-grade of E-4 or above,provided they fulfill the job-specific requirements for available positions in the agency and are eligible for TOP SECRET security clearance (waiverable to SECRET security clearance at thediscretion of the agency director). A selected military applicant is seconded from his or her parent unit with the joint approval of the President and the secretary of the applicant's respectiveservice. Military applicants accepted into GIJOE incur a three-year obligatory term of service with the agency. Applications for an extension of the term of service can be submitted to theoffice of the director six months prior to the term's expiration. Select positions in GIJOE are also open to non-military personnel. Civilian GIJOE employees are drawn from other federalgovernment departments and agencies, regional and local government organizations, corporate organizations, and the independent private military contractor community.

Educational Requirements: Military applicants must have, at minimum, an associate's degree or an equivalent number of college credits from an accredited post-secondary educationalinstitution (conversion of military experience to college credit accepted). Civilian applicants must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited post-secondary educational institution.

Training: All selected applicants for potential entry into the agency will have been chosen for the training and experience they already possess prior to application, significantly reducingagency training costs. Civilian applicants with no prior military or law enforcement small arms and personal defense training must pass the month-long Basic Small Arms Proficiency for Non-Military Personnel Course and the three week-long Combatives for Non-Military Personnel Course prior to attending the nine month-long GIJOE Professional Qualification Training at FortWadsworth. All selected military and civilian applicants are required to pass Professional Qualification Training for acceptance into GIJOE (no waivers accepted). The training consists of intensive theoretical and practical coursework in the topics of intelligence collection and management, information operations, international affairs, and cross-cultural competence, as well asa very demanding physical and mental resilience training regimen. Applicants for positions in the Command & Control Element, Analysis & Control Element, SONIC Detachment, and TIGERDetachment must also attend SERE Level-C and Individual Terrorism Awareness training at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center & School if they have not done so prior to applyingfor GIJOE entry. The STEEL Program has a 97% attrition rate, with most program withdrawals occurring within the first three months of training. Failed applicants are allowed one opportunityto re-try for the agency, which they must e xercise within two years of their first application.

Female (L) and male (R) STEEL Detachment personnel wearing the Professional

Qualification Training uniform

Uniforms: Military GIJOE operatives are required to wear their branch's respective service uniforms with GIJOE insignia and markings(see Appendix F for insignia details) and must adhere to the appropriate grooming standards when in garrison and conducting their duties in an official public capacity. Civilian operatives are required to wear business casual or international business attire whendoing the same. Service-specific combat and working/utility uniforms such as the Army Combat Uniform, Marine Corps Combat UtilityUniform, Navy Working Uniform, Airman Battle Uniform, and Coast Guard Operational Dress Uniform are authorized for wear bymilitary GIJOE personnel in operational circumstances befitting their use. Civilian and military operators are also issued Battle Dressuniforms in the M81 Woodland or Three-Color Desert camouflage pattern and blue, olive drab, orange, red, or tan coveralls for use inthe appropriate working environments.

GIJOE operatives also have the option of wearing the GIJOE Professional Qualification Training uniform when working in conditionsmore suitable for combat and working/utility wear. This uniform consists of a green tactical vest, non-standard COTS khaki trousers invarious cuts and styles, a midnight blue long-sleeved shirt, non-standard COTS green rough-out boots, and a proprietary designballistic helmet derived from the Army's Future Force Warrior program which incorporates an IFF-enabled GPS receiver, aminiaturized combat net radio, integrated situational awareness enhancement sensors and displays, an ARMv6-architecture 32-bitRISC microprocessor-equipped computer, and a rechargeable battery.

For reasons of practicality and security, grooming and uniform standards are suspended for operatives conducting activities in thefield in order to facilitate ease of movement, concealment, integration into local population and supported units, and other operationalconcerns.

Equipment: GIJOE uses a combination of standard DoD-issue and non-standard COTS weapons, vehicles, and equipment in order tofulfill its mission, with acquisition and use of said weapons, vehicles, and equipment being limited only by the agency's budget and thestipulations of the Berry Amendment (as it applies to DoD-sourced matriel) and other relevant legislation.
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APPENDIX A: GIJOE SUB-UNIT COMPOSITION

Command & Control Element

Office of the Director

Director

Deputy Director

Command Operations Officer

Command Intelligence Officer

Command Administration Officer

Command Logistics Officer

Command Communications-Electronics Officer

Command Senior Enlisted Adviser

Driver

Operations Section

Tactical Intelligence Officer

Operations Officer

Fire Support Coordinator

Air Liaison Officer

SIGINT Chief

CBRN Chief

Counterintelligence Agent

Intelligence Analysis Supervisor

Transmission Operations NCO

Fire Support NCO

Combat Net Radio Operator-Maintainer (2)

Intelligence Analyst

Tactical Deception Group

Group Headquarters

Military Deception Officer

Deception Operations Chief (Counterintelligence)

Command & Control Element (con't)

Plans & Operations Team

All-Source Intelligence Analysis Technical Officer

Deception Operations Supervisor

Intelligence Analysis NCO

Intelligence Analyst (2)

Imagery Analyst

COMSEC Team

COMSEC Supervisor

COMSEC NCO (2)

Camouflage & Concealment Team

Deception Operations Chief (Engineering)

Deception Operations Supervisor (Infantry)

Deception Operations Supervisor (Air & Missile Defense) Counterintelligence Agent

Imagery Analysis NCO

Electromagnetic Emanations Security Team

ELINT Intercept/Analysis NCO

ELINT Interceptor/Analyst (2)

ELINT/Imagery Analysis Team

ELINT Intercept/Imagery Analysis Team Leader


Imagery Analysis NCO

ELINT Interceptor/Analyst

Imagery Analyst

OPINTEL Team

Counterintelligence Technical Officer



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Command & Control Element (con't)

Administrative Affairs Team

Administrative Affairs Chief

Administrative Affairs Supervisor

Administrative Affairs NCO

Paralegal NCO

Administrative Affairs Specialist (2)

Logistics Team

Mobility Officer

Logistics Chief

Supply Operations Specialist (2)

C-E Operations Team

Senior Telecommunications Chief

Signal Support Systems Specialist (2)

Legal Team

Legal Counsel

Paralegal Chief

Paralegal NCO (3)

Public Affairs Team

Public Affairs Officer

Public Affairs Chief

Public Affairs NCO

Public Affairs Specialist (2)

Analysis & Control Element

Element Headquarters

Analysis and Control Element Leader

Analysis and Control Element Chief


Analysis & Control Element (con't)

All-Source Intelligence Platoon

Platoon Headquarters

Tactical Intelligence Officer

All-Source Intelligence Chief

All-Source Production Team


SIGINT Analysis Technical Officer

Intelligence Analysis Supervisor


Intelligence Analyst (2)

Collection Management Team

SIGINT/EW Officer


Collection Management Chief



Target Nomination Team


Intelligence Analysis NCO (2)

Dissemination Team




Integrated Intelligence Distribution Terminal Station

Integrated Intelligence Distribution Terminal Operations Chief

Integrated Intelligence Distribution Terminal Station Supervisor

Integrated Intelligence Distribution Terminal Operations NCO (2)

Integrated Intelligence Distribution Terminal Operator (2)


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Analysis & Control Element (con't)

Technical Control and Processing Platoon


Technical Control and Processing Platoon Leader

SIGINT Analysis NCO (2)

SIGINT Analyst (2)


SIGINT Team


SIGINT Analysis Supervisor

SIGINT Analysis NCO (2)


SIGINT Analyst (2)

ELINT Interceptor/Analyst

HUMINT/CI Team

HUMINT Collection Technical Officer

Counterintelligence Agent (3)

Imagery Analysis Team

Imagery Analysis Technical Officer

Imagery Analysis NCO (2)

Imagery Analyst (3)

Security, Training, Encampment, and Expeditionary Logistics (STEEL) Detachment

Detachment Headquarters

Detachment Command Team

STEEL Detachment Commander

STEEL Detachment Chief

Supply Operations NCO

Armorer

Supply Operations Specialist

Security, Training, Encampment, and Expeditionary Logistics (STEEL) Detachment (con't)

GIJOE Training Cadre

Training Officer

Chief Observer/Controller-Trainer

Observer/Controller-Trainer (6)

Office of the Ombudsman

Organizational Ombudsman

Paralegal NCO

Administrative Affairs Specialist (2)

Service Support Platoon


Service Support Platoon Leader

Service Support Platoon Chief

Automated Logistics Specialist

CBRN NCO

Food Service Section

Food Service Operations Chief

Food Service Operations Supervisor

Food Service Operations NCO (3)

Food Service Specialist (5)

Motor Vehicle Maintenance Section

Motor Vehicle Maintenance Technical Officer

Motor Vehicle Maintenance Section Chief

Motor Vehicle Maintenance Supervisor

Motor Vehicle Maintenance NCO (2)

Recovery Vehicle Operator

Medium Fuel Tanker Operator

Motor Vehicle Mechanic (4)


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Small Craft Maintenance Team

Small Craft Maintenance Supervisor

Small Craft Maintenance NCO

Small Craft Mechanic (2)

SCUBA/CCUBA Equipment Maintenance Team

SCUBA/CCUBA Maintenance Supervisor

SCUBA/CCUBA Maintainer-Repairer (2)

Parachute Rigging Team

Parachute Rigging Supervisor

Parachute Rigger (3)

Power Generation Equipment Maintenance Section

Power-Generation Equipment Repair Supervisor

Power-Generation Equipment Repairer (2)

Signal Support Systems Section

Signal Support Systems Supervisor

Signal Support Systems NCO

Signal Support Systems Specialist (2)

C-E/IEW Maintenance Platoon


C-E/IEW Maintenance Platoon Leader

C-E/IEW Maintenance Platoon Chief

C-E Maintenance Section

Network Management Technical Officer

C-E Maintenance Chief

Radio/COMSEC Systems Maintenance NCO

Automated Logistics NCO

Radio/COMSEC Systems Repairer (2)

Computer/Detection Systems Repairer


IEW Equipment Maintenance Section

IEW Systems Maintenance Technical Officer

IEW Systems Maintenance Supervisor

IEW Systems Maintenance NCO (2)

Automated Logistics Specialist

IEW Systems Repairer (6)

Transmission Operations Platoon


Transmission Operations Platoon Leader

Transmission Operations Platoon Chief

Transmission Team (4)

Transmission Operations Supervisor


Physical Security Operations Platoon


Physical Security Operations Platoon Leader

Physical Security Operations Platoon Chief

Driver

Physical Security Team (3)

Physical Security Operations Supervisor

Physical Security Operations Specialist (4)

Medical Treatment Team

Surgeon

Physician Assistant

Treatment Team Chief

Ambulance Team Chief

Medical Specialist (2)

Ambulance Aide/Driver (2)


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SONIC Detachment Commander

SONIC Detachment Chief

Supply Operations Supervisor

Armorer

RETRANS Team One (2)

RETRANS Supervisor

RETRANS NCO

RETRANS Systems Operator (2)

Intelligence and Surveillance Platoon


Intelligence and Surveillance Platoon Leader

Intelligence and Surveillance Platoon Chief

Counterintelligence Team

Counterintelligence Technical Officer

Counterintelligence Agent (2)

Sensitive Site Exploitation Team

HUMINT Collection Technical Officer

Criminal Anti-Terrorism Investigator

Interrogation and Strategic Debriefing Supervisor

Digital Forensics Investigator (2)

EOD NCO (2)

CBRN Detection Specialist

Fire and Explosion Investigator

Imaging Equipment Operator

Source Operations and Intelligence Collection (SONIC) Detachment (con't)

Collection and Jamming Platoon


Collection and Jamming Platoon Leader

Collection and Jamming Platoon Chief

Transmission Analysis Team

SIGINT Analysis Supervisor

SIGINT Analysis NCO

Voice Communications Intercept NCO

SIGINT Analyst (2)

Voice Communications Interceptor

Voice Communications Intercept Team

Voice Communications Intercept Supervisor

Voice Communications Intercept NCO (2)

Voice Communications Interceptor (3)

Low-Level Voice Communications Intercept Team (3)

Voice Communications Intercept NCO

Voice Communications Interceptor

Aerial Exploitation Platoon


Aerial Exploitation Platoon Leader

Aerial Exploitation Platoon Platoon Chief

IEW Systems Maintenance NCO


Ground Control Station

Ground Control Station Leader/UAV Pilot

UAV Pilot

UAV Sensor Payload Operator (2)


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Source Operations and Intelligence Collection (SONIC) Detachment (con't)

Launch and Recovery Team

Launch and Recovery Team Leader/UAV Pilot

UAV Sensor Payload Operator


Tactical Information Gathering and Expeditionary Reconnaissance (TIGER) Detachment

Detachment Headquarters


TIGER Detachment Commander

TIGER Detachment Executive Officer

TIGER Detachment Senior Enlisted Adviser

TIGER Detachment Communications Chief

TIGER Detachment Supply Operations Supervisor

Combat Net Radio Operator (2)

Armorer

Surveillance and Target Acquisition (STA) Sniper Team

Scout-Sniper/Spotter (2)

Combat Observation/Lasing Team (COLT)

COLT Leader

Combat Observer (2)

Communications Station (2)

Transmission Operations Supervisor

Transmission Operations NCO

Combat Net Radio Operator-Maintainer

Signal Support Systems Specialist

Tactical Information Gathering and Expeditionary Reconnaissance (TIGER) Detachment (con't)

High-Value Target HVT Tracker Team (2)

HVT Tracker Team Leader

Visual Tracker

Detection/Tracking Dog Handler

Explosive Ordnance Clearance Agent

Tactical Building Entry Specialist

Long-Range Surveillance (LRS) Team (5)

LRS Team Leader

Scout-Observer (4)

Mountain Reconnaissance Team

Mountain Reconnaissance Team Leader

Scout-Observer (4)

Cold Weather Reconnaissance Team

Cold Weather Reconnaissance Team Leader

Scout-Observer (3)

OSV Expert Operator

HALO/HAHO Reconnaissance Team

HALO/HAHO Reconnaissance Team Leader

Scout-Observer (4)

Amphibious Reconnaissance Team

Amphibious Reconnaissance Team Leader

Scout-Observer (2)

Ordnance Clearance Diver

Small Craft Expert Operator


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APPENDIX B: COMPARATIVE ENLISTED PAY-GRADES & RANKS

PayGrade

Rank

USAF US Army USCG USMC USN

E-1 Airman Basic (AB) Private E-1 (PV1) Seaman Recruit (SR) Private (Pvt) Seaman Recruit (SR)

E-2 Airman (Amn) Private E-2 (PV2) Seaman Apprentice (SA) Private First Class (PFC) Seaman Apprentice (SA)

E-3 1 Airman First Class (A1C) Private First Class (PFC) Seaman (SN) Lance Corporal (LCpl) Seaman (SN)

E-4 Senior Airman (SrA) Specialist (SPC) or Corporal (CPL) Petty Officer Third Class (PO3) Corporal (Cpl) Petty Officer Third Class (PO3)

E-5 Staff Sergeant (SSgt) Sergeant (SGT) Petty Officer Second Class (PO2) Sergeant (Sgt) Petty Officer Second Class (PO2)

E-6 Technical Sergeant (TSgt) Staff Sergeant (SSG) Petty Officer First Class (PO1) Staff Sergeant (SSgt) Petty Officer First Class (PO1)

E-7 Master Sergeant (MSgt) Sergeant First Class (SFC) Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Gunnery Sergeant (GySgt) Chief Petty Officer (CPO)

E- 8 Senior Mast er Ser geant (SMSgt) Master Ser geant (MSG) or FirstSergeant (1SG) 4

Senior Chief Petty Officer (SCPO) Master Sergeant (MSgt) or FirstSergeant (1stSgt) 9

Senior Chief Petty Officer (SCPO) or Command Senior Chief Petty Officer (CMDCS) 12

E-9 Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt),Command Chief Master Sergeant(CCM) 2, or Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (SMA) 3

Sergeant Major (SGM), CommandSergeant Major (CSM) 5, or SergeantMajor of the Army (SMA) 6

Master Chief Petty Officer (MCPO),Command Master Chief Petty Officer (CMC) 7, or Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard (MCPOCG) 8

Master Gunnery Sergeant (MGySgt),Sergeant Major (SgtMaj) 10 , or Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps(SgtMajMarCor) 11

Master Chief Petty Officer (MCPO),Command Master Chief Petty Officer (CMDCM) 13 , Fleet Master Chief PettyOfficer (FLTCM) 14 , Force Master Chief Petty Officer (FORCM) 14 , or Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy(MCPON) 15

1 USN, USMC, and USCG personnel in the E-4 pay grade are junior NCOs. In the Army, SPCs and CPLs share the same paygrade, but only CPLs are junior NCOs and hold authority over SPCs. Army CPLs are more likely to be found in combat units, andare either PFCs who have been promoted to CPL or SPCs who have been laterally promoted to CPL. The rank of SPC is the entryrank for Army recruits with baccalaureate degrees or those with demonstrated proficiency in select technical areas.

2 CCM is considered a lateral promotion from CMSgt. The CCM promotion is awarded upon a CMSgt's selection by Wing (or higher) leadership to serve as a senior enlisted adviser. Additionally, senior enlisted non-commissioned officers in the pay-gradesE-7 to E-9 can be assigned the position of First Sergeant (a squadron commander's senior enlisted adviser).

3 The SMA is a unique rank awarded to the senior enlisted adviser to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force.

4 1SG is considered a lateral promotion from MSG. The 1SG promotion is awarded upon a soldier's selection by battalion (or higher) leadership to fill available 1SG billets at the company level.

5 CSM is considered a lateral promotion from SGM. The CSM promotion is awarded upon a SGM's selection by battalion (or higher) leadership to fill an available CSM billet to serve as a battalion (or higher) commander's senior enlisted adviser.

6 The SMA is a unique rank awarded to the senior enlisted adviser to the Chief of Staff of the Army.

7 CMC is considered a lateral promotion from MCPO.

8 The MCPOCG is a unique rank awarded to the senior enlisted adviser to the Commandant of the Coast Guard.

9 Msgt and 1stSgt represent equivalent ranks with different responsibilities. The former is a senior leader in technical matterswhile the latter holds company-level command responsibilities.

10 MgySgt and SgtMaj represent equivalent ranks with different responsibilities. MgySgt is promoted from MSgt and is a senior leader in technical matters while SgtMaj is promoted from 1Sgt and serves as a battalion (or higher) commander's senior enlistedadviser.

11 SgtMajMarCor is a unique rank awarded to the senior enlisted adviser to the Commandant of the Marine Corps.

12 CMDCS is considered a lateral promotion from SCPO. The CMDCS promotion is awarded to formalize a SCPO's selection as avessel's Chief of the Boat (the senior enlisted adviser to a vessel's commanding officer and executive officer).

