Common Operational Picture

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Action: Define the Common Operating Picture (COP).

Standards: A. Define the Purpose of the COP. B. Identify Management Responsibilities for the COP. C. Identify Systems that Contribute to the COP. D. Describe the Commanders Dashboard.

Condition: Given a classroom environment with operational Command Post of the Future (CPoF) System, working

Mission Command Systems (MCS) network, connected to appropriate Servers and Databases.

What is the COP? What is its purpose?

• Everyone operating off the same page with the same information.

• Purpose–Increase Situational Awareness

– Junior commanders:• Anticipate senior command decisions and

guidance • Decrease reaction time upon receipt of orders

– Senior commanders: • Make informed decisions and issue clearer

guidance• Reduce reaction time across the board

Managing the COP

• Units and KMO’s– Uses AMCS and any other resources to maintain a COP of their

AOR ensuring the commander has the situational awareness so he can make informed decisions:

– Ensures the unit COP meets all higher headquarters reporting requirements

– Assigns reporting responsibility to subordinate units and ensuring all reporting elements meet their requirements

– Enters and updates COP requirements or reports not delivered by automated means

– Validates all unit graphic control measures as necessary

KMO’s exist at the Brigade and above. At the Battalion level, responsibility for the COP typically falls to the Battle Captain and the Battle NCO

Systems that contribute to the COP• GCCS-A: Global Command and Control System-Army• C2PC: Command and Control Personal Computer • TMC Host: Tactical Mission Command Host

– (CPoF: Command Post of the Future )• AMDWS: Air and Missile Defense Workstation • TAIS: Tactical Airspace Integration System • AFATDS: Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System • DCGS-A: Distributed Common Ground Station-A• BCS3: Battle Command Sustainment Support System • FBCB2: Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below • BCS: Battle Command Server

– PASS: Publish and Subscribe Services – C2PC Gateway: Command and Control Personal Computer

Gateway– DDS: Data Dissemination Service

• SharePoint (Tactical Web Portal)

Obligatory acronym page

Commander’s Dashboard

Summary

• Defined the COP• Discussed who manages the COP• Reviewed the systems that contribute to the

COP• Discussed the Commander's Dashboard