LESSONS FOR THE LONG HAUL
When the current terminals are replaced to meet
those expanding requirements,
the PL DWTS acquisition strategy will seek to buy a terminal that is supportable over the long run, with a technical man- ual developed by the original equipment manufacturer and technical data rights included in the initial competition.
Other input for future iterations will come from the WIN-T transport con- vergence effort. Transport convergence seeks to collapse all of
the Army’s dis-
parate transport layers (for example, the intelligence system Trojan Spirit; MED VSAT, the joint telemedicine network; CSS VSAT; and PAO VSAT, the public affairs system) into the WIN-T network by moving transports off of commercial teleports and onto Army regional hub nodes. Tis effort will significantly cut the Army’s spending to lease use of com- mercial SATCOM networks by moving the traffic onto a singular Army network.
Te current generation of CSS VSATs is well-suited to integrate into this effort and continue meeting the sustainment community’s enduring
requirement
for real-time communication to sup- port sustainment, repair and resupply efforts at the front. While the Army will replace some networks’ terminals immediately with WIN-T terminals, CSS VSATs will assimilate into WIN-T at the transport layer.
For now, the current and future success of CSS VSAT remains a top priority for the G-4, and PL DWTS is prepared to continue providing worldwide network access for Army sustainers by keeping CSS VSAT mission-ready for the long term.
For more information, go to CSS VSAT’s web- site,
https://peoeis.kc.army.mil/csscomms/ SiteAssets/
default.html, or the PEO EIS website,
http://www.eis.army.mil/index. 30
TROUBLESHOOTERS SGT James A. Hayes of the Alabama Army National Guard, rear, and CPL Damian L. Morton of the 4th Battalion, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) use the CSS VSAT technical manual to troubleshoot a staged critical system fault in June 2015. Because the contractor did not produce a technical manual while the system was in development, the government has spent substantial time and money to produce one that Soldiers with the 94 series MOS, like Hayes and Morton, can use to repair the CSS VSAT system in the field more quickly and cost-effectively than contractor logistics support allows. (Photo by Jeff Wright, PM DCATS)
php/programs/dwts; or contact Peter Nesby, program officer for CSS SATCOM, at 703- 806-8650 or
peter.l.nesby2.civ@
mail.mil.
MAJ JONATHAN W. JUDY is the assistant product manager for PL DWTS at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. He has an MBA from the Naval Postgraduate School and a B.S. in computer science from the University of Georgia. He is Level II certified in pro- gram management.
MS. RUBY P. HANCOCK is a logistics management
specialist and sustainment
lead for PL DWTS. She holds an M.S. in community service from Central Michigan University and a B.A. in human resource management from Saint Leo College. She is Level III certified in acquisition life-cycle logistics and Level I certified in program management, and is a member of the Army Acquisition Corps.
Army AL&T Magazine April-June 2016
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