UNDERSTANDING ARMY ACQUISITION
SHIPSHAPE STATE OF THE ART
Navy Chief Petty Officer Jake Muehls, a Landing Craft Air Cushion Craftmaster, virtually pilots a vessel in ERDC’s ship simulator. ERDC has used ship simulator and vessel-response models since the early 1980s to evaluate federally maintained navigation channels, and has recently begun to apply the state-of-the- art technology to military uses. It gives leaders a tool to simulate vessel landings in severe environments. (Images by U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center)
man-made obstacles must be improved. Being able to converge these capabilities requires synchronized mission command and standardized geospatial data updated systematically as the conflict unfolds.
Te Army must modernize how we mobi- lize, project, protect, sustain and train our forces, and ERDC is involved with each function at all echelons across the Army, joint, interagency, intergovernmental and multinational communities.
“Of all [the] organizations I deal with in seeking to mitigate capability gaps and modernize the engineer regiment
and innovative support across the Army. Tey are truly one of, if not the, Army’s most valuable player in the future force modernization enterprise.”
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the demands of multidomain operations, ERDC is ever present—engaged, aware and proactively finding solutions to tough problems,” said Col. Marc Hoffmeister, assistant commandant of the U.S. Army Engineer School.
“Tis has been a consistent reality for me in multiple senior leadership positions,” he said. “I’m confident that my personal expe- rience is indicative of ERDC’s responsive
OPERATIONS PLAN REFINEMENT Back in 1944, Allied leaders closely watched weather patterns, ultimately deciding to delay the invasion of Normandy by a day because of forecasted storms. Weather forecasting remains criti- cal today. Te difference is that leaders now have access to much more sophisticated predictive tools. Specialized intelligence becomes even more important as enemy anti-access and area denial methods limit port choices and require joint forces to deploy through austere points of entry.
ERDC has developed tools and data analytical capabilities that can tell lead- ers which ports and beaches are accessible and can provide assurances about whether operating conditions will affect meticu- lously developed strategies.
ERDC’s Rapid Operational Access and Maneuver Support (ROAMS) tool deter- mines if vessels can maneuver in coastal, littoral and riverine zones to access beaches and ports, highlighting debarkation sites and which of the Army’s lighterage craft— used to transport equipment, cargo and personnel between ships and from ship to shore—are best suited for mission conditions. Using forecasts of environ- mental conditions, including water depth, currents and tides, ROAMS calculates navigable routes through the littoral zone and provides those paths over the network to vessel operators and command groups as needed. During ongoing assaults, ROAMS embedded with multidomain formations would enable faster command decisions. Leaders planning operations can seamlessly transfer ROAMS route data to virtual ship simulators for a more high-fidelity analysis that can help them to refine plans.
After selecting a place to land, planners can get the most comprehensive insight into port characteristics by using ERDC’s
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