Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-MC)
Abstract
This is a Military Intelligence Program (MIP) program element. DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND SYSTEM-MARINE CORPS (DCGS-MC). DCGS-MC is a critical Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) Force Design program that provides access to and transport of sensor information, along with the core intelligence processing, analysis, production, and dissemination tools to make sense of the operational environment. These capabilities, deployed with Marine Corps organizations, are integral to enabling decision advantage at the speed of operational relevance as outlined in the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance. DCGS-MC complies with the DoD DCGS Enterprise interoperability and information sharing requirements necessary for processing, exploitation, analysis, and production capabilities via consolidated functional server and workstation baselines within the Marine Corps Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Enterprise (MCISRE). Through these supported baselines, MCISRE analysts deliver tactically focused, operational, and strategic intelligence at the tactical edge throughout all phases of operations to provide relevant, precise decision support for Joint Task Force (JTF), Naval Force, Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF), and subordinate Marine units in support of Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO) and Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO). Modernization and efforts are focused on advanced multi-domain information environment tools, and technologies that enable superior awareness of the battlespace. From the MCISRE to Naval Operations Architecture, DCGS-MC achieves information advantage and the rapid weaponization of data to support enhancements of kill webs by streamlining information exchanges, federating track and sensor data for rapid analysis and exploitation, and increasing accessibility of information across all domains. Current programmatic efforts support a service-oriented architecture and migration to common hardware and software solutions to take advantage of commonality in computer administration functions, training and cybersecurity procedures. The functional capabilities are grouped by DCGS-MC Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT), DCGS-MC All Source, and DCGS-MC Signals Intelligence (SIGINT). Future capabilities will be delivered via clearly defined capability drops determined by an integrated assessment of user needs, technology readiness, risk mitigation, and affordability. DCGS-MC GEOINT provides geo-referenced data, products and services that establishes the foundation and a common frame of reference to support the Commander's decision-making process. It provides the ability to rapidly respond to or predict threats around the world by providing near real time geospatially referenced data and products that serve as an authoritative data source (ADS) for the full spectrum of the MAGTF, joint, and coalition operations. DCGS-MC GEOINT includes the processing, exploitation, analysis and production of imagery, geospatial, weather and space information to describe, assess and visually depict physical and nonphysical features, atmospheric conditions and geographically referenced activities on the earth. DCGS-MC GEOINT enables mission accomplishment across all domains from National to Tactical and with all mission partners. DCGS-MC GEOINT consists of the recently fielded Common GEOINT Workstation (CGW) and Common GEOINT Server Applications (CGSA); which incorporates capabilities formerly provided by the legacy Tactical Exploitation Group, Topographic Production Capability, Virtual Imagery Processing - Marine Corps, and Target Materials Production systems, into a single baseline for optimized capability and functionality. These efforts also provide the foundation for integrating Project Maven AI/ML capabilities into a Program of Record baseline. DCGS-MC GEOINT is a secure, multi-level, integrated, tactical data system that provides Marine analysts with the capability to task, collect, process, analyze, exploit, produce, store, disseminate, and expose GEOINT data and products. DCGS-MC GEOINT is the analytic toolset employed by Imagery and Geospatial analysts at the Marine Corps Intelligence Battalions, Marine Corps Intelligence Activity and Marine Corps Forces (MARFORs) and supports all echelons of operations. DCGS-MC All Source is the Marine Corps Intelligence Specialists' primary advanced analytics toolset at all echelons of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). DCGS-MC All Source facilitates global collaboration with Marine and joint analytical systems, enabling Marines to conduct all-source fusion, analysis, and production of intelligence by automating multiple intelligence functions and processes. In accordance with the 38th CPG and Force Design 2030, DCGS-MC All Source investment in advanced decision support tools that leverage data science and artificial intelligence for the tactical commander. These capabilities include the display of current enemy situation, collection requirements, asset management, message parsing, and database updates. DCGS-MC All Source automatically logs intelligence activities into a journal and provides access to intelligence produced by tactical, theater, and national systems and agencies. It facilitates the dissemination and exchange of intelligence and information with other echelons through tactical local area networks and wide area networks from the Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) garrison facility down to the infantry company level. DCGS-MC All Source incorporates server-based capabilities formally provided by the Intelligence Analysis System (IAS) (Tier I and Tier II), Topographic Production Capability, Virtual Imagery Processing - Marine Corps, and Enterprise DCGS Integrated Backbone (DIB) Services (EDS) into a single Marine Corps Common Intelligence Server (MCCIS) baseline. DCGS-MC All Source provides multi-intelligence fusion, analysis, and dissemination of intelligence from the Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) down to the Company level. The Common Intelligence Server is employed at MEF Intelligence Battalions, Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, Regiment, and Division Levels. The Common Intelligence Workstation is employed to Battalion and Company Levels. DCGS-MC SIGINT fuses and analyzes SIGINT data from tactical, theater, and national collectors and databases for dissemination to tactical commanders. It automatically collects, stores, retrieves and plays back digital audio signals and provides SIGINT analysis applications to deployable MAGTF units that direct and manage the technical and operational functions of Radio Battalion (RadBn) SIGINT and electronic warfare (EW) assets. Additionally, DCGS-MC SIGINT supports long range precision fires by providing a focal point for national, theater, and tactical data networks for data exchange with tactical SIGINT/EW assets, DCGS-MC All Source and national databases. It enables the transfer of tactical SIGINT collection and analytical data into the Real-Time Regional Gateway (RT-RG) and produces Enterprise Federation enabled products for discovery by any DCGS enabled Marine. The system provides ground processing of Electronic Warfare (EW) information including EW Support and Electronic Attack (EA) data collected by the RadBn and JSF aircraft. The Cross Domain Solution enables the DCGS-MC SIGINT to transfer approved and sanitized file types from Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) networks (e.g., SCINET/NSAnet) to Marine Corps Enterprise Network-SIPR (MCEN-S) networks for delivery to Tactical Commanders. DCGS-MC SIGINT consists of the Technical Control Analysis Center (TCAC) Remote Analysis Workstation (RAWS), the Transportable Workstation (TWS), the TCAC General Services (GENSER) and the Cross Domain Solution (CDS), and is the focal point of RadBn, Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARFORSOC), and Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) operations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- 2268_0305208M_7_1319_PB_2023
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