United States Pacific Command’s Multinational Communications Interoperability Program (MCIP)

CDR Paul Salevski 18 January 2015

Agenda

• Mission

• Participants

• MCIP Cycle

• MCIP Enablers

• PACIFIC ENDEAVOR 2014

• PACIFIC ENDEAVOR 2015 & Beyond

• Program POC and Websites

Mission

Mission

• The Multinational Communications Interoperability Program (MCIP) is a:

– Multilateral, command, control, communications and cyber (C4) program for assured interoperability, information sharing, and capacity building

– Brings together allied and partner nation militaries, US agencies, United Nation entities, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), academia, and industry

– Under the context of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief response

Participants

• J6, Communications Personnel from 20+ Allied and Partner Nations

Participants cont.

• Government Organizations

Participants cont.

• United Nations

Participants cont.

• Industry, Academia, Host Nation Organizations

Participants cont.

MCIP Cycle

PE14 Dates and Locations

PSW1: 10-14 Feb 2014 – Wellington, New Zealand

PSW2: 14-18 Apr 2014

– Tokyo, Japan

PSW3: 23-27 Jun 2014

– Port Dickson, Malaysia

PE14: 11-22 Aug 2014

– Kathmandu, Nepal

Acronyms

PE14 – PACIFIC ENDEAVOR 2014

PSW – Planning Staff Workshop

PE15 Dates and Locations

• PSW1: 26-30 Jan 2015 – Hanoi, Vietnam

• PSW2: 23-27 Mar 2015

– Honolulu, Hawaii

• PSW3: 31 May - 4 Jun 2015

– Male, Maldives

• PE14: 31 Aug -11 Sep 2015

– Manila, Philippines

Acronyms

PE15 – PACIFIC ENDEAVOR 2015

PSW – Planning Staff Workshop

PE10

• Primary - TTX • Data

Assessments • Phoenix Endeavor

• CIS Planning • HF Voice

•Tech Demo

• Primary - HF, UHF, VHF, VTC, IP

Assessments • Mini TTX

• Phoenix Endeavor • Cyber Endeavor

• Operational Assessments (HF)

• Tech Demo

PE11 PE12 PE13 PE14

Five Year Cycle

• Primary - TTX • Switching

Assessments • Phoenix Endeavor • Cyber Endeavor

• SATCOM Endeavor • IM/KM Endeavor • Amateur Radio

Demo • Tech Demo • Common

Operational Picture (COP)

Development

• Primary - Operational Assessments

• Scenario • Phoenix Endeavor • Cyber Endeavor • Radio Endeavor

• IM/KM Endeavor • Tech Demo • Common

Operational Picture (COP) Development

• Primary - Operational

Assessments & User Validation

• Scenario • Phoenix Endeavor • Cyber Endeavor

• SATCOM Endeavor •Tech Demo

MCIP’s 5-Year Cycle

Acronyms

HF/VHF/UHF – High / Very High / Ultra High Frequency

TTX – Table Top Exercise

SATCOM – Satellite Communications

VTC – Video Teleconference

Senior Communicators

Academia, IOs, Industry

C: Sri Lanka CC: Thailand

Data

C: Mongolia CC: Cambodia

IA & CND

C: Maldives CC: Malaysia

Logistics

C: Nepal CC: Philippines

MNF SOPs

C: Australia CC: Bangladesh

Scenario

C: Nepal CC: Philippines

Spectrum

C: Nepal CC: Philippines

Transmissions

C: Sri Lanka CC: Philippines

UDOP/COP

C: United States CC: Singapore

MCIP Secretariat Corporate Board

PE14 Planning Organization

Acronyms

C / CC – Chairman / Co-Chairman

IA & CND – Information Assurance / Computer

Network Defense

IO – International Organizations

MNF-SOPs – Multinational Forces Standard

Operating Procedures

UDOP/COP – User Defined / Common

Operational Picture

MCIP Enablers

Enabling Toolsets

• All Partners Access Network (APAN)

• Multinational Communication Interoperability Guide (MCIG)

• Mercury Spectrum Collaboration Application

• Multinational Forces Standard Operating Procedures (MNF SOPs)

All Partners Access Network (APAN)

