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Job Description
POLICE OFFICER
Department of the Air Force Air Nional Guard Units
MS 186 ARW
Summary
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION THAT REQUIRES MILITARY MEMBERSHIP.
This Nional Guard position is for a POLICE OFFICER, Position Description Number PDD2499P01 and is part of the Mississippi Nional Guard. Learn more about this agency Summary
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION THAT REQUIRES MILITARY MEMBERSHIP.
This Nional Guard position is for a POLICE OFFICER, Position Description Number PDD2499P01 and is part of the Mississippi Nional Guard. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month • Apply in 3 days Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 7, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Meridian, MS 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $50,460 - $65,599 per year Pay scale & grade GS 7 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Temporary - INDEFINITE Occupions and job series 0083 Police Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
MS-12985870-AF-26-055
Control number 873991400 This job is open to Help Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Clarificion from the agency Current members of the Mississippi Air Nional Guard Duties Help As a POLICE OFFICER, GS-0083-7, you will perform law enforcement work to maintain law and order, preserve the peace, protect life and civil rights, detect, and assists local, ste, or federal law enforcement in investigions, arrests and/or detention, or apprehension, and perform prols within the assigned jurisdictions. These duties must be coordined with local law enforcement. (1) Performs the full spectrum of police officer duties within the assigned jurisdictions: Incumbent may full powers of apprehension and detention, which entails carrying a firearm, mirandizing suspects, preserving evidence, and testifying in court as it pertains to enforcing regulions within assigned jurisdiction. The incumbent is required to meet all requirements of Federal, DoD, AF, MAJCOM, Ste, and local level rules and regulions to maintain trainings and weapons qualificions, as a police officer on a military installion, which may include maintaining Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Certificion. Prols the installion on foot or in vehicles; responds to alarms, irregularities, and unusual or suspicious circumstances; and investiges the incidents. Enforces traffic rules and regulions, including those reled to speed, reckless and drunken driving. Exercises search and assists local, ste, or federal law enforcement with arrest authority, detains witnesses, apprehends suspects, interviews witnesses and other persons involved, and determines whether facts warrant apprehension or lesser action. When dealing with witness/suspects, officers must consider the current social-political clime and find ways to allevie any tension resulting from events outside the installion which may raise prejudice/distrust of authority figures and increase conflict levels between officers and the people with whom they interact. Officers must also be aware of any witnesses'/suspects' possible gang affiliions and the difficulties/risks associed with them. (2)
Conducts Investigions/Surveillance:
Conducts investigions of crimes and complaints covering a wide range of subjects and allegions th are not within the scope of Air Force Office of Special Investigions (AFOSI) or the scope of the higher-level detectives assigned to the Squadron. Complaints range from simple inquiries to incidents/complaints requiring investigions th are relively short in durion and end with the detention of a suspect. Interviews personnel and collects da while conducting formal investigions on foot or in vehicles and inquiries into criminal acts such as assaults, major vehicle accidents, larceny of and/or damage to government and prive property, minor drug offenses, pay and allowance mters, misdemeanor offenses involving misuse of government computers, and other incidents as directed by competent authority. (3) Performs as Base Defense Operions Center (BDOC)
Controller:
Serves as the primary command and control (C2) function for all Integred Defense forces. Executes the Quick Reaction Checklists (QRC) to ensure proper execution of routine, emergency, and alarm responses. Acts as the initial point of contact for all persons, activities, ors, and complainants either in person or telephonically regarding any activity th require police actions. Receives, interprets, evalues, and immediely decide wh action is approprie and implement th course of action. Incumbent provides guidance and direction to those personnel assigned duties the BDOC during his/her shift. Is responsible to the Flight Supervisor to the overall operion of the Police Desk. Monitors the installion alarmed facilities, which are linked to the primary monitor site. (4) Performs emergency response and incident command and control: Acts as the initial on scene commander for significant and castrophic events (e.g., active shooter, terrorist tacks, and nural disasters) and inities Air Force Incident Management System (AFIMS). Executes emergency response procedures designed to isole, contain, and defe hostile actions and restore normal operions as quickly and efficiently as possible. (5) Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements Help Conditions of employment
Military Grades :
E1-E6 Participion in direct deposit is mandory. For positions requiring the operion of motor vehicles, candides must have a valid ste driver's license.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT & NOTES
1. Must be able to obtain and maintain the approprie security clearance of the position. 2. This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position. 3. Ability to establish effective professional working relionships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperive working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission. 4. May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime may be required. 5. The duties and responsibilities of your job may significantly impact the environment. You are responsible to maintain awareness of your environmental responsibilities as dicted by legal and regulory requirements, your organizion, and its changing mission. 6. Wear of the military uniform is
MANDATORY.
