The Need for Joint Blue Force Situational Awareness Interoperability

Abstract

Military forces have always had the need to know exactly where friendly units are located on the battlefield. However, since the battlefield is no longer a strictly linear construct, a new paradigm has emerged. Commands at all levels require the ability to view the common operational picture (COP). A pictorial representation of all units arrayed on the battlefield is necessary for a myriad of reasons; to track progress, to see the location and disposition of friendly or blue forces, and to prevent fratricide. The Army and the Marine Corps created separate, non-interoperable systems that provided the functionality of reporting and disseminating the real-time COP. However, Joint Blue Force Situational Awareness (JBFSA) interoperability must be established between the services to adequately secure military systems, to leverage the benefits of equipment commonality, and to enhance the Army and Marine Corps expeditionary nature.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 19, 2008
Accession Number
ADA513741

Entities

People

  • R. A. Hope

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Interoperability
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Mobile Phones
  • Networks
  • Personal Computers
  • Security
  • Situational Awareness
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.