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TechNet Augusta 2015 Engagement Theater Session 3: Expeditionary Network Communications

COL James Ross, Project Manager Tactical RadiosCOL Michael Thurston, Project Manager Mission CommandProgram Executive Office for Command, Control and Communications-Tactical

Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center

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Army Mission Command Network

InstitutionalCapability Set

Other Installations/ Centers of

Excellence (CoE)

Cloud-based training environment

Unit Work & Training Areas

Mission Training Complex

Home Station Mission Command

Ctrs, rear CPs

Deployed Forces

Unit Tactical Networks

Soldier self-development

(BYOD)

Education Facilities

“Uninterrupted Mission Command”

Enroute

Common User Experience across Echelons, Formations, Phases

Home Station Deployed

Training & ReadinessMobile, Protected Network

Distributed Command Posts

Source: ARCIC, “The Mission Command Network Vision and Narrative”, v2.0, dated 11 Dec 2014

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SATCOM network in Afghanistan for Operation Resolute Support

WIN-T Inc 2 mobile network “hotspots” support Soldiers during Afghan elections

Tactical radios provide “digital guardian angel” during advise-and-assist missions

Deployable SATCOM terminals support operational needs in Iraq

JCR/BFT enables mission command on the move in Korea

National Guard fielded with new capabilities for communications with local first responders

Networking Soldiers, NGOs for Ebola response

In FY14 PEO C3T successfully fielded software baseline upgrades to 75 Army and National Guard prioritized units around the world

Support fielding of European Activity Set and provide C4ISR field support to units engaged in Operation Atlantic Resolve

PEO C3T: Globally Responsive

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We Still Have Work To Do• Reduce System Complexity

• Incorporate Interoperability of Systems

• Simplify the Network: Acting on Soldier feedback– Reduced startup and shutdown times– Intuitive user interfaces, tactical apps– Agile command posts to enable expeditionary operations– Streamlining Unit Task Reorganization and network initialization

• Field Support Realignment – Units taking ownership of communications systems– Army collecting trouble ticket data to continuously right-size support– Increasing FSR/DSE system-of-systems knowledge

• System of Systems Training Approach– Unit leadership emphasis is critical; key leader training encourages engagement– Unit-developed “sustainment training” keeps skills sharp during turnover– Crew drills promote holistic understanding of Capability Set systems

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Near Term Network EnhancementsConverge & Protect

the NetworkEnabling Expeditionary

OperationsSimplified Command Post

OperationsRapid Unit Task Reorganization

Mid-tier Networking Vehicular Radios (MNVR),

Transport Convergence Ph 1,Cyber Security

En-route Mission Command Capability (EMC2)*,

Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), Transportable Tactical Command

Communications (T2C2) Lite**

Common Operating Environment (COE) v2,CP WiFi***,

Homestation Mission Command

OTA Management,On-Demand Information

Networking (ODIN)

MNVR: Two-channel, vehicle-integrated radio providing medium-speed data connectivity that links lower and higher echelon terrestrial networks through a Mid-Tier network using Wideband Networking Waveform (WNW)Transport Convergence: Phase 1 convergence of mission command and intelligence networks onto a WIN-T backbone networkCyber Security: Enhanced Cyber SA & patching, stronger tactical authentication, and tactical Cyber COP sharable with Enterprise

EMC2: Transport plane-integrated communications package providing Mission Command applications & infrastructure and Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) satellite connectivity for continuous, in-transit, mission command synchronization from garrison to theaterMUOS: Satellite voice and low-speed data connectivity for disconnected usersT2C2 Lite: Small-form factor satellite communications package providing voice and medium speed data connectivity to small company and team sized units in the early phases of joint operations.

CP CE v2: Command Post Mission Command Computing Environment that converges on common server infrastructure, uses universal clients, and delivers some mission command services via web browser-based widgetsCommand Post (CP) WiFi: Secure commercial-based wireless local area network devices to simplify Command Post setup and operationsHomestation Mission Command: Standardized Installation as a Docking Station (IaaDS) capabilities, an initial, Net-Enabled Integrated Training Environment (ITE) to the tactical edge, and a CONUS-based Division TOC enabling a deployed, mobile Division TAC ****

Software-based NetOps tools and integrated design to enable over-the-air (OTA) reconfiguration of tactical radios and the warfighter to join radio networks on demand (On Demand Information Networking (ODIN)) enabled by implementation of the Mounted Computing Environment

* - Fielding planned for units supporting the Global Response Force in this timeframe** - Fielding planned for select BCTs in this timeframe

*** - Fielding planned for WIN-T Inc 1-equipped units in this timeframe**** - Efforts underway to refine operational scope & materiel alternatives

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connects tonetworkbackbone

Delivering the Radio Marketplace

ground-levelconnectivityacross echelons

bridgesArmynetwork

Next Gen Radios

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Manpack Radio• Reduce weight• Surface temperature• SATCOM Integrated Waveform in

time for FRP

Meeting Tactical Radio needs

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Rifleman Radio• Objective requirement for two channels

Mid-tier Networking Vehicular Radios (MNVR)• Increase range

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Mounted Infrastructure

Command Post Infrastructure

Mis

sion

Com

man

d M

oder

niza

tion

Interoperablevia Control Points Integrated

via Common Architecture,Infrastructure Services,

Unified Data

Current COE V3 (Objective)

• Common Capabilities on all converged HW• Unified Data• Common Maps• Common Services & SDKs

JCR JBCP + MFoCs

NOC

BCCS IFS

+

CP CE

+

Smart Clients & some Web Clients

CPOF AFATDS TMC DCGS-A Web

• Separate Systems• Separate Data• Separate Maps• Separate Services

HSMCCs

MTS TIGR

Command Post & Mounted Mission Command Modernization Strategy

Apps for Warfighting Functions

CP

Mounted

Web Clients & some Smart Clients

ADOPTING COMMERCIAL APPROACH FOR RAPID APPS DEVELOPMENTEnabling Mission Command Anywhere, Anytime, on Any Device, for Any Mission

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MVR FIRES INTEL LOG

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Your Questions

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