US Army and US Marine Corps Interoperability: A Bottom-up Series of Experiments
Abstract
In 1999-2000, an ad hoc Interoperability Team, composed of individuals from two Services and Joint organizations, was formed to help develop and coordinate a series of joint experiments between the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps, the results of which were a first step towards facilitating Service interoperability and collaborative planning. The idea for forming the ad hoc Team came about because two active duty personnel recently assigned to the JAWP had served as commanders of the USA 1st Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division, the Army's experimental digital brigade at Fort Hood, Texas, and the USMC's Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (Experimental), at Quantico, Virginia. Meeting and working together for the first time, the two colonels realized that their Services were both pursuing individual digital command and control experimentation; both organizations faced similar challenges; and many of the lessons learned were similar but there was no venue for the current commanders and their organizations to share common experiments. The Interoperability Team ended up accomplishing more than a simple introduction and an exchange of "lessons learned". The Team defined and established an experimental common relevant operational picture (CROP) for an upcoming major event, the Millennium Challenge 2000. The joint experiments improved collaborative planning and promoted the sharing of digital tools and lessons learned. They also enhanced the training of leaders and staff in a joint, digital simulation and live environment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA388238
Entities
People
- Doug Henderson
- Rick Lynch
- Tom Clemons
- Tom O'leary
Organizations
- Institute for Defense Analyses