MOS 18B40 Special Forces Senior Weapons Sergeant
Serves as a Senior Weapons Sergeant for a Special Forces Operational Detachment-Alpha (SFODA) specializing in Military Freefall with the mission of conducting Special Operations in support of USNORTHCOM/USSOUTHCOM and USCENTCOM theater objectives; supervises, plans, leads and instructs Special Operations and Light Infantry tactics to U.S. and Partner Nation forces up to battalion level during Foreign Internal Defense (FID), Special Reconnaissance (SR), Direct Action (DA), and Unconventional Warfare (UW); maintains over $950,000 worth of Detachment weapons and equipment; maintains proficiency in the Spanish and Portuguese Languages.
MOS 18B3O Weapons Sergeant
Serves as the Weapons Sergeant for a 12 man Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha (SFODA) specializing in Military Freefall (MFF); advises the Detachment Commander on all aspects of small unit tactics, individual small arms, light and heavy crew served weapons; maintains Detachment weapons serviceability; organizes, trains, and supervises indigenous and non-indigenous personnel up to a battalion size within the CENTCOM AOR; conducts Foreign Internal Defense (FID) and Military Source Operations (MSO) in semi-permissible and denied areas; accountable for over $450,000 worth of military equipment.
MOS 18B3O Weapons Sergeant
Serves as the Weapons Sergeant for a Special Forces team supporting Task Force XXXXXXX on a rotating basis; employs conventional and unconventional warfare tactics and techniques in individual and small unit infantry operations; maintains proficiency with all types of U.S. light weapons (including 50 cal MG), heavy weapons (including the 4.2in, 120mm mortar and 106mm RR), man-portable air defense weapons and U.S. antiarmor weapons, and all foreign high-density light and heavy weapons; stores, transfers, and delivers weapons, ammunition, and explosives; maintains secure radio communications.
MOS 18B - Special Forces Weapons Sergeant
Major Duties. Special Forces Weapons Sergeant employs U.S. and foreign small arms, light and heavy crew served weapons, anti-aircraft and anti-armor weapons; controls emplacement and supervises employment during tactical offensive and defensive combat operations; reads, interprets, and prepares combat orders; coordinates organic and supporting fire power; performs standard and non-standard air delivery, airborne operations, and air-ground operations; ensures collection and proper reporting of intelligence data to unit and staff sections. Duties for MOS 18B at each level of skill are:
MOSC 18B20. (Personnel Only). MOS used to identify Soldiers accessed into MOS 18B prior to obtaining grade SSG.
MOSC 18B30. Trains and maintains proficiency in all major duties; employs conventional and high-risk unconventional warfare tactics and techniques in the employment of U.S. and foreign small arms, light and heavy crew served weapons, anti-aircraft and anti-armor weapons; supervises and controls execution of tactical, conventional, and unconventional operational employment and emplacement of all types of U.S. light weapons (up to and including 50 cal MG and 106mm RR), man-portable air defense weapons and U.S. anti-armor weapons (including anti-tank missile systems); maintains proficiency with the employment and functions of all foreign high-density light and heavy weapons, man-portable air defense and anti-armor weapons; evaluates terrain, selects weapons emplacements, sites, and assigns targets and areas of fire; reads, interprets, and prepares combat orders.
MOSC 18B40. Performs all duties of preceding skill level and coordinates organic and supporting fire power; performs standard and non-standard air delivery, airborne operations, and air-ground operations; participates in special missions and operations as detachment member; ensures collection and proper reporting of intelligence data to unit and staff sections; reads and interprets maps and aerial photos and assists in area studies preparation; plans, prepares, and conducts briefings, brief backs, and debriefings; acts in supervisor capacity when conducting split-detachment operations and missions; conducts security and training when task organized in preparation (isolation) for missions and during operations.
