An Introduction to Network Centric Operations Office of Force Transformation Presentation to NCO Short Course 13 July 04 Mr John J Garstka Asst Director for Concepts and Operations Office of Force Transformation Office of the Secretary of Defense 703 696-5713 john garstka@osd mil www oft osd mil Form Approved OMB No 0704-0188 Report Documentation Page Public reporting burden for the collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response including the time for reviewing instructions searching existing data sources gathering and maintaining the data needed and completing and reviewing the collection of information Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information including suggestions for reducing this burden to Washington Headquarters Services Directorate for Information Operations and Reports 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway Suite 1204 Arlington VA 22202-4302 Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law no person shall be subject to a penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number 1 REPORT DATE 3 DATES COVERED 2 REPORT TYPE 13 JUL 2004 00-00-2004 to 00-00-2004 4 TITLE AND SUBTITLE 5a CONTRACT NUMBER An Introduction to Network Centric Operations 5b GRANT NUMBER 5c PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER 6 AUTHOR S 5d PROJECT NUMBER 5e TASK NUMBER 5f WORK UNIT NUMBER 7 PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME S AND ADDRESS ES 8 PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBER Office of the Secretary of Defense Office of Force Transformation Washington DC 20301 9 SPONSORING MONITORING AGENCY NAME S AND ADDRESS ES 10 SPONSOR MONITOR'S ACRONYM S 11 SPONSOR MONITOR'S REPORT NUMBER S 12 DISTRIBUTION AVAILABILITY STATEMENT Approved for public release distribution unlimited 13 SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES 14 ABSTRACT 15 SUBJECT TERMS 16 SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF a REPORT b ABSTRACT c THIS PAGE unclassified unclassified unclassified 17 LIMITATION OF ABSTRACT 18 NUMBER OF PAGES Same as Report SAR 59 19a NAME OF RESPONSIBLE PERSON Standard Form 298 Rev 8-98 Prescribed by ANSI Std Z39-18 Bottom Line Up Front Office of Force Transformation o Transformation - A process for continuous change o Network Centric Warfare NCW - An Emerging Military Response to the Information Age - Maturing capabilities demonstrated during OEF OIF o NCW Implementation - Not just about technology - Involves all lines of development Global Trends Office of Force Transformation Globalization II Globalization III Industrial Age Information Age Global Trend # 1 Office of Force Transformation Globalization II o o o o o Beliefs in Conflict Political Ideology Static bipolar market Bulk of population in 3rd World Limits on security exports Ordering principle Great Power War yet none since 1945 Proliferation of WMD military technology o o o o Globalization III o o o o Beliefs in Conflict Religion culture Also bifurcated but very fluid 4 Billion in Core 2 Billion in Gap Unlimited global demand for security exports o Warfare now simultaneous across system state and individual levels New Rules New Institutions New Security Environment Disconnectedness Danger Global Trend # 2 Office of Force Transformation Industrial Age o o o o o o o o Success Scale Scope Top Down - Centralized Vertical Integration Information Hoarding Local Awareness Arms Length Relationships Make and Sell Inwardly Focused o o o o Information Age o o o o o o o o o New Rules New Behaviors New Competencies New Relationships Success Adaptability Agility Empowering the Edges Virtual Integration Information Sharing Increased Transparency Collaboration Synchronization Sense and Respond Externally Oriented Accelerated Innovation Experimentation Transformation Meeting the Challenges of the New Competitive Landscape Office of Force Transformation Information Age Connectedness Globalization II Globalization III Containment Industrial Age Transformation A U S DoD Perspective Office of Force Transformation th Continuing process th Creating anticipating the future th Co-evolution of concepts processes organizations and technology th New competitive areas competencies revalued attributes th Fundamental shifts in underlying principles th New sources of power th Broadened capabilities base o New technology context o Broadened threat context o New strategic context A Broad and Sustained Competitive Advantage Transformation An International Perspective Office of Force Transformation o For many military officers it is a heart-breaking process to leave behind something that used to be important used to make them