(Title 32) Department of the Air Force Air Nional Guard Units 138th Fighter Wing, Tulsa, Oklahoma Summary
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.
This Nional Guard position is for a
AIRPLANE PILOT
(Title 32), Position Description Number D0253P02 and is part of the OK 138th Fighter Wing, Oklahoma Air Nional Guard. Learn more about this agency Summary
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.
This Nional Guard position is for a
AIRPLANE PILOT
(Title 32), Position Description Number D0253P02 and is part of the OK 138th Fighter Wing, Oklahoma Air Nional Guard. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted today • Apply by 08/27/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on August 27, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Tulsa, OK No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $131,841 - $171,396 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Promotion potential 13 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 Permanent Occupions and job series 2181 Aircraft Operion Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
OK-13021611-AF-26-095
Control number 878493700 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Clarificion from the agency Members of any Air Force Component (Active/Reserve/Guard) th has the 11F AFSC within the military grades of O-1 through O-4 and is willing/eligible to become a member of the OK Air Nional Guard. Duties Help This position is loced unit level in the Air Nional Guard (ANG) Aviion Wing, Operions Group flying units in the ANG. Its paramount purpose is to pilot a unit equipped (UE) airplane. In addition to piloting responsibilities, performs administrive tasks in support of the Air Operions program.
MAJOR DUTIES
Pilots advanced, single or multi-engine military airplane, high performance military fighter aircraft on tactical/non-tactical assigned missions using advanced precision instrument flight techniques in conjunction with air navigional aids. Flies well within flight parameters (e.g. speed and loading) to execute normal flights procedures and standard maneuvers in all weher conditions from point-to-point (domestic/foreign) using fully adeque landing areas. Maintains a thorough knowledge of the aircraft systems and procedures under normal, instrument, and emergency conditions. Maintains mission qualificions in the assigned airplane.
Prepares for flight to include:
securing current and forecast weher informion to determine conditions along the proposed route of flight and the destinion; plans the flight through the study of maps and charts to determine routing, intermedie stops, alterne destinion, fuel requirements, estimed flying time and, if required, files the airplane flight plan; checks or verifies th the airplane is ready for flight, including such aspects as loading and weight distribution, maintenance or service conditions, and performing prescribed preflight checks; ensures th any passengers and crew members are briefed on the nure and purpose of the flight and the procedures to be followed in an emergency; and obtains the proper clearances to begin the flight. Operes the airplane with the utmost safety to include: adhering to flight procedures and parameters specified in the airplane flight manual; communicing and coordining with ground units and controlling activities; monitoring performance of the airplane and progress of the flight; and takes corrective action, including the use of emergency procedures as required.
Accomplishes post-flight activities to include:
maintaining airplane logs and forms; writing flight reports; coordining with maintenance personnel on service conditions; and conducts post-flight checks. Serves as the Air Commander's representive when performing duties as Supervisor of Flying (SOF) and is responsible for the safe and efficient mission accomplishment of the unit. The SOF has the authority to cancel flying activities, divert aircraft, dicte mission requirements, approve specific activities, coordine for airport or airspace utilizion with FAA, and direct emergency actions involving UE airplanes. Incumbents of these positions are subject to rotion to perform administrive tasks in any of the following Air Operions program support functional areas: a.
Training and Scheduling:
Designs and coordines comprehensive training plans and scenarios to provide realistic technical aircrew training. Adopts and implements policy to ensure accomplishment of all required training. Establishes training goals and objectives for instrument flight and general operion of the UE airplane. Tailors training program to individual needs in order to provide uninterrupted progress. Analyzes post-mission debriefing and critiques to ensure accomplishment of assigned training events. Plans, develops and implements the unit flying schedule using inputs from within the Air Operions Division. Coordines the operional requirements with the Aircraft Maintenance Division, the FAA and other outside agencies. b.
Plans:
Develops unit delibere planning for implemention of wartime, base and nional tasking. Maintains detailed wartime and peacetime contingency plans and supplements for unit mobility, deployment, strange field operions/employment, and redeployment of the unit. Coordines with the gaining command, NGB and approprie theer headquarters. c.
Safety:
Plans, organizes and administers unit flying, explosive, and ground safety programs in accordance with Air Force, ANG and OSHA directives, and applicable technical publicions. Reviews and analyzes directives, regulions, accident reports, safety da, and local opering conditions to determine requirements for safety programs. Inspects facilities and flying operions and coordines with approprie agencies to ensure compliance with all applicable safety regulions and programs. d.
Inspector General:
Serves as the Wing Commander's principal advisor and provides technical expert to wing personnel on the Air Force Complaints Resolution and Fraud, Waste and Abuse (FWA) programs and the Air Force Inspection System (AFIS). Plans, directs and manages the activities of the Inspector General office, directing the Commander's Inspection Program (CCIP) and overseeing the wing's self-assessment, exercise and inspection programs. Requirements Help Conditions of employment
NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED.
If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a Nional Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position. This is an excepted service position th requires membership in a compible military assignment in the employing ste's Nional Guard, required prior to the effective de of placement. Selectee required to wear the military uniform. Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment. Applicants who are not currently a member of the Nional Guard must be eligible for immedie membership and employment in the Nional Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement. Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service. Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigion. May be required to successfully complete a trial period. Participion in direct deposit is mandory. May be required to travel by military or commercial air to conferences, meetings, or other functions away from the normal duty stion. Work may require access to classified informion. Must be able to obtain and maintain the approprie security clearance. The employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays. Qualificions for this position require the pilot to have gradued from USAF or USN Undergradue Flying Training (UFT). Pilots are required to maintain the same medical standards as USAF military pilots. Possess a valid ste driver's license to opere government motor vehicles, for the ste in which they live or are principally employed, in accordance with Army and Air Force Vehicle Operions Directives. Qualify to opere government motor vehicles and vehicular equipment for "Maintenance Purposes Only" according to Army or Air Force Vehicle Maintenance Operions Directives. Must have the approprie security clearance. Upon accepting this position, the employee may be required to serve up to a two-year probionary period. Qualificions
MILITARY GRADES
: O-1 through
O-4 MANDATORY QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT
11F AFSC Eligibility requirements for Dual Stus technician positions in this occupion are based on the candide's possession of approprie military certificions, military rings in the main-frame military aircraft of employment, and the required competencies (knowledge, skills, and abilities).
GENERAL EXPERIENCE
: An applicant must have a competent understanding of the occupion's basic principles and concepts. Applicants should have a minimum of one year on-the-job experience in the grade (or a comparable military rank) immediely below the next higher level.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE
: Applicants must demonstre the following specialized experience competencies (skills, knowledge, and abilities) to qualify for appointments to
GS- 2181-13
Air Nional Guard Dual Stus Officer positions. For Air Nional Guard positions, must have least two years working experiences in military service aviion programs (active duty or reserve components); or Air Nional Guard Wing/ Operions Group. Qualificion competencies are determined by three factors: The aircraft opered; the nure and purpose of assignments; and, the degree of hazard. Experienced in piloting and instructing pilot skills in one or more of the following mainframe/military aircraft: Fixed-wing, rotary, or remotely piloted aircraft (RPA). Although a variety of piloting administrive tasks are performed in support of an Air Nional Guard aviion program, the required competence for this grade includes the ability to train and instruct others in the piloting of a specified main-frame military aircraft. Experienced in reading and applying mission tasks, intelligence reports, and weher informion. Experienced in supervising and/or conducting mission planning, mission preparions, filing of flight plans, and conducting crew briefings. Experienced in aircraft preflight inspections, aircraft loading, equipment assessments, and mission manning. Experienced in opering aircraft controls and equipment. Experienced in performing or supervising the work procedures involved in navigion, in-flight refueling, search and rescue operions, surveillance, or reconnaissance. Experienced in conducting or supervising crew member training on simple to complex mission specific tasks. Experienced in developing plans and policies, monitoring operions, and advising commanders. Experienced in flight theory, air navigion, meteorology, flying directives, aircraft opering procedures, and mission tactics. Experienced in planning and preparing for missions; and, must have least two years experiences in piloting or instructing others in piloting specific air-frame/military aircraft. Experienced in various piloting administrive tasks performed in support of Air Nional Guard aviion programs. Experienced in aviion unit quality control management programs. Experienced in the unit flying, explosive, and ground safety programs in accordance with Department of the Air Force, Nional Guard Bureau, and Occupional Safety and Health Administrion directives. Experienced in applying directives, regulions, accident reports, safety da, and local opering conditions to determine unit safety program requirements. Experienced in flying operions and coordining with approprie agencies to ensure compliance with all applicable safety regulions and programs. Experienced in one or more missions such as, air-to-air; air-to-ground; mortar-to-arm escort; surveillance; reconnaissance; surface tack; killer-scout; target illuminion; or laser targeting. Experienced in traditional "stick and rudder" type controls for piloting aircraft direction, altitude, and speed. Experienced in using aircraft instrumention and aircraft mounted video cameras. Experienced in visual flight- rule type flying and aircraft instrument flying. Experienced in flying simuled "real world" comb and non-comb missions and terrain. Experienced in planning, scheduling, and conducting training flights through Federal Aviion Administrion controlled nional airspace. Experienced in applying operional directives, training directives, instructions, standard opering procedures, and special instructions of Nional Guard Bureau, United Stes Army or United Stes Air Force, and gaining commands. Experienced in working independently to plan and perform work assignments. Experienced in completing safe and efficient mission accomplishments through the use of Operional Risk Management. Experienced performing aviion duties such as, cancelling flying activities, diverting aircraft, dicting mission requirements, approving specific activities, coordining for airport or airspace utilizion with FAA, or directing emergency actions th involved unit support agencies. Experienced in conducting particular missions and flying specific main- frame aircraft in comb tactics, flying in mountainous terrain, performing tactical remote site evaluions, performing landings on remote sites, providing ground and flight training, and conducting night-vision operions or instructions. Experienced in standardizion and evaluion programs, written ground examinions, emergency procedures, and aircrew performance standards in accordance with applicable directives and Federal Aviion Administrion certificion requirements. Experienced in reviewing and complying with applicable service flight publicions and directives for accuracy and currency. Experienced on weaponry and comb or non-comb tactics for applicable military aircraft. Experienced with wartime and peacetime contingency plans and supplements used for unit mobilizions, deployments, strange field operions, or troop missions and redeployments. Educion An undergradue degree from an accredited college/university is mandory . A Gradue Degree from an accredited civilian academic college or from an equivalent professional military educion school is optimum. Must have Federal Aviion Administrion certificions awarded from accredited civilian aviion programs OR must have aviion certificions from accredited military aviion schools. 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 ( Register |
Selective Service System :
Selective Service System (sss.gov) ). This position may be eligible for Union Membership. 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: 1.
Your resume:
Your resume may be submitted in any form and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. If your resume includes a photograph, other PII (Personally Identifiable informion) or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion determinions, and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For qualificions determinions your resume must contain hours worked per week and the des of employment (i.e., Hours per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present ex. 03/2020-06/2022 or 03/2020-Present). If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive considerion for this position.
For additional informion see:
Wh to include in your resume . 2. Other supporting documents (as applicable): Certificions DD-214 or
NGB 22 SF-50
Official Transcripts PAA If you are NOT a current member of the Oklahoma Nional Guard, you must submit documention showing your current/ previous military affiliion (DD 214, NGB 22, copy of an award/order, stement of service) etc. with your applicion to receive considerion for this position. Failure on your part to submit the requested documents will prevent further considerion for this position. If you have any questions concerning this requirement, contact our office (572) 247-5581. 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/13021611 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 Virginia Salazar Phone 572-247-5325 virginia.p.salazar.civ@army.mil Address OK 138th Fighter Wing 9100 East 46th Street North Tulsa, OK 74115-1699 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: 1.
Your resume:
Your resume may be submitted in any form and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. If your resume includes a photograph, other PII (Personally Identifiable informion) or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion determinions, and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For qualificions determinions your resume must contain hours worked per week and the des of employment (i.e., Hours per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present ex. 03/2020-06/2022 or 03/2020-Present). If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive considerion for this position.
For additional informion see:
Wh to include in your resume . 2. Other supporting documents (as applicable): Certificions DD-214 or
NGB 22 SF-50
Official Transcripts PAA If you are NOT a current member of the Oklahoma Nional Guard, you must submit documention showing your current/ previous military affiliion (DD 214, NGB 22, copy of an award/order, stement of service) etc. with your applicion to receive considerion for this position. Failure on your part to submit the requested documents will prevent further considerion for this position. If you have any questions concerning this requirement, contact our office (572) 247-5581. 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/13021611 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 Virginia Salazar Phone 572-247-5325 virginia.p.salazar.civ@army.mil Address OK 138th Fighter Wing 9100 East 46th Street North Tulsa, OK 74115-1699 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 today • Apply by 08/27/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on August 27, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Tulsa, OK No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $131,841 - $171,396 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Promotion potential 13 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 Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
