ARMY DATA: FROM THE FOXHOLE TO THE PENTAGON
from the fielding or were not previously addressed, Bramlett said.
IT’S ALL ABOUT READINESS Te Army works from the sustainment readiness model, which comprises three phases: prepare, ready and mission. When- ever possible, the Army prefers that new equipment be fielded and trained during the prepare phase, to allow plenty of time for units to become proficient. A large part of funded PM fielding efforts is compre- hensive new equipment training, which ensures that units are ready to use the systems in an operational environment.
Following the PM-provided new equip- ment training, there must be enough time allocated for units to further train with systems during operational train- ing exercises. It’s important for combat commanders to rigorously and frequently repeat these training scenarios so that the units can be ready to support contingen- cies whenever called upon.
Te 25th ID units will employ the new tactical network communications capa- bilities in multiple operational training exercises this year, including Lightning Forge at Schofield Barracks and its combat training center rotation at the Joint Readi- ness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana. Units also will use the equipment during smaller exercises and events.
“We train as we fight, and we remain ready by practicing as often as possi- ble, and this includes the employment of mission command as a system,” Bramlett said. “One of the biggest challenges for units is how to meet all of their personnel, equipment and training requirements for a successful fielding, while remaining at an acceptable readiness state and [allow- ing] for the continued training in other pivotal areas.”
Fielding numerous capabilities across a division in a short window of time requires a fully synchronized and unified approach to ensure force readiness with the least possible disruption to the units.
CONCLUSION Along with unification and synchroniza- tion, fielding efforts also require flexibility to veer away from set plans if necessary to support unexpected operations. Although most fieldings are planned well in advance, sometimes the PM must support immedi- ate special requests based on operational need. For example, the 25th ID requested that one of its units be fielded with the T2C2 in November, versus later in the year, to support an unexpected mission, so PM Tactical Network quickly rear- ranged and customized plans to support this Army priority.
In the end, the equipment is meant to improve readiness and to help units connect and communicate as quickly as possible. As U.S. forces face increasingly capable enemies in multidomain battles, they need to be armed with a modernized network that is easy to use, resilient, expe- ditionary and mobile.
“Te adversaries that we face in the near future are planning and preparing against the entirety of our force,” Bramlett said.
“A long, slow buildup of strength [on the battlefield] is not an option in this type of conflict. Our ability to conduct effec- tive mission command will be determined by the equipment we can carry with us.”
For more information, go to the PEO C3T webs i te at ht tp: //
peoc3t.army.mil/c3t/ or contact the PEO C3T Public Affairs Office at 443-395-6489 or
usarmy.APG.peo-c3t.mbx.pao-
peoc3t@mail.mil.
BRENT SMITH is the Readiness Management Division chief
for PM
Tactical Network. He has a B.S. in biology from St. Bonaventure University. He is Level III certified in logistics and Level II certified in program management, and is a member of the Army Acquisition Corps. He is also a DOD Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Key Leadership Position Board certified product support manager.
LAWRENCE HOLGATE is the fielding manager for PM Tactical Network. He has an M.S. in logistics management from the Florida Institute of Technology and a B.S. in geology from Penn State University. He is Level III certified in life cycle logistics and is a member of the Army Acquisition Corps.
AMY WALKER has been the public affairs lead at PM Tactical Network for the last
10 years and was the public affairs lead at PEO C3T for the previous two. She has covered a majority of the Army’s major tactical network transport modernization efforts, including Army, joint and coalition fielding and training events worldwide. She holds a B.A. in psychology, with emphasis in marketing and English, from the College of New Jersey.
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