Job Description:

• 1) Operates and controls smoke or flame and support equipment, such as self-propelled flamethrowers, smoke generators, and radio equipment, to provide smokescreen or flame support for military forces during combat or training: Observes terrain and weather conditions to determine location for smoke generators and smoke munitions.

• 2) Starts smoke generator to form smokescreen.

• 3) Observes smokescreen to ensure proper screening without interference to mission of adjacent friendly units.

• 4) Adjusts smoke generators as needed to obtain optimum quality and quantity of screening smoke.

• 5) Assists in loading flamethrower and on-vehicle weapons.

• 6) Moves firing controls and fire control instruments to operate and fire vehicular mounted weapons and self-propelled flamethrowers.

• 7) Moves driver controls to start, stop, and steer self-propelled flamethrower vehicles.

• 8) Receives and stores on-vehicle materials, such as rations, fuel, and ammunition.

• 9) Confers with squad or unit personnel to report observance of targets or other combat information, using visual signal, radio or telephone, in conformance with terminology and security procedures.

• 10) Performs preventive maintenance and repairs on equipment and weapons, such as flamethrowers, radio equipment, and smoke generators.