Microcomputer Interfaces with U.S. Marine Corps Tactical Communications Systems,

Abstract

Fleet Marine Force (FMF) units are utilizing organic tactical communications and Automatic Data Processing (ADP) systems to successfully establish data communications networks. These networks are meeting current FMF command, control, communications, and computers (C4) interface requirements; however, they are usually locally configured and unique to individual units. The lack of a comprehensive single source operational policy is the weak point in the United States Marine Corps (USMC) C4 system. Currently, the only C4 operational policy disseminated to the FMF is Fleet Marine Force Reference Publication (FMFRP) 3-32, (TRI-MEF Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Communications and Computer Systems, Nov 89). FMFRP 3-32's purpose was to establish an SOP for Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) level data communications. Our research determined that FMFRP 3-32 does not address all of the C4 interface requirements of the FMF.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA239889

Entities

People

  • J. D. Harber
  • J. P. Miller
  • L. L. Walker
  • R. J. Harrison

Organizations

  • United States Marine Corps

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Command Control Communications And Computer Systems
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Digital Communications
  • Information Systems
  • Line Of Sight
  • Local Area Networks
  • Marine Corps
  • Network Science
  • Personal Computers
  • Radio Equipment
  • Tactical Communications

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.

Technology Areas

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