FIELD TRIAL FOR TACTICAL COMPUTING Soldiers from Fort Benning Mission Command Center of Excellence and the Army Sustainment Command – Army Reserve Element Detachment 7, supported by CERDEC engineers, evaluated CERDEC’s Tactical Computing Environment and other mission command technologies during the Expeditionary Command Post Science and Technology Field-Based Risk Reduction Exercise in July at Fort Dix, New Jersey. The Tactical Computing Environment allows users to collaborate across platforms such as tablets, laptops and other mounted and dismounted computing devices, and is network-agnostic, which allows it to operate across varying bandwidths. (U.S. Army photo by Kathryn Bailey, CERDEC CP&I Directorate)


THE LITTLE COMMAND POST THAT COULD CERDEC is designing expeditionary command posts that allow commanders to forgo their traditional “offices” and command from wherever, seamlessly and effectively, like many of today’s workers who do their jobs with a computer or handheld device and Wi-Fi.


CERDEC has delivered, or is in the process of delivering, com- mand post demonstrators to several Army units for evaluation, including III Corps, XVIII Airborne Corps, 82nd Airborne Division, 101st Airborne Division and 1st Armored Division. Developed mostly for brigade and below, each demonstrator meets expeditionary criteria, meaning it will support forces that are task- organized and deploy on short notice to austere locations, thus allowing them to conduct operations immediately upon arrival.


Te most comprehensive vehicle demonstrator, primarily designed for the battalion level, is the Light Mobile Command


Post (L-MCP). Te L-MCP is a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) that features a quick-erect tent; a rollout, integrated standing-height table; chairs; semi-rugged large-screen displays; tactical network components; and con- verged voice communications and mission command systems. Together they form a tactical command post.


For infantry brigade combat team formations that specialize in initial entry operations, the Ultra-Light Command Post uses a Polaris DAGOR, a tactical off-road vehicle platform. Its base- line package supports multiple mission types and includes radios capable of voice and radio cross-banding, which allows two types of radios to send and receive communications, friendly force situational awareness, tactical messaging and full-motion imagery, all while at-the-halt.


Modern warfare is shifting the fight from deserts and heavy foliage into megacities. Te newest and lightest command post


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