Army Science and Technology for Homeland Security Report 2: C4ISR (2004) / Chapter Skim
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2 Capabilities for the Army’s Future Force
2 Capabilities for the Army’s Future Force
Pages 33-41
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Suffice it to say that in both contexts the term "network-centric" refers to making possible cooperative actions by exploiting latent resources made available only when all participants share information gathered by any one of them. The main goal is to use C4ISR to achieve connectivity to accomplish the mission.
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3 LTG John M Riggs, Director, Future Force Task Force, "Transformation to the Objective Force: C4ISR Enablers for Homeland Security," briefing to the committee, Washington, D.C., August 25, 2003.
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The development of accurate situational awareness and of a complete understanding of the operational situation and mission begins well before departure from the home station. Awareness and understanding continue to develop while en route to and throughout operations, with updates and adaptations as the situation evolves.
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Agility applies to both the mental and the physical qualities needed to meet rapidly evolving battlefield situations. Versatility Units must be able to generate formations that can achieve sustained land dominance at any point in the spectrum of warfare, from low-level conflict to full-theater operations.
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Survivability The unit of action provides maximum possible protection to mounted and dismounted soldiers. Tactics and operations combined with passive and active survival capabilities enable platforms and soldiers to detect and identify potential targets at a distance before being detected themselves, to achieve a kill with the first round fired, and to survive enemy fire if detected and fired upon.
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It is a multifunctional, multimission, reconfigurable system of systems that networks soldiers with their commanders, as well as with manned and unmanned air and ground vehicles. By integrating mission capabilities, including direct and indirect weapon use, reconnaissance, troop transport, countermobility, nonlethal effects, secure and reliable communications, and joint interoperability, the FCS coupled with the Future Force Warrior Program will enable soldiers to operate as a coordinated part of a distributed, networked force.
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5 LTG John M Riggs, Director, Future Force Task Force, "Transformation to the Objective Force: C4ISR Enablers for Homeland Security," briefing to the committee, Washington, D.C., August 25, 2003.
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Training. Individual, small unit, leader training concepts; embedded training, novel training, tactics, and procedures to exploit Future Force Warrior capabilities.
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SUMMARY To "See first, Understand first, Act first, and Finish decisively" in support of joint and combined operations requires a multifunctional, multimission, reconfigurable system of systems that networks soldiers with their commanders as well as with manned and unmanned air and ground vehicles. The underlying theme of the Army's transformation is the focus on marrying capabilities driven by new technologies, including new ideas in economics, information technologies, and business practices, to the evolving systems.
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