MAGTF CSSE & SE

Abstract

(U) The Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Combat Service Support Element & Supporting Establishment (CSSE & SE) consists of mutually supporting Logistics Information Technology (IT) programs that support force deployment, planning, and execution; sustainment and distribution; and contributes to the Combatant Commander's Common Operating Picture to support rapid accurate decision making. MARINE CORPS COMMON HARDWARE SUITE (MCHS) provides Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) workstations (desktop/laptop), servers and other IT hardware to support the Operating Force and other non-Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) Marine Corps customers. MCHS provides support for two principal groups: 1) Approximately 50 United States Marine Corps (USMC) Tactical and Functional Programs of Record that use COTS IT hardware as part of their fielded systems; and 2) Tactical and other Marine Corps customers not supported by NMCI such as Marine Corps Forces, Europe/Marine Corps Forces, Korea and stand-alone Marine Corps units and schoolhouses. The goal of the program is to enhance overall IT system interoperability and lower the total cost of ownership by centralizing procurement of COTS IT hardware, reducing the number of different configurations of computers, and providing worldwide integrated logistics support for all fielded MCHS hardware. Rapid Technology Insertion provides ability to develop, test, and evaluate COTS hardware and software configurations for rapid fielding purposes. GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM-MARINE CORPS (GCSS-MC) is pursuing an Evolutionary Acquisition (EA) strategy in order to field operationally suitable and supportable capabilities in the shortest time possible that meets the Logistics Advocate goals. EA offers the fastest method to field this highest of advocate priorities and allows for requirements to be time-phased as the users become more familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of the fielded system. In addition to quicker fielding, an EA approach is particularly well suitable for software intensive programs and offers these benefits: rapid delivery of an initial capability with the explicit intent of delivering continuously improving capabilities in the future and a reduction in the "cycle time" from identification of emergent user requirements, priorities and fielding. The GCSS-MC acquisition strategy will deliver capabilities in block increments. Each "Block" capability will follow a complete acquisition process in accordance with the DOD 5000 publications and OSD's Enterprise Integration roadmap. Blocks will include emergent user priorities, advanced technology improvements and expanded functionality. Each Block will repeat the complete acquisition program cycle going through a milestone (MS) C Full Rate Production Decision Review for each Block. Block 1 is divided into two major independent releases: Enterprise Release 1.1 and Deployed Access Release 1.2. Each release will have Initial Operational Capability (IOC) and Full Operational Capability (FOC) and is divided into two main phases: Planning/Blueprinting and Realization/Transition. More substantial software improvement/system upgrades will be fielded with each Block as required and prioritized by the user community. This approach differs from the original plan of delivering one release due to the technical complexities related to the overall scope of the solution. GCSS-MC was designated an Acquisition Category (ACAT) IAM program in March 2004 and successfully completed a MS B review on June 8, 2007. MS C review is slated for the 1st Quarter FY10 with fielding beginning in 2nd Quarter FY12. In June 2008, Headquarters Marine Corps Command, Control, Communications and Computers was briefed on the Block 1 architectural approach and validated the approach as technically sound and essential to support deployed forces. FOC is validated when all Marine Corps ground components are using capabilities provided by GCSS-MC to include formal schools, and selected Marine Reserve Components and the following systems are no longer used operationally: Supported Activities Supply System, Marine Corps Integrated Maintenance Management System (MIMMS), PC MIMMS, and Asset Tracking Logistics Automated Support System I. TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS PORTFOLIO (TSP) RDT&E funding supports the various ongoing and continuing efforts to modernize legacy USMC logistics systems including joint interoperability testing and certification, information assurance testing and certification, and updating old hardware in need of replacement. Legacy systems include joint programs supporting deployment and sustainment of theater assets as well as existing USMC legacy systems. Joint interoperability testing and certification is an ongoing and continuous requirement that is critical to ensuring all TSP applications are interoperable with other Department of Defense and Joint Services systems. There are also ongoing and continuing efforts to ensure that the legacy TSP applications comply with the latest information assurance requirements. TSP applications are continually updating their security posture through software enhancements based upon the latest cyber threats. Also, mandatory DOD compliance with software patches ensure TSP systems are in compliance with new information assurance vulnerability assessments and ensure data integrity, confidentiality and availability. JOINT FORCE REQUIREMENTS GENERATOR II (JFRG II) is a Global Command and Control System (GCCS) segmented software application designed to provide DOD with a Joint Services, state-of-the-art, integrated, and deployable Automated Information System that supports strategic force movements. The JFRG II software application is based on the Marine Corps' MAGTF II software application. MAGTF II has been in existence since 1991 and is used for task planning, Time Phased Force Deployment Data (TPFDD) editing, and Joint Operational Planning and Execution System (JOPES) interfacing. JFRG II assists in the notional planning process, permits the assignment of actual units to fill notional slots, and generates TPFDD for use in executing Joint Operation Plans. JFRG II provides rapid force list creation and interfaces with the Transportation Coordinators' Automated Information for Movement System (TC-AIMS II) and JOPES. It includes a Joint Deployment Data Library containing reference data required to produce a JOPES-compatible TPFDD extract file. JFRG II also contains modules that include the Unit Line Number (ULN) summary for rapid force list creation and the Force Module Summary for rapid ULN grouping. JFRG II can generate standard, executive, and ad hoc reports, perform database queries, and export or import data from TC-AIMS II, MDSS II and JOPES. JFRG II operates and functions in either a classified or unclassified environment. PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE (PKI) provides security objects and mechanisms used by (PK)-enabled systems and applications. The primary products of PKI are PK certificates and other certified objects used in conjunction with PK certificates. In addition to PK certificates, PKI provides on-line services (e.g. on-line certificate status checking), and supplies authenticated attributes in PK certificates and/or attribute certificates. PKI is one of a number of security solutions used to protect information and provide attributes to enable critical resources in the Global Information Grid, and is used concurrently with other solutions (e.g. in-line network encryptors to implement the defense-in-depth concept.) In conjunction with PK-enabled applications, PKI is used for identification, authentication, data confidentiality and integrity, and non-repudiation security services. Additionally, PKI functionally will be expanded to the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNET). AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY (AIT) conducts research and development of new technologies and assists in technology insertion into applications. RDT&E enhances the Marine Corps' capability to quickly assimilate emerging technologies and leverage them to support more efficient, accurate business processes and data capture. AIT supports Active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), passive RFID (pRFID), Unique Identification (UID) and the Operating Forces in the implementation of AIT solutions. AIT evaluates emerging technologies, new equipment, and performs integration analysis and testing.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2011
• Source ID: 2510_0206313M_7_1319_PB_2011

Tags

Fields of Study

• Computer science

Readers

• Cybersecurity.
• Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
• Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

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