Theater Battle Management (TBM) C4I

Abstract

The TBM C4I Program Element (PE) includes Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning and Execution Segments (DCAPES), which is being developed as the next-generation AF interface to the Joint Operational Planning and Execution System (JOPES). DCAPES is the Air Force's single system to present, plan, source, mobilize, deploy, account for, sustain, redeploy, and reconstitute forces for contingency and crisis operations. This system provides a real time, two way interchange of personnel, manpower, logistics, and operational data between the Air Force and the warfighting Combatant Commanders. It matches people, cargo, and airframes/weapon systems to the Combatant Commander's warfighting requirements. Acquisition of this system supports the Air Force's expeditionary force concept. Development activities may also include Logistics Feasibility Analysis Capability (LOGFAC), Logistics Module/Manpower and Personnel Module-Base (LOGMOD/MANPER B), War and Mobilization Planning (WMP), Enhanced Contingency Rotational AEF SchedulingTool (ECAST), Web Enablement, and JOPES Modernization Migration. Activities also include studies and analysis to support both current program planning and execution and future program planning to modify systems to consume authoritative force structure from Global Force Management-Data Initiative (GFM-DI) organizational servers, linking the identifiers to or replacing current identifiers and, as applicable, exposing the data in a net-centric fashion. This effort is an evolutionary follow-on to the Contingency Operations Mobility Planning and Execution System (COMPES). DCAPES replaced the operational tasking and priorities functionality of COMPES with modern relational databases, integrated-distributed database, and common and shared data consistent with the joint vision for integrated command and control. DCAPES is intended to provide a command and control capability by exchanging data with a range of planning support systems to provide a more effective force projection capability for a wider range of operational scenarios and will fully support the force provider function of the AF Forces (AFFOR) commander. DCAPES along with numerous other war planning support legacy systems are transitioning into a net-centric Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) environment via a War Planning and Execution System (WPES) management construct. Activities also include studies and analysis to support current program planning and execution, and future program planning. Funding will also support development and systems engineering activities, to include (1) facilitating improvements to system effectiveness through efficient segregation of mission capabilities (apps, services, applications) from underlying networking, middleware and computing infrastructures by using common architecture, standards, and services, and (2) employing a rapid/agile IT acquisition process to effectively deliver capabilities to the warfighter. This program is in Budget Activity 7, Operational System Development. These budget activities include development efforts to upgrade systems currently fielded or has approval for full rate production and anticipate production funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2013
Source ID
0207438F_7_3600_PB_2013
Change Summary Explanation
FY11: Adjustment for Cong General Reductions of 0.096M shown in Other Adjustments Row. FY12 Congressional General Reduction (FFRDC, Sec. 8023) of 0.043M. FY13 - 17 funding for Project Number 674802, Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning and Execution Segment (DCAPES), was transferred to PE 0207452F DCAPES, Project Number 674802, Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning and Execution Segment (DCAPES), in order to provide clarity to the effort by providing a singular PE and Project Number.
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Battle Management
  • Battles
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Couplings
  • Engineering
  • Force Structure
  • Interoperability
  • Logistics
  • Personnel Management
  • Relational Databases
  • Service Oriented Architecture
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control

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