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battlefield. Meeting the future operational tempo will require the Army to quickly assess and evaluate significant volumes of tactical data to establish a deep understanding of the information envi- ronment and enable commanders to make informed decisions. The Army’s tactical data fabric will be delivered as part of the Army’s Command Post Computing Environment, a browser-ac- cessible battle-management software system that enables commanders to see themselves, the enemy and the environment collaboratively. Army Guard training centers in Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana and Penn- sylvania now have CPCE. Fifteen units received it in fiscal 2022, including the 34th Infantry Division and the 20th Special Forces Group. The 28th Infantry Division is in fiscal 2023 fielding plans. Innovation over time will improve the operational capacity of the command post to enhance friendly and enemy common oper- ating pictures, the collaboration and integration of engineering, logistics, fires, and intelligence warfighting functions. Additionally, the Pennsylvania Army Guard, PM Mission Command and NCFT collaborated on the tactical cloud pilot to explore the use of CPCE in a Non-classified Internet Protocol Router Network Cloud. This effort demonstrated that units could train on new soft- ware without the associated hardware. This groundbreaking effort now resonates across the Army as headquarters seek to leverage the benefits of the cloud. Tactical network fielding efforts delivered more than 2,700 pieces of modernized network equipment to Army Guard and Army Re- serve units in fiscal 2022. This includes the fielding of the Rugge- dized Applications Platform-Tactical Radio that combines several software applications into a single tactical network management tool to plan, configure, load and monitor legacy waveforms and advanced networking waveforms in current and future tactical radios. Army expeditionary signal battalions will be modernized with the Scalable Network Node. Army Guard formations will also receive both the large and small Tactical Server Infrastructure version 2 stacks and the Commer- cial Coalition Equipment. It provides expeditionary coalition or commercial network connectivity to enable mission command, network communications (voice, video and data) and situational awareness between Army, joint and coalition forces. The Army uses CCE to connect to the coalition network over its tactical communications network.
Net Positive National Guard Magazine | OCT., 2022
Critical to the success of the Army of 2030 is modernization of the network and its ability to rapidly and securely deliver data to the point of need. Through materiel solutions and embedding cyber- security across enclaves, Army network modernization focuses on delivering transport-agnostic, data-centric systems underpinned by a modