A LITE TOUCH
Soldiers from the 2nd BCT, 82nd Airborne Division train on WIN-T Tactical Communications Node (TCN) Lite systems at Fort Bragg, NC, in April. Installed on a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle rather than a Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles platform, TCN Lite allows the 82nd greater mobility and shows how the Army can tailor capability set fielding and training for differ- ent units across the force. (U.S. Army photo by CPT Keith Jordan, SoSE&I)
new technologies can fulfill their role for a BCT.
A capability set takes months to train. Early in the process, it is vital to ensure that the unit understands the training as a team effort that includes the Soldiers, program executive offices, individual program manager (PM) offices, the System of Systems Engineering and Integration Directorate (SoSE&I) and other stakeholders. It is also important to set expectations for all parties as to the necessary manpower, facilities, time and effort.
Te success of fielding and training events is tied directly to engagement of the unit leadership. Te energy and emphasis applied to any mission derive from the value the unit leadership places on a mission. SoSE&I and PM represen- tatives need to engage with the fielded unit’s key leaders early in the process so they understand the operational value of the network, the commitment necessary to internalize the new systems to BCT
operations
and the
support
that acquisition community can provide.
Timing is possibly the greatest factor in setting the conditions for success. Lead- ership emphasis is closely tied to the unit’s current Army Force Generation cycle. Failure to time fieldings effectively means the unit could have simultaneous and conflicting missions, in which case the unit’s leadership will likely emphasize the upcoming mission over capability set training. Te likelihood of a success- ful fielding increases, as does the ability to employ the new capability effectively, if unit fielding is synchronized with the U.S. Army Forces Command during a period that minimizes distractions from external missions.
SYSTEM-OF-SYSTEMS TRAINING In the first few capability set fieldings, PM offices were responsible for fielding their equipment, which ultimately pro- vided more stovepiped individual NETs. Units ended up with systems on which
the
they were well-trained, but some Soldiers weren’t familiar with how their systems interoperated across the brigade. Te Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Communications – Tactical (PEO C3T), which supplies most of the systems that make up capability sets, has now opted for a more collective approach to training that underscores how each element of a capability set operates in a unified network. Taking place after indi- vidual system NET, this crawl-walk-run, system-of-systems
training package is
synchronized with the unit’s mission- essential tasks.
Other important changes have come from the units themselves. Te 3rd BCT, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) (3-101 ABN) was the fourth unit to receive CS 13 and did not face the compressed deployment timeline that challenged the first three units. Te 3-101 took the opportunity to develop several process improvements since starting capability set fielding in late 2013. Working with PEO C3T and SoSE&I, the unit implemented
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