Posted on 05/18/2005 5:35:20 PM PDT by AZHua87
Joint Systems Integration Command's new C2 on the Move operational prototype gives joint task force commanders mobility without losing connectivity, allowing them to stay connected as they move around the battlefield.
(SUFFOLK, Va. - May 18, 2005) -- Joint Systems Integration Command's (JSIC) C2 on the Move (C2OTM) project recently rolled out its operational prototype, mounted in a HMMWV, giving joint task force (JTF) commanders the ability to stay connected as they move around the battlefield.
C2OTM is one of several programs under development at JSIC which address different aspects of battle management command and control. JSIC, a U. S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) subordinate command, focuses on near-term transformation of joint force command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities through assessing new technology.
The JSIC then provides objective recommendations for rapid insertion of solutions to support identified combatant commands' needs for a joint task force (JTF).
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Stephen Fahey, JSIC's C2OTM project leader, says the command developed the rapid prototype in a matter of months.
"We first built the conceptual prototype in August last year and tested it through November," Fahey said. "We took the lessons we learned from that and
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