Intel Command and Control (C2) Sys

Abstract

Intelligence Command and Control (C2) includes Military Intelligence Program (MIP) funds for Marine Corps Intelligence capabilities necessary to support the employment of reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition resources and the timely planning and processing of all-source intelligence through all phases of operation. It ensures that all-source tactical intelligence is tailored to meet specific mission requirements. The systems below collect and convert raw intelligence data on the battlefield into processed information and deliver the processed products to the Intelligence Analysis Systems (IAS) for analysis and dissemination. PERSISTENT INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE AND RECONNAISSANCE (PISR) Ground Collection Systems: PISR is a comprehensive strategy that synchronizes organic and external ISR assets in support of MAGTF operations. This capability involves sensing the operational environment through a variety of systems, from satellites overhead to reconnaissance Marines on the ground. PISR incorporates terrestrial sensing capability from the following ground collection systems: Communication Emitter Sensing and Attacking System (CESAS) is the sole USMC high power, man-packable, and ground mobile Electronic Attack (EA) asset. CESAS supports the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) commander in the execution of his EW operations and Information Operations, by detecting, denying, and disrupting hostile communication emitters across a broad range of communication frequencies. CESAS covers the High Frequency (HF), Very High Frequency (VHF), and Ultra High Frequency (UHF) frequency ranges against enemy emitters using modern modulation schemes. CESAS allows flexible employment to conduct EA while on the move or in a stationary position, thus optimizing the Commander's ability to employ this asset for the greatest success of the mission. Counter Intelligence and Human Intelligence (CI/HUMINT) Equipment Program (CIHEP) provides each Marine Counterintelligence/Human Intelligence (CI/HUMINT) Company within the Marine Corps Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Enterprise (MCISRE) with an integrated, standardized, and interoperable suite of information and communication systems. The CIHEP program encompasses this specialized equipment that is lightweight, modular, and tailorable, in deployable packages to conduct full spectrum, tactical CI and HUMINT activities, to include Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) operations. TSCM operations use techniques to detect, neutralize, and exploit technical surveillance technologies and hazards that permit the unauthorized access to or removal of information. CI/HUMINT elements are generally task-organized in support of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force or other supported commanders, providing them the capability to rapidly collect, process, and disseminate counterintelligence and human intelligence information in support of military planning and operations. CIHEP is comprised of ten modules of commercial and government off the-shelf equipment. Different components are selected for refresh each year in order to maintain current capabilities and ensure interoperability and standardization with related systems. This results in an equipment suite that enhances the operating force's CI/HUMINT capabilities, while maintaining interoperability within the USMC and joint CI/HUMINT communities. The modularity of the CIHEP program allows Marines to perform a variety of missions in support of commanders, while carrying only those items necessary to accomplish the mission. CIHEP provides state- of-the-art mission critical information protection capabilities, as well as the ability to detect, identify, and locate specific technical threats. Ground-Based Operational Surveillance System (G-BOSS) is an expeditionary, ground-based, self-contained, multi-spectral sensor-oriented, persistent surveillance system used to observe, collect, detect, identify, classify, track, and report on contacts, objects of interest, and assessed threats twenty-four hours a day utilizing a fused video and sensor data display. System variants will allow mobility, transportability, scalability and modularity, and will be capable of independent employment or as part of a network. All G-BOSS variants may be integrated into mutually supporting, closed networks. The G-BOSS variants are: G-BOSS Light (GBL): A tripod-mounted variant that provides short-range surveillance support. It is employed when surveillance support is required, but location and operational requirements are impractical to employ either of the two other variants. G-BOSS Medium (GBM): A trailer-mounted variant that provides longer range surveillance and is transported using a light trailer and tactical vehicle while in support of mobile combat operations, convoy security, temporary security operations, etc. G-BOSS Heavy (GBH): The 80-foot tall tower configuration, Heavy variant provides surveillance support of a more permanent nature. It is employed when operations are static, displacements are few, and longer surveillance ranges are desired. MAGTF Secondary Imagery Dissemination System (MSIDS) Family