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chapter 3: programs
THEATER BATTLE MANAGEMENT
CORE SYSTEMS (TBMCS)
Description
TBMCS is an air war-planning tool mandated by
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the generation,
dissemination, and execution of the Air Tasking
Order/Airspace Control Order (ATO/ACO). The host
system resides with the Aviation Command Element in
the Tactical Air Command Center (TACC) with remote
systems located throughout the Marine Air-Ground
Task Force to enable dynamic mission updates.
COMBAT OPERATIONS
CENTER (COC)
Operational Impact
TBMCS is the principal aviation command and
control) tool within Marine aviation C2 systems and
the Theater Air Ground System for the development
and execution of the ATO. It is a key system that supports
ATO planning and development and provides
the automated tools necessary to generate, disseminate,
and execute the ATO/ACO in joint, coalition, and Marine
Corps-only contingencies.
Program Status
The USAF placed TBMCS into sustainment in
2007 following the release of version 1.1.3 which is
now fielded throughout the operating forces and the
joint community. The USAF Program Office (PO),
in conjunction with the USN, USA and USMC Program
Offices continue to sustain version 1.1.3 while
planning for the eventual transition to a new system
of record which the USAF PO is currently working on
with the joint community. The Marine Corps PO has
fielded TBMCS Maintenance Release (MR) 1/Service
Pack (SP) 27, which provides key assault support enhancements
for both planning and execution, and is
in the final process of testing and approval for release
of TBMCS MR2/SP1 which will provide USMC users
with operating system and hardware upgrades.
Description
The COC is a deployable, self-contained, centralized
facility that provides shared command and control
and situational awareness functionalities in a collaborative
environment. The system is designed to enhance
the tactical common operational picture for all levels
of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF). It is
a commercial-off-the-shelf, total turn-key, integrated
hardware solution using unit-provided radios, legacy
and re-hosted tactical data applications, and prime
movers to provide mobility, modularity, and scalability
for each assigned mission. From 1996 to 2011 there
were three COC system variants (V) in production —
the (V)2, (V)3, and (V)4 — scaled to the major subordinate
command, the regiment/group, and the battalion/squadron,
respectively. COC supports the MAGTF
throughout the full range of military operations and
enables critical warfighting functions: Command and
Control (C2), intelligence, maneuver, fires, force protection,
and logistics.
The COC program office is upgrading the existing
COCs to introduce an enhanced, integrated software
baseline supporting warfighter needs, the COC C2
Software Package. Based on service oriented architecture
principles, this baseline will enable existing Tactical
Data Systems (TDS) to share their data, producing
an identical common tactical picture. To support such
a robust software capability, the COC program will
field a major hardware refresh in FY 2013 and FY 2014.
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