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Monitor the arrival, parking, refueling, loading, and departure of all aircraft.
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Coordinate communications between air traffic control and maintenance personnel.
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Assist in responding to aircraft and medical emergencies.
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Implement airfield safety procedures to ensure a safe operating environment for personnel and aircraft operation.
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Plan and coordinate airfield construction.
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Relay departure, arrival, delay, aircraft and airfield status, and other pertinent information to upline controlling agencies.
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Receive and post weather information and flight plan data, such as air routes or arrival and departure times.
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Coordinate with agencies to meet aircrew requirements for billeting, messing, refueling, ground transportation, and transient aircraft maintenance.
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Manage wildlife on and around airport grounds.
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Train operations staff.
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Inspect airfield conditions to ensure compliance with federal regulatory requirements.
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Conduct inspections of the airport property and perimeter to maintain controlled access to airfields.
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Maintain air-to-ground and point-to-point radio contact with aircraft commanders.
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Post visual display boards and status boards.
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Coordinate changes to flight itineraries with appropriate Air Traffic Control (ATC) agencies.
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Collaborate with others to plan flight schedules and air crew assignments.
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Anticipate aircraft equipment needs for air evacuation and cargo flights.
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Maintain flight and event logs, air crew flying records, and flight operations records of incoming and outgoing flights.
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Procure, produce, and provide information on the safe operation of aircraft, such as flight planning publications, operations publications, charts and maps, or weather information.
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Coordinate with agencies, such as air traffic control, civil engineers, or command posts, to ensure support of airfield management activities.
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Provide aircrews with information and services needed for airfield management and flight planning.
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Check military flight plans with civilian agencies.
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Initiate or conduct airport-wide coordination of snow removal on runways and taxiways.
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Perform and supervise airfield management activities, including mobile airfield management functions.
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Receive, transmit, and control message traffic.
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Conduct departure and arrival briefings.
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Use airfield landing and navigational aids and digital data terminal communications equipment to perform duties.