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BOLD QUEST Overview

for Sensors Symposium 2014

September 2014

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Purpose and Content Provide Bold Quest overview for informational

purposes. • Background and History

• BQ 15 Operational Demonstration Summary

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What is Bold Quest? Joint and Multinational capability assessments in coalition operational context

• 14 operational demonstrations since 2003 • “Coalition of the Willing”; participants fund own costs while Joint Staff resources

some “common benefit” support • Collaborative merge of Nation/Service/Program priorities and objectives • Interoperability for both fielded and developmental capabilities • Collateral training and advanced tactics, techniques and procedures

development • Demonstrated core competencies (Planning and Execution):

– Combat Identification – Friendly Force Tracking and Information Sharing – Digitally Aided Close Air Support and Fires – Integrated Air and Missile Defense – Cyber Integration (Tactical Level)

Participants normally do own analysis and reporting Joint Staff J6 Operational Sponsorship via Deputy Director for Cyber and C4 Integration (JS J6 DD C5I), Joint Fires Division, Suffolk, VA Aligned with JROC-chartered Programs of Work (Joint Executive Steering Committees: Combat Identification/Friendly Force Tracking and Joint Fire Support) and cognizant NATO Capability Panels

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How Did It Come to Be?

Major Milestones: 2001 Conceived as “Coalition Combat ID ACTD” 2003 First operational demonstration 2005 First “Quest” scale demonstration 2006/08 Extended at US Service and Allied request 2011 Transition from JFCOM to Joint Staff sponsorship

Venues (USA): 2003/12*/14* Ft Benning GA 2004 Camp Lejeune NC 2007 Nellis AFB NV and Ft Irwin CA 2008 Eglin AFB FL 2009/13* Camp Lejeune/Cherry Point NC 2011/12/13 * Camp Atterbury-Muscatatuck Complex IN 2014* White Sands Missile Range and Holloman AFB NM

Venues (Europe): 2005 Salisbury Plain UK 2010 Camp Rena NO (Joint Staff maintains role)

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Current Trajectory and Trends

Reflecting US and Allied partners’ consensus (BQ15 Working Group, May 2014)

Two operational demonstrations per year (XX.1 and XX.2) • Accommodate varied objectives and scale • Approximately 6 month spacing between demonstrations • Aligned with other test and training events when feasible • Generally, 30 day duration, including 2-3 weeks of air/surface operations • Distributed network support nationally/internationally

Sustained focus on Coalition Fires (Surface and Air) and the Kill Chain, with growing interest in:

• Air Ground Integration and Common Operational Picture • Integrated Air and Missile Defense; Identification Friend or Foe

US and Allied operational and/or test unit profile • Command and Control: Brigade/Battalion HQs cells; Airspace Control • Ground: Company or below (Infantry, Recon); JTAC/Joint Fires Observer teams • Aviation: Fighters; Command, Control, Intelligence, Surveillance, Recon (C2ISR)

aircraft; Rotary Wing; Unmanned Aerial Systems; Surrogate test aircraft

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BQ 2015 Overview—the Basic W’s

Camp Atterbury Muscatatuck

Complex Indiana

Ft Benning Georgia

Ft Bliss/Biggs AAF Holloman AFB

WSMR

Norfolk/Suffolk, Virginia

BQ15.1 (Feb-Mar 15) • Aligned again with US Army’s

Expeditionary Warrior Experiment (AEWE), Ft Benning GA

• Concurrently, other initiatives and sites • Multi-purpose/benefit—

• AEWE/BQ alignment • BQ15.2 linkage (phased/risk

mitigation) • BQ15.1 “standalone”

BQ15.2 (Sep-Oct 15) • Aligned with Network Integration

Evaluation 16.1 (NIE16.1) • Initiatives (per CWG1 and 2)

• Joint Coalition Fires • Joint ISR • Digitally Aided Close Air Support • Friendly Force Tracking • Integrated Air and Missile Defense • Live/Virtual Environment • Cyber • BQ Mission Network (Mission

Partner Environment)

• Primary operational venues

• BQ network operations and others TBD

Nations-- BQ15 Planning Group (with stated objectives): 12 Nations Services/Commands-- USA, USMC, USN, USAF, ARNG, ANG, SOCOM

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Bold Quest 15.2 Mission Network Mission Partner Environment (MPE)

