LESTER BIGGS JR.

• Facilitated safety meetings, CBRN/SMT training, and emergency drills to prepare personnel for effective emergency response.
• Conducted hazard assessments, coordinated with command centers and emergency services, and supported evacuation operations to strengthen emergency preparedness.
• Developed and maintained emergency, safety, and evacuation plans, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and local fire codes to enhance overall safety protocols.
• 459 ARW, Joint Base Andrews, MD

ASNT Operator / Strategic Communications Specialist

• Operated the Global Aircrew Strategic Network Terminal (Ascent), a critical nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) system supporting bomber, tanker, and reconnaissance forces.
• Utilized secure satellite communications to maintain continuous command and control connectivity between nuclear forces and national command authorities.
• Ensured reliable transmission of time-sensitive directives, mission updates, and strategic messaging essential to national defense.
• Maintained system readiness and validated communication pathways, ensuring mission assurance and supporting integration of advanced NC3 technologies into daily operations.
• Enabled near real-time decision-making by delivering accurate information that enhanced situational awareness and strengthened tactical posture of deployed and alert forces.
• Enabled protected, jam‑resistant communications by employing Advanced EHF and MILSTAR satellite systems, ensuring message integrity in contested and degraded environments.
• Supported nuclear command and control operations by facilitating near real‑time data exchange for strategic decision‑making, including missile warning, force direction, and emergency action messaging.
• Maintained operational readiness of ASNT equipment by conducting system checks, troubleshooting connectivity issues, and ensuring redundancy across multiple communication pathways.
• Integrated ASNT capabilities into multi‑domain operations aligned with Joint All‑Domain Command and Control (JADC2), enhancing interoperability across air, land, sea, space, and cyber assets..

• Managed security operations for personnel and facilities.
• Developed and implemented security protocols and procedures.
• Oversaw access control measures for sensitive areas and information.
• Developed and enforced security policies, procedures, and protocols to protect confidential information.
• Conducted regular staff training on security policies and procedures.
• Floated between security locations to check in with officers, assess security and make proactive adjustments based on changing conditions.
• Managed the issuance and revocation of security badges and access rights for employees.
• Performed thorough background checks on potential employees to identify hiring risks.

• Perform nuclear Command and Control (C2) actions in the execution phase of Emergency War Orders and direct conventional C2 actions supporting Emergency Plans, OPORDs, and OPLANs.
• Receive, process, and disseminate Emergency Action Messages via voice and record copy.
• Coordinate search and rescue activities and relay C2 instructions for launch, diversion, recall, evacuation, and recovery of forces.
• Maintained operational readiness and evaluated command post processes.
• Managed base-wide SORTS program, ensuring accurate readiness and training data for operational decision-making.
• Developed quick-reaction checklists for nuclear incidents, natural disasters, aircraft accidents, evacuations, and security events to enhance response efficiency.
• Provide SATCOM constellation planning, long-range mission support, and real-time allocation of satellite access.
• Directed emergency crews in response to fires, accidents, and base incidents, coordinating efforts to mitigate impact and ensure safety.

• Operated DoD’s Maven AI system to analyze ISR feeds in real time, identifying threats, anomalies, and mission-relevant activity using machine-learning models to enhance situational awareness.
• Triaged full-emotion video to accelerate intelligence workflows, validated AI detections, integrated insights into daily briefs, and trained new operators, ensuring seamless AI-supported mission operations.
• 459 ARW, Joint Base Andrews, MD