Military Exercise Planner
Aretum · Leavenworth, Kansas, United States · Posted Jun 29, 2026
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About Aretum
Aretum is a mission-driven organization committed to delivering innovative, technology-enabled solutions to our customers across defense, civilian, and homeland security sectors. Our teams work at the intersection of strategy, technology, and transformation, helping agencies solve their most critical challenges. We believe in investing in our people and creating a culture where collaboration, inclusion, and professional growth are at the forefront.
Job Summary
The Military Planner Exercise serves as an Airpower Integration SME, integrating Air Component capabilities into joint and Army Warfighter exercises to support realistic training and operational readiness. This role coordinates with senior military leaders and exercise teams to plan, execute, and synchronize air-ground operations across complex multi-echelon training events.
Due to the nature of our work as a federal consulting organization, employees may be expected to handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and must adhere to applicable safeguarding and compliance requirements.
Responsibilities
The Det 1 Exercise Plans Contractor will have extensive knowledge of Theater Air Control System (TACS)/Army Air-Ground System (AAGS) at the JTF, Corps and Division levels.
The Exercise Planner will apply the unique capabilities of the Air Component into the US Army Mission Command Training Program (MCTP) series of Warfighter Exercises.
The Exercise Plans Contractor will understand, integrate, coordinate and represent the Air Component during the year-long planning/execution cycles for 5+ major multi-echelon (JTF, Corps, Division level) joint complex worldwide events each year.
The Exercise Plans Contractor will: coordinate processes, products, programs and people in support of ongoing MCTP events; integrate functional specialties represented in the AOC, JACCE, JAGIC, TACP; write and integrate Master Scenario Event List (MSEL) story lines; and coordinate joint air ground integration networks on web-based knowledge management tools.
The Exercise Plans Contractor will be an Airpower Integration subject matter expert (SME) and facilitate high fidelity air ground integration supporting ongoing Joint Training Transformation Initiatives, Joint National Training Capabilities, Army MCTP exercises and events.
The Exercise Plans expert will fully understand exercise planning functions, speak to the systems used in the TACS/AAGS and have thorough knowledge of and application for the technical architectures required to make training scenarios and systems work in the MCTP training environment.
As Air Component Planner(s) supporting AFI 10-251 tasks, the Exercise Plans Contractor will work with senior Army and Air Force leaders, exercise directors, exercise planners from all echelons, exercise controllers and Soldiers and Airmen from the assigned training audience to coordinate for and provide effective air plans, execution and control for all counter-land operations.
Will be proficient with the AOC C2Core and exercise planning tools currently being used in the operational environment.
Will be required to attend conferences to represent Det 1 and Air Component/AOC replication and to coordinate on exercise construct issues with joint MCTP exercise planners.
May be positioned forward with the training audience during event execution to liaise with and represent the AOC, JACCE, ASOC/JAGIC and TACP and to work closely with the Det 1 EXCON Chief as well as the Chief of Air Power (CAP).
The Exercise Plans Contractor will receive daily guidance from the acting CAP and CFACC and be able to articulate command intent.
This guidance will then be distributed to the MCTP air ground integration team as well as the AOC response cell to facilitate full Air Component integration.
Interaction with General Officers on a regular basis will be required.