Don’t miss the all new
proudly presents
C2 Systems Development
Workshop! See page 3 for details…
Command
&Control Formerly IDGA’s
Force Tracking and
Summit
TM
Combat ID Summit
C2 Systems Development Workshop: June 24, 2009
Main Conference: June 25-26, 2009
Georgetown University Conference Center • Washington DC
Don’t miss your best opportunity of the year to hear:
• Updated materiel development timelines and fielding of command and
control systems
• Capability development requirements that accurately reflect the needs
of battlefield commanders
• Army plans and policy for transition to unified battle command and the
integration of Future Combat Systems
• Net centric C2 systems development for the joint warfighter
• Combat ID development and systems enhancements
Speakers confirmed to present at this year’s
conference include:
GEN Peter Chiarelli, USA Maj Gen William M. Rajczak, USAF
Vice Chief of Staff Deputy Director for Joint Capability
US Army Development
Robin Quinlan US Joint Forces Command
Deputy Director COL Roger McDonald, USA
Joint Forces Integration, OSD (AT&L) TRADOC Capabilities Manager
Dr. David Alberts Battle Command
Director of Research Col Francis Xavier, USAF
OASD NII/CIO Chief, C2ISR Requirements Division
Air Combat Command
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Command
&Contr
Who you will meet:
ol Systems/Computer/Electrical
•
Engineers
Formerly IDGA’s Force Tracking
Summit TM
and Combat ID Summit
• Program Executive Officers
• Program/Product Managers
Dear Colleague,
• Acquisition Managers
IDGA’s Force Tracking and Com • BFT/Combat ID Technicians
bat ID Summit is now the First
Control Summit! The event will Annual Command and
address the policy, doctrine, requireme • Mission/Combat Operations
development for command and cont nts, and materiel
rol systems. This joint service conf Director
warfighter needs assessments, battl erence will provide you with
e command migration timelines, and
C2 systems. current development of • Geolocation/Sensor Specialist
The goal of the Command and Cont
• Unmanned Systems Engineers
rol Summit is to further the developm
command and control capabilities ent of essential
in support of the battlefield comm • Configuration Design Managers
ander.
Don’t miss the best opportunity • Technical Directors
of the year to:
+ Hear the latest acquisition, deve • Test Managers
lopment, and fielding efforts for
control systems command and
+ Obtain warfighter requirements • C4ISR Systems Analysts
for future systems
+ Discover breakthrough capa
bilities for effective combat ID
battlespace awareness and improved
This year’s event will emphasize the
efforts of joint military services to
control on the ground, in the air, improve command and
and at sea. Our objective is to bring
and civilian personnel together in forward-thinking military
one place to share successful initia
essential capabilities in support of tives and further develop
the warfighter.
Take the time now to block off June
24-26, 2009 in your calendar, and
your peers and key leaders in the reserve your place among
C2 community. Register yourself and
http://www.idga.org/us/comman your team today online at
dandcontrol or by phone at 800.
I look forward to meeting you in June 882.8684.
!
V/R,
ynote
‘ P.S. Don’t miss a special ke
ter
session presented by GEN Pe
f of
Chiarelli, Vice Chief of Staf
Thomas Engelman
Program Director
Tom.Engelman@idga.org
the Army
Here’s what people are saying about IDGA’s
Force Tracking 2008 conference:
“Content was very insightful” – Army Test and Evaluation Command
“Excellent, thought provoking”– NAVAIR
“Absolutely outstanding” – SAF/AQ
“Fantastic job organizing and orchestrating another valuable
conference” – USAF
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C2 Systems Development Workshop C2 Systems Development Workshop
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Give time to the issues that matter most. Sign up for the C2 Systems Development Workshop and dedicate more
time to dialogue and networking in a classroom environment.
This in-depth and interactive series of workshops will examine current research and development in C2
capabilities, standards, and interoperability.
Hear from leading academic researchers on the technology and processes that are revolutionizing command and control.
These practical application sessions will deliver high impact training led by globally recognized experts.
8:00am Registration
8:30am – 10:30am Attaining truly joint operations
Future of Joint Battle Command Technology
This session will discuss the evolution of Battle Command as well How you will benefit:
as future capabilities and requirements. Hear how technology is • Gain an understanding of the limitations of previously fielded
evolving to keep up with the needs of battlefield commanders products for joint battle command
and how the defense industry can support essential requirements. • Awareness of challenges in the implementation of future systems
related to unified battle command
What will be covered:
• Technology advances in Command and Control hardware Alan Mosher, Director, Business Development (COL, US Army ret.),
• Future solutions in enabling communication between coalition DRS Tactical Systems
forces
10:30am – 12:30pm Latest tools and techniques for testing and evaluation of C2 systems
Testing and Evaluation of Advanced C2 Systems
This session will provide practical, hands-on information to How you will benefit:
address command and control concepts, systems, and test & • Understand how advanced technologies enable new
evaluation. Get an overview of technical elements ranging from warfighting concepts
software applications to communications systems. Develop an • Learn techniques for improved network centric enterprise
understanding of how technology fits within the network centric systems engineering and test & evaluation
command and control enterprise. • Discover cutting edge commercial technologies and systems
developed for the military to provide connectivity at all levels of
What will be covered?
• Challenges and solutions to testing in distributed, networked
command and operational environments
environments Dr. Fred Wright
• Test and evaluation in cyberspace and information security Chief Engineer, Electronic Systems Lab,
• Measures and testing of agile C2 and network centric operations Georgia Tech Research Institute
12:30pm – 1:00pm Lunch
1:00pm – 5:00pm In-depth learning module
The Center of Excellence in Command, Control, Communications, Computing and Intelligence at George Mason University in
Association with the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement is pleased to present an extended hands-on
learning session as part of this year’s workshop day.
Battle Management Language - Enhancing C2 through Interoperability
Current plans, orders, requests, and reports contain a significant How you will benefit:
amount of text based information. They are riddled with • Achieve an understanding of BML and the many BML activities
ambiguity and overlapping definitions. Resulting problems are: and plans that address Army, Joint and Coalition requirements
• Reduced mission accomplishment for C2
• Reduced training effectiveness • Improve training effectiveness
• Increased costs. • Reduce costs
Hear from four leading C2 experts in one information
The Battle Management Language (BML) is being developed as an packed session!
unambiguous language for command and control of live, Dr. Michael Hieb, C2 Languages Research Lead
simulated, and future robotic forces conducting military operations. Dr. Stanley Levine, BML Project Coordinator
• BML will provide for situational awareness and a shared,
COL Martin Kleiner, USA (ret), Lead Knowledge Engineer
common operational picture Dr. Mark Pullen, Director, GMU C4I Center
• BML can also be applied to Cyber Warfare, Homeland Defense,
and Societal Security.
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Main Conference Day 1 Main Conference Day 2
Thursday, June 25, 2009 Friday, June, 26 2009
7:15 Registration & Coffee 7:30 Registration & Coffee
8:00 Welcome & Chairperson’s Opening Remarks 8:00 Welcome & Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
Dr. Peter Brackett, Director of Advanced Technology, DRS Tactical Systems Dr. Peter Brackett, Director of Advanced Technology, DRS Tactical
Systems
Keynote Remarks
8:15 Command and Control Challenges and a Way Forward
• What are the fundamental C2 challenges in the 21st Century? 8:15 Joint Force Integration for C2 Systems
Presentation
• What are the critical C2 capabilities needed for 21st Century missions? • Ensure common shared situational awareness
Keynote
• How can one measure progress? • Allow fused, precise, and actionable intelligence
Dr. David Alberts, Director of Research, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense • Integrate real time offensive and defensive fires
(Networks and Information Integration) NII and the DoD Chief Information Officer (CIO) Robin Quinlan, Deputy Director, Joint Forces Integration
Office of the Secretary of Defense, Under Secretary (AT&L)
9:00 Blue Force Tracking Aviation
• Joint/coalition operations interoperability 9:00 USJFCOM Requirements Development in Support of
• Interagency/intergovernmental operations interoperability Network Enabled Command and Control for the Joint
• Reduction of aviation situational awareness latency Force
Al Abejon, Director, FBCB2/BFT Aviation (SFAE-C3T-FB-AV) Maj Gen William M. Rajczak, USAF, Deputy Director for Joint Capability
Development, US Joint Forces Command
9:45 Networking Break
9:45 Networking Break
Keynote
10:30 Delivering Enhanced Battlefield Command and Control at the US Army
DARPA Perspective
GEN Peter Chiarelli, USA, Vice Chief of Staff, US Army 10:30 Closing Networking Gaps with Quint Technology
• Enabling truly smart weapons capabilities
11:15 US Army Plans and Policy for Unified Battle Command • Providing dismounted ground force situational awareness of the air
• Current opportunities and challenges to achieving Unified Battle Command picture
• Evolving BC capabilities needed in platform and dismounted capacities versus TOC • Allowing for real time weapons impact information
requirements Stephen Waller, Program Manager, DARPA
• Plans and policies to support integration of FCS with battle command blue force tracking
capabilities 11:15 Air Force Improvements to the Theater Air Control System
Air Force Command and Control Tiger Team (AFC2TT) Charter
Tiger Team
Mike Eixenberger, HQE, Deputy Director, LandWarNet/Battle Command HQDA, G-3/5/7 •
update • DOTMLPF study of the Theater Air Control System
12:00 Lunch • Specific recommendations for change/improvement
Col Francis Xavier, USAF, Chief, C2ISR Requirements Division, Air
1:00 Delivering Integrated, Joint, Net-Centric C2 Capability for the Warfighter Combat Command
• Evolution of existing DoD C2 systems and convergence with net-centric C2 capabilities
• Lifecycle management of the command and control (C2) portfolio 12:00 Lunch
• Ensuring compliance of C2 systems with DoD directives and policy
Brig. Gen Peter Hoene, USAF, Program Executive Officer, PEO C2C, DISA 1:00 Transitioning C2 Research Technology to the Field
• Acquisition challenges and potential solutions using examples from
1:40 Net-Centric Combat Identification actual activities
• Why follow a Net-Centric Approach to CID? • Practical applications for cutting edge C2 developments
• Methods demonstrated to date...SWIFT CID Server in Air to Ground and Ground to Ground Dr. Stan Levine, Professor and Faculty Member, George Mason University
modes C4I Center
• Is there an enterprise-wide Combat ID service in the future?