of Systems (FoS) provides organic tactical digital imagery collection, transmission and receiving capability to the MAGTF Commander. MSIDS is comprised of components necessary to enable Marines to capture, manipulate, annotate, transmit and receive images in Near Real Time (NRT), internally with subordinate commands that are widely separated throughout the areas of operation and externally with higher and adjacent commands. MSIDS capability resides with the MAGTF G/S-2 sections and Ground Reconnaissance Battalions, Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions, Infantry Battalion Scout Sniper Platoons and Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command. The MSIDS FoS extends the digital imaging capability to all echelons within the Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), down to and including battalions and squadrons. Captured images are capable of being forwarded throughout the MAGTF through the use of Base Station Workstation/Communication Interface (BW/CI), Out Station Workstation/Communication Interface (OW/CI) or existing C4ISR architecture. Images can also be transmitted to the Tactical Exploitation Group (TEG) for more detailed processing and analysis. The Video Exploitation Workstation (VEW) is used to import, manipulate, annotate still and video imager, create intelligence products, lift still frames from video, view multi-format TV signals and provide a field briefing capability. Tactical Remote Sensor Systems (TRSS) provides all weather direction, location determination, targeting, and tactical indications and warning of enemy activity in the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Commander's Area of Interest. TRSS is an equipment suite consisting of three primary sub-systems: Unattended Ground Sensors (UGS); Relay Systems; and monitoring systems. The sensor systems include seismic/acoustic sensors, electro-magnetic sensors, and infrared (passive) sensors. The relay systems include SATCOM retransmission systems. The monitoring system includes the Sensor Monitoring imaging sensors group and Hand-Held Programmable Monitors (HHPM). The composition of the three sub-systems are comprised of several individual components. Upgrading individual components will occur on an as needed basis. TRSS 6.0 development improves the TRSS sensor management software in order to integrate TRSS sensor systems with theater-provided-equipment sensor systems and improve system interoperability. Tactical Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) Collection System (TSCS) provides modular, lightweight and team/man transportable/portable systems and components which provide signal intercept, collection, Direction-Finding (DF), reporting and collection management capability to MAGTF Commander. It provides the MAGTF Commander with a modular and scalable carry on/carry off suite of equipment which exploits information from more technically advanced target sets. TSCS uses rapid technology insertion processes and procedures to incorporate advanced SIGINT technology to allow the MAGTF Commander to maintain technological parity with the adversary. The increase of $2.829M from FY17 to FY18 reflects increased development, testing, and evaluation of advanced SIGINT cyber technology. PROCESSING, EXPLOITATION, ANALYSIS AND PRODUCTION: Processing, exploitation, analysis and production actions of the Intelligence process enables us to understand the all-source information/data revealed by PISR. Intelligence Analysis System, Family of Systems (IAS FoS) provides timely planning and all source fusion, analysis, and dissemination of intelligence across the Intelligence Community of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). IAS FoS is a scalable system that supports all missions, and provides a tactical intelligence capability tailored to meet specific mission requirements. Advanced analytics provides improved linking of structured and unstructured data sources, data and information discovery, and improved interoperability of data and exchange amongst the existing toolset applications. Funding allows the IAS FoS to stay up-to-date with current technology (COTS/GOTS) that allows an increase in response time of intelligence analysis process, better quality intelligence products, and timely dissemination for units in all deployed environments. Technical Control Analysis Center (TCAC) Family of Systems (FoS) consists of the AN/UYQ-83 TCAC Remote Analysis Workstation (RAWS), AN/MYQ-9 TCAC Transportable Workstation, and Cross Domain Solution (CDS), and is the focal point of Radio Battalions (RADBN), Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARFORSOC), and Fixed Wing Marine Electronic Attack Squadron (VMAQ) Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) operations. TCAC automatically collects, stores, retrieves and plays back digital audio signals, and fuses and analyzes SIGINT data from tactical, theater and national collectors and databases for dissemination to tactical commanders. TCAC provides SIGINT analysis applications to deployable Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) units capable of directing and managing the technical and operational functions of other RADBN SIGINT/Electronic Warfare (EW) assets. TCAC provides termination of national, theater