ARMY AL&T


Integration Aligns Joint Weapon Systems


Across Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs) Sam Tricomo


and down through the echelons. Lessons learned from the past 9 years of conflict have also indicated that secure networked information must flow between joint services and international coalition partners. This is increasingly important as the Army finds itself engaged in offensive, defensive, and stability operations. To help meet these challenges, PEO Integration continues to develop an incremental network integration approach to all BCTs according to the Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN) model. “This means that as BCTs enter that ARFORGEN process, they will receive the latest network set prior to deployment. This will help ensure the proper level of connectivity to all BCTs,” said COL Ken Carrick, Project Manager Network Systems Integration.


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equirements analysis has stressed that each level of the BCT must be connected to the network and information must be able to flow both up


Program Executive Office (PEO)


A Soldier carries the man-packable Class I Block 0 UAS into battle during the 2009 LUT for Increment 1 of PEO Integration. The Class I, together with the Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle, unmanned sensors, and a robust, mobile communications network, make up Increment 1. These assets are designed and tested with joint operations in mind. (Photo by Al Matthews, Boeing Inc.)


4 APRIL –JUNE 2010


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