James Limardo, Lead Systems Engineer for Combat Identification Systems, BAE Systems 1:45 Netcentric C2 Warfighter Solutions
• Background, Experience and Successes
2:20 Platform Battle Command Capability Requirements • Existing Capabilities
• Identification of critical FBCB2 capability gaps • Near Term Improvements
• Migration efforts towards JCR, JBC-P, and support for Unified Battle Command Gregory Cerbus, Principal System Engineer, RTSC Customized
• Overview of CID programs including the Joint Combat Identification Marking System Engineering and Depot Support, Situational Awareness Products
• [JCIMS] and Joint Cooperative Target Identification [JCTI] Raytheon Technical Services Company
Mike Kelley, Deputy TRADOC Capability Manager, Platform Battle Command and Combat ID
2:30 Human Cognition and its Impact on the Performance of
Digital Battle Command Systems
Human Element of C2
3:00 Battle Command Essential Capabilities Baseline
• Overview of defined essential battle command capabilities • How automated C2 systems will increasingly operate autonomously –
• Pathway to meeting essential capability requirements under loose, human supervisory control
• Insights from battle command and related program offices • Maintaining effective human control of armed automatic systems will
COL Roger McDonald, USA, TRADOC Capability Manager, Battle Command not easily be solved
• Perspectives, problems, and prospects for maintaining effective human
3:40 Networking Break control including examples from actual systems and events
Dr. John Hawley, Chief, Human Research and Engineering Field Element,
4:10 Delivering Strategic Battle Command Systems to the US Army ARL, Fort Bliss
• Battle Command development & delivery
• Technical vision and major release timelines 3:15 Networking Break
Command Perspective
• Progress update on Strategic Battle Command systems including GCCS-A, DRRS-A, and
Capabilities Development
NECC 3:45 Marine Corps C2 Capability Development
PM Battle
LTC Kevin Leonard, USA, Product Manager, Strategic Battle Command, PEO C3T • Defining requirements for warfighter-centric C2 systems
Resolving the Blue Force Situational Awareness (BFSA) interoperability
at the USMC
•
4:50 Materiel Development and Fielding of Tactical Battle Command Systems gaps between the MCS and the C2PC with JTCW (Joint Tactical COP
• Using Sharepoint in theater as an operational tool Workstation)
• Leveraging the first Quarterly Release (QR1) of CPOF in Theater as a rapid deployment of • Evolution of JTCW and future efforts
capability LtCol Dennis Manaco, USMC, Head, Capabilities Branch, Command and
• TBC suite of products update including MCS, BCCS, and CPOF Control Integration Division, Capabilities Development Directorate, Marine
LTC Richard Hornstein, USA, Product Manager, Tactical Battle Command, PEO C3T Corps Combat Development Command
DARPA Initiatives
5:30 Leveraging JAGUAR (Joint Air/Ground Operations: Unified, Adaptive 4:30 NATO Friendly Force Tracking Capability Development
NATO Perspective
Replanning) and Deep Green to Support Enhanced Command and Control • NATO FFT Capability based on national capabilities with NATO
• Harnessing the power of automation to support continuous planning interoperability standard and infrastructure
• Preventing obsolescence by adapting to new munitions, sensors, tactics • Development in conjunction with support to current operations
• Using simulation to support ongoing military operations while they are being conducted • Future capability development to support CID and command and control
Dr. Todd Hughes, Program Manager, DARPA LTC Joseph Chacon, USA, Chairman, Friendly Force Tracking Ad-Hoc
Working Group, NATO Supreme Allied Command Transformation
6:10 End of Conference Day 1
5:15 End of Main Conference
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