Primary Responsibilities
Control, coordinate, and separate aircraft movement in assigned airspace, airfields, or expeditionary control facilities.
72xx Air Control / Marine Corps MOS Profile
7252 Air Traffic Controller
Air Traffic Controllers provide air traffic control services for aircraft operating in expeditionary, tower, radar, and tactical airfield environments.
Code / Pipeline7252
MOS NameAir Traffic Controller
Category72xx Air Control
Unit AssociationAirwing / HMLA-269
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Marine Corps MOS Profile
Responsibilities and Pipeline
Training Pipeline
Complete entry-level Marine training and formal air-control school.
Billet Progression
This MOS page summarizes the billet, training lane, progression path, and current command-profile matches.
USMC Responsibilities
7252 Air Traffic Controller is described here by practical Marine Corps duties, billet expectations, and training progression. This section avoids game-language so the page reads like a professional MOS reference.
- Control, coordinate, and separate aircraft movement in assigned airspace, airfields, or expeditionary control facilities.
- Use communications, radar/data systems, phraseology, and procedural control to maintain safe aircraft flow.
- Support aviation command-and-control, airfield operations, landing zones, and deployed air-control detachments.
- Maintain certifications, currency, equipment checks, logs, and emergency procedures.
Training Pipeline
The pathway is shown at a broad public level. Exact prerequisites, screening, quotas, course names, and assignments can change by fiscal year, manpower requirement, medical qualification, command screening, and schoolhouse policy.
- Complete entry-level Marine training and formal air-control school.
- Earn local certifications on tower, radar, procedural, or expeditionary control positions as assigned.
- Serve in Marine air-control squadrons, airfield operations, expeditionary sites, or aviation command-and-control nodes.
- Progress into watch supervisor, crew chief, instructor, controller-in-charge, or staff planning roles.
Billets And Skill Growth
- Entry-level Marines focus on core tasks, equipment, field discipline, and reliable execution.
- NCOs supervise small teams, enforce standards, plan rehearsals, and train junior Marines.
- SNCOs and officers manage readiness, risk, training plans, inspections, reporting, and integration with adjacent staff sections.
- Instructor and staff billets preserve standards, document lessons learned, and build repeatable training for the next rotation.
Command Profile Use
Individual names and member-specific history are kept on command profile pages. This MOS page stays focused on the role, standards, training pipeline, and billet use.
Rank / Grade Requirements
Grade LaneEnlisted MOS
Entry / Award Basis
Air Traffic Controller MOS after entry-level training and certification requirements.
Typical Rank Use
Pvt through Sgt for controller qualification and tower/radar billets; SSgt through MGySgt for watch supervisor, ATC chief, and staff billets.
Schoolhouse & Qualification Requirements
SchoolhouseMarine aviation command-and-control / air traffic control training pipeline
ATC training covers airspace procedures, tower/radar operations, aircraft separation, communications, emergency procedures, and aviation safety.
Entry QualificationsScreening / Prerequisites
Requires aviation medical and aptitude standards, security eligibility where required, communications clarity, course completion, and local position qualification.
Associated SchoolsFollow-On Training
- Tower and radar position qualification
- Tactical airfield operations
- Air control sustainment and supervisor qualification
Course titles, quotas, prerequisites, and sequence can change by fiscal year, manpower requirement, medical qualification, and current schoolhouse policy.
MOS Association
Airwing / HMLA-269
This page links the occupation lane to Airwing / HMLA-269.