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“Evolving Network Integrations Evaluation

to Future Army Warfighting Assessments“

13 October 2014

Victory Starts Here

“Evolving Network Integration Evaluation to Future Army

Warfighting Assessments“

Purpose:

• Increase awareness of the Army Warfighting Assessments (AWA) as a key

component of Force 2025 Maneuvers.

• Discuss relationship between NIEs and AWAs.

• Demonstrate that Army Warfighting Assessments (AWAs) are opportunities to

assess Interoperability, Readiness and Modernization priorities.

• Identify how Industry partners will participate in and contribute to AWAs.

2 AWAs provide interim solutions to Army Warfighting Challenges!

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• Army Campaign Plan (ACP)

• DA Prioritizations

• Army Equipping Modernization Plan (AEMP)

• R&D and S&T Priorities

• Total Army Analysis (TAA)

• Long-Range Investment Requirements Analysis-(LIRA)

• Program Objective Memorandum (POM)

• Changes in Policy

• Experimentation and Learning Demands

• Input to Joint capability development programs

Army

Warfighting

Challenges First-order

problems;

framework for

learning and

collaboration

Intellectual and Physical Efforts Inform

Capability Development

• Unified Quest

• Experimentation

• CNA/CBA

• NIE

• AEWE / AWA / REF/ AWG

• Exercises

• Lessons Learned

• Studies & Analysis

Army

Concepts Grounded

conceptual

foundation for

future force

development

Mature

Required

Capabilities What Army

forces must do

Army Concept Framework

Concepts to Capabilities - MACRO View Force 2025 Maneuvers

Program Adjustment

DOTLMPF solutions

Divest/Invest

Implementation Deliverables

Governance

Exploit Opportunity

React to Overmatch

Low Impact Decisions

Conditions

For Consideration

Army Warfighting Challenges (AWFCs) are interim first order questions; the answers will improve the combat

effectiveness of the current and future force.

1. Develop Situational Understanding

2. Shape the Security Environment

3. Provide Security Force Assistance

4. Adapt the Institutional Army

5. Counter WMD

6. Conduct Homeland Operations

7. Conduct Cyber Electromagnetic Operations and

Maintain Communications

8. Enhance Training

9. Improve Soldier, Leader and Team Performance

10. Develop Leaders

11. Conduct Multi-Domain Reconnaissance

12. Conduct Entry Operations

13. Conduct Wide Area Security

14. Ensure Interoperability and Operate in JIIM Environment

15. Conduct Combined Arms Maneuver

16. Set the Theater, Sustain Operations, and Maintain

Freedom of Movement

17. Deliver Offensive Fires

18. Deliver Defensive Fires

19. Exercise Mission Command

20. Develop Capable Formations

AWFCs will:

Focus concept and capability development

Allow the Army to integrate near-term, mid-term and long-term efforts

Enable sustained collaboration across the community of practice (DA Staff, TRADOC, AMC, and FORSCOM)

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NIE / AWA: Concept to Capability 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2022 2023 2021 2024 2025 2014

Current

Fort Bliss

Events Army Warfighting Assessments (AWA)

Capabilities Integration Evaluation (CIE)

AOC Objectives

• Reorganize the Army and develop an expeditionary mindset to resolve crises

• Integrate the

efforts of multiple

partners to ensure

capacity and

interoperability

• Operate across

multiple domains

to allow the Joint

Force freedom of

maneuver and

action

• Present our

enemies with

multiple dilemmas,

limiting their

options and

avoiding strengths

Fort Bliss

Events

NIE

• Integrated network across Army

formations (IBCT, SBCT,

ABCT, AVN)

• Simplify & protect network

• Transition from Army Battle

Command System (ABCS) to

the Common Operating

Environment (COE)

• Joint/Multinational network and

mission command

interoperability

• Agile, expeditionary Command

Posts (CPs)

NIE 5-Year Endstates

• 1 per year

• Test and evaluation

• Network integration

• Capability set

development

• Expand beyond the

network

Army Warfighting Assessments • 1 per year (start FY 17)

• Assess new capabilities, design and

doctrine

• Assess Joint/Multi-national Interoperability

• Increased Readiness

NIE

Establish Fort Bliss/White Sands Missile Range as the focal point for Army modernization and

Joint & Multi-national interoperability

Proof of Concept exercises

Validate &Publish Doctrine

Validate & Change organizations

Validate & Field Capabilities

Refined Concepts

Refined Designs

Refined Capabilities

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Brigade Modernization Command

Unclassified

NIE 16.1 Timeline

Advantages to Army - Refine requirements

- Improve Engineering

- Soldier Feedback Early and Often

Advantages to Industry - Soldier feedback to support R&D

- Demonstrate Capabilities to Senior Leaders

- Understanding the Direction of Army Modernization

- Solicitation

- Industry and government

Nov 14 – Aug 15

- Safety Releases

- NET

- Validation

- Capability Review Board

Resource

Assessment

Prioritized

Capabilities

List - Develop Prototypes

- Accreditation - Execute AWA

Sep -Oct 15

- Report Developed

- DOTLMPF

recommendations

- Insights

- Lessons Learned

Dec 15

- Refine requirements

- Improve Prototype and Engineering

- Develop Acquisition Strategy

- Implement New designs

- Update Doctrine

Feb 16 and beyond

Initial Coordination: Mar – Oct 14

Aug - Sep 15

Nov – Dec 14

Nov 14

- Concept Development

- Designs

- Capabilities

Use NIE 16.1 to Validate AWA Process

Informed by

NIE Process

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NIE 16.1 / BQ Next Steps

Oct 14 TRADOC / ASA ALT Sources Sought & Tech memo

Dec 14 Capability Review Board (CRB)

Mar 15 Safety Release & Accreditation

May 15 New Equipment Field & Training (NEF/NET)

Sep 15 NIE 16.1 Execution

Nov 15 NIE 16.1 Recommendations Report

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Backups

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Victory Starts Here

Common Characteristics: Joint forcible entry ops Live, virtual, constructive mix JIIM participation Hybrid threat with live cyber/EW Coalition network Leverages available resources

Exercise Concept / Enduring Objectives

AWAs are opportunities to maximize collective resources to assess JIIM Interoperability, Readiness and

Modernization priorities.

AWA

• Assess new capabilities,

organizations & doctrine

• Assess human dimension

• Refine & improve the network

• Assess LVC-IA & training innovations

• Refine requirements

• Identify DOTMLPF solutions

to AWFCs

Bold Quest MND Training Exercise

• Establish Mission partner

environment

• JIIM interoperability

• Network

• C2 systems

• Joint fires, ISR, CAS

Focus: Interoperability Focus: Readiness

Focus: Modernization & Force Development

• Exercise distributed Mission Command

in JIIM environment

• Assess doctrinal interoperability

• Employ Joint / MN forces in realistic

operational environment

• Live Cyber / EW Threat

• Live, Virtual, and Constructive

Mix

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NIE 16.1 / BQ Key Take-aways

Joint and multinational interoperability, capability development and

readiness/training are equally important priorities.

Promote and enhance an enduring partnership between Army, Joint Staff,

Services, Multi-national partners and Industry to enhance interoperability,

readiness and modernization.

Recognize Fort Bliss/WSMR as the principal venue for Army modernization

and Joint & Multi-national interoperability.

Consider AWA as an equivalent for WFX.

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