and tactical data networks for data exchange with tactical SIGINT/EW assets, the Intelligence Analysis System (IAS) and national databases. TCAC also enables the transfer of USMC tactical SIGINT collection and analytical data into the Real-Time Regional Gateway (RT-RG) and into the Distributed Common Ground System - Marine Corps (DCGS-MC). The system provides ground processing of Electronic Warfare (EW) information, including Electronic Warfare Support (EWS) and Electronic Attack (EA) data collected by the RADBN and WMAQ-EA-6B aircraft. The system is capable of correlating, fusing, and evaluating radar emitter identification and location data from the EA-6B with other National and theater sources. INTELLIGENCE DISSEMINATION AND UTILIZATION (IDU): The IDU capability set performs the dissemination and integration functions of the Intelligence process. Dissemination connects the Intelligence product to the Commander who "operationalizes" these products through informed decisions. The Intelligence Broadcast Receiver (IBR) acquisition program is a family of terminals that conform to the Department of Defense (DoD) Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) objectives of interoperability and commonality to receive and process near-real time multi-intelligence data. The IBR family of terminals provide Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Commanders with the only direct access to IBS data via Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Satellite Communications (SATCOM) broadcast channels. The IBR program is an evolving, multi-Service architecture designed to keep pace with Commanders' targeting and information requirements and conforms to the Department of Defense Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) objectives of interoperability and commonality, which is currently accomplished using the Universal Serial Bus (USB) Embedded National Tactical Receiver (ENTR). The ENTR Version 4 (V4) will supplement and replace the USB ENTR which is no longer in production. The ENTR V4 provides a 50% weight reduction and doubles the life expectancy of the battery compared to the USB ENTR. The IBR family of terminals receive Blue Force Tracker data, which is a key element in developing and maintaining situational awareness as it relates to the common threat/common operating picture. The IBR provides NRT strategic, theater, and tactical sensor-to-shooter connectivity as well as NRT Theater Missile Defense indications and warnings. Additionally, the IBR provides connectivity to IBS Common Interactive Broadcast and IBS Alternative Path. Intelligence Equipment Readiness (IER) project provides a responsive capability to alleviate Marine Corps Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Enterprise (MCISRE) systems shortfalls as a result of rapidly evolving missions and threats associated with overseas contingency operations (OCO) and expeditionary military, humanitarian assistance, and disaster relief operations. IER's primary effort is the horizontal integration of Marine Corps intelligence systems to achieve interoperability and integration into the Distributed Common Ground/Surface System-MC (DCGS-MC) framework. Sensitive Compartmented Information Communications (SCI COMMS) - is a Super-High Frequency (SHF) multi-band satellite communications terminal, available in a transit case configuration that provides dedicated tactical communications capability at the Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) and Secret Collateral levels to USMC intelligence units. TROJAN SPIRIT terminals provide connectivity into Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System (JWICS), National Security Agency Network (NSANET) and Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNET) via the TROJAN Network Control Center. Funding supports research, development and testing of incremental product improvements, product interoperability and accreditation for Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) connectivity. Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (TENCAP) exploits current national reconnaissance systems and programs by examining both technical and operational capabilities, implementing training, and sponsoring concept demonstrations to directly support Marine Corps operating forces. The goal is to pursue technologies which exploit data from national systems to enhance intelligence support to the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) and/or the supported Joint Task Force commander. Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System (JWICS) is the Top Secret Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) portion of the Defense Information System Network. It incorporates advanced networking technologies that permit point-to-point or multi-point information exchange involving voice, text, graphics, data and video teleconferencing within the Department of Defense (DoD) Intelligence Community. JWICS provides Marine Forces with special intelligence that significantly enhances the detail and quality of intelligence support that intelligence organizations provide to operating forces.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2018
• Source ID: 2272_0206625M_7_1319_PB_2018

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