• Web based, non-mil network • Developed to foster

information and knowledge sharing

• Available to any user with internet connection

• Supports blog features, file sharing, collaboration through Adobe Connect, situational awareness via GoogleMaps

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Multinational Communications Interoperability Guide (MCIG)

• Deployable SQL database • Internet Explorer browser-based

interface

• Contains 8 years of archived equipment specifications and test results

• Facilitates staff workshop planning

• Robust search capability and result matrices

• U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command have similar products for their respective ENDEAVOR programs

Mercury Spectrum Collaboration Application

• Supports Frequency Requests and Assignments for:

• HADR Operations with Military, International Humanitarian Community (IHC) and Industry responders

• Allows Spectrum Collaboration between militaries, non-governmental organizations, international humanitarian community and others directly to affected country spectrum managers and militaries

• Real world use by the International Security Augmentation Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan as the spectrum application between ISAF and the Afghanistan National Directorate of Security

Multinational Forces Standard Operating Procedures

• Located on MCIP Portal

Enabling Toolset: Aaron Rodgers

PACIFIC ENDEAVOR 2014

Information Sharing “Endeavor” Modules

SATCOM Endeavor Cyber Endeavor

Phoenix (Spectrum) Endeavor

Information sharing seminar covered topics relating to the use of Satellite

Communications (SATCOM) and its usage in HA/DR situations

• Initial online classes to assess critical skill sets including SATCOM

fundamentals and practical techniques

• Hands-on equipment proficiency test resulting in participants receiving a

commercial SATCOM installation and operation certification

• Subject matter experts presented procedures for accessing SATCOM services,

use of AutoConnect terminals, and remote terminal installation

• Industry representatives showcased the latest SATCOM technologies

• Participant Information Sharing of National SATCOM policies

SATCOM Endeavor

Information-sharing seminar covered topics relating to the use and management of the electromagnetic

spectrum.

• Topic areas included Spectrum 101, interference analysis and reporting, radio theory, HF ground and

skywave propagation predications, amateur radio, and national spectrum coordination.

• Discussion of spectrum in HA/DR operations through the analysis of lessons learned during Typhoon

Haiyan (Yolanda) in the Philippines

• Industry providing information on the latest technology and frequency management programs

• Familiarization and usage of the Mercury Spectrum Application software program

• Sharing of international and national spectrum management policies, panel discussions, and question

and answer sessions

Phoenix Endeavor

Cyber Endeavor

The Cyber Endeavor information-sharing seminar covered topics relating to

information assurance and computer network defense

• Academic instruction and hands-on exercises, with participants sharing

information about their nation’s IA/CND posture

• Sessions included Cyber 101, wireless operations, wireless security, risk

management and assessments, and monitoring and defending networks

• A hands-on Cyber Range to include the following technologies: NetFlow

analysis, firewalls, network access controls, web proxy security, email security,

wireless security, and data analytics

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PE14 Scenario – Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

• 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck Kathmandu Valley in the early morning (0518) of 11 August 2014 – Kathmandu Valley area: 668 sq

km – Effected population:

approximately 3 million

• Amateur radio operators provide initial reports: – Buildings, roads and bridges

throughout Kathmandu are destroyed or damaged.

– Electrical power & water systems severely damaged

– People buried alive, injured, and missing

X

MARS

CFARS

Incident Location

Participating Station Locations: Nepal, Afghanistan, Germany, Okinawa

Canada, United States (WA, AZ, TX, FL, CA)

Two-way HF comms

Receive only HF comms

Internet audio feed from CFARS

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Exercise Pacific Endeavor-14 Part Two (19 Aug 0115Z - 0240Z)

Two-way communications established

on 15 Meter band

Amateur Radio / HF Comms Overview

MNCC/Scenario Play and Operational Assessment Country Site Laydown

Yak & Yeti Hotel (ECC)

Radisson Hotel (MNCC)

Bhadrakali (FOB)

Kathmandu Airport (DCP 2)

Kharipati (DCP 1)

Acronyms

DCP – Disaster Command Post

ECC – Exercise Control Center

FOB – Forward Operating Base

MNCC – Multinational Coordination Center

Data Architecture Overview

MNCC

(Radison)

ECC

(Yak &Yeti)

FOB

(Bhadrakali)

DCP2

(Kharipati)

DCP1

(KTM Airport)

