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F-5AT Adversary Air Pilot-in-Command (ADAIR) — Eglin AFB
F-5AT Adversary Air Pilot-in-Command (ADAIR) — Eglin AFB
Join Tactical Air Support and fly the F-5AT in a mission that matters. As an ADAIR Pilot-in-Command at Eglin AFB, you’ll deliver high-end combat airborne adversary training to USAF aircrews, directly shaping readiness across units, wings, weapons school pipelines, and deployment workups. Initial or transition training in the F-5AT is provided prior to assignment.
✈️ The Mission
Provide world‑class Adversary Air (ADAIR) support under the CAFCAS contract, flying company-owned F-5AT fighters to replicate near-peer threats and sharpen USAF tactics, techniques, and procedures.
🧭 What You’ll Do
- Serve as Pilot-in-Command operating the F-5AT in ADAIR sorties supporting USAF training requirements.
- Execute mission planning, brief, flight, and debrief to exacting standards in a fast-paced tactical environment.
- Support training across individual units, wings, weapons school events, and combat deployment cycles.
- Maintain strict compliance with company procedures, contract requirements, safety protocols, and DoD standards.
- Report to the Eglin Site Manager; may be tasked to other company aircraft as operational needs require.
- Travel regularly and frequently to work sites across the United States; operate during non‑standard hours (evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime) as mission dictates.
🧰 What You Bring
- Education/Recency: Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of tactical recency; or 8+ years of relevant experience in lieu of degree.
- Flight Experience: 1,000+ hours fighter/attack/trainer time, including 300+ fighter hours (minimum jet time 1,000 hours).
- Qualifications: Weapon School Graduate or DoD Adversary qualification; DoD flight‑lead qualification.
- Background: Fighter/attack/trainer aircraft flight and tactical experience; military or government aviation‑contractor experience preferred.
- Clearance: Current U.S. Government Secret clearance or higher.
- Eligibility: U.S. citizen, authorized to work in the U.S., able to complete a U.S. government I‑9 Form.
- Certifications: Ability to meet pre‑employment and ongoing physical certifications; valid state driver’s license.
- Training: Initial or transition training in the F‑5AT provided before assignment.
🌟 Work Environment & Expectations
- High-tempo tactical flying with long mission durations and exacting performance standards.
- Flight‑line and hangar operations with exposure to aircraft noise, fumes, chemicals, and temperature extremes.
- Routine evening, weekend, holiday, overtime, and other non‑standard duty hours based on mission needs.
- Regular and frequent travel to support training across multiple U.S. locations.
📨 Ready to Fly the Fight?
If you’re a seasoned tactical aviator ready to bring credible red‑air effects to the USAF, we want to hear from you. Apply now and help elevate the next generation of combat airpower.