Interesting article from 2011
“’Kraken’ provides needed intelligence, force protection at NIE” https://www.army.mil/article-amp/64655/kraken_provides_needed_intelligence_force_protection_at_nie
The 305th Military Intelligence Battalion is located at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. It consists of three companies: Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie. Its mission is to train Initial Entry Trainees for the MOSes of 35G (Geospatial Imagery Intelligence Analyst) and 35F (All Source Intelligence Analyst).
Kraken — which is described as an instantiation of the JFPASS software — was begun as part of a $30-million Joint Capability Technology Demonstration, O’Neill explained.
It was co-developed by the Office of the Secretary of Defense Physical Security Equipment Action Group and the Joint Program Executive Office-Chemical and Biological Defense, with oversight by the Rapid Fielding Directorate, Director Defense Research & Engineering to address the issue of forces being at risk because current technologies, concept of operations, and policies do not provide a comprehensive, effective, and sustainable force-protection capability, he added.
“Fielded force-protection systems do not interoperate and integrate effectively, nor do they provide comprehensive and integrated situational awareness,” O’Neill said.
The JFPASS JCTD has matured its technical capabilities through a series of demonstrations over the years, O’Neill explained.
“JFPASS demonstrated fusion, automation, and integration of information among mature systems, sensors, tools, and processes to provide a more effective, automated, layered, and comprehensive joint force protection capability at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., in 2009 and Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, in August of last year,” O’Neill added.
Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, is just west of Frankfurt.
Good find.