Qualificions This is an indefinite position, tenure 3, with a time limit determined by the needs of the agency. Any permanent military technician who is selected for this position come tenure 3. The selectee will receive the same benefits and entitlements as the tenure 1 employee, but considered tenure 3 for purposes of reduction in force. You can be termined any time with a 30-day notice. If a permanent resource becomes available, incumbent may be converted to a permanent appointment without competition
NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED
: This is an excepted service position th requires membership in a compible military assignment in the Nional Guard. Selectee required to wear the military uniform. Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
MILITARY MEMBERS WITH BONUSES
Upon acceptance of a military technician position military members who are currently receiving a military Reenlistment/Extension Bonus (REB) or GI Bill-SR Kicker may lose incentive eligibility and may be subject to terminion or suspension of incentive (includes indefinite and temporary technicians on assignment for more than 180 days in any continuous 12-month period).
GENERAL EXPERIENCE
: A Nional Guard Title 32 Dual Stus applicant must have a valided understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the occupional series and grade. Applicant must have least six months of working experiences and the successful completion of the Air Force Technical Training AFSC/Security Forces School
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE
: Must have 12 months of experiences in performing practical security force activities in direct support of the military weapon systems and physical security; law and order; and area security operions. The work experiences are in law enforcement, maintaining law and order, preserving the peace, and protecting life and civil rights within the jurisdiction of military installions. Have general experiences in protecting federal property from hazards such as sabotage, espionage, trespass, theft, fire, and accident or willful damage and destruction. Experiences in securing crime and incident scenes; apprehending and detaining suspects; searches persons and property; and collects, seize, and preserve evidence. Experienced in conducting interviews of witnesses and suspects and obtains stements and testifies in official judicial proceedings. Has work experiences in responding to disaster and relief operions and participes in contingencies. Knowledgeable in developing plans, policies, procedures, and detailed instructions to implement security force programs. Is competent and experienced in maintaining accountability and ensuring security for weapons, ammunition, and explosives utilized in the course of instruction in accordance with applicable Air Force Instructions. Experienced in implementing ground weapons training programs. Experienced in the control and safeguarding of arms, ammunition, and equipment; and, instructs ground weapons qualificion training. Have competencies in managing weapon placement to security forces and ground defense force commanders. Have experiences in inspecting ground weapons, replacing unserviceable parts, and analyzing malfunctions by inspections and serviceability testing. Have experiences in firing weapons for accuracy and serviceability. Understands how to control and opere firing ranges and associed facilities to include supervising construction and rehabilition. If your resume does not include a narrive description of how you meet the
GENERAL, SPECIALIZED
experiences, and OTHER requirements, you may lose considerion for this position. Ensure th the Questionnaire is completed online in Applicion Manager.
OTHER SERIES QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND SELECTIVE FACTORS 1.
Current U.S. citizenship, nuralized citizen or permanent resident. 2. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with selective service. 3. Must possess a valid ste driver's license to opere government motor vehicles (GMV) in accordance with AFI 24-301, Vehicle Operions. 4. Never convicted of domestic violence IAW the Lautenberg Amendment. 5. No history of excessive alcohol use or arrested in the past two years for two or more alcohol reled incidents regardless of disposition, except when proven not guilty. 6. No more than one active wage garnishment for delinquency. 7. No more than two delinquent charge off/collection (>= 30 days) payments within last two years. 8. Within three years prior to entry into military service, was never termined from civilian employment for reasons of misconduct, theft, or alcohol use. 9. Must not have used, distributed, or manufactured illicit narcotics or been arrested for any narcotics use, distribution or manufacturing. 10. Have not sniffed or used a substance to obtain an altered consciousness ste from aerosol spray, lighter fluid, petro chemical, adhesives, Freon, or any other chemical for a purpose not intended for use. 11. Qualified to bear firearms according to AFI 31-117, "Arming and Use of Force by Air Force Personnel". 12. Never convicted by a general, special, or summary courts-martial. 13. Never received non-judicial punishment under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) which resulted in either reduction or suspended reduction in grade, or correctional custody for offenses involving substantied drug abuse as defined in AFI 44-121, "Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Trement (ADAPT) Program". 14. No acts of larceny, wrongful appropriion, robbery, burglary, housebreaking, misconduct in comb defined in UCMJ Articles 99-106, or any act th harmed or had the potential to harm the physical safety or well-being of animals to include Military Working Dogs. 15. Never convicted by a civilian court of a Cegory One, Two, or Three offense, nor exceeded the accepted number of Cegory Four offenses. The Cegory Three and Four traffic offenses alone are not disqualifying.