important In some cases it implied changing their own established world view o But like it or not relevance must overrule sentimentality We have to focus on new capabilities and to try to forget about yesterday's force structures Minister Kristin Krohn Devold Minister of Defense Norway at SACLANT Open Road '03 Information Age Transformation Network Centric Warfare Office of Force Transformation Translates an Information Advantage into a decisive Warfighting Advantage Information Advantage - enabled by the robust networking of well informed geographically dispersed forces Characterized by - Information sharing - Shared situational awareness - Knowledge of commander's intent Warfighting Advantage - exploits behavioral change and new doctrine to enable - Self-synchronization - Speed of command - Increased combat power Exploits Order of Magnitude Improvement in Information Sharing Information-Age Warfare Domains of conflict Office of Force Transformation Social Domain Cultural Awareness Cognitive Domain Conveyed Commander's Intent Cognitive Advantage Shared Awareness Compressed Operations Plan Organize Deploy Employ and Sustain Cycle Network Centric Warfare Information Domain Information Advantage Precision Force Speed and Access Physical Domain Force Advantage Position Advantage Tenets of Network-Centric Operations The new value chain Office of Force Transformation o A robustly networked force improves information sharing o Information sharing and collaboration enhances the quality of information and shared situational awareness o Shared situational awareness enables collaboration and self synchronization and enhances sustainability and speed of command o These in turn dramatically increase mission effectiveness Quality of Information Robustly Networked Force Information Sharing Information Domain New Processes Shared Situational Awareness Collaboration Mission Effectiveness Self Synchronization Cognitive Domain Physical Domain Shared Situational Awareness A new competitive advantage Office of Force Transformation Source New York Times Television - The Perfect War 2004 Bottom Line Office of Force Transformation Networked Forces Outfight Non-Networked Forces it allowed us to make decisions and execute those decisions faster than any opponent Lt Gen David D McKiernan Combined Forces Land Component Commander OIF Network Centric Operations Demonstrated Across Range of Mission Capabilities Office of Force Transformation Maneuver o Ground Maneuver - US UK Coalition Ops OIF - Stryker Brigade JRTC Protect Command Control o ACE Mobile Force Land o CTF-50 OEF o V Corps 3ID OIF Battlespace Awareness ISR o Air-to-Air JTIDS Operational Special Project o Navy Special Warfare OEF OIF o Cooperative Engagement Capability Fires Peace Keeping Enforcement o Air-to-Ground CAS OEF OIF DCX-1 o Task Force Fox NATO Operation Amber Fox Warfighting Advantage Evidence form High Intensity Conflict Office of Force Transformation o Precision Engagement - Networked Air and Ground Forces - Networked Air and Ground Forces decisively defeat OPFOR at night USA Division Capstone Exercise - Phase I Apr 2001 - Networked Air and Ground Forces decisively prosecute counter TBM mission Operation Iraqi Freedom - Western Iraq o Full Dimensional Protection - Counter Air - USAF found F-15Cs working with data links shared awareness increased kill ratio by over 100% -- 2 6 1 for both Day Night Ops JTIDS Operational Special Project - Mid 1990's o Dominant Maneuver - Networked coalition forces demonstrate unprecedented operational agility and speed of maneuver in defeating opposition forces Operation Iraqi Freedom - Networked Stryker Brigade decisively engages OPFOR at JRTC -- 10 fold reduction in loss exchange ratio form 10 1 to 1 1 2003-2004 Implementing Network Enabled Capabilities Trajectory of Innovation and Experimentation Warfighting Benefit of Information Sharing Office of Force Transformation We are successfully employing new processes and organizational concepts Organizational Innovation Process Innovation We are innovating and experimenting with new processes and organizations Process Integration Process Innovation New Process Employment We have integrated existing processes and can collaborate with each other Transformation Required Technology Innovation Data Integration Digital Information Sharing Voice Connectivity Application Integration Our applications are integrated and we can share information seamlessly Common Operational Picture We have integrated our data We are networked and can share digital information E-Mail - Web Chat - 9 Line Messages We can communicate and share information via voice Degree of Information Sharing Implementing Network Enabled Capabilities Trajectory of Innovation and Experimentation in U S DoD Office of Force Transformation Navy Special Warfare New Process Employment Warfighting Benefit of Information Sharing Stryker BCT Process Innovation Organizational Innovation Air-to-Air Process Integration Counter SOF Network Centric Sensing Ground Maneuver 4th ID during OIF Process Innovation Transformation Required Technology Innovation Data Integration Application Integration Air-to-Ground Ground Maneuver 3rd ID during OIF Digital Information Sharing Voice Connectivity Degree of Information Sharing Digital Close Air Support Fighting First for Information Advantage Office of Force Transformation o o Tactical TacticalSituation Situation -- Blue BlueForce Forceinindefensive defensiveposture posture -- OPFOR moving to contact OPFOR moving to contactunder undercover coverof ofdarkness darkness -- Armored column detected by JSTARS and Armored column detected by JSTARS andUAV UAVatat approximately approximately10 10 mile range from Blue Force and positively identified as hostile OPFOR mile range from Blue Force and positively identified as hostile OPFOR -- Blue BlueForce Forcetracking trackinginformation informationconfirms confirmsthat thatno noBlue BlueForce Forceground ground forces are in close proximity to OPFOR forces are in close proximity to OPFOR -- Fire Firemission missionassigned assignedto toClose CloseAir AirSupport Support CAS CAS UAV Source US Army Division Capstone Exercise - Phase I March-April 2001 D TOC Digital Close Air Support Network Enabled Engagement Office of Force Transformation o o Order Orderof ofmagnitude magnitudeimprovement improvementin inreal-time real-timeinformation information sharing sharing across across air-ground air-ground seam seam o o Dramatically Dramaticallyincreased increasedsituational situationalawareness awarenessfor forCAS CASPilots Pilots o o Collaborative Collaborativeprecision precisionengagement engagementof ofhostile hostileOPFOR OPFOR -- Litening LiteningIIIIPods Podsused usedfor fortargeting targeting -- Sensor SensorPoints Pointsof ofInterest Interestshared sharedover overdata datalink link -- Selective engagement of tanks with Laser Guided Selective engagement of tanks with Laser Guided Munitions Munitions 2 Ship F-16 w Litening II SADL AGM-65D 2 Ship F-16 w Litening II SADL GBU-12 A OA-10 w SADL AGM-65D UAV Source US Army Division Capstone Exercise - Phase I March-April 2001 D TOC Digital Close Air Support Decisive Defeat of OPFOR Office of Force Transformation o oWarfighting WarfightingImpact Impact -- First wave First wavebattle battledamage damageassessment assessment Two TwoOPFOR OPFOR Battalions rendered combat ineffective Battalions rendered combat ineffective -- Close CloseAir AirSupport Supportdecisively decisivelyengages engagesOPFOR OPFOR -- Exercise Exercisestopped stoppedand and restarted restarted to toenable enableBlue BlueGround Ground Force to engage OPFOR Force to engage OPFOR 2 Ship F-16 w Litening II SADL GBU-12 2 Ship F-16 w Litening II SADL AGM-65D A OA-10 w SADL AGM-65D UAV Source US Army Division Capstone Exercise - Phase I March-April 2001 I 'm a believer in Digital CAS Technology - Army Ground Liaison Officer night missions are normally an exercise in futility but this was amazing - Air Warrior D TOC Air-to-Ground Mission Key NCW Relationships Office of Force Transformation Output Measure Decisive Defeat Of OPFOR Networked Force - Air SADL - Ground EPLRS Cognitive Domain Information Domain Quality of Organic Information Robustly Networked Force Information Sharing Quality of Shared Information Quality of Information - Precision Navigation - Litening II Pod New Concepts TTP Common Tactical Picture Individual Situational Awareness Shared Situational Awareness Collaboration Physical Domain Precise Application Of Force Precision Effects Mission Effectiveness Information Sharing - Blue Force Information Trace of Blue Forces - Red Force Information Sensor Points of Interest Air-to-Ground Mission Networking of Air and Ground Forces enables Unprecedented Information Sharing Office of Force Transformation Common Tactical Picture Information Richness o Content o Accuracy o Timeliness o Relevance F-16 AO A-10 FAC Ground Units NetworkCentric Operations Platform-Centric Operations Information Reach Air-to-Ground Key NCW Enablers Office of Force Transformation Forward Air Controller FAC Cognitive Domain Information Domain Physical Domain Display Host Networking Pilots Displays Hosts Terminal Terminal SADL SADL Information 010110 Data Information 010110 RF Data Data Information Sharing Tactical Pictures Shared Situational