ARMY AL&T
LEARNING on the GO
Acquisition Soldiers field forward-deployed SFAB tactical network modernization on the fly.
by Amy Walker T GREEN SUITER
Having a “green suiter” leading the fielding efforts makes coordination with units much easier, said Capt. Jonathan Dodge. As the assistant product manager for Helicopter and Multi-Mission Radios assigned to the PM for Tactical Radios, he helped SFAB teams set up their radio networks and accompanied them on missions to identify and troubleshoot any issues with new equipment. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Larry Brew, 1st SFAB)
he Army is pushing full steam ahead with network modernization efforts that are making today’s forces more mobile, expeditionary, simple and hardened. To inform rapid modernization, it is leveraging developmental operations (DevOps) constructs and other expedited
acquisition processes to field innovative expeditionary tactical network and radio communication equipment packages to new and existing unit formations.
Tis incremental DevOps process is a proven industry practice that places develop- ers side by side with Soldiers and commanders in operational units, thus enabling the Army to evaluate potential technology concepts and solutions earlier and more frequently, collect feedback in real time and generate new requirements as needed. As part of this process, the Army is putting lessons learned and Soldier feedback to work to continually enhance satellite and radio tactical network transport equip- ment, as well as the way it is fielded and employed on the battlefield.
Te Army is standing up new unit formations, such as security force assistance brigades (SFABs), which are providing advise-and-assist support to Afghan Secu- rity Forces. Te 1st SFAB returned from its nine-month deployment to its home station at Fort Benning, Georgia, in December. Te 2nd SFAB from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, is taking its place this spring. Te Army has begun fielding efforts for the 3rd SFAB at Fort Hood, Texas, and the 4th SFAB at Fort Carson, Colorado.
While traditional fielding, from planning to deployment, can take up to two years to complete, the Army stood up, equipped, trained and prepared the 1st SFAB for deployment to Afghanistan in less than a year. Te unit deployed with the equip- ment needed to carry out its mission safely and effectively; however, because of the condensed timeline, the program offices had to complete fielding some of the non- mission essential equipment after boots had already hit foreign soil.
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