NOTE:
Cegories of offenses are described and listed in AFI 36-2002, "Regular Air Force and Special Cegory Accessions, Uniform Guide List of Typical Offenses". 16. No documented record of gang affiliion. 17. No fear of working around nuclear weapons or nuclear components. NGB Title 32 Series GS-0083, Police Work Qualificion Standard 18. For award and retention of the compible position AFSCs, must maintain an Air Force Network License, according to AFI 33-115, Vol 2, "Licensing Network Users and Certifying Network Professionals". 19. Position requires routine access to Secret merial; and, a current Nional Agency Check, Local Agency Checks and Credit (NACLC) is required. 20. Position Series and AFSC require routine access to Secret merial or similar environment; therefore, award and retention of AFSC 3P0X1, completion of a current Nional Agency Check, Local Agency Checks and Credit (NACLC) according to AFI 31-501, Personnel Security Program Management, are mandory. 21. Must maintain an Air Force Network License.
NOTES TO CANDIDATES
a. Situions of inversion of military rank are not permitted, i.e., a military technician may not be militarily senior to his or her full-time supervisor. b. Candides may be screened and evalued on military tributes directly reled to the compible military position required to be assigned into, such as, but not limited to, military bearing, leadership, or ability to work with others (teamwork) in a military environment. c. Final selection based upon qualificions, suitability, and available manpower resources. d. This employer will provide the Social Security Administrion (SSA) and if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with informion from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorizion. e. Multiple vacancies may be filled from this announcement. Educion No substitution of educion for specialized experience. Additional informion If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorizion Act of 1986 requires th you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistrion.aspx ). Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documention used to determine if you meet the qualificions listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you re yourself higher than is supported by your applicion package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from considerion for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: (
PLEASE NOTE:
DO NOT USE A MOBILE DEVICE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION DOCUMENTS
)
IF YOU COPY AND PASTE ANY PORTION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, YOUR RESUME WILL BE DISQUALIFIED 1. RESUME
Your resume
MUST BE IN PDF
document form. The resume maybe submitted in any writing form but must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. To avoid plagiarism, DO NOT copy and paste the positions description or qualificions from this announcement into your resume.
YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FOR PLAGIARISM.
If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For qualificions determinions your resume must contain
SALARIES, HOURS WORKED PER WEEK, JOB DUTIES AND THE DATES OF EMPLOYMENT FOR EACH JOB.
Example:
$55,000 per year; 40 hours per week, January 2001-July 2009 or January 2001-present........
DETAILED
description of your experience and qualificions. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion marked as incomplete, and you will not receive considerion for this position. All documents submitted must be in PDF document form. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12985870 ~ A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Agency contact informion James Hehcock Phone 601-484-9696 james.hehcock@us.af.mil Address
MS 186 ARW 6225 M
Street Meridian, MS 39307-7112 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: (
PLEASE NOTE:
DO NOT USE A MOBILE DEVICE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION DOCUMENTS
)
IF YOU COPY AND PASTE ANY PORTION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, YOUR RESUME WILL BE DISQUALIFIED 1. RESUME
Your resume
MUST BE IN PDF
document form. The resume maybe submitted in any writing form but must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. To avoid plagiarism, DO NOT copy and paste the positions description or qualificions from this announcement into your resume.
YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FOR PLAGIARISM.
If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For qualificions determinions your resume must contain
SALARIES, HOURS WORKED PER WEEK, JOB DUTIES AND THE DATES OF EMPLOYMENT FOR EACH JOB.
Example:
$55,000 per year; 40 hours per week, January 2001-July 2009 or January 2001-present........
DETAILED
description of your experience and qualificions. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion marked as incomplete, and you will not receive considerion for this position. All documents submitted must be in PDF document form. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12985870 ~ A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion James Hehcock Phone 601-484-9696 james.hehcock@us.af.mil Address
MS 186 ARW 6225 M
Street Meridian, MS 39307-7112 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month • Apply in 3 days Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 7, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Meridian, MS 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $50,460 - $65,599 per year Pay scale & grade GS 7 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Temporary - INDEFINITE Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