Awareness Legend Technical Procedural Operational Awareness Understanding Air-to-Ground FAC is Networked and Digitized Office of Force Transformation Ruggedized Laptop Creates Digital CAS Tasking Messages SADL Radio transmits Digital CAS Messages To SADL-equipped Fighters MK VII Laser Range Finder Air-to-Ground Tactical Picture Enabled by Networking of Air and Ground Forces Office of Force Transformation A OA-10 FAC at 13K SADL WINFAC assigned target F-16's at FL 210 System Point of Interest Air-to-Ground What the Forward Air Controller Sees Office of Force Transformation Fighters Fighter Data Friendly Ground Troops Air-to-Ground FAC to Fighter Information Sharing Office of Force Transformation O This Is What the FAC Sees When He's Sending a Digital CAS Request O Includes IP Target Threat Egress TOT and Remarks O What He Types Here Is Exactly What Pilot Sees in the HUD Compare to Next Screen Air-to-Ground FAC to Fighter Information Sharing Office of Force Transformation O The Pilot Sees Exactly What Was Typed by the FAC Air-to-Ground What the F-16 Pilot sees in Tactical Awareness Display Office of Force Transformation SADL Tactical Awareness Display TAD Wingman's Radar Contact Wingman Ground Friendlies Ground Target Ownship JTIDS Surveillance Track Wingman's Fuel Weapons H 15 Air-to-Ground What the F-16 Pilot sees in Heads Up Display Office of Force Transformation SADL Head-Up Display HUD Wingman Ground Friendlies Ground Target Air-to-Ground What the F-16 Pilot sees with Litening II Targeting POD Office of Force Transformation No Friendly Replies in FOV Column parked Along road DCX Phase I 2 AM Local time Implementing Network Enabled Capabilities Trajectory of Innovation and Experimentation Office of Force Transformation Warfighting Benefit of Information Sharing New Process Employment Process Innovation Organizational Innovation Process Integration Process Innovation Technology Innovation Data Integration Operation Iraqi Freedom Application Integration Digital Information Sharing Voice Connectivity Degree of Information Sharing Concept of Operation Operation Iraqi Freedom OIF Office of Force Transformation Three Theaters Southern - Center of Gravity West - Stop scuds monitor movements North - Economy of Force OIF Southern Iraq Office of Force Transformation o Controlled by V Corps 1 st MEF o Traditional land battle w heavy Joint Coalition flavor - Very high operational tempo o Networking of distributed ground force commanders via SATCOM o Enhanced Relevant Common Operational Picture - Multi-echelon C2 - LCC to Brigade - Enabled by Blue Force Tracking Ground Maneuver during Operation Iraqi Freedom Key NCW Relationships Office of Force Transformation FBCB2 Blue Force Tracking Joint COP Cognitive Domain Information Domain Robustly Networked Force Mission Effectiveness Information Sharing Quality of Information Common Picture Shared Situational Awareness Collaboration Self Synchronization Physical Domain New Concepts TTP Defense Collaborative Tool Suite Networking the Force Employment of FBCB2 BFT during OIF Office of Force Transformation SATCOM Hub Switch Enhanced Information System EIS and Communication Control Server CCS compile messages and forward them to ground stations Via L-Band Transceiver Via L-Band Transceiver Receiver Radiant Mercury Trusted Guard ONE WAY SBU TO SECRET FBCB2 FBCB2 5' 800m 5' 800m GCCS Joint COP GCCS-A ABCS Army COP SECRET NETWORK PLGR x y z t Data Broker FBCB2 BFT install on US Forces during OIF Office of Force Transformation L-BAND TRANSCVR MTS M2A2 PLGR FBCB2 BFT Transceivers HMMWV M1A1 install on UK Forces during 01F Office of Force Transformation Ground Maneuver in OIF Degree of Networking Office of Force Transformation Pentagon Joint Force Commander SIPRNET GCCS Coalition Force Land GCSS-A Component Commander V Corps 1st MEF C2PC Division Brigade Battalion Company Platoon Platform 101 st Airborne FBCB2 BFT 3rd ID FBCB2 BFT UK 1 st 1st Armor Marine Division Division FBCB2 C2PC BFT 40 BFT FBCB2 BFT Deployment in 1 UK Armd Div Office of Force Transformation 1st MEF HQ 1 UK Armd Div 3 Cdo Bde 40 Cdo 42 Cdo 7 Armd Bde 15 MEU SCOTS DG 2 RTR 1 RRF 16 AA Bde 1 BW 1 PARA 2 PARA Total of 47 units of FBCB2 BFT installed in 1 UK Armd Div 1 R IRISH Common Operational Picture Blue Forces OIF - 25 March 2003 Office of Force Transformation 3ID V Corps 1 MARDIV I MEF 1 UK DIV I MEF 101 AA V Corps Aviation Platform Common Operational Picture OIF - Seizure of Baghdad International Airport Office of Force Transformation Common Operational Picture OIF - Baghdad Office of Force Transformation M2A2 When my TF seized a key highway intersection south of Baghdad I could see the company