Initiative

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Measures of Success

• Improved BQ execution - information sharing across BQ15.2 enterprise

• Establish a BQ Joining, Membership, and Exit Instruction (JMEI) baseline; Use DoD Joining Instructions (v1.04) and Future Mission Network (FMN) Study as guidelines

• Improved integration with Army’s Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) events

• Early and continuous involvement of mission partners

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DoD Department of Defense JMEI Joining, Membership, and Exit Instruction FMN Future Mission Network NIE Network Integration Evaluation

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Conceptual BQ MN & Potential Enhancements

BQ15.2 Mission Network

SINGLE RELEASABILITY ENVIRONMENT “SECRET REL BQ”

BQ (UNCLAS) 15.2

CDS

NIE 16.1

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BQMN Bold Quest Mission Network CDS Cross Domain Solution NIE Network Integration Evaluation

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Network Integration Evaluation 16.1 / Bold Quest (NIE 16.1/BQ)

Concept Overview

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Vision and Approach

The unifying purpose of this Joint and Multinational partnership is to maximize the value of the collective resources of the participants in order to advance capabilities envisioned in multiple Joint and Service force development strategies (e.g. Joint Force 2020; Maneuvers 2025; Expeditionary Force 21) The overarching approach is to train, and to test capabilities, as we will fight—in a Coalition operational context.

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NIE 16.1/BQ Overview

Common Characteristics: Joint forcible entry ops Live, virtual, constructive mix JI IM participation Hybrid threat w ith live cyber/ EW Coalit ion network Leverages collective resources

NIE 16.1 • Assess new capabilities, organizations & doctrine • Assess human dimension • Refine & improve the network • Assess LVC-IA & training innovations • Refine requirements

Bold Quest MND Training Exercise • Establish Mission Partner Environment • JIIM interoperability

•Network •C2 systems

• Joint Fires, ISR, CAS • IAMD • FFT G2A SA

Focus: Interoperability

Focus: Readiness

Focus: Modernization

• Exercise 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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FFT G2A Friendly Force Tracking / Ground to Air Situational Awareness AMD Integrated Air and Missile Defense ISR Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance JIIM Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational MND Multi-Nation Division NIE Network Integration Evaluation

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ATTICA PORT

COLLOS

ARGOS

PORT ATTOS

PORT LASSOS

PORT PASOS

PORT LOLLOS

LACONIA

BAY OF ARGOS

BAY OF MARCOS

INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY

INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY

INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY

INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY

INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY

Unified Action Scenario X

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PHASE 3

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PHASE 5

PHASE 2

Scenario supports capability development and training at service, joint and multi-national levels

CONCEPT

• Multi echelon event with developmental and training components

• Realistic scenario (joint entry) – includes amphibious assault to seize lodgments, expansion of lodgments, introduction of follow on forces and conduct of unified operations

• Complex OE - threat is: Hybrid Mechanized Asymmetric

• Focus is on interoperability at operational through tactical

• Multi-national participation • Live, virtual and constructive

Phases of the Exercise Phase 1 Prep and deploy

Phase 2 Assault

Phase 3 Stabilization of lodgment

Phase 4 Introduction of follow-on forces

Phase 5 Transition to offensive operations

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Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) BQ 15 Focus

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IAMD Consideration for BQ15.2

• Ground Based Air Defense (Layer Defense content): – Area Mission Defense (self/force protection) – Defended Assets (point defense C-UAS/Cruise Missile) – Defense of maneuvering units (ground)

• Under consideration

– Patriot – Mode 5 Level 1 & 2 – Common Tactical Picture Analysis

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Digitally-Aided Close Air Support (DACAS) BQ 15 Focus

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Digitally-Aided Close Air Support Objectives, 2015

• Bold Quest DACAS Objective(s): • Continue to assist in fielding of DACAS Coordinated Implementation

Block 1 • Evaluate JCAS digital systems for compliance with DACAS

Coordinated Implementation Block 1 Engineering Change Proposals • Provide environment for hands-on terminal control in tactical

environment • Improve interoperability for air support request (JTAR) process

• Establish training environment with complete tactical scenarios • Allow players to “count” controls against annual JCAS training

requirements • Precedent: ~300 currency controls for 56 JTACs in BQ14.2

• JTACs/systems will participate collateral threads/activities: • JTAC-related simulation in Live/Virtual • Friendly Force Tracking • Distributed digital (RFoIP) communications • Support Nation/Service/COCOM objectives as feasible 17

