Results From: CEI OAG 31 August 2 September 2004

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Results From CEI OAG31 August 2 September 2004
Mr. Jim Poleto C2 Integration Division Expeditiona
ry Force Development Center (EFDC) Marine Corps
Combat Development Center (MCCDC)
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Topics

• FORCEnet Functional Concept
• C2 Harmonization (MROC DM 39-2004)
• CPOF (MROC DM 40-2004)
• MEU CE C4 T/E IPT
• Joint Force Collaborative Toolkit (JFCT)
• C2 on the move Network Digital OTH Relay CoNDOR

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CEI OAG Charter

• The CEI OAG is chartered as a forum for
  establishing USMC priorities and providing direct
  interaction between the Operating Forces, the
  Command Element Advocate, other Advocates,
  requirements officers, program managers, resource
  sponsors, technical advisors, and other working
  level organizations relative to Command and
  Control (C2).

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FORCEnet

• the operational construct and architectural
  framework for Naval Warfare in the Information
  Age, integrating warriors, sensors, command and
  control, platforms, and weapons into a networked,
  distributed combat force

CNO, SSG 1999
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FORCEnet Functional Concept

• Refers to the systems and processes for providing
  effective networked, naval command and control in
  2015-2020
• Provide commanders the means to make better
  decisions faster.
• Aligns with MCDP 6 Command and Control.

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FORCEnet

• Take away
• Concurrence with the 15 capabilities identified
  in FORCEnet Concept
• Navy Marine Corps Board (NMCB) TBD
• Continue to move towards CNO/CMC signature

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C2 Harmonization

• MROC DM 39-2004
• Directs DC CD to address harmonization of under
  funded C2 requirements
• Marine Corps Enterprise Information Technology
  Services (MCEITS), Marine Corps Network
  Operations Security Center (MCNOSC), Navy Marine
  Corps Internet (NMCI)
• Unit Operations Center (UOC), Common Aviation C2
  System (CAC2S) Global Command Support System
  (GCSS-MC)

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C2 Harmonization Take Away

• C2 MAGTF
• C2 capability vs. a stove piped C2 capability
  e.g. C2 log aviation.
• UOC and CAC2S combined may provide the
  foundational element for a common MAGTF C2
  platform and set of applications
• UOC
• Funding for UOC must be restored in the POM
• I MEF has an immediate need for more UOC and may
  initiate an urgent UNS
• Need to revalidate the AAO for UOC
• MCEITS
• Beneficial program that consolidates some IT
  services
• Commands must retain the capability to manage
  some command specific IT services

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MEU CE C4 T/E

• Purpose address specific MEU C4 capability
  shortfalls identified by a coordinated
  COMMARFORPAC/COMMARFORLANT Msg 061923Z May 04
• Assumption Current MEU CE C4 capabilities are
  inadequate to support the current GWOT scope of
  sustained operations ashore experienced by
  todays MEU (SOC) forces
• Desired End state A MEU (SOC) CE C4 T/E that
  provides reliable, redundant, long-haul/on-the-mov
  e C4 capabilities to meet GWOT requirements in a
  sustained, widely- dispersed, fast-moving,
  multi-faceted environment/battlespace

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MEU CE C4 T/E Take Away

• CEAB led working group to re-examine proposed T/E
  change request based on architectural nodal
  analysis

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CPOF

• MROC DM 40-2004 Examine CPOF Functionality
• DARPA Initiative
• Today in Iraq US Army (1st CD)
• 51 systems (expanding to 200)
• Connects the division staff with each of its
  brigade and separate battalion headquarters
• Brigade operations officers and battle captains
  use it daily for cross brigade planning,
  coordination and execution
• The division staff uses it to analyze significant
  activity patterns, conduct distributed rehearsals
  and conduct numerous other planning and
  coordination activities

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CPOF Capability

• Provides the Commander
• Visualization
• Deep Collaboration
• Multi-Modal Interfaces
• Automated Reasoning
• Context Tracking

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CPOF Take Away

• Work stations and money available from DARPA
• Continue to examine CPOF functionality for
  insertion in existing POR
• CPOF IPT
• Develop plan ICW Operating Forces

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Capabilities Briefs

• Joint Forces Capability Toolkit (JFCT)
• Decision Support Tool
• Log estimates of supportability for SOM
• Being used to do CBA for JFEO JIC
• CoNDOR
• Program update
• OTH OTM
• MCWL initiative
• SV 06

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Back Ups
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CPOF

• Division is operating from fixed command posts
  connected by a robust tactical network.
• Division commander was willing to accept the risk
  of experimental technology
• Phenomenal advancement in reliability of the
  technology since October 2003
• Tight coupling of technologists and operators in
  development and deployment of the technology

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FORCEnet Capabilities

• Ability to
• provide robust, reliable communication to all
  nodes, based on the different information
  requirements of those nodes
• provide reliable, accurate and timely location
  and status information on all friendly forces,
  units, activities and platforms/individuals
• provide reliable, accurate and timely location,
  identification, tracking and engagement
  information on environmental, neutral and hostile
  elements, activities, sites, platforms, and
  individuals
• store, catalogue and retrieve all information
  produced by any entity on the network in a
  comprehensive, universal repository so that the
  information is readily accessible to all entities
  and compatible with the forms required by any
  entities, within security restrictions.
• process, sort, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize
  large amounts of disparate information while
  still providing direct access to raw data as
  required
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FORCEnet Capabilities

• Ability
• of each decision maker to depict situational
  information in a tailorable, user-defined,
  shareable, primarily visual representation
• of distributed groups of decision makers to
  cooperate in the performance of common command
  and control activities by means of a
  visual-collaborative work environment
• to automate certain lower-order command and
  control sub-processes and to use intelligent
  agents and automated decision aids to assist
  people in performing higher-order sub-processes,
  such as gaining situational awareness and
  devising concepts of operations
• to provide information assurance
• to structure access to information according to
  multi-level security requirements and to manage
  that access dynamically.

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FORCEnet Capabilities

• Ability
• to manage the functioning of the command and
  control system to ensure effective and efficient
  operation and to diagnose problems and make
  repairs as needed.
• to incorporate new capabilities into the system
  without causing undue disruption to the
  performance of the system
• to make and implement good decisions quickly
  under conditions of uncertainty, friction, time
  pressure and other stresses.
• To manage the functioning of the command and
  control system to ensure effective and efficient
  operation and to diagnose problems and make
  repairs as needed.
• to make and implement good decisions quickly
  under conditions of uncertainty, friction, time
  pressure and other stresses.
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