COMMAND, UNENCUMBERED


demonstrator, the Light Tactical Com- mand Post, supports even smaller entry missions, such as special operations, in which troops may only have minutes to enter and exit.


Te Light Tactical Command Post is


built on top of a Polaris MRZR-4D, an even lighter utility task vehicle used by Army initial entry forces to provide increased mobility, range and command and control.


THE VEHICLE IS THE COMMAND NODE


R.J. Regars, CERDEC engineer, reviews exercise operations orders in July with Capt. Ezra McCalment, U.S. Army Reserve network engineer based at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, during the Expeditionary Command Post Science and Technology Field-Based Risk Reduction Exercise at Fort Dix. The exercise incorporated the Ultralight Command Post prototype shown here. The prototype is a fully integrated mobile command post mounted on a Polaris DAGOR vehicle that is designed to serve as a forward operating command node for specialized missions such as air assault, airborne and other initial entry operations. (U.S. Army photo by Kathryn Bailey, CERDEC CP&I Directorate)


CERDEC has also delivered a shel- ter for evaluation. Te shelter is not on wheels but can be sling-loaded to provide more mobility than a traditional com- mand post. Te Expeditionary Battalion Command Post includes worktables, projectors, laptops, mission command systems and a preconfigured interior with power and internet to establish the cur- rent operations cell.


THE SOFTWARE DRIVING A MOBILE FORCE Commanders must have the mobil- ity to command right alongside the fight, instead of staying back in a tra- ditional command post to gain access to the required situational awareness technologies. Te Tactical Computing Environment (TCE) provides seamless mission command capability for the com- mander and staff across all echelons from garrison to the dismounted Soldier.


SPEAK TO SMASH


Nick Grayson, CERDEC engineer, demonstrates CERDEC’s Single Multimodal Android Service for Human-Computer Interaction, or SMASH, at Aberdeen Proving Ground. SMASH provides voice activation command capabilities in a display that Soldiers wear. This allows them to perform mission command without looking away or putting down a weapon. Hands-free mission command will reduce the Soldier’s cognitive load to make them more lethal and increase their freedom of maneuver. (U.S. Army photo by David Vergun, Army News Service)


Observer coach trainers assigned to the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, recently evaluated the TCE as their team exercise control tool and have requested additional opportunities to use the tool based on initial positive feedback. Te TCE allows Soldiers to travel on foot and in vehicles while using tablets, lap- tops and other mounted and dismounted computing devices to access two modes of collaboration: mirror and extend.


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Army AL&T Magazine


April - June 2018


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