DACAS Digitally-Aided Close Air Support JTAC Joint Terminal Attack Controller

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DACAS in BOLD QUEST 15-2 Purpose: DACAS-related programs share assets and analytical effort

within a Joint/Combined environment to improve interoperability

BQ 15-2 Expectations: (Late Sep– Oct ‘15) • Primary DACAS focus on VMF (Mil Std 6017B, etc) • Will enable CAS work with other TDLs (Legacy VMF,

Link16, SADL) and full motion video • Formal risk reduction event/ramp check • Flying window 28 Sep – 8 Oct, 2015 • Anticipate 50 JTAC/JFOs from 11 nations • JTACs/JFOs control CAS in tactical environment

(allows for currency in training requirements) • JTAC/JFO control in distributed simulation systems

• Potential teaming with DMOC, AFRL • Planned analysis on future JTAC Training

methods • Intent to participate: 10 Nations • Will plan consecutive phases into distributed sites

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AFRL Air Force Research Lab DACAS Digitally-Aided Close Air Support DMOC Distributed Mission Operations Center JFO Joint Forward Observer JTAC Joint Terminal Attack Controller SADL Situation Awareness Data Link VMF Variable Message Format

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Joint Fire Support (JFS) Joint Mission Thread (JMT)

BQ 15.2 Focus

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JFS JMT Interoperability Assessment Approach

Scope of Assessment

Optimize U.S. and Coalition fire support system machine-to-machine (digital) interoperability from tactical to operational; target acquisition to prosecution.

Two (2) Baseline Joint vignettes to stress the end-to-end Digital Call-For-Fire (DCFF) - USA in support of USMC on the ground

striking a high-payoff target (HPT) with Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS).

- USN in support of USA on the ground striking a HPT with Naval Surface Fires.

Interoperability is the foundation of effective joint, multinational, and interagency operations. It is a mandate for the joint force of 2020. Joint Vision 2020

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Friendly Force Tracking / Ground to Air Situational Awareness (FFT/G2A SA)

BQ 15 Focus

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FFT / G2A SA Goals for BQ 15

• Shared Situational Awareness − Facilitate shared PLI data between all participants − Partner with NCI Agency to test FFI-MTF (Draft STANAG

5527/AdatP-36) Interoperability, Track augmentation and SIP3 – Web Services Interface

• Ground to Air Situational Awareness (G2A SA) systems “Fit for Purpose, Fit-for-Use” utility assessments, partnered with CIAV and NCI Agency: − BQ 15-1 Distributed Testing − BQ 15-2 Ramp/Live Fly Testing

• Military Utility Assessment of GCCS-J SAS-E • Facilitate other Coalition, Service, and Agency FFT testing and

demonstrations, as requested. − Dismounted FFT Interoperability − C2 System Data Sharing

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CIAV Coalition Interoperability Assurance Validation FFI MTF Friendly Force Information – Message Text Format GCCS-J Global Command and Control-Joint NCI NATO Communications and Information PLI Position Location Information SAS-E Situation Awareness Service – Enhanced

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Live / Virtual Environment (L/V) BQ 15 Focus

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• New opportunities in BQ15: – Augmented Reality (AR) for Small

Units (AEWE at Fort Benning in Feb/Mar 15).

– Coalition Virtual Flag (Aug 15 at DMOC and distributed sites).

– Distributed integration w/ partner nation simulators (Sep 15).

– Army Network Integration Evaluation (Oct 15)

– New partnerships with Service Centers of excellence and Research and development organizations.

• Continuing partnerships: – Camp Atterbury/Muscatatuck

JSTEC team. – Hurlburt AC-130 vCFF team. – MCoE / Fort Benning – Discovery Machine. – Returning BQ14.2 participants.

BQ15 Live/Virtual Opportunities

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Cyber (Tactical) BQ 15 Focus

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Developing Potential Cyber Thread Activities

Provide opportunity for Bold Quest partner organizations to execute proof-of-concept or developmental testing of ideas, concepts, technology or TTP’s related to Cyberspace operations at the Tactical level.

