Mirror mode allows leaders to communi- cate with their geographically dispersed staff, with each user viewing the same map and any changes made to the map. Te extend mode allows nearby users to place their tablets together in a grid to form one large screen as an alternative to the large video displays traditionally found in fixed command posts. Te TCE device retains the map layers cre- ated in the planning session even after the Soldiers disperse.
ROLLING SERVER FARM Nothing takes the “expeditionary” out of a command post like the slow process of setting up servers and computers.
CERDEC’s newest demonstrator is the Command Post Platform – Improved, which is a HMMWV integrated with multiple servers and a unique cooling
system designed to move with other com- mand post elements. Te Command Post Platform – Improved, which will support an entire brigade’s server needs, is ready for Soldiers’ use within five minutes of stopping versus the 30 to 60 minutes currently required to transport the HMMWV’s servers into the com- mand post and make them operational. CERDEC plans to transition future ver- sions to a completely wireless capability.
DISPLAY SCREENS CAN BE EXPEDITIONARY, TOO In addition to the time required to set up command servers, hauling the heavy equipment required to run the display screens takes up valuable space. CERDEC’s Display Viewer app runs on any device in the command post and allows Soldiers to display and share workstation screens on multiple
displays. Te app eliminates the need for the heavy video switch and the transit cases, which reduces the com- mand post’s footprint by 152 pounds and 9.5 cubic feet of equipment per display space. CERDEC transitioned this technology to the Program Execu- tive Office for Command, Control and Communications – Tactical (PEO C3T), in part to ensure informa- tion assurance compliance. From this change, PEO C3T claims more than $70 million in cost
avoidance, the
dollar amount that would have been required to replace every video switch and transit case.
CUTTING-EDGE CONCEPTS Technologies that seemed futuristic even a decade ago are now obtainable for
consumers. CERDEC’s
command post modernization efforts are exploring
CERDEC is designing expeditionary
command posts that allow commanders to forgo their
BRIEFING THE CROSS-FUNCTIONAL LEAD
Maj. Gen. Peter A. Gallagher, director of Architecture, Operations, Networks and Space in the Office of the Chief Information Officer/G-6 and now the network C3I cross-functional team lead under the Army’s Futures Command, discusses CERDEC’s Expeditionary Command Post Capability technologies Nov. 14 with Tyler Barton at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Gallagher also toured CERDEC’s C4ISR Prototype Integration Facility, which is responsible for rapidly developing and integrating expeditionary mission command technologies for Soldier evaluation. (U.S. Army photo by Kathryn Bailey, CERDEC CP&I Directorate)
traditional “offices” and command from wherever, seamlessly and effectively.
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