ARMY AL&T


mission coordination managers between services, coalition, echelons, systems, and functional areas.


COL David Moore, PM BC, saw the capabilities that JADOCS brings to the targeting and fires area while in theater. “I am very proud of our ability to lever- age JADOCS,” he said. “This system is present on U.S., NATO, and other national networks. It is a key enabler to ensure artillery and other fire support systems could be made available to the coalition fight.”


In 2008, the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army approved the transition of JADOCS from a capabilities develop- ment for rapid transition program to an acquisition program. This designation aligns JADOCS with the DoD 5000.1 and DoD 5000.2 acquisition documents, which will establish the system as a POR. JADOCS is currently employed in Central Command, European Command, Pacific Command, and U.S. Forces Korea with more than 3,000 dedicated users. Recently, JADOCS has been selected as the key targeting coordination system and pro- vides services for effective coordination between Army, joint, and coalition systems in functional areas of multiple mission threads, such as deconfliction/ collaboration, digital information


ASSESSMENT JOINT


MISSION PLANNING AND


FORCE EXECUTION


TARGETING CYCLE


COMMANDER’S


DECISION AND FORCE ASSIGNMENT


COMMANDER’S OBJECTIVES AND END STATE


TARGET


DEVELOPMENT AND PRIORITIZATION


CAPABILITIES ANALYSIS


JADOCS plays a role in all six phases of the joint targeting cycle.


exchange, and visualization of the com- mon operating picture.


Soldiers from Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 321st Abn Field Artil- lery Regiment, fi re 155 Howitzer rounds using an M777 weapons system in theater. The Soldiers were registering targets so they will have a more accurate and faster response time when providing fi re support. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Evan D. Marcy.)


Improving Joint Fires Our Future Force concepts call for deci- sive maneuver through simultaneously distributed operations, continuous operations at high operational tempo, and direct attack of key enemy capabili- ties and centers of gravity. A networked approach to both lethal and nonlethal fires and true joint fires interdepen- dence are necessary elements of this future concept. PM BC and FSC2 continue work to achieve fully interop- erable joint BC and joint fire control systems while still trying to achieve a seamless interface between communications and computer networks.


“Even though each individual system is performing well, we are working to do better tying our information systems together more tightly and efficiently,” Moore said. “By doing this, we can continue to help the warfighter orga- nize, mature, and share this information to ensure


that both U.S. and coalition forces maximize their freedom of maneuver and secure their objectives.” The Future Force will be equipped with enhanced systems and capabilities that improve our current platform and readiness. We continue to partner in joint initia- tives to improve integration of necessary joint fires across the entire spectrum of conflict in support of land force opera- tions throughout the range of military operations, from small-scale counterin- surgency to strategic global strike. Our concept development, experimentation, and capabilities generation processes must proceed along a joint path with that purpose in mind. The zenith for fire support coordination would be absolute joint integration to achieve the respon- siveness and effectiveness required, and this is what the Army aims for each day.


DR. GARY NOTTE is the Product Director (PD) FSC2, PM BC. He holds a B.S. in management science from Kean College, an M.B.A. from Monmouth College, and a D.B.A. from California Coast University. He is also a graduate of the Senior Executive Fellowship at the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government and the Army Management Staff College.


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