13 CMDCM is considered a lateral promotion from MCPO. The CMDCM promotion is awarded upon a MCPO's selection to serveas a unit commander's senior enlisted adviser.

14 FLTCM and FORCM are equivalent ranks and are considered lateral promotions from CMDCM. The FLTCM/FORCM promotionis awarded upon a MCPO's selection to serve as a Naval Fleet or Naval Force's senior enlisted adviser.

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APPENDIX C: COMPARATIVE WARRANT OFFICER 1 PAY-GRADES & RANKS

PayGrade

Rank

USAF 2 US Army 3 USCG 4 USMC 7 USN 8

W-1 discontinued Warrant Officer One (WO1) discontinued 5 Warrant Officer One (WO-1) discontinued 5

W-2 discontinued Chief Warrant Officer Two (WO2) Chief Warrant Officer Two (CWO-2) Chief Warrant Officer Two (CWO-2) Chief Warrant Officer Two (CWO-2)

W-3 discontinued Chief Warrant Officer Three (WO3) Chief Warrant Officer Three (CWO-3) Chief Warrant Officer Three (CW O-3) Chief Warrant Officer Three (CW O-3)

W-4 discontinued Chief Warrant Officer Four (WO4) Chief Warrant Officer Four (CWO-4) Chief Warrant Officer Four (CWO-4) Chief Warrant Officer Four (CWO-4)

W-5 discontinued Chief Warrant Officer Five (WO5) N/A6 Chief Warrant Officer Five (CWO-5) Chief Warrant Officer Five (CWO-5)

1 Warrant Officers are single track techni cal specialists, ranking above enlisted non-commissi oned officers but below the conventional commissioned officer grades (O-1 and above). W-1 appointments are approved by the respective secretar ies of the services, whilepromotion to the Chief Warrant Officer ranks requires presidential approval, similar to conventional officer commissions.

2 The USAF stopped appointing warrant officers in 1959, although the ranks are still authorized for use should the Secretary of the USAF deem them necessary.

3 Warrant officers in the US Army primarily come from two sources: the NCO ranks and the civilian population. MOS-appropria te NCOs holding the minimum grade of E-5 (E-6 for those looking to become Special Forces Warrant Officer s) and qualified civilians withdemonstrated proficiency in select ed technical areas can attend the Army's Warrant Officer Basic Course. After successful graduat ion from the course, candidates are given the W O1 rank and continue on to further technical training dependin g on their specialty andqualifications.

4 Warrant officers in the USCG are drawn from the NCO ranks (minimum grade of E-6).

5 The USN and USCG discontinued the W-1 rank in 1975, as senior Navy and Coast Guard NCOs in the pay grades of E-7 to E-9 appointed to W-1 actuall y received a reduction in pay despite the promotion. Navy and Coast Guard warrant offi cer candidates, unliketheir Army and Marine Corps counterparts, are appointed directly to Chief Warrant Officer.

6 The USCG has a W-5 rank, but has not used it since its authorization.

7 Warrant officers in the USMC are drawn from the NCO ranks. Marine warrant officers are divided into two categories: non-technical warrant officers (a.k.a. Marine Gunners) and technical warrant officers. Marine Gunners serve as a unit commander's primaryadviser on infantry weapons employment and tactics. To be eligible as a Marine Gunner candidate, a Marine NCO must be qualified in an infantry MOS and hold a minimum rank of E-7. Technical warrant officers are, as their designation implies, leaders and expertsin a specific technical area. To be eligible as a technical warrant officer candidate, a Marine NCO must be qualified in an appropriate MOS and hold a minimum rank of E-5.

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APPENDIX D: COMPARATIVE OFFICER 1 PAY-GRADES & RANKS

PayGrade

Rank

USAF US Army USCG USMC 5 USN 5

O-1 Second Lieutenant (2d Lt) Second Lieutenant (2LT) Ensign (ENS) Second Lieutenant (2ndLt) Ensign (ENS)

O-2 First Lieutenant (1st Lt) First Lieutenant (1LT) Lieutenant, Junior Grade (LTJG) First Lieutenant (1stLt) Lieutenant, Junior Grade (LTJG)

O-3 Captain (Capt) Captain (CPT) Lieutenant (LT) Captain (Capt) Lieutenant (LT)

O-4 Major (Maj) Major (MAJ) Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Major (Maj) Lieutenant Commander (LCDR)

O-5 Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Commander (CDR) Lieutenant Colonel (LtCol) Commander (CDR)

O-6 Colonel (Col) Colonel (COL) Captain (CAPT) Colonel (Col) Captain (CAPT)

O-7 Brigadier General (Brig Gen) Brigadier General (BG) Rear Admiral, Lower Half (RDML) 4 Brigadier General (BGen) Rear Admiral, Lower Half (RDML) 4

O-8 Major General (Maj Gen) Major General (MG) Rear Admiral (RADM) Major General (MajGen) Rear Admiral (RADM)

O-9 Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Lieutenant General (LG) Vice Admiral (VADM) Lieutenant General (LtGen) Vice Admiral (VADM)

O-10 General (Gen) General (GEN) Admiral (ADM) General (Gen) Admiral (ADM)

Special 2 General of the Air Force (GOAF) General of the Army (GA) N/A N/A Fleet Admiral of the Navy (FADM)

Special 3 N/A General of the Armies N/A N/A Admiral of the Navy

1 The term "officer" is used in this case to refer to commissioned officers, that is to say, officers who are appointed by a sovereignauthority such as the President of the United States. Officers in the US Armed Forces are generally drawn from three sources:service academies (such as the US Military Academy at West Point or the US Naval Academy in Annapolis), service-specificofficer candidate schools, and service-specific ROTC programs. Credentialed civilians in certain special fields such as medicaldoctors, lawyers, nurses, and ordained members of the clergy who enlist in the military are also eligible to receive direct officer commissions upon meeting service and specialty-specific requirements.

2 The special ranks of General of the Army, General of the Air Force, and Fleet Admiral of the Navy are reserved for war-time use.The Marine Corps and Coast Guard (in war-time), being subordinate to the Department of the Navy, do not have equivalentspecial war-time ranks superior to General and Admiral, respectively.

