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Tactical Command Posts. The TCN provides both Beyond Line-of–Sight satellite and Line-of-Sight terrestrial communication transmission capabilities. The WIN-T Point-Of-Presence is the primary OTM configuration item that will be installed on the tactical platforms of select commanders and staff officers at division, brigade and battalion levels. The POP enables mobile battle command by providing both secret and unclassified OTM network connectivity. This network connectivity is established using BLOS satellite and LOS terrestrial systems. The OTM minimum user data throughput rate for the satellite system is 256 kilobits per second. When the terrestrial LOS system has connectivity the POP data throughput is 10-20 Megabits per second. A Soldier Network Extension will be installed on select vehicles at the company echelon to provide an OTM wide area network connection through a BLOS satellite transmission system. The SNE provides Secret data service at 64 – 128 kbps. The primary role of this equipment is to provide legacy radios (Single- Channel Ground-to-Air Radio System and Enhanced Position Location Reporting System) range extension through the WIN-T network. This is especially significant for operations when a company is operating beyond the battalion SINCGARS or EPLRS network range. The SNE will extend legacy radio connectivity over a satellite link so that data exchanges such as situational awareness updates can continue uninterrupted. The SNE also provides support for Secret voice telephone service to a local user. The WIN-T Increment 2 network is planned and managed using Network Operations and Security Center tools at the division and brigade echelons. The NetOps functions are the same for both echelons, however additional equipment is provided to the Division G6 section to support a larger staff. The primary NOSC 10 Summer 2008 capabilities are: • Network planning and management • Topology generator to provide map-based network schema and status • Coverage planning for wireless Local Area Networks, HNW, NCW, and HCLOS radios • Information Assurance monitoring and administration • Spectrum planning for all known emitters and Management of Network emitters • Enroute Mission Planning • Key management and Cryptonet planning • Support for Public Key Infrastructure • Battle Command Address Book planning WIN-T Increment 2 will provide unprecedented network connectivity for Brigade Combat Teams while they quickly traverse the battlefield during fast moving operations. WIN-T Increment 2 technologies give the warfighter in select Army units improved access to battle command information and applications. The fielding of advanced network capabilities tailored to commanders’ information priorities and polices enable them to gain a significant tactical advantage. Mobile network connectivity down to maneuver company level further extends the high capacity tactical network, in order to increase commanders’ situational awareness and ability to command and control their units during full spectrum operations. COL Eidson was commissioned in 1982 and holds a Bachelor of Arts in physics from Carson-Newman College and a Master of Science in systems technology from the Naval Postgraduate School. He has been the TRADOC Capability Manager for Networks and Systems at the U.S. Army Signal Center, Fort Gordon, Ga., since October 2007. ACRONYM QUICKSCAN ATH – At-the-Halt ATQH – At-the-Quick-Halt BCT – Brigade Combat Team BLOS – Beyond Line-of-Sight COMSEC – Communication Security EPLRS – Enhance Position Location Reporting System GIG – Global Information Grid GIG-MA ICD – GIG-Mission Area Initial Capabilities Document HCLOS – High Capacity Line-Of- Sight HNW – Highband Networking Waveform Kbps – kilobits per second LAN – Local Area Network LOS – Line-of-Sight Mbps – Megabits per second NCW – Net-Centric Waveform NetOps – Network Operations NOSC-B – Network Operations and Security Center – Brigade NOSC-D – Network Operations and Security Center – Division OTM – On-the-Move PoP – Point-of-Presence SINCGARS – Single-Channel Ground-to-Air Radio System SNE – Soldier Network Extension TAC – Tactical TCN – Tactical Communications Node TCP – Tactical Command Post TOC – Tactical Operations Center TRANSEC – Transmission Security WIN-T – Warfighter Information Network-Tactical
PMO WIN-T By COL William C. “Chuck” Hoppe Introduction June 5, 2007, was a big day for the Army, the Army Signal Regiment, Program Executive Office Command, Control, and Communications Tactical and Project Manager Warfighter Information Network- Tactical. What was so special about June 5, 2007? That was the day the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, the Honorable Kenneth Krieg signed the Acquisition Decision Memorandum and [Nunn- McCurdy] Certification Package for the WIN-T program. The Nunn- McCurdy certification was the culminating point for two programs, the Joint Network Node-Network program and the WIN-T program. It was also the trigger in an event driven timeline for changes at Fort Monmouth, N.J., and some internal PEO C3T reorganization decisions. In this article, I will briefly describe the major impacts of the series of events that came out of the Nunn- McCurdy certification of the WIN-T program; the reorganization of certain programs within PEO C3T; and give a quick overview of the WIN-T Program Management Office; and finally, give an operational “so what?” as to the impact in the operational community. Nunn-McCurdy Through the calculus of Title 10 United States Code Section 2433, Unit Cost Reporting, program managers of Major Defense Acquisition Programs like WIN-T have some pretty specific reporting requirements to the Congress. Fundamentally, Project Managers are always concerned with cost, schedule, and performance of their programs to ensure the required capability (performance) is provided in a timely manner (schedule) with the future is now! What was so special about June 5, 2007? ... The Nunn-McCurdy certification was the culminating point for two programs, the Joint Network Node- Network program and the WIN-T program. the best bang for the buck (cost) to support the warfighter while being good stewards of the taxpayers’ dollar. For PMs of MDAPs, the Nunn-McCurdy requirements loom large and can have a significant impact on their programs if the tripwires are tripped. The Unit Cost Reporting section of Title 10 prescribes two specific criteria which require the PM to make special reports to Congress and in the case of the second criterion, prescribes that the department certify that program as necessary against some specified criteria or terminate it. The criteria are strictly metricsbased and when the thresholds are breached, the process is automatic regardless of why the program experienced the cost growth. PMs are required by this part of the law to report cost growths that meet 15 percent growth (called significant cost growth) from the original baseline and 25 percent growth (called critical cost growth) from the original baseline. If a program experiences “critical cost growth,” Title 10 United States Code § 2433 (e)(2)(b) requires a written certification of basically five things, the cost of the program and that the program is: 1) essential to national security; 2) there’s no alternative which will provide equal or greater military capability at less cost; 3) the new estimated costs are reasonable; and 4) the management structure is adequate. One of the outcomes of the June 5, 2007, ADM is that the USD(AT&L) certified the restructured WIN-T program in accordance with those criteria. There were two other outcomes of the Nunn- McCurdy process; as just stated, the WIN-T program was restructured and the management structure of the program was modified. The fundamental operational impact of this decision, however, was the Department of Defense’s validation of the capabilities in the WIN-T program and continued commitment to bring that capability to the warfighter as soon as possible. Reorganization of PM WIN-T The reorganization of the WIN-T program was codified in the June 5 ADM but had been a planned, event driven process by the PEO C3T for a while. Without going through all the history of the Joint Network Node-Network program, which is a huge success story for the Army, suffice it to say that the Army’s needs in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom exceeded the capabilities of the Mobile Subscriber Equipment which was the baseline communications backbone of the Army at the start of those operations. The JNN-N program was the interim solution that moved the Army to an everything-over- Internet-Protocol based architecture Army Communicator 11
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