Strategic Warfighter Integration
Abstract
(1) Current Operations Support: - Manages and operates MDA Operations Support Center (OSC) 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and two MDA Operations Centers (MOCs) in VA and AL 16 hours a day, 5 days a week which coordinates BMDS configuration changes (historical average: 3000 per year); daily execution of scheduled BMDS activities (historical average: 32,000 per year); monitors, captures and reports scheduled and unscheduled outages; prepares and transmits Logistic Reports (LOGREPs, approx. 500 per year); monitors health and status of deployed BMDS assets, and provides Critical Information Reports - Manages and executes BMDS Asset Management (BAM) scheduling and execution process; publishes daily schedule encompassing sustainment, testing, upgrade and training activities for missile warning, space situational awareness, and homeland and regional defense assets (historical averages: 900 events; 1,260 revisions; 4,430 schedule change requests) - Collects and reports BMDS operational availability and readiness data - Leads MDA Operations Support Planning Team (OSPT) an MDA-wide task force supporting Warfighters, Services and the Joint Staff to address real-world contingencies and crisis events - Leads Warfighter RFA/RFI staffing and processing (average 30 RFIs / 44 RFAs annually) - Plans and executes continuity of operations activities ensuring continuous execution of mission essential functions - Develops BMDS Annual Plan and BMDS Operating Schedule facilitating key stakeholder coordination and maximizing operational availability of the BMDS - Develops and maintains the Integrated Scheduling Tool - Facilitates major software/hardware additions to the Operational Capacity Baseline for homeland/regional defenses - Develops and maintains the BORRS application to collect and report BMDS operational availability and readiness data through the network-based tool to distribute data to OSD, CCMDs, Joint Staff, Military Services, and BMDS Operators - Provides certification training to BMDS watch officers (BWO), BMDS Safety Officers (BSO), and other Operations Support Center staff (includes over 1,300 sustainment and initial qualification training hours annually) - Develops/publishes the BMDS Handbook to aid Warfighter understanding of capabilities and limitations of the fielded BMDS (2) Combatant Command Support (USSTRATCOM, USNORTHCOM): - Supports the WIP and other MDA Warfighter engagement efforts by assisting Warfighters in their update to the annual BMDS Prioritized Capabilities List (PCL) and Modification and Fielding Request List (MFRL) reflecting changes in CCMD and Service priorities for needed BMDS enhancements to address a full range of CCMD needs - Shares BMDS information and knowledge with CCMDs to help develop common BMDS operational procedures - Coordinates with CCMDs and schedules Missile Defense executive forums (Operations Forces Standing Committee; Missile Defense Executive Board) to facilitate program decisions - Supports Assistants to the Director (ATDs) and Liaison Officers (LNOs) in communication with CCMD staffs on BMDS capabilities and deployments - Supports Joint Functional Component Command Integrated Missile Defense (JFCC IMD) integration by participating in the Warfighter Forum (WFF); a multi-lateral information and decision event to address CCMD, Service and DoD BMDS equities. - Assists USNORTHCOM in broadening homeland defense planning to address the full range of USNORTHCOM threats by conducting the Homeland Defense Architecture Working Group (HDAWG) and Shot Management Analysis Cell (SMAC). - Supports BMD senior leader forums as well as asset management, test, training, and exercises (3) Military Department Engagement: - Facilitates and coordinates Service Boards of Directors (BODs) on Lead Service BMDS related equities, POM development and execution; and element fielding, operations and maintenance - Maintains daily, strategic-level interfaces with Military Services and Joint Staff; plans for the delivery, fielding, and operation of respective Lead Service BMDS capabilities via senior-level working groups, General Officer Air and Missile Defense and Space forums; and maintains close coordination with respective lead Service counterparts regarding BMDS resource, logistic and training element annexes - Supports and provides the BMDS capability delivery process and transition and transfer to the Military Services through participation in senior-level working groups, Joint staff directorates and facilitates General Officer forums and, ; ensures successful transfer of BMDS solutions to the warfighter- - Provides planner-level coordination for Joint Staff and interagency staff actions to ensure Joint Staff Action Packages of warfighter plans, orders, and doctrine to synchronize Agency and MILDEP positions - Coordinates internal Agency RFA/RFI responses to senior Service, CCMD, and Joint staff working groups; allows informed decisions related to BMDS operational, logistic, training and maintenance concerns (4) Operational BMDS Verification and Validation - Provides 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, global system verification and validation operational Integrated Broadcast Service, Common Integrated Broadcast, and Shared Early Warning System for BMD early warning data. - Supports Tactical Data Processor software development, MDA flight tests and other software development efforts using live real-world broadcasts of simulated missile threats - Support Naval Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV), Shipboard installation, Aegis On-Demand, Aegis program releases, US and Coalition operational readiness and BMD Exercise requirements to validate equipment, materiel, and tactical readiness while simultaneously providing deployment certification and crew operator qualification; verifies operational readiness of both US and Coalition partners to detect a real-world launch of a ballistic threat (5) Warfighter Training Support: - Provides Missile Defense Space Warning tool (MDST) support to increase operator proficiency, competence, and confidence; providing initial qualification training for BWOs and BMDS Safety Officers; develop and provide bi-weekly sustainment training to watch officers to maintain proficiency and understanding of the BMD - Provides technical and programmatic updates for BMD Warfighter training -Participates in BMD training and Education Working Group to coordinate BMD training issues with USSTRATCOM and Joint Staff. - Provides 25,000 hours (up to 24 hours a day, 365 days a year) of MDST support for over 170 exercise and training events annually to CCMDs, Military Services and Coalition partners comprised of more than 100,000 simulated exercise missile launches - Supports warfighter training and validation and Crew Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) / Inspector General Certifications. - Supports Fleet Synthetic and Aegis Operator Training to ensure operational readiness of Aegis as the first step in the kill chain for BMD (3000+ hours annually) - Provides Early Warning missile injects for all MT03 wargames and exercises and tailored support for other Joint Warfighter Support Test events (listed in MT03 R-4) (6) Joint Staff Engagement - Facilitates and coordinates all Joint Staff interactions with the MDA - Maintains daily, strategic-level interfaces with the Joint Staff - Provides critical information required to plan for fielding and operation of BMDS capabilities - Coordinates Joint Staff inquiries into RFA/RFIs
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2018
- Source ID
- 10b1683ab5cd1c21c4af2c06f86ec060