3 The special ranks of General of the Armies and Admiral of the Navy have been used only three times in history: Admiral GeorgeDewey was promoted by Congress to Admiral of the Navy in 1899 for his actions in the Battle of Manila Bay (1898); General JohnJ. Pershing was granted the rank of General of the Armies in 1919 via an act of Congress in recognition of his performance as thecommander of the American forces in World War I, and George Washington was posthumously awarded the rank of General of theArmies by an act of Congress in 1976.

4 The USN and the USCG formerly authorized the rank of Commodore at the O-7 pay grade, equivalent to Rear Admiral, lower half. The rank was discontinued by both services in 1983. In current Navy usage, commodore survives as a title of address for senior captains in command of destroyer, cruiser, submarine, amphibious, and riverine squadrons; coastal warfare groups,special warfare (SEAL) groups, naval construction regiments, and air wings/air groups (with the exception of carrier air wings).The title of commodore is also occasionally used by high-ranking volunteer members of the civilian US Coast Guard Auxiliary.

5 The USN and the USMC maintain Limited-Duty Officer programs, which allow qualified enlisted personnel and warrant officersto enter the officer ranks without going through the US Naval Academy, NROTC, or Officer Candidate School. In the USN, senior NCOs (grades E-7 to E-9) and E-6s eligible for promotion to Chief Petty Officer with 8 to 16 years of experience and chief warrantofficers (with at least 3 years of experience as chief warrant officers and no more than 19 years of total service) are eligible toapply for the LDO program. In the USMC, active duty warrant officers with at least 8 years of warrant officer service and less than20 years of warrant officer service can apply to become LDOs. Limited-Duty Officers are leaders in their technical fields of expertise (similar to warrant officers), but also hold command authority similar to their unrestricted line officer counterparts (i.e.,officers who have received their commissions through traditional channels). "Limited-Duty" in this case, does not refer to thescope of the LDO's responsibilit ies and authority; instead, it refers to the LDO's limitations in terms of promotion and career advancement. LDOs rarely advance beyond O-6; many LDOs are of a relatively advanced age compared to unrestricted lineofficers of equivalent rank by virtue of the time-in-service requirements for acceptance into the LDO program, and are thus closer to the mandatory retirement limits of their respective services.


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APPENDIX E: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PAY-SCALES & THEIR APPROXIMATE MILITARY PAY-GRADE EQUIVALENTS 1

General Schedule Pay-Scale Executive Service Pay-Scale Approximate Military Pay-Grade Equivalent

GS-01 N/A E-1

GS-02 N/A E-2

GS-03 N/A E-3

GS-04 N/A E-4

GS-05 N/A E-5/E-6

GS-06 N/A E-7

GS-07 N/A E-8

GS-08 N/A E-9

GS-09 N/A W-1/W-2/O-1

GS-10 N/A W-2/O-1

GS-11 N/A W-3/O-2

GS-12 N/A W-4/W-5/O-3

GS-13 N/A O-4

GS-14 N/A O-5

GS-15 N/A O-6N/A ES Level V O-7

N/A ES Level IV O-8

N/A ES Level III O-9

N/A ES Level II/Senior Executive Scale O-10

1 Note that the pay equivalencies do not convey to civilian employees rank or authority over military personnel. In cases where civilian employees and military personnel are assigned to the same unit, the line of authority isdictated by job title and not pay-scale or pay-grade.


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GIJOE Distinctive Unit Insignia

Symbolism: Ultramarine blue signifies the air and sea mission, while green denotesground missions. The black V-shape area refers to stealth and victory. The dagger represents agency members drawn from Army Special Operations Command units. Thetrident, a symbol of naval prowess, symbolizes personnel drawn from the Navy SpecialWarfare and Navy Special Operations units. The lightning bolt denotes Air Force SpecialOperations. The anchor represents Reconnaissance Marines. Each symbol representsthe four primary services that contribute to GIJOE's individual augmentee military force.

On the scroll is the Latin phrase Ex Scientia Victoria, which translates into English asFrom Knowledge, Victory.

GIJOE Beret Flash

Description: On a blue shield-shaped embroidered item with a semi-circular base 2 1/4 inches (5.72cm) in height by 1 7/8 inches (4.76cm) in width overall, edged with a 1/8 inch(0.32cm) black border, an olive green diagonal band from upper right to lower left,fimbriated yellow, charged with a gold dagger surmounted by diagonally crossed tridentand anchor and a horizontal lighting bolt.

GIJOE Shoulder Sleeve Insignia (Airborne arc tab authorized for qualified Army personnel only

Symbolism: The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia is adapted from the GIJOE Distinctive UnitInsignia, thus its colors and charge have the same symbolism. Figure 8. GIJOE Distinctive Unit Insignia

Figure 10. GIJOE Shoulder Sleeve Insignia (Airborne arc tab authorized for qualified US Army personnel only)

Figure 9. GIJOE Beret insignia

APPENDIX F: GIJOE INSIGNIA


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APPENDIX G: ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS

Acronym/Abbreviation Definition

AFATDS Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System

AFIT Air Force Institute of Technology

AFROTC Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps

AIT Advanced Individual Training

AMEDD US Army Medical Department

ARCENT-SA United States Army Forces Central Command-Saudi Arabia

ARFOR-T Army Forces Turkey

ASAS All-Source Analysis Systems

C 2 Command and Control

C 4I Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence

CASEVAC Casualty Evacuation

CBRE Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Explosive

CBP-CETC US Customs and Border Protection Canine Enforcement Training Center

CBRN Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear

CCUBA Closed Circuit Underwater Breathing Apparatus

CFC Combined Forces Command

CI Counterintelligence

CIA Central Intelligence Agency

CJFSOCC Combined Joint Force Special Operations Component Command

CJSOTF-A Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan

COBRA Command Controller-Observer Regional Assistance Command, Inc.