commander icons at each blocking position and I knew we had control of the objective - LTC John Charlton Cdr TF 1-15 3 ID Decision Superiority Office of Force Transformation Superior Ability to Observe - Orient - Decide - Act Decision Maker 1 Information Voice Only Voice Data Info Awareness Understanding Awareness Understanding Decisions Decisions Decision Maker 2 Voice Only Voice Data Information Info Awareness Understanding Decisions Time Awareness Operational Impact of NCW Capabilities 1 of 5 Office of Force Transformation The bottom line is that FBCB2 BFT presented me with accurate information knowledge as a Task Force Commander and as a result I felt as though I was making better tactical decisions - LTC Commander 2 504 Parachute Infantry Regiment A soldier with absolutely no training on BFT could literally sit in front of it for 10 minutes experiment and have it figured out enough to get any information we needed off of it - 326th Engineering Battalion FBCB2 cleared the whole command net so we could focus on maneuver - CPT Tim Terese 3 ID Main The single most successful C2 system fielded for OIF was the FBCB2-BFT system BFT gave commanders situational understanding that was unprecedented in any other conflict in history - 3 ID Operation Iraqi Freedom AAR Operational Impact of NCW Capabilities 2 of 5 Office of Force Transformation LTC Marcone - CDR 3 69 Armor U S Army - OIF Operational Impact of NCW Capabilities 3 of 5 Office of Force Transformation I'm the lead company of the lead TF of the lead Brigade There was nobody to my front I was able to look at my screen and see where friendly units were to my left right and to my rear I was able to pass that information immediately down to my platoons so fratricide was basically eliminated - CPT Stewart James Commander A-2 69 AR 3ID The whole squadron was in column on a highway FBCB2 BFT displayed the locations of all blue forces I knew the location of observed red and was able to call for fire based on FBCB2 BFT knowledge - CPT Commander A Troop 3 7 Cavalry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division Our counter battery radar picked up rounds through the Marine sector Prior firing counter batter the Fire Officer checked the BFT screen and ascertained that a 3ID unit Army had crossed over into the Marine sector and as firing at the enemy Had it not been for BFT FBCB2 we probably would have fired upon a friendly 3ID unit - LTC USMC Division Forward Senior Watchkeeper Operational Impact of NCW Capabilities 4 of 5 Office of Force Transformation 2nd Royal Tank Regiment - 1st UK Armd Div used a combination of the satellite imagery and the positioning capability of FBCB2 BFT to identify targets for urban raids During operations in Az Zubayr and Basrah information was provided on likely insurgent operating bases These were generally houses in urban neighborhoods Using FBCB2 BFT these locations could be pinpointed and could be reached rapidly using FBCB2 BFT for navigation This enabled 2 nd Royal Tank Regiment to achieve surprise and also minimized the impact of collateral damage through misinterpreting information Case Study on US UK Coalition Operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom Operational Impact of NCW Capabilities 5 of 5 Office of Force Transformation o Coy Comd in 1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers 1st UK Armd Div battle group exploits NCW capabilities ability to de-conflict his sub-unit's movements to get to line of departure for a company group attack - - - - - Source NCO Case Study on US UK Coalition Operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom D 2 - situation was extremely complicated following the advance into SE Iraq there was significant Coalition activity and movement 1 RRF BG were to advance north-east to seize 4 crossings on the Al Basrah Canal Company group had to manoeuvre across a significant main supply route MSR that was being trafficked by vehicles supporting the US advance north-west Using FBCB2 BFT the Coy Comd analysed the traffic movement and timed the crossing of the MSR to avoid US movement The affect was that he was able to generate tempo and conduct his attack 12 hours prior to other sub-unit groups who were delayed due the MSR vehicle movement Getting the Theory Right Command and Control of a Networked Force Office of Force Transformation What's Different o Common Operational Picture - Reduced Fog of War o Shared Situational Awareness SA - Significantly increased SA for o Commander o Subordinate Commanders o Individual Warfighters - Decreased cognitive loading in developing SA o Command Intent - Increased shared situational understanding - Enhanced by capabilities for real-time collaboration o Enhanced Speed of Decision Making o Increased Tactical Agility o Reduced Risk Increased Situational Awareness Reduced Cognitive Loading Office of Force Transformation sitting on top of a moving turret talking into the radio trying to control the vehicle getting a red flashlight finding the map looking at the map figuring out where I am with the PLGR GPS back to the map with FBCB2 I didn't have to do any of that to know where I was - CPT 7th Cavalry Regiment Network Centric Warfare Key Relationships Office of Force Transformation New Concepts TTP Quality of Organic Information Precise Application Of Force Individual Situational Awareness Precision Effects Tempo Common Common Tactical Tactical Picture Picture Mission Effectiveness Boldness Speed of Maneuver Robustly Networked Force Information Sharing Shared Situational Awareness Self Synchronization Information Domain Quality of Shared Information Collaboration Cognitive Domain Physical Domain Implementing Network Enabled Capabilities A DoD OFT Perspective on Strategy Office of Force Transformation o o o o Get the Theory Right Apply the Theory Enterprise Wide Accelerate Networking of the Joint Force Accelerate Deployment of Network-Centric Systems Concepts and Capabilities o Address Challenges of Allied Coalition NCO o Experiment with Network-Centric Concepts and Capabilities o Develop Mature TTP for NCO - Service Combined Joint Allied and Coalition Getting the Theory Right NCO Case Studies Office of Force Transformation o Completed - Air-to-Air JTIDS OSP - C2 for Networked Forces Commander Task Force-50 in OEF o Nearing Completion - - - - - Air-to-Ground DCX-I OEF OIF Ground Maneuver - Stryker JRTC Rotation Special Operations Forces OEF OIF Coalition NCO in OIF UK Ground Forces Peace Keeping Peace Support o NATO ACE Mobile Force Land IRTF Land o NATO Operation Amber Fox Task Force Fox o Recently Initiated - Ground Maneuver V Corps and 3rd ID in OIF - Networked Air-Ground Ops OIF Western Iraq - Application of NCO to Stability and Restoration Operations o Exploratory Phase - Application of NCO Concepts during the SARS Crisis in Asia - Network Based Defense A Strategic Perspective on NCO NCO Case Study NATO Allied Command Europe Immediate Reaction Task Force Land Office of Force Transformation 2001 2000 Leadership Commander Leads by Example Personnel Culture Multinational Rotations Increased Situational Awareness Culture of Information Sharing Organization Structure Behavior Multinational New Command Relationships Computers move around HQ Training Commander attends training Short Training Course Doctrine Process Tactics Techniques Procedures Wireless Security Information Management Merging of Ops and Planning Cell Material Technology ISIS 2 5 Wireless Facilities NCO Case Study Stryker Brigade Combat Team Office of Force Transformation 2003 1999 Leadership Leadership Development Agile Confident Adaptive Leaders Personnel Culture Increased Personnel Stabilization Shared Situational Awareness Culture of Information Sharing Organization Structure Behavior Organic Cavalry Squadron RSTA Organic Combined Arms Organic MI HUMINT Teams Training Dedicated training for new Commanders SBCT Tactical Standard Operating Procedures Doctrine Process Tactics Techniques Procedures Mission Type Orders Multi-echelon Collaborative Planning Self- Synchronization IAW CDR Intent Material Technology Stryker Vehicle ABCS FBCB2 SATCOM Facilities Stryker BCT Mission Effectiveness Office of Force Transformation o The most impressive capability demonstrated by the SBCT was the ability to effect the enemy's decision cycle through situational awareness SA SU and combined with mobility and lethality The best example was during the ShughartGordon urban attack operation o The SA SU afforded platoon leaders and commanders by the lower tactical internet and FBCB2 gave them the ability to maneuver their forces and close with and destroy the enemy during urban operations in Shughart-Gordon o Observing 24 unit attacks Shughart-Gordon as a JRTC Observer Controller I have never seen a unit clear every building and still retain combat power to defeat an enemy counterattack Source NCO Case Study on Stryker Brigade Combat Team Summary Office of Force Transformation o Transformation - A process for continuous change o Network Centric Warfare NCW - An Emerging Military Response to the Information Age - Maturing capabilities demonstrated during OEF OIF o NCW Implementation - Not just about technology - Involves all lines of development Office of Force Transformation Questions This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu