JOPES Specialist

Monitor and provide in-transit visibility (ITV) of deploying/redeploying personnel and provide status reports on a daily and weekly basis.

Assist with research on the deployment status of unit personnel from home station to their final destination.

Assist in the creation of the daily USARCENT JOPES Newsgroup validation message and its transmission to USCENTCOM. Information is gathered from Forces Command (FORSCOM), USARCENT staff officers, and CFLCC Forward concerning validation of unit personnel that are ready for deployment, personnel issues in meeting their movement schedules, and/or units requiring adjustment of schedule.

Monitor the USCENTCOM Operational Newsgroup for official deployment guidance, information, and requirement from TRANSCOM, USCENTCOM, Joint Forces Command (JFCOM), and force providers. Download information from the newsgroup as slides or background data to support USARCENT Operational Planning Group (OPG) staff officers in planning unit personnel deployment/redeployment flow to/from the AOR.