unclassified - Air Force Financial Management & Comptroller

BUDGET ITEM JUSTIFICATION (EXHIBIT P-40)
UNCLASSIFIED
DATE:
FEBRUARY 2002
APPROP CODE/BA:
OPAF/ELECTRONICS & TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
P-1 NOMENCLATURE:
THEATER BATTLE MANAGEMENT C2 SYSTEM
FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007
QUANTITY
COST
(in Thousands)
$54,835 $46,962 $56,202 $56,928 $60,099 $57,598 $51,064
Description:
In FY02, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) received $12 million as part of Defense Emergency Relief Fund
(DERF). The funding is being used to purchase TBMCS equipment, licenses, and support for OPERATION NOBLE EAGLE. FY03 funding
was added to continue TBMCS upgrades to NORAD command centers.
THEATER BATTLE MANAGEMENT CORE SYSTEMS (TBMCS) is an integrated battle management system used to plan, execute and
assess an air campaign. It provides automated planning tools enabling consistent, coordinated battle management at the Air Operations Center
(AOC) (force level) and unit levels (operations and intelligence functions). TBMCS is the U.S. joint standard system for generation and
dissemination of the air tasking order, and will be interoperable with allied units at the AOC and unit levels. The TBMCS program integrated
several "stovepipe" systems into a common operating environment, subsuming the functions of the Contingency Theater Automated Planning
System (CTAPS), the Combat Intelligence System (CIS), and the Wing Command and Control System (WCCS). This integration provides a
consistent software architecture that tightly streamlines the flow of information.
This program purchases state-of-the-art equipment to satisfy Air Force requirements for automated support of command and control (C2)
functions at both force and unit levels worldwide. As the functions of CTAPS (force level), WCCS (unit level) and CIS (intelligence) migrated
into TBMCS, the funding for the earlier separate procurements (CTAPS and WCCS) was realigned under this program.
TBMCS funds procure a full complement of equipment for initial unit level operations installations at four sites per year in FY01, three in
FY02, and four in FY03. FY01-03 funding also procures hardware upgrades for fielded force and unit level (operations and intelligence)
installations necessary to sustain operations and to support TBMCS software versions. FY01-03 funds also provide required software licenses,
Type 1 training, interim contractor support, engineering support, and system program office support for TBMCS applications. Note: FY02 is
the last year for Force level Type 1 factory training under this P-1 item. Type 1 training was transferred to the AOC program beginning in
FY03.
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