TECHNICAL MANUALS THAT WORK


Additionally, as the Army continues to reduce reliance on contracted field service representative to improve efficiencies,


(FSR) support strong system


support packages become increasingly important to help fill that void. FSRs troubleshoot, mentor and provide training in both classroom and field environments, but the Army is moving away from this expensive external sup- port toward a model defined by more organic unit accountability for system sustainment.


Te Project Manager for Warfighter Information Network – Tactical WIN-T), the Army’s


(PM tactical network


program office assigned to the Program Executive Office for Command, Con- trol and Communications – Tactical (PEO C3T), conducted a successful Soldier-supported log demo for several expeditionary network signal modern- ization (SigMod) capabilities that are not programs of record at Aberdeen Proving


Ground (APG), Maryland, in February. Tese new tactical network transport sys- tems provide high- bandwidth network connections in small,


easy-to-deploy


packages. Soldier feedback and results from the log demo will support pilot programs and materiel release require- ments, and will provide additional confidence in the subsequent fielding of these expeditionary network systems.


“Never underestimate the complexity of simplicity,” said Sgt. Lawrence Seeman, who operates


and maintains WIN-T


Satellite Transportable Terminals for the Delaware Army National Guard’s 198th Expeditionary Signal Battalion (ESB), which supported the SigMod log demo. “It’s the little things, the simple things, that can create a more complicated problem. We are helping to point out any deficiencies in the techni- cal manual so [PEO C3T] can make it more streamlined, functional and easy to follow.”


NETWORKING AN AGILE FORCE PM WIN-T delivers a powerful tool kit of expeditionary line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight network capabili- ties to every echelon and at every stage of operations. In addition, the PM will soon field six SigMod capabilities to aug- ment and expand the transport capability of


ties will deliver expeditionary network communication for early-entry units and units at the farthest tactical edge of the battlefield, while reducing size, weight and power needs for increased agility.


Te SigMod log demo included four spe- cific SigMod capabilities: Commercial Coalition Equipment (CCE); the Modu- lar Communications Node – Advanced Enclave (MCN-AE); Secure 4G LTE; and Secure tactical Wi-Fi. Tese expedition- ary network technologies modernize and extend the Army’s tactical network. Once fielded, they will provide significantly


the tactical network. Tese capabili-


MAKING CONNECTIONS


Soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division support a secure Wi-Fi pilot during their National Training Center rotation at Fort Irwin, California, in April. Log demos ensure that units have the logistics capability they need to operate the system successfully in the field.


Going wireless can reduce command post setup and teardown times by hours and reduce the amount of cable with protective flooring that needs to be transported from location to location.


52 Army AL&T Magazine July-September 2017


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