COMMO Communications

COMSEC Communications Security

CONUS Contiguous United States

COTS Commercial Off-the-shelf

CRRC Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft

CSAR Combat Search and Rescue

DEW Directed Energy Weapon

DLIFLC Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center

DoD (also DOD) US Department of Defense

EEOCA Engineer Explosive Ordnance Clearance Agent

ELINT Electronic Intelligence


EMT Emergency Medical Technician

EMT-B Emergency Medical Technician-Basic

EOCA Explosive Ordnance Clearance Agent

EOD Explosive Ordnance Disposal

EW Electronic Warfare

FAI Fdration Aronautique Internationale

FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation

FEST Foreign Emergency Support Team

FLASH Flame Assault Shoulder Weapon

FLETC Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

FORECON Force Reconnaissance Company (USMC reconnaissance unit)

GIJOE Geopolitical Intelligence and Joint Operations Executive

HAZMAT Hazardous Materials

HF High Frequency

HRST Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques

HUMINT Human Intelligence

HVT High-Value Target

IED Improvised Explosive Device

IEW Intelligence and Electronic Warfare

IFF Identification Friend-or-Foe

INTERFET International Force for East Timor

INTERPOL International Criminal Police Organization

IO Information Operations

IPTM Institute of Police Technology and Management

IPW Interrogation of Prisoner of War

ISAF International Security Assistance Force

ISSEE International School for Security and Explosives Education

ISTC International Special Training Centre (formerly called the NATO LRRP School)

IW Information Warfare

JFKSWCS John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School

JOTC Jungle Operations Training Center (US Army)

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APPENDIX G: ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS


TC AIMS II Transportation Coordinators Automatic Information for Movement System II

TENCAP Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities

TIGER Tactical Information Gathering and Expeditionary Reconnaissance

UFMCS University of Foreign Military and Cultural Studies

UHF Ultra-High Frequency

UIAA Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme

UN United Nations Organization

UNDPKO United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations

USA United States of America; also United States Army

USAF United States Air Force

USAFA United States Air Force Academy

USARNG United States Army National Guard

USBATT US Infantry Battalion Contingent

USCG United States Coast Guard

USCGA United States Coast Guard Academy

USFK US Forces-Korea

USMA United States Military Academy at West Point

USMC United States Marine Corps

USN United States Navy

USNA United States Naval Academy

USSOCOM United States Special Operations Command

USTRANSCOM United States Transportation Command

UXO Unexploded Ordnance

VHF Very High Frequency VIPER Veteran Infantry Personnel

WIT Weapons Intelligence Team


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APPENDIX H: PARTIAL LIST OF POSITION-SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Position Summary of Duties & Responsibilities

Aerial Exploitation Platoon Leader Uses his/her aviation subject matter expertise to conduct mission planning and to identify airspace coordination requirements. Responsible for coordinating themovement and linkup of aerial exploitation platoon personnel deploying into the Multi-disciplinary Intelligence Collection Element's forward area.

Air Liaison Officer The primary expert adviser to the director on the employment of air power and aviation assets. Coordinates agency aviation activities and serves as the primary agency contact for military, law enforcement, and commercial aviation organizations.

Airdrop & Slingload Operations SME A subject matter expert in the packing and repair o f cargo and personnel parachutes and the rigging of equipment and supply containers for airdrop or air delivery.

Ambulance Team Chief Administers emergency medical treatment to battlefield casualties, trained in aeronautical medicine and all equipment associated with patient transport and rescueby actual or designated medical evacuation vehicles (tracked or wheeled) and rotary-wing aircraft.

Amphibious Reconnaissance Team Leader Supervises and conducts special reconnaissance missions, specializing in small unit reconnaissance operations in coastal, riverine, maritime, and underwater environments and reconnaissance operations requiring wet jump insertion. Participates in reconnaissance mission planning and mission outcome analysis at theelement-level. Manages the logistical and administrative needs of his team.

CBRN Detection Specialist Conducts sensitive site exploitation, mitigation, escort and remediation processes of CBRN devices or hazards. Performs and supervises detection, identification,decontamination, reconnaissance, surveillance, and survey and monitor operations associated with all aspects of CBRN defense.

Chief Observer/Controller-Trainer A senior NCO tasked with the administrative control, task performance evaluation, and the provision of constructive feedback during training. Manages the conduct of subordinate observer/controller-trainers and advises the training officer.

Cold Weather Reconnaissance Team Leader Supervises and conducts mounted and dismounted special reconnaissance missions, specializing in small unit reconnaissance operations in cold weather locales.Participates in reconnaissance mission planning and mission outcome analysis at the element-level. Manages the logistical and administrative needs of his team.

Cold Weather Survival SME Implements cold weather risk-management procedures and informal cold weather survival and over-snow movement training programs within the agency.

Combat Demolitionist Conducts tactical demolition of natural or man-made obstacles in support of agency operations.

Combat Observation/Lasing Team (COLT) Leader Leads the COLT in its role as an independent forward observer asset tasked with surveying key or vulnerable forward areas. Serves as the primary operator of theLightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder during target ranging and designation operations. Manages the logistical and administrative needs of his team.

Combat Observer (Combat Observation/Lasing Team) Functions as forward observer tasked with surveying key or vulnerable forward areas as a member of the COLT. Provides team security and serves as thesecondary Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder operator, combat net radio operator, and vehicle driver during target ranging and designation operations.

Command Administration Officer The principal staff officer for all matters concerning human resources support (military and civilian). Specific responsibilities include manning, personnel services, personnel support, and headquarters management.

Command Communications-Electronics Officer The principal staff officer for all matters concerning command, control, communications, and computer operations.

Command Intelligence Officer The principal staff officer for all matters concerning the enemy/threat, the environment as it affects the enemy/threat, intelligence, and counterintelligence. He/She isresponsible for intelligence readiness, intelligence tasks, intelligence synchronization, intelligence support, counterintelligence, and support to security programs.

Command Logistics Officer The principal staff officer for logistic operations and plans, supply, maintenance, transportation, and services.

Command Operations Officer The principal staff officer for all matters concerning training, operations & plans, force development, and modernization.

Command Senior Enlisted Adviser The senior enlisted adviser to the director. Acts as the directors representative in supervising aspects vital to element operations.

Commando Mortar Expert Responsible for the tactical employment of the non-standard man-portable 60 mm light infantry mortar (a.k.a. commando mortar). Provides indirect covering fire insupport of LRS and recon teams during exposed retrograde movements.

COMMO Station Transmission Operations Supervisor Responsible for the supervision of forward-deployed COMMO Station personnel in the installation, operation and maintenance of single channel HF, VHF, and TACSAT radios, JTIDS network control stations, and special communication systems. Implements COMSEC, OPSEC, and physical security policies.

Counterintelligence Agent Supervises and conducts counterintelligence surveys and investigations to detect, identify, assess, counter, exploit and neutralize adversarial, foreign intelligenceservice, and terrorist threats to GIJOE activities.

Counterintelligence Technical Officer Conducts investigations/operations by applying sound judgment and analytical reasoning methods to detect and prevent acts of espionage, sabotage, and terrorismdirected against GIJOE activities. Conducts and supervises both overt and covert investigations. Supervises the technical performance of subordinate military and civilian personnel in related job skills. Develops, evaluates, and manages sources and informants of military intelligence.

