Company Profile
Company Overview
U.S. Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll (USAG-KA), home to the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command's (SMDC) Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site (RTS), operates as a subordinate command of the U.S. Army installation Management Command. The use of Kwajalein Atoll as a U.S. military facility is made possible through treaty and lease agreements negotiated with the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
Kwajalein Range Services, LLC, a joint venture company formed by Bechtel and Lockheed Martin, has been SMDC's prime contractor for Logistics and Base Operations Support, and Integrated Range Engineering at USAG-KA/RTS since 2003.
The logistic services portion of the contract provides range and community support, including medical and dental care; religious services; youth and education services; retail merchandising; housing; recreational activities; dining services; newspaper, radio, and TV access; fire fighting; supply services; operation of the public utilities and services; and air, sea, and land transportation.
The integrated range engineering portion of the contract provides for the operation, maintenance, and modernization of the range instrumentation systems including radars, telemetry, optics, communications and information services, mission control, and safety systems. Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Lincoln Laboratory is the scientific advisor to the range.
The KRS team also includes major subcontractor Chugach Management Services, a native Alaskan company, which provides logistics support services to the contract and Berry Aviation, Inc. which provides aviation services.
Company History
Kwajalein Range Services, LLC has a solid history of providing innovative solutions with proven results on programs of importance to our national defense.
The KRS team is dedicated to providing exceptional range engineering, logistics and base operations support to ensure effective missile defense for our country and the safety and well being of its citizens.
Benefits
Thank you for your interest in KRS. We provide a benefits package including medical/dental insurance; life/AD & D insurance, a matching 401(k) savings plan, long & short term disability, paid time off, annual home leave for employees assigned to an overseas location, 10 paid holidays and a comprehensive relocation package.
Our available positions on Kwajalein Atoll normally have 12 or 24 month contract lengths depending on the requirements of the position and may allow you the opportunity to qualify for the federal foreign income tax exclusion. If you are hired in "Unaccompanied" status you are provided with a single status Bachelor Quarters room similar to a dorm room or small studio apartment, with a private bathroom. You are also provided a meal card which allows you to eat at the island dining hall at no cost. If you are hired in "Accompanied" status you typically receive housing for you and your pre- approved dependents, but no meal card. There are no charges to the employee for housing utilities. Your only fixed monthly cost for living on Kwajalein is for your basic telephone service. Most employees work a standard 5 day/40 hour work schedule.
KRS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin..