Capability Set 13: Mission Command Technologies Providing Web-based Simplicity

Abstract

When the Army instituted the Mission Command doctrine in 2011, it did so to hold the commander and Soldier accountable for achieving mission goals through a shared understanding of the operational environment. This philosophical shift is empowering leadership from the edge. It requires technological solutions incorporating all warfighting functions of maneuver, fires, sustainment, airspace management, and air defense. With Capability Set 13 (CS 13), the Army is converging existing software capabilities and introducing enhanced, web-based capabilities that create the synergy necessary for the commander's decision making abilities and mission execution. "The mission command capabilities that are part of CS 13 provide a simplified, unified package to help commanders and their staff collaborate for success," said COL Jonas Vogelhut, project manager for Mission Command (PM MC). One of the biggest challenges facing the commander in today's command post is the requirement to mentally fuse multiple data sources displayed on separate viewers to achieve a unified battle space picture. To ease this burden, PM MC began converging logistics, fires, air defense, and airspace product lines in 2010 by creating an enhanced version of Command Post of the Future (CPOF), the situational awareness system that processes and displays combat information onto digital maps from other Army systems. PM MC continues to enhance CPOF with CS 13 through improved 3-D map capabilities, upgraded automatic process flow, and disconnected operations. To continue its goal to provide enhanced yet simplified mission command collaboration capabilities, PM MC developed a rich web client solution called Command Post Web. CP Web converges all warfighting function capabilities to allow users access to applications, or widgets, over the Internet instead of through software installed on a computer. This article describes the new and/or enhanced operational widgets scheduled for release in CS 13.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA590404

Entities

People

  • Kathryn Bailey

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Artillery
  • Combat Operations
  • Computers
  • Digital Maps
  • Environment
  • Geometry
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Human-Machine Interaction
  • Maps
  • Mobile Communications
  • National Security
  • Situational Awareness
  • Smartphones
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Warfare

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  • Educational Psychology
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

  • Space