Cover Man Responsible for the tactical employment of the 5.56x45 mm squad automatic weapon, the 7.62x51 mm general purpose machine gun, the 12.7x99 mm heavy machine gun, and 40x46 mm grenade launcher. Provides direct small arms covering fire in support of LRS and recon teams during exposed retrograde movements.


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Imaging Equipment Operator Operates electronic and film-based still, video, and audio acquisition equipment in support of intelligence and evidence gathering activities conducted by thesensitive site exploitation team and other agency units.

Interrogation & Strategic Debriefing Supervisor Conducts and supervises source operations, interrogations, and debriefings to collect information about enemy forces, strength, capabilities, vulnerabilities and intentions, as well as potential battle areas.

Jungle Survival SME Implements tropical and temperate rainforest biome risk-management procedures and informal tropical and temperate rainforest survival and navigation training programs within the agency.

LAAD Systems Expert Operates and performs maintenance on the 70 mm FIM-92 Stinger man-portable LAAD (Low-Altitude Air Defense) surface-to-air missile system.

Long-Range Surveillance Team Leader Supervises and conducts mounted and dismounted special reconnaissance missions, specializing in small unit long-range surveillance operations conducted up to160 miles (257.5 km) forward of the front edge of the designated operational space. Participates in reconnaissance mission planning and mission outcome analysisat the element-level. Manages the logistical and administrative needs of his team.

MAAWS Expert Responsible for the tactical employment of the 84 mm man-portable M3 Medium Anti-Armor Weapon System. Provides direct anti-armor covering fire in support of long-range surveillance and reconnaissance teams during exposed retrograde movements.

Medium Fuel Tanker Operator Responsible for the operation and maintenance of medium Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants vehicles. Performs vehicle checks and services, takes emergency precautions affiliated with the operation of Fuel Tank Vehicles. Assists mechanics when necessary.

Military Deception Officer Exercises staff supervision over military deception activities. Provides expertise in, and manages information required for, the conduct of military deceptionoperations. Evaluates and assesses the execution of the deception plan.

Military Mountaineering SME Implements informal mountain survival and rough terrain navigation training programs within the a gency. Responsible for the rigging and inspection of all basic ropesystems used in military mountaineering activities.

Mobility Officer Plan, organize and supervise the movement, deployment and redeployment of GIJOE personnel and equipment. Coordinates deployment and redeployment issueswith USTRANSCOM and commercial agencies.

Motor Vehicle Maintenance Section Chief Performs and supervises unit direct and general support-level maintenance and recovery operations on light and heavy wheeled vehicles, their associated trailersand material handling equipment (MHE). Performs battlefield damage and assessment and repair

Mountain Reconnaissance Team Leader Supervises and conducts special reconnaissance missions, specializing in dismounted small unit reconnaissance operations in mountainous environments and rough terrain and reconnaissance operations requiring "tree jumping" insertion. Participates in reconnaissance mission planning and mission outcome analysis at the element-level. Manages the logistical and administrative needs of his team.

Non-Lethal Directed Energy Weapons Expert Responsible for the tactical employment of man-portable non-lethal directed energy weapon systems in support of long-range surveillance and reconnaissanceteams during exposed retrograde movements. Provides temporary degradation of the enemy's ability to employ weapons systems by disorienting their senses.

NSTV Expert Operator An expert in the operation of standard and non-standard tactical vehicles over varied terrain and roadways for support of reconnaissance operations. Employs land navigation techniques. Corrects or reports vehicle deficiencies; supports mechanics where necessary. Prepares vehicle for shipment by air, rail, or vessel.

Observer/Controller-Trainer An NCO tasked with the administrative control, task performance evaluation, and the provision of constructive feedback during training.

Ordnance Clearance Diver Performs underwater demolition activities and underwater ordnance location, identification, and in-place disposal in support of amphibious landings and coastal,riverine, maritime, and underwater reconnaissance operations. Trained in combat diving tactics and "wet jumping".

OSV Expert Operator An expert in the operation of designated OSVs in snow-covered terrain and roadways in support of reconnaissance operations. Employs land navigation and basic cold weather survival techniques. Corrects or reports vehicle deficiencies; supports mechanics where necessary. Prepares vehicle for shipment by air, rail, or vessel.

Physical Security Operations Platoon Chief Supervises physical security operations and oversees training of physical security platoon personnel. Specializes in the planning and interpretation of anti-terrorism/force protection measures within agency installations. Recommends appropriate anti-terrorism/force protection plans, conducts surveys, inspects, risk analysis and develops anti-terrorism/force protection programs. Serves as the Fort Wadsworth provost sergeant.

Physical Security Operations Platoon Leader Commands the physical security platoon. Manages the force protection activities and supervises the movement control, planning, routing, scheduling, controlling,and coordination of all units in the designated area of operations. Conducts synchronization and integration of logistics assets with other movement control teams ina full spectrum of military operations. Serves as the Fort Wadsworth provost marshal.

Physical Security Operations Supervisor Supervises a five-person Physical Security Team that specializes in the planning, interpretation, and enforcement of physical security measures within installationsas well as performing personal security operations for high-ranking civilian and military personnel. Manages the logistical and administrative needs of his team.

Scout-Observer (Amphibious Reconnaissance) Conducts special reconnaissance missions, specializing in small unit reconnaissance operations in coastal, riverine, maritime, and underwater environments.Trained extensively in special operations combat diving/swimming tactics and "wet jumping".


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Scout-Observer (Cold Weather Reconnaissance) Conducts mounted and dismounted special reconnaissance missions, specializing in small unit reconnaissance operations in cold weather locales. Trained extensively in cold weather survival and over-snow movement and navigation techniques.

Scout-Observer (HALO/HAHO Reconnaissance) Conducts special reconnaissance missions, specializing in small unit reconnaissance operations requiring HALO and HAHO airborne insertion modalities.

Scout-Observer (Long-Range Surveillance) Conducts mounted and dismounted special reconnaissance missions, specializing in small unit long-range surveillance operations conducted to 160 miles (257.5 km) forward of the front edge of the designated operational space. Trained extensively in advanced land navigation techniques.

Scout-Observer (Mountain Reconnaissance) Conducts dismounted special reconnaissance missions, specializing in small unit operations in rough terrain and mountainous environments. Trained in mountainsurvival, assault climbing techniques, and "tree jumping".

