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Chapter II<br />
(6) Joint Interface Control Officer (JICO). The JICO is the senior interface<br />
control officer in support of MTN operations <strong>and</strong> is the MTN coordinator for the JDN within<br />
the theater/JOA. The MTN is the primary feed/data source to support generation of a CTP.<br />
The CTP subsequently feeds the CCDR’s theater COP. The JICO is responsible for<br />
planning, monitoring, <strong>and</strong> managing the architecture <strong>and</strong> technical integration of joint data<br />
<strong>and</strong> communications systems for the MTN. The MTN components are the TDLs such as<br />
Link 11, Link 11B, Link 16, etc. The JICO controls <strong>and</strong> acts as the coordinating authority<br />
for the joint interface control cell (JICC) <strong>and</strong> for any regional interface control officer<br />
(RICO)/sector interface control officer (SICO) for planning <strong>and</strong> executing TDL functions<br />
that cross regional <strong>and</strong>/or sector boundaries or impact the theater-wide MTN. When a JTF is<br />
formed, there will be only one JICO per JTF, <strong>and</strong> the JICO will normally be located in a C2<br />
facility with connectivity to the primary TDLs (normally the JAOC). There may be Service<br />
component interface control officers located at the JICC.<br />
(a) When regional/sector AD comm<strong>and</strong>s are established, the JICO will<br />
coordinate with the RICOs/SICOs designated for <strong>and</strong> normally located at those comm<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
The RICO/SICO coordinates with the JICO but is responsible to the RADC/SADC for TDL<br />
continuity at their level. RICOs/SICOs may require interface control cells depending upon<br />
the complexity of their TDL networks. See Figure II-2 for a depiction of a notional joint<br />
interface control officer functional/comm<strong>and</strong> relationship.<br />
(b) The JICO is responsible to the JDNO for the MTN, which is one of four<br />
networks in the JDN. In turn, the JDNO is responsible to the JFC for integration of<br />
information from the sub-networks into a common track database used to generate the CTP.<br />
The JDN is the primary feed to support generation of the CTP. The CTP <strong>and</strong> information<br />
from the joint planning network contributes to the COP.<br />
Refer to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Manual (CJCSM) 3115.<strong>01</strong>B, Joint Data<br />
Network (JDN) Operations, <strong>and</strong> CJCSM 6120.<strong>01</strong>D, Joint Multi-Tactical Data Link (TDL)<br />
Operating Procedures, for full details regarding the JICO <strong>and</strong> JDN <strong>and</strong> TDL operations.<br />
(c) Navy interface control officer for IAMD located at the MOC (with JFMCC<br />
or CTF IAMD) also requires connectivity to the primary TDLs as both a redundant<br />
capability to the JAOC JICO <strong>and</strong> in support of C2 of multi-mission Navy IAMD forces or as<br />
a RADC/SADC.<br />
16. Situational Awareness<br />
“When we started our deployment, we had only the most rudimentary<br />
communications infrastructure in Southwest Asia <strong>and</strong> the challenge of distance<br />
was daunting. Thanks to good planning <strong>and</strong> our underst<strong>and</strong>ing of the<br />
importance of satellites, we quickly <strong>and</strong> smoothly transitioned to a mature<br />
tactical theater network.”<br />
General Colin L. Powell, United States Army,<br />
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff<br />
December 1990<br />
II-24 <strong>JP</strong> 3-<strong>01</strong>
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