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ASCENSION is seeking a Senior Security Forces Requirements & Equipment Analyst to support the National Guard Bureau’s Air National Guard Security Forces Division, NGB/A4S, in managing mission requirements, equipment programs, logistics activities, policy, and force protection capabilities.

The ideal candidate brings substantial experience supporting Air Force, Air National Guard, Department of Defense, Security Forces, military logistics, force protection, or related operational programs and understands how equipment requirements move from operational need through validation, authorization, acquisition, fielding, inventory management, sustainment, modernization, and eventual replacement.

This is not simply a logistics position. ASCENSION needs someone who can operate as a trusted senior advisor to Government program leaders, understand Security Forces operational requirements, work across multiple Air Force and DoD systems, analyze equipment and readiness information, coordinate across Headquarters and field organizations, and translate operational requirements into defensible recommendations for leadership.

The Government specifically calls for full-time Security Forces analytical support that provides subject matter opinions, technical and general analysis, and problem-solving recommendations. The analyst must also possess applied knowledge of applicable Unified Facilities Criteria and Air Force instructions, with AFI 31-101 specifically identified as an example.

This position is especially well suited for a candidate who has served in or directly supported Air Force or Air National Guard Security Forces, Security Forces headquarters staffs, logistics or equipment management organizations, force protection programs, or requirements and modernization organizations.

Position Summary

The Senior Security Forces Requirements & Equipment Analyst will provide senior-level analytical and subject matter expertise supporting the ANG Security Forces Requirements and Equipment Program.

The role encompasses five interconnected areas:

Program and Policy Administration: supporting the development, implementation, review, and management of ANG Security Forces requirements, equipment, capabilities, and related policies.

Equipment and Logistics Oversight: supporting the complete equipment lifecycle, including requirement identification, procurement coordination, inventory and delivery tracking, equipment authorization, fielding, lifecycle planning, and modernization.

Requirements and Acquisition Support: assisting with requirements development, market research, cost analysis, technical specifications, procurement documentation, and acquisition vehicles such as IDIQs and BPAs.

Data Analysis and Compliance Monitoring: analyzing program information, operational data, equipment status, trends, field-unit requirements, and compliance information to support leadership decisions.

Stakeholder Coordination and Knowledge Transfer: working with ANG Security Forces leadership, field units, Air Force organizations, working groups, program managers, functional managers, acquisition organizations, vendors, and other mission partners.

The PWS specifically identifies systems including ARIS, DLA FedMall, Fire & Emergency Services Equipment TLS, PIEE, and ELMS as part of the requirements environment.

ASCENSION’s internal capability assessment also correctly identified direct Security Forces domain knowledge and experience with these ANG-specific systems as specialized areas that should be acquired through recruiting or teaming, rather than represented as existing corporate expertise. That makes domain experience one of the most important screening criteria for this particular hire.

Anticipated Day-to-Day Activities

The selected candidate will:

• Analyze ANG Security Forces operational, equipment, readiness, logistics, and capability requirements and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Advise NGB/A4S leadership on Security Forces equipment requirements, capabilities, policies, acquisition priorities, modernization initiatives, and program issues.
• Support development, implementation, maintenance, and annual review of ANG Security Forces policies and guidance relating to equipment, requirements, contingencies, and domestic operations.
• Operate and maintain required access to mission and logistics systems, including ARIS, DLA FedMall, TLS, PIEE, ELMS, and other Government-designated platforms.
• Maintain the Requirements and Equipment Continuity Book, including operating procedures, recurring processes, annual timelines, field-unit instructions, reference materials, and key points of contact.
• Develop and coordinate acquisition requirements documentation supporting Security Forces procurement initiatives, including IDIQs, BPAs, market research, technical requirements, specifications, and supporting cost information.
• Manage equipment lifecycle information from requirement identification through procurement, fielding, inventory management, sustainment, modernization, and replacement planning.
• Coordinate ANG Security Forces ELMS Enterprise Warehouse activities, including access requests, warehouse information, stock-number actions, equipment tracking, and user support.
• Maintain Security Forces equipment authorization lists, equipment directories, fielding records, weapons and optics information, vehicle and force protection equipment information, and other Government-designated equipment records.
• Validate unit equipment requirements and unfunded requirements against applicable policies, authorization standards, operational needs, and Government protocols.
• Monitor equipment procurement, delivery, inventory, discrepancies, fielding status, and lifecycle information and identify issues requiring Government action.
• Conduct market research and cost analysis supporting equipment acquisition and modernization decisions.
• Evaluate candidate equipment, technologies, and capabilities against Security Forces operational requirements and technical specifications.
• Participate in site visits, assessments, inspections, equipment evaluations, and testing activities when directed.
• Support capability development and modernization forums, working groups, requirements boards, and other Security Forces governance activities.
• Collect operational and program data from ANG units, MAJCOMs, program offices, and other stakeholders.
• Analyze statistical and qualitative information to identify emerging equipment requirements, capability gaps, lifecycle risks, compliance issues, and program trends.
• Develop dashboards, progress reports, data products, decision papers, executive briefings, presentations, and other leadership communications.
• Maintain SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, and other Government collaboration repositories supporting Requirements and Equipment activities.
• Facilitate working groups, technical discussions, stakeholder meetings, and coordination activities involving Government headquarters, ANG units, Air Force organizations, acquisition organizations, and industry.
• Track action items, decisions, risks, issues, milestones, and follow-up activities through resolution.
• Train and assist Security Forces personnel and stakeholders on requirements, equipment, logistics processes, systems, procedures, and applicable program guidance.
• Travel to ANG, Air Force, and commercial locations for meetings, training, assessments, equipment evaluations, and other mission activities when authorized.