Leveraging Internet of Things (IoT) Technology to Improve Theater Posture and Sustainment: SmartHub

Abstract

This paper presents an innovative concept for United States Central Command to exponentially improve Base Operating Support (BOS), Operations and Maintenance (O and M) costs, capacity, capabilities and management at overseas enduring locations through the establishment of an experimental SmartHub - a multi-functional distribution hub that leverages Internet of Things (IoT) technologies and integrates innovation initiatives from across the Department of Defense (DoD). It further provides a transformational approach to partnering with designated host nations at joint and/or combined operating locations. USCENTCOM is at an inflection point relative to how we set the Theater Posture. The realities of trans-regional, multi-domain, 21st Century warfare and increasingly constrained resources are driving DoD to change how we establish and run enduring locations. The Combatant Commands (CCMDs) must overcome these challenges to successfully meet assigned mission sets and simultaneously support SECDEF priorities, Globally Integrated Operations, and sustain distributed operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 14, 2019
Accession Number
AD1074499

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Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Best Practices
  • Business Administration
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Internet Of Things
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Economics
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.

Technology Areas

  • 5G
  • 5G - DoD 5G Program
  • 5G - Internet of Things