Scout-Sniper/Spotter Conducts close reconnaissance and surveillance/target acquisition operations in support of Reconnaissance Element operations. As a secondary mission, deliverslong range, precision fire on selected targets from concealed positions in support of reconnaissance operations.

SERE SME Implements informal survival, evasion, resistance, and escape (SERE); combat survival, and resilience training programs within the agency. Coordinates SERE and CSAR operational support activities.

Small Craft Expert Operator An expert in the navigation and steering of small craft, to include CRRCs and RHIBS, in support of amphibious landings and reconnaissance operations conducted in coastal, riverine, maritime, and underwater environments. Trained in basic combat swimming and the conduct of "wet jumping" with CRRCs and RHIBs.

Small Craft Maintenance NCO Establishes and enforces small craft maintenance section safety practices. Oversees, instructs and provides technical advice in the maintenance of small craft engines, electrical systems, fuel systems, power and drive trains, and other associated systems. Conducts section drills and training.

Small Craft Maintenance Supervisor Establishes and enforces small craft maintenance section safety practices and supervises maintenance personnel. Oversees, instructs and provides technical advicein the maintenance of small craft engines, electrical systems, fuel systems, power and drive trains, and other associated systems. Conducts section drills and training. Organizes the training and work of the small craft maintenance section.

SONIC Detachment Commander Manages all aspects of Source Operations and Intelligence Collection (SONIC) Detachment operations. Directs, supervises, and coordinates the planning,collection, evaluation, fusion, analysis, production, and dissemination of all-source intelligence, HUMINT, and counterintelligence. Performs multi-disciplinary collection management and coordination of surveillance activities and advises the office of the director and fellow element leaders on enemy situations, capabilities,vulnerabilities, and weather and terrain, and the use and employment of intelligence resources.

STEEL Detachment Commander Manages all aspects of Security, Training, Encampment, and Expeditionary Logistics (STEEL) Detachment activities. Supports agency operational requirements at all levels of execution as concerns mission planning, development, and execution of tailored combat support and combat service support operations.

Surreptitious Building Entry SME A subject matter expert in the identification and neutralization of locks and locking devices and other covert, surreptitious, or clandestine entry measures.

Tactical Building Entry Specialist Uses explosive and mechanical breaching/dynamic entry methods to give HVT Tracker Teams rapid access to barricaded targets. Serves as team rear security.

TIGER Detachment Communications Chief Oversees all Tactical Information Gathering and Expeditionary Reconnaissance (TIGER) Detachment communications-electronics activities. Advises the TIGER Detachment Commander on all communications-electronics matters.

TIGER Detachment Executive Officer Responsible for the management of the Tactical Information Gathering and Expeditionary Reconnaissance (TIGER) Detachment's day-to-day activities, such asmaintenance and logistics, freeing the detachment commander to concentrate on tactical planning and execution. Performs the commander's duties in h is absence.

TIGER Detachment Commander Manages all aspects of Tactical Information Gathering and Expeditionary Reconnaissance (TIGER) Detachment activities. Supports agency operational and tactical requirements at all levels of execution as concerns mission planning, development, and execution of long-range surveillance and special reconnaissance operations.

TIGER Detachment Senior Enlisted Adviser The senior NCO within the Tactical Information Gathering and Expeditionary Reconnaissance (TIGER) Detachment. Advises the detachment commander concerning the enlisted ranks. Supervises aspects vital to detachment operations as the commander's representative. Leads contingency-based special teams as necessary

TIGER Detachment Supply Operations Supervisor Requests, receives, issues, stores, maintains, and turns in supplies and equipment for the Reconnaissance Element. Coordinates requirements with the element'ssenior enlisted adviser. Monitors the tactical situation together with the element communications chief.

Training Officer Develops and implements GIJOE's various training programs with the advice of the command staff and the chief observer/controller-trainer.

Treatment Team Chief Administers emergency medical treatment to battlefield casualties. Supervises activities of the field/mobile treatment facility. Able to supervise and train all critical skills as noted by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians.

UAV Ground Control Station Leader Uses his aviation subject matter expertise to execute the preplanned aerial exploitation mission. If necessary, adjusts the preplanned mission parameters to allow for dynamic retasking, to include the ability call for and adjust indirect fire.


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UAV Launch & Recovery Team Leader Uses his aviation subject matter expertise to lead all tasks and procedures necessary for the successful launch and recovery of the UAV, to include pre-flight and post-flight maintenance and UAV storage and transportation.

UAV Pilot Remotely pilots the UAV. Participates in aerial e xploitation mission planning and supervises mission sensor/payload operations.

Underwater Combat Demolitionist Conducts tactical demolition of natural or man-made underwater obstacles in support of amphibious landings and coastal, riverine, maritime, and underwater reconnaissance operations.

Visual Tracker Applies tactical tracking and countertracking skills across a wide range of operational environments and tactical scenarios in support of manhunt, surveillance, and search and rescue operations.


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APPENDIX I: GLOSSARY OF SELECT TERMS

Entry Definition

aikido Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba that emphasizes the use of circular motions, throws, and joint trapping to redirect the force of the attacker rather than opposing it head-on.

air assault The movement of friendly assault forces (combat, combat support, and combat service support) by rotary-wing aircraft to engage and destroy enemy forces or to seize and hold key terrain.

airborne (1) In relation to personnel, troops specially trained to effect an assault debarkation, either by parachuting or touchdown; (2) in relation to equipment, pieces of equipment that have beenespecially designed for use by airborne troops during or after an assault debarkation; (3) when applied to materiel, items that form an integral part of the aircraft.

airdrop The unloading of personnel or materiel from aircraft in flight.

all-source intelligence Intelligence products and/or organizations and activities that incorporate all sources of information, most frequently including human resources intelligence, imagery intelligence, measurement and signature intelligence, signals intelligence, and open-source data in the production of finished intelligence.

anti-terrorism Defensive measures used to reduce the vulnerability of individuals and property to terrorist acts, to include li mited response and containment by local military and civilian forces also

Arashikage-ry bujuts Tokyo-based martial arts school established by the brothers Tsuyoshi and Yuu Arashikage in 1949. Both founders reputed t o be graduates of the l egendary Nakano School of espionage and sabotage. Disciplines emphasized in training include hojjutsu (the capture and restraint of prisoners using snares and

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