Command and Control Center Officers

Manage the operation of communications, detection, and weapons systems essential for controlling air, ground, and naval operations. Duties include managing critical communication links between air, naval, and ground forces; formulating and implementing emergency plans for natural and wartime disasters; coordinating emergency response teams and agencies; evaluating command center information and need for high-level military and government reporting; managing the operation of surveillance and detection systems; providing technical information and advice on capabilities and operational readiness; and directing operation of weapons targeting, firing, and launch computer systems.

What They Do

Command and Control Center Officers oversee sophisticated technology systems that coordinate military operations across air, sea, and land. They work primarily in secure operations centers, monitoring multiple screens and communications channels simultaneously to maintain situational awareness of ongoing missions and potential threats. These officers manage surveillance and detection systems, ensuring critical information flows seamlessly between different military units and command levels. When situations escalate, they coordinate emergency response teams and implement disaster protocols, whether facing natural catastrophes or security threats. They evaluate incoming intelligence, determine what information requires immediate escalation to senior military or government officials, and make rapid decisions about resource deployment.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Webster University, MO
$99,179
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Georgetown University, DC
$85,186
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Valparaiso University, IN
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)University of Maryland-College Park, MD
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)University of Advancing Technology, AZ
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico, PR
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Point Park University, PA
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Maryville University of Saint Louis, MO
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Naval Postgraduate School, CA
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Norwich University, VT
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Saint Louis University, MO
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Citadel Military College of South Carolina, SC
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)American Public University System, WV
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Temple University, PA
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management, OH
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Missouri State University-Springfield, MO
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)University of New Hampshire-Main Campus, NH
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, CA
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)National American University-Rapid City, SD
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Harvard University, MA
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, NM
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)New York University, NY
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Elmhurst University, IL
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Johns Hopkins University, MD
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)University of Southern California, CA
$82,158