SOLDIER-BASED TRAINING FIGURE 1 S


ince the start of contingency operations, the Army has acquired a variety of urgently needed quick reaction capabili-


ties, such as communications, networking, surveillance and counter-IED solutions, in response to urgent operational needs. In addition to being fast-tracked through the acquisition process to meet criti- cal warfighting demands, these systems, designed to better connect Soldiers and commanders and provide visibility into battlefield threats, represented increas- ingly complex technology requirements for operators and maintainers alike.


To deliver immediate support for these systems to Soldiers in theater, the Army successfully implemented a robust, contractor-based


field support model.


However, with the drawdown from Afghanistan and the transition to a leaner, more agile Army, the C4ISR Center of Excellence (CoE) of U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) is building an endur- ing field support capability for command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnais- sance (C4ISR)


systems that maintains


readiness while better aligning to the shifting operations tempo.


Te C4ISR CoE built the capability as a result of a right-sizing analysis and is partnering with U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) and the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) to refine and implement it. Te capability is designed to serve as a holistic solution that facilitates gradual, deliberate shifts to organic support across the force structure while prioritizing Sol- dier training and readiness.


It is intended not only to emphasize organic field support and Soldier skill development, but also to solve a key issue facing units across the force and


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3 LARs-BLST IT-switch (WIN-T)


Sensor IT radio


1 Digital Systems Engineer


CPOF, AFATDS, BCS3, command web


1 FSR FBCB2/BFT Unit-aligned support (5 Personnel) BCT 1 (5 Personnel) BCT 2 Unit-aligned support (5 Personnel) BCT 3


DIVISION-LEVEL SUPPORT TEAM (25 Total Personnel) DIVISION HEADQUARTERS (10 Personnel)


1 Trail Boss-AFSBn 1 Digital Systems Engineer


4 Logistics Assistance Representatives BLST


Long-haul transmission Power and environmental IT LOG


Avionics


4 Field Support Representatives


DCGS-A TOC


Mission command server S2MC


KEY


AFATDS – Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System AFSBn – Army field support battalion BCS3 – Battle Command Support and Sustainment System BCT – Brigade combat team BLST – Brigade logistics support team CPOF – Command Post of the Future DCGS-A – Distributed Common Ground System – Army


FBCB2/BFT – Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below/Blue Force Tracking IT LOG – Information technology logistics S2MC – Sustainment System Mission Command TOC – Tactical operations center WIN-T – Warfighter Information Network – Tactical


LEVELS OF SUPPORT The new C4ISR field support structure establishes division- and brigade-level field support teams, augmented by regionalized system-specific support. (SOURCE: CECOM)


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