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BQ15 Long-Range Timeline

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BQ 15 Alignments

AWA

AEWEBQ15.1 Ft Benning GA

23 Feb – 13 Mar15

AEWE

AEWE

BQ15.1 Risk Reduction 15.2

Other Sites TBD

BQ15.2 CWG & Network / Systems

Integration

BQ15.2

Jul14 Aug14 Oct14 Nov14 Feb15 Apr15 Jun15 Aug-Oct15

BQ Mission NW

Initiative RRE

RFoIP RRE

Partner Planning WGs

BQ CWGs

BQ Site Surveys

“NIE16.1”

CAS/Fires Exercises

Coalition vFlag

“Right to Left” Planning Strategy

Concurrent BQ16

Concept Development

AEWE Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment NIE Network Integration Evaluation

8 Sep - 8 Oct NIE16.1/BQ Execution (Integration Window 25 Sep-8 Oct15) (T)

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AEWE / BQ15.1 Execution Calendar Summary

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

8 Feb 9 Feb 10 Feb

11 Feb

12 Feb 13 Feb 14 Feb

15 Feb 16 Feb 17 Feb 18 Feb 19 Feb 20 Feb 21 Feb

22 Feb 23 Feb 24 Feb 25 Feb 26 Feb 27 Feb 28 Feb

1 Mar 2 Mar 3 Mar 4 Mar 5 Mar 6 Mar 7 Mar

8 Mar 9 Mar 10 Mar 11 Mar 12 Mar 13 Mar 14 Mar

FEB / MAR 2015 (as of 25 Aug 2014)

US Holiday President’s

Day Network / System Integration

Network / System Integration Ramp (DACAS) Ground Checks

L/V Environment

AEWE Pilot Missions CSE / C4AD

Arrives

L/V Environment

Senior Leader / DV Day

Data Collection Begins

Tech Rodeo (for BQ) McKenna MOUT

FLT OPS / DACAS Missions - K-15 Ft Benning

Data Collection Ends

AEWE Case 2 Missions

AEWE Case 3 Missions

REDEPLOY

HOTWASH

Network / System Integration (if required - TBD)

Network / System Integration (if required - TBD)

L/V Environment (AAJTS Standalone)

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NIE 16.1 / BQ 15.2 Execution Calendar Summary

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Sep

2 Sep

3 Sep 4 Sep 5 Sep

6 Sep 7 Sep 8 Sep 9 Sep 10 Sep 11 Sep 12 Sep

13 Sep 14 Sep 15 Sep 16 Sep 17 Sep 18 Sep 19 Sep

20 Sep 21 Sep 22 Sep 23 Sep 24 Sep 25 Sep 26 Sep

27 Sep 28 Sep 29 Sep 30 Sep

Sep 2014 (as of 21 Aug 2014)

US Holiday Labor Day

IE 16.1/BQ events NIE 16.1/BQ events Document

Data Collection Starts

Network / System Integration

Participants Arrive

JFS JMT Set-Up / System Opnl Tests Ramp (DACAS/G-A) Ground Checks

L/V Environment Start Daily Ops Sync

JDAT Arrive

JFS JMT Assessment (Phase 1) BQ Live Fly Scenario (IAMD/DACAS/G-A SA/FFT)

L/V Environment

NIE16.1/BQ Integration Window Starts

Network / System Integration

JFS JMT Assessment (Phase 1)

CSE/C4AD Arrive

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NIE 16.1 / BQ 15.2 Execution Calendar Summary

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Oct 2 Oct 3 Oct

4 Oct 5 Oct 6 Oct 7 Oct 8 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct

11 Oct 12 Oct 13 Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct

18 Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct

25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct

31Oct

US Holiday Columbus

Day

Oct 2014 (as of 21 Aug 2014)

NIE 16.1/BQ events Document

Ops Reset / DACAS Briefings /

JFS JMT Reset

BQ Live Fly Scenario (IAMD/DACAS/G-A SA/FFT)

BQ Live Fly Scenario (IAMD/DACAS/G-A SA/FFT)

L/V Environment

L/V Environment

Live Fire Event (Phase 2)

Joint/Coalition Operational Fires (Phase 3) Joint Fires SVI (Phase 4)

NIE16.1/BQ Integration Window Ends

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Future Events BQ15 Consolidated Work Group #3

Joint Staff J6 Suffolk Complex 27-31 Oct 2014

Focus Areas: BQ15.1 Final Planning, BQ15.2 Continue Detailed

Planning, BQ Mission Network, Vignette and Requirements Development

All attendees must register. Please do so at the JEMIS website (https://secure.jten.mil/jemis/) selecting "Bold Quest 15 Operational Capability Demonstration Consolidated Working 3" in the listing of "Conferences/ Meetings".

Bi-Weekly BQ15 Planning Sync Work Group Next meeting 24 Sep 2014

Focus Areas: planning and work information for National service

and program office leads and their experts, focusing on the initiative areas, TDL, and analysis

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Questions

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