Tuesday, 18 August

Session 1:  Overview and ARFORGEN Support

Speaker:  MG Randolph Strong, Commanding General, CECOM LCMC and Mr. Herod, Chief, Readiness, Fielding and Sustainment, PEO C3T

This session provides an overview of the Army Team C4ISR organizations, processes and initiatives that provide critical LandWarNet capabilities throughout the ARFORGEN cycle, from the development or adaptation of new technologies to meet urgent LandWarNet capability requirements, through the insertion of new technologies and repair of existing systems during Reset, to the provision of technical expertise, training and equipment sustainment for units in the Train-Ready and Available force pools.  It explains how Army Team C4ISR is leveraging BRAC to establish an Army C4ISR Center of Excellence at Aberdeen Proving Ground.  As an example of our support to ARFORGEN, this session highlights the Unit Set Fielding process which the Army Team C4ISR uses to ensure support is coordinated, integrated and synchronized with supported units to meet their ARFORGEN requirements.

Session 2:  Future Capabilities Update

Speaker:  Mr. Muller, Director, Space and Terrestrial Communications Directorate, US Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, Communications-Electronics Research Development and Engineering Center

The session will be led by the Communications-Electronics Research Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC), and discusses the development or adaptation of new technologies, in concert with our partners in industry, academia and other Government entities, to meet urgent LandWarNet capability requirements during all ARFORGEN phases.

Session 3: Army Team C4ISR Communications Road Map

Speakers:  COL Hoppe, PM WIN-T, PEO C3T, COL Boyd, PM Command Posts, PEO C3T, and Mr. Sparshatt, UBC SoSE Team, The MITRE Corporation

The session addresses the work being accomplished through a partnership of materiel developers to provide tactical communications capabilities, including small and large satellite terminals and line of sight radios.  It will address how the equipment provided makes warfighters operationally capable.  The session will also outline the communications capabilities that are being developed for the future, including the use of the annual Joint Interoperability Communications Exercise (JUICE) to integrate evolving technologies into existing systems used throughout the battlespace.

Session 4:  Battle Command Roadmap

Speaker:  COL Moore, PM Battle Command, PEO C3T and Mr. Newsome, Chief Engineer, Command and Control Directorate, US Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, Coomunications-Electronics Research Development and Engineering Center

This session discusses the battle command capabilities that are being fielded to units in the Reset force pool.  It addresses the work being accomplished through a partnership of materiel developers and the Future Combat System program to achieve a single battle command solution, incorporating lessons learned from current deployments into future battle command development.  This session will include firsthand knowledge of how these capabilities are currently being used by our warfighters in theater.

Session 5: Interoperability and Security

Speaker:  Moderator: COL Drake, Director, CTSF, CECOM LCMC,  Panel: Mr. McClung, CTSF Technical Director, CECOM LCMC; Ms. Pinsky, Chief Digitization and Interoperability Division, CECOM LCMC Software Engineering Center, CECOM LCMC; Mr. Hendy, Director, Information Assurance and Security Engineering Directorate, Information Systems Engineering Command, CECOM LCMC; Mr. Dempsey, Director, Communications Security Logistics Activity; and Moderator: COL Drake, Director, CTSF, CECOM LCMC

This session explains the interoperability and security requirements for C4ISR capability.  This session also explores the overarching management framework being developed, which will concurrently execute multiple certification requirements.  It will also describe the role of Federated Army Net-Centric Sites in distributed testing. Finally, the presentation will include information security/information assurance trends and multi-faceted communications security support to the Warfighter.

Session 6:  PEO IEWS Programs

Speaker:  LTC Vogelhut, Director of Operations, PEO Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, & Sensors (IEW&S)

This session addresses the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities that are being fielded to units in the Reset force pool and the support of those systems.  The session also provides a summary of acquisitions and Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) fieldings in support of the enterprise and highlights critical ISR efforts.

Session 7:  Sustaining LandWarNet

Speaker:  Mr. Carter, Associate Director of Operations for the CECOM LCMC Logistics and Readiness Center; Mr. Woodworth, Director of Business Management, Tobyhanna Army Depot, CECOM LCMC; Mr Clerie, Director, Field Support Directorate, Software Engineering Center, CECOM LCMC; and Mr. Wilder, Deputy Director, BC & NSD, PM Command Posts, PEO C3T, Mr. Woodworth, Director of Business Management, Tobyhanna Army Depot, CECOM LCMC

This session focuses on the sustainment support provided to units through all ARFORGEN phases, including depot support and forward support provided to deploying and deployed units.  The forward support discussion will include a description of how our Enterprise portal enhances our situational awareness of our forward support personnel and efforts.

A cumulative review of key issues and highlights from the Track's presentations will follow this discussion.