NEXT-GEN COMMAND POST
will require mobile, scalable and expe- ditionary CP capabilities that support all phases of
tactical operations, forms
of maneuver and the doctrine behind employing CPs.
Te new CP will not be a mere shelter, but a mission command and situational awareness enabler that supports com- manders and staff at every stage of operations—from home station to in- flight, to early-entry landings of C-17s and C-130s filled with Soldiers and equipment,
to larger follow-on tactical operations centers at different echelons.
Tese new systems will support a divi- sion-led Army operational concept with a modular, echelon-appropriate set of con- figurations tailorable to light and heavy units. Instead of sending division main CPs forward to the heart of the fight, with their extensive core mission command and network equipment, the “brains of the operations” can more frequently remain behind in a safer location, or even back in the United States. Te Army will be able to deploy forward smaller “right-sized” formations armed with smaller mobile tactical (TAC) CPs to deter and operate in multiple regions simultaneously. Te new TACs will be more agile than those of the past, tied to combat vehicles equipped
with the Army’s mobile tactical communi- cations network, Warfighter Information Network – Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2 and corresponding mission command applications. For certain formations and missions, these networked vehicles can also be combined with new shelter vari- ants such as inflatable air beam tents or towed hard-sided shelters, which could be erected and brought online in half an hour.
EXPANDING ACQUISITION PARADIGMS To achieve these goals, the Army is revising its past acquisition approach to the CP by taking a holistic approach to development with synchronization across the user, acquisition, and science and technology communities. Requirements determination, technology development, integration and fielding for the new CPs involves numerous organizations, commercial and government products, services and infrastructure across mul- tiple stakeholders. Tis holistic approach could influence other programs, present and future, as the Army continues to modernize the force.
For example, a working group rep- resenting the command, control, communications,
gence, surveillance and reconnaissance
community is helping to inform the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command as it develops requirements for future CPs by providing a unified, inclusive view of current and future technologies that will feed into the effort.
Te Army will also leverage early user feedback from a collaboration involv- ing the Program Executive Office for Command, Control tions – Tactical
and Communica- (PEO C3T) and the
U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center to rapidly integrate two division TAC CPs—one for the 82nd Airborne Division, a light unit, and the other supporting the 3rd Infantry Division, a heavy unit. Te units’ expertise in rapid response and early-entry situations as part of the Global Response Force (GRF) will help the service home in on the right combinations of tactical and strategic assets and requirements for the CP. Te Army also plans to gain input from other units to continually shape and improve this capability as it matures.
computers, intelli-
The acquisition community is delivering CP solutions that increase capability while decreasing size, weight and power requirements. We are weaving together evolving technologies such as 4G LTE/Wi-Fi, virtualized hardware, Web-based mission command applications and intelligent power in a holistic, flexible manner.
User feedback from real-world operations will continue to provide lessons learned to advance CP capability. Urgent opera- tional needs often require that a new capability be sent quickly to the field, such as in the ongoing Ebola response effort in Africa. Among the many net- work communications systems provided for this rapid response, the Army fielded unclassified Wi-Fi capability to support military and nongovernmental orga- nizations. National Guard units have also demonstrated 4G LTE/Wi-Fi as part of their new CP package to support disaster relief efforts, and feedback from their use of these and other systems will continue to inform CP modernization for the entire force. Te GRF will also continue to provide input on its new Enroute Mission Command Capability,
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