In support of USARAF's mission, Hogg submitted an ONS to Headquarters, Department of the Army requesting a validation and resourcing of additional equipment and services in order to facilitate an early entry and a larger follow-on Command Post capability, the EECP and FCP respectively. "Being prepared and having these systems fielded and ready to deploy at a moment's notice will save valuable time and potentially save lives should an emergency crisis arise."Īs the Army component to Africa Command, or AFRICOM, USARAF's mission is to strengthen the land force capabilities of African states and regional organizations, support AFRICOM operations, and conduct decisive action in order to establish a secure environment and protect the national security interests of the United States. Carl Hollister, PdM for CPS&I, which is assigned to PM WIN-T. "These two integrated command post solutions will provide USARAF with the mission command tools necessary to help complete unique and complex missions in Africa," said Lt. The PEO C3T team procured, integrated, delivered and trained the solutions for USARAF, which is now better equipped to achieve its vision of promoting positive change in Africa.Īlso among the PEO C3T team involved in this effort were the Special Projects Office, Product Director Common Hardware Systems, or PD CHS, Project Director Tactical Network Initialization's Tactical Network Architectures and Configurations-Current, known as PD TNI/TNAC-2, and Product Manager Satellite Communications, which is assigned to Project Manager Warfighter Information Network-Tactical, known as PM WIN-T. The two integrated Command Post solutions provide state-of-the art mission command allowing for worldwide communication in remote locations. Kristin Ellis, USARAF acting chief of staff, G6, provided a certifying document dated April 4, 2012, attesting to the fact that all the requirements as stated in the original ONS were not only met, but exceeded. An ONS is a process that allows urgent requests from theater for equipment or resources to be identified and rapidly fielded.Ĭol. We have a tremendous capability now."Īs a direct result of the efforts provided by Program Executive Office of Command, Control, Communications-Tactical, known as PEO C3T, and its supporting subordinate organizations, including Product Manager Command Post Systems and Integration, or PdM CPS&I, USARAF was fielded an Early Entry Command Post, or EECP, capability in May 2011 and a subsequent larger Forward Command Post, or FCP, capability in February of this year in response to an Operational Needs Statement, or ONS. "We can roll off the plane and within hours have a fully operational command and control system to cover any environment - Army pure, Joint or Inter-agency.
Army Africa) capable of deploying anywhere in the world if needed, but more specifically, anywhere in Africa," said Maj. "Our C-130 version of a crisis command headquarters makes USARAF (U.S. Army Africa can now more effectively respond to a wide variety of complex missions that could potentially arise on the African continent. (June 4, 2012) - Armed with newly fielded Command Post solutions that provide mission command to remote locations, U.S. This flexible mobile communications command center can function as the unit's headquarters anywhere in the world to respond to deployment requests from. Army Africa's Forward Command Post resembles a small tent city in its current configuration. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 4 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – This mobile command post is self-contained and enables worldwide com. James Lagerstrom prepare a conference room in the Forward Command Post, or FCP, for a video teleconference. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 3 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S. SNAPs are an element of the Early Entry Command Post and Forward Command Post solutions utiliz. James Lagerstrom adjust cables on a SIPR/NIPR Access Point, or SNAP, satellite terminal. Victor Aguirrre, 509th Signal Battalion (rear), observes Spc.