13 km

4.13 km

1.4 km

2.59 km

VHF -

HF -

UHF (Direct) -

UHF (Through Rptr) -

FREQUENCY BAND

RF Architecture Overview

User Defined Operational Picture / Common Operational Picture (UDOP/COP) Communications Centric Operational Picture

(Geospatial Overlay 1)

Geospatial Overlay 2

CIV/MIL Coordination

• Continued collaboration and information sharing between military participants and UN WFP team

• White Cell participation to identify and develop crisis response timeline and actions

• Conducted exercise Emergency Telecommunications Cluster Group meetings to develop collaborative solutions between CIV/MIL responders

• Successfully integrated UN emergent HF and VHF architecture into PE14 operational assessment

• Successfully integrated UN / MIL network architectures

Logistics

• 21 Countries represented

• 197 Military representatives

• 70 Industry, Academia and IHC representatives

Communications Interoperability

• 62 included systems, 13 new for PE14

• Over 5 year cycle, over 250 new systems assessed

Cyber Endeavor (IA/CND) Information Sharing Module (ISM)

• 26 Participants

• 2 Cyber Ranges

• 1 Cyber TTX

ISM on Wireless theory, operations, security and deployment

Numerous Industry/Academia presentations

Summary of PE14

Phoenix Endeavor (Spectrum) Information Sharing Module

• 28 Participants

• Orientation and familiarization on the PR-100 spectrum analyzers

• Mercury Spectrum Application familiarization and usage

• Numerous presentation CIV/MIL SMEs, Industry, Academia

SATCOM (Satellite) Endeavor Information Sharing Module

• 29 Participants

• Global VSAT Forum (GVF) Basic SATCOM System Operator

Certification

(All participating nations completed)

• 21 Basic SATCOM certifications achieved

• 14 Advanced certifications achieved

• 7 Auto Connect certifications achieved

Summary of PE14

• Operational Assessments included deployment and redeployment daily to five (5) sites, each with RF, DATA capabilities

Previously was one other site

• Largest movement ever planned and executed

18 Nations with RF & 8 Nations with Data Systems

• First incorporation of Satellite terminals in PACIFIC ENDEAVOR.

3 SATCOM systems utilized in PE14

• Three Information Sharing Modules (ISMs), 5 from host nation in each

• First full two week ISMs conducted

Summary of PE14

PACIFIC ENDEAVOR 2015 & Beyond

PE15

Tabletop with Light

Assessment HF to IP

Light Tabletop With Heavy Assessment

RF to IP

Tabletop with Light

Assessment HF Data

Light Tabletop With Heavy Assessment

HF Data

PE16 PE17 PE18

Five Year Cycle

CAPSTONE EVENT

MCIP’s Next 5-Year Cycle

PE19

PE15 Planning Considerations

• Incorporation of Host Nation Objectives

• Linkage to U.S. State Partnership Program

• Linkage to organizations like

ASEAN/SAARC

• Incorporation of civilian entities:

- Local/International Telecommunication

Agencies

- Academia

- Humanitarian Community (Comms)

• Continued development and usage of

MCIP toolsets

PE15 Host Nation Identified Planning

• Manila Area event

• Earthquake Scenario

• Include National, Local, and AFP

participation

Host Nation Goal/Objectives/Endstate

GOAL:

• Assess the AFP’s Command, Control, Communications

and Cyber (C4) readiness to support HADR missions

of such magnitude

OBJECTIVES:

• Identify C4 gaps, vulnerabilities and limitations with

respect to Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel,

Personnel, Leadership and Facilities

• Identify emerging technologies that may strengthen the

AFP’s C4 capabilities

• Identify tools/methods/practices that would facilitate

collaboration

ENDSTATE: C4-ready AFP

Program POC & Websites

MCIP Workshop Director – CDR Paul Salevski Paul.salevski@pacom.mil MCIP/MCIG/Mercury via the All Partners Access Network (APAN) https://community.apan.org/ PE14 Full Feature Video (11:27 in length) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cUnCAOu494 PE14 Highlight Video (2:43 in length) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fsdlhs36TAw Pacific Endeavor 2014 Satellite Training http://www.dvidshub.net/video/356367/pacific-endeavor-2014-satellite-training MCIP YouTube Site https://www.youtube.com/user/MCIPHADR

Program POC and Websites

Questions

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