Operations Intelligence
Provide intelligence to space operations crews.
Job Overview
5C0X1 Guardians support space mission planning and threat warning.
Operations Intelligence Guardians produce space threat products and support real-time mission crews across space warfighting domains.
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Daily Responsibilities
- Threat analysis
- Mission planning
- Crew briefings
- Intel product development
Training Pipeline
- 1BMT7.5 weeks
- 2Tech SchoolGoodfellow AFB, TX · ~26 weeks
Official Qualification Requirements
Requirements being verified against the official service publication. We do not display unofficial or estimated scores — contact a recruiter for the current minimum.
TS/SCI
Requirements are subject to change by the Department of Defense and each service. Always confirm the current standard with an official recruiter before making a decision.
Required. Spaceforce.com states enlisted Guardians "must be 17-42 years of age, a U.S. citizen" — no green card option is offered — and officers must be citizens under 10 U.S.C. 20202. Source: spaceforce.com/how-to-join/enlisted-guardians. Verified August 2026.
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Career Progression
Senior analyst, superintendent.
Assignments & Special Schools
- Buckley SFB, CO
- Peterson SFB, CO
- Vandenberg SFB, CA
Deployment: Mostly CONUS assignments.
Advantages
- Cutting-edge domain
- Federal career pathway
- Clearance value
Disadvantages
- Compartmented work
- Shift schedules