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Mr. Robert BennettChief, Resources & Analysis Division, J6-R

C4 Systems Directorate (J6)

U.S. Central Command

NDIA Tampa Breakfast14 April 2015

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“We cannot solve the problems we have created with the same thinking we used in

creating them.”

Albert Einstein

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USCENTCOM Mission

With our national and international partners,

U.S. Central Command

promotes COOPERATION among nations

RESPONDS to crisis and DETERS or

DEFEATS State and Non-State aggression

and SUPPORTS development, and, when

necessary, RECONSTRUCTION

in order to establish the conditions for regional

security, stability and prosperity

With our national and international partners,

U.S. Central Command

promotes COOPERATION among nations

RESPONDS to crisis and DETERS or

DEFEATS State and Non-State aggression

and SUPPORTS development, and, when

necessary, RECONSTRUCTION

in order to establish the conditions for regional

security, stability and prosperity

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Area of Responsibility

…among the most complex and volatile in the world.

20 Countries spanning 4.6M Square Miles 530M People & 4 Major Religions 18 Major Languages & 22 Ethnic Groups

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Tajikistan

Qatar

Kuwait

Kazakhstan

Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan

Turkmenistan

Afghanistan

Pakistan

Iran

U.A.E.

Oman

Yemen

SaudiArabia

IraqJordan

EgyptBahrain

LebanonSyria

Confrontations

SituationsConflicts

ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN• Contentious, fuels sectarianism and

violence • Third intifada could spark wider conflict• Ongoing diplomatic efforts

PERCEPTIONS OF U.S. ENGAGEMENT• Competition to supplant U.S. influence• U.S. intervention fuels distrust, anger• Security cooperation with regional

partners in high demand

DRIVERS OF INSTABILITY• Political/economic grievances persist• Disenfranchisement, economic

uncertainty, and humanitarian crises• Stalled political transitions and renewed

autocracy• Ungoverned /Under-governed spaces

SUNNI-SHIA• Ideologues/politicians perpetuate an

“Us vs. Them” narrative• Local/religious affinities trump

national identities, secularism• VEOs, external actors exploit divisions

PAKISTAN-INDIA• Trust deficit between nuclear powers• Sporadic cross-border violence, militancy

persists

IRAN• Persistent nuclear ambitions• Growing ITN operational reach, malign

influence threatens U.S., allies, region

USCENTCOM’s strategic environment contains converging and compounding threats, instability, and violence as political transitions, civil wars, and aggressive VEOs threaten global security and stability.

IRAQ-SYRIA & GREATER LEVANT• IRQ: ISIL threatens GoI, regional stability• SYR: Grinding civil war, groups vie for power• JOR, LEB, TUR: Risk of spillover violence

AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN• AFG political transition fragile• AFG-PAK safe havens enable VEOs, OTOs and

threaten regional stability

YEMEN• Potential civil war portends state collapse/

fracture• AQAP safe haven; IRN support to Huthis• Turmoil threatens geostrategic choke point

USCENTCOM Strategic Environment

Approved 24 February 2015

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USCENTCOM Top 10Approved 24 February 2015

• Degrade and ultimately defeat ISIL in order to prevent the further spread of sectarian-fueled radical extremism, and to mitigate the continuing Iraq-Syria crisis.

• Continue support to Afghanistan, in partnership with NATO, as a regionally integrated, secure, stable, and developing country.

• Defeat Al Qaeda, deny violent extremists safe havens and freedom of movement, and limit the reach of terrorists.

• Counter malign Iranian influence, while reducing and mitigating against the negative impacts of surrogates and proxies.

• Support a whole of government approach to developments in Yemen, preventing Yemen from becoming an ungoverned space for AQ/VEOs; retain CT capacity in the region.

• Maintain credible general and specific deterrent capability and capacity to counter Iran.

• Prevent, and if required counter, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; disrupt their development and prevent their use.

• Protect lines of communication, ensure free use of the global commons (including the cyber commons), and secure unimpeded global access for legal commerce

• Shape, support, and maintain ready, flexible regional Coalitions and partners, as well as cross-CCMD and interagency US whole-of-government teams, to support crisis response; optimize military resources

• Develop and execute security cooperation programs, improving bilateral and multilateral partnerships, building partnered “capacities,” and improving information sharing, security, and stability

Manage

Prevent

Shape

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A new paradigm…

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Manage

Prevent

• “Fight-Tonight” Mission Partner Environment CENTCOM Partner Network (CPN-X)• Align Theater Architecture with Joint Information Environment (JIE)• Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS)• Joint Regional Security Stack (JRSS)• Migrate to Defense Enterprise Email (DEE)• DoD Enterprise to the Tactical Edge• Split-base Enterprise Operations Center (EOC) at HQ and CENTCOM Forward HQ (CFH)• Improve User Experience• C2 On-the-Move – Secure Mobile, Zero-client, etc.

Optimize Theater C5ISR Environment, Capabilities and Mission Command

• Mature Joint Cyberspace Center (JCC), Joint Force HQ Cyber (JFHQ-C), EOC, & JFHQ-DODIN• Fully operationalize Cyber Mission Forces (CMF)• Identify and mitigate Adversary Cyber Threat

Dominate Cyberspace in the CENTCOM Area of Operations

• C5ISR interoperability and Mission Command• Cybersecurity• Operations, Training, Education and Exercise

Build CENTCOM Partner Capacity

• Ensure Effective, Efficient, and Secure Mission Command Capability aligned with the Theater Campaign Plan and JIE

Govern the CENTCOM C5ISR Enterprise

Mission Partner Environment

(MPE) Objective Capabilities

Single Cyber Security

Architecture (CSA)

JIE Enterprise to the Edge

Fully Enabled Mission Partners

Joint ForceCyber C2EnduringConstruct

JIE / MPEGovernance

EnduringConstruct

Enduring C5ISR Missions, Functions and Sustainment

Shape

USCENTCOM J6 Strategic Outlook

Approved 18 March 2015

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USCENTCOM J6 Budget Breakdown

• The C4 Enterprise Support contract is the largest CCJ6 contract, which ends in FY17

• The re-compete effort starts this year with gaining permission to continue with GSA FEDSIM

• CCJ6 is heavily reliant on contingency funding and works diligently to reduce cost and baseline enduring requirements

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The Strategic Environment challenges transcend the ability and capacity of any one sector to assure

success…

…and we learned long ago“whole-of-government” is not enough.

Partnerships with government and non-government organizations, multinational partners, and the private-sector (industry and academia) defines the way ahead

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• Simple Solutions to Complex Problems - Ease of Use• No Six Hump Camels• Mission Command on the Move• Device and Transport Agnostic Secure Solutions• Virtual Desktop, Private Cloud, and Data at Rest• Persistent Access to Mission Command Systems

• Cost-effective, Non-proprietary solutions to maximize flexibility to expand and upgrade on demand (Sustainable, Scalable, and Supportable)• Manage your talent – we need the first team to remain on the field• Cybersecurity and Mission Assurance “baked-in” up front – NOT an

afterthought• Risk Management Framework• Continuous Monitoring and Analytical Tools

Effective

Efficient

Secure

Key Roles for Industry in the Way Ahead

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Our partnership with

Industry is critical to

the safety, security,

and mission success of

our Armed Forces

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QUESTIONS