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Command and Control/GIS Practice
Case Studies:
Future Fires Command & Control (F2C2)
______________________________________Challenge
The U.S. Army's Depth & Simultaneous Attack Battle Lab (D&SA BL) needed a multi-role, easy-to-use, instrumented C4ISR system that could be used in experiments to identify issues in tactical fire control within the Interim Brigade Combat Team.
This system had to be adaptable to multiple users in various command and staff roles, from brigade commander to mortar platoon leader. The system would also have to:
- interface to a high-fidelity simulation environment
- manage thousands of tactical entities and hundreds of fire missions per hour
- support collaborative planning and target engagement
- provide the Common Operational Picture for up to 50 users simultaneously
- offer complete GIS/map display capabilities
- require only two days of training
Result
The CHI Systems Command & Control/GIS Team adapted the entire C3Core architecture to meet the needs of the D&SA BL to create the Future Fires Decision Support System (F2DSS).
F2DSS served as the C4ISR backbone, providing all command and control, all fires and effects control, situational awareness, Common Operational Picture, and collaborative planning through four major high-fidelity simulation-based F2C2 experiments at the D&SA BL from 1999-2001.
Between 35 and 40 installations of F2DSS were used in each experiment, resulting in over 10,000 hours of use by soldiers ranking from Private First Class to Colonel. In each experiment, the instrumented user interface allowed Army Research Laboratory researchers to gather valuable data about how role players used each component and tool.
For More Information
Report of Future Fires Command and Control (F2C2) Concept Experimentation Program 1 (CEP 1), Designing the Army After Next Field Artillery Battalion Tactical Operations Center (FA BN TOC), 99C0639
