United States Army Combined Arms Center Mission Command Systems Integration Course (MCSIC)

United States Army Combined Arms Center

Mission Command Systems Integration Course (MCSIC)


Actions: Conduct Mission Command Systems Integration Course Overview.

Conditions: In a classroom environment, given a Tactical Mission

Command (TMC) System CPOF software installed and CPOF reference materials to include the Quick Reference Guide (QRG).

Standards: A. Define Administrative Procedures.B. Identify Course Purpose, Objectives, and Material.

C. Define Mission Command Digital Master Gunner/Mission Command Systems Integration Course Concept.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES


Administrative Instructions

• Course Contact Numbers (785) 393-5161 (Chuck Cooley) (913) 680-9397 (Daryl Hinrichs)

• Personal Data Sheets must be completed on the Tactical Web Portal



• Classroom ROE Phones Computers No extraneous cables plugged in to our

ports! Food/Drinks Lunch Student Participation



• Driving on Post• Parking • Building Entry• Building Layout


Medical Facilities

• Military Medical Facilities Ft Leavenworth Gentry Clinic Leavenworth VA Facilities / 24 Hour Emergency

Room Smith Dental Clinic

• Leavenworth Civilian Medical Facilities Cushing Memorial Hospital St John’s Hospital


Ft Leavenworth Medical Facilities

- Military Medical Facilities• Ft Leavenworth Gentry Clinic

550 Pope Ave, Ft Leavenworth (913) 684-6671 Clinic Desk (913) 684-6250 Tricare Apt Line https://www.munson.amedd.army.mil

• Thomas L. Smith Dental Clinic 520 Pope Ave, Ft Leavenworth (913) 684-5516

https://www.munson.amedd.army.mil/


Leavenworth VA Medical Facilities

Dwight D. Eisenhower VAMC, 4101 4th St. Trafficway, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048Main Hospital PH # 913-682-2000

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St John’s Hospital3500 South 4th Street

Leavenworth, KS 66048 (913) 680-6000

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• Student Take Home Folders Schedule CD with Lesson Material Quick Reference Guide Course Descriptions Practical Exercises


Our Expectations of You

• Challenge the course.• Ask questions and be engaged during class.• Share your knowledge and experience.• Relay what else you need & want to know.• Honest feedback on the course during AARs.


Introductions

• Name?• Your organization?• What is your current duty position?• What is your digital background?• Why did you select this training?• What do you perceive as the biggest

challenge to staff operations in a digital TOC?


Course Purpose

• The Mission Command Systems Integration Course (MCSIC) is the Army’s overarching training strategy to provide operating force Commanders with a system integrator for the Mission Command digital systems in a Tactical Operations Center (TOC).

• Graduates of the MCSIC are the commander’s SMEs on systems integration for Mission Command digital systems leading to the Common Operational Picture (COP) development and display in the TOC.


Course Objectives

• Equip Soldiers with the knowledge, skills and abilities that provides the expertise to coordinate the connectivity and configuration of digital Mission Command systems in a TOC to affect the display of information needed on the COP.

• Provide an instructional knowledge base that allows the Soldier to coordinate with system DMGs in the TOC regarding COP contribution and display.

• Allows the student to receive the right type of training, in the right environment and in the right sequence to achieve the most comprehensive digital training available anywhere.


Mission Command Systems Integrator Concept

Group of SME’s working together; orchestrated by the MCSI to provide the commander relevant and actionable information .

ProtectionDMG

IntelDMG

NetworkDMGSustainment

DMG

AviationDMG

ManeuverDMG

MCDMG

FiresDMG

MCSI


AMCS Training Integration Challenges

• Effective Mission Command Systems Training• Maturity of Systems (Software Changes)• Command Post Configuration Changes• Funding• Time• Personnel


AMCS Collective Training Strategy

• AMCS is a Very Complex System• Individual Training by PM Teams• Integration Training

Right Soldier not attending trainingNot designed to include leaders (Cdr/Staff)Not realisticLacks simulation supportLacked continuity of InstructorsFocused on technology, not the fight


SUMMARY

• Our Expectations of You

• Course Purpose and Objectives

• MCDMG Concept

• Training Challenges

• Training Strategy

• DMG Course Proponents


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United States Army Combined Arms Center Mission Command Systems Integration Course (MCSIC)