PEO C3T: Delivering
the Tactical Network
MG Daniel P. O’Hughes, Program Executive Officer
AUSA Aberdeen Chapter Meeting
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PEO C3T Organization
Program Executive Officer
MG Daniel P. Hughes
Staff Orgs
Line Orgs/Project
Managers (PM)
MAJ Naim Lee – Executive Officer
Other Line Orgs
Science and
Technology
Advisor
Mr. Terence
M. Edwards
Deputy PEO
Ms. Mary
Woods
Chief of Staff
Mr. Doug
Tamilio
JTNC
Joint Tactical
Networking Center
Mr. William
Wygal
PM JTN
PD Net E
Project Manager
Joint Tactical Networking
Project Director
Network Enabler
CAPT Kevin
Peterson
Mr. Stan
Niemiec
PM MC
PM TR
PM WIN-T
Project Manager
Mission Command
Project Manager
Tactical Radios
Project Manager
Warfighter Information
Network-Tactical
COL Michael
Thurston
COL James
Ross
COL Edward
Swanson
Cyber
Operations
& Defense
Business
Management Div
RMD
TMD
Readiness
Management Div
Technical
Management Div
Mr. Emerson
Keslar
Ms. Veronica
Ewing
Mr. Joseph
Hollenbeck
Ms. Jennifer
Zbozny
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Current Efforts: Tactical Network
Enabling Current Operations
• Providing enduring SATCOM for Operation Resolute Support in Afghanistan
• Tactical communications supporting Operation Inherent Resolve (Iraq), Operation
Atlantic Resolve (Europe) and Pacific operations
• Delivering military and adapted commercial internet capability for Ebola response in
West Africa, supporting AFRICOM, USAID, CDC and NGOs
Tactical Network Fielding
• Fielding 75 Active Component and National Guard units with tactical network upgrades
through Capability Set Fielding and Unit Set Fielding in FY15
• JBC-P fielding and training for the First Unit Equipped: 4th BCT, 3rd ID
• 11 Infantry and Stryker BCTs, 4 DIV HQs now fielded with WIN-T Increment 2
• WIN-T Increment 1b upgrades and Technical Refresh underway
Phased Modernization
• Incremental upgrades making the tactical network more capable, more secure, more
interoperable, more lightweight and more intuitive to use
• COE improving interoperability and agility for the Army to rapidly deliver capabilities
• Part of strategic balance including divestment of legacy systems, reset and sustainment
of enduring capabilities, execution of key PoRs and pursuit of S&T priorities
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Army Mission Command Network Vision
“Achieve distributed, uninterrupted mission command through a network comprised of intuitive,
secured, standards-based capabilities integrated into a common operating environment….”
Source: ARCIC, The Mission Command Network Vision and Narrative, Final Draft, Dec 2014
Source: ARCIC, The Mission Command Network Vision and Narrative,17Draft,
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Roadmap Status Report
 Concept and Strategy Alignment: Synchronized Next-Gen
capabilities/technologies with emerging Force 2025 Objectives
 Requirements Prioritization: Prioritized Next-Gen capability
requirements in coordination with TRADOC
 Budget and Modernization Plan Synchronization: Aligning POM 1721 strategy to enable roadmap execution
 S&T Investment Synchronization: Established Army RDECOM
support of Next-Gen capability developments
 Prioritized POM 17-21 Initiatives: Prioritized roadmap initiatives
competing as part of POM 17-21
PEO C3T
Technology
Roadmap
Next Steps:
 Update roadmap from POM 17-21 results,
S&T and Industry technology maturity
 Feed C3T System of Systems Engineering Process
 Generate priorities for C3T POM 18-21 submission
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CP CE Capabilities over Time
CP CE v1
CP CE v2
CP CE v3
Fielding FY14-15
Fielding FY17
Fielding FY19
• Initial Hardware Convergence
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Common Widget Framework
MS SharePoint
Common Geospatial Foundation
Limited HW Consolidation on Intel
Servers at TAC and BN
NIE 12.2-15.2 Baseline
Fielded to 2/1 AD
DEMO
• Common HW server & clients for the
CP
• Consolidated Software
• Common Remote Admin Access
Tools
• Initial Standard Shareable
Geospatial Foundation
• Progress to Common Map
(collapsing 13 separate maps down
to 6)
• Single Sign On
• Software Development Kits &
Technical Guidance for Industry
• Integrated Training Package
NIE 16.1-17.2 Baseline
NIE 16.2 Formal Assessment
1QFY17 Fielding
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• Initial Unified Secure Data:
separation of applications and cell
level security
• Enhanced cyber security
• Full Standard Shareable Geospatial
Foundation
• Consolidation of maps
• Enhanced Joint Interoperability
• Initial Disconnected Workstation &
Web Client
NIE 18.1-20.2 Baseline
NIE 18.2 Formal Assessment
1QFY19 Fielding
DEMO
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Field Support Realignment
Invest in Soldiers and facilitate knowledge transfer
• Make smart training investments for Soldiers
and the unit’s multifunctional personnel
• Right-size legacy system field support
Efficient Support
• Utilize a tiered support process, tailored
to allow the Army to smartly do more with less
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Tactical Network Way Ahead
• Continued, rapid evolution of deployed Army networking
technologies is required to remain globally responsive to a
complex threat environment
• Addressing tactical network capability gaps is critical to
achieving Force 2025 and Beyond objectives
• Achieving uninterrupted mission command vision demands
a standards-based, System of Systems implementation
approach to delivery of the tactical network
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Your Questions
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