Officer technical managers in the air antisubmarine warfare. They assist in the organization, supervision, and direction of tactical support center operations, brief and debrief operational flight crews; evaluate and determine in-flight operational efficiency of sensor systems components and ASW sensor operators; supervise preflight, in-flight, and post-flight inspection of ASW equipment, collection, preparation, and transmission of data to appropriate analysis agencies; devise and implement operational planning requirements for fleet staffs. They employ a broad knowledge of the characteristics and employment of U.S. and foreign submarines, warships, small craft, and merchant ships and principles of radar magnetic detection, electronic countermeasures, and underwater acoustics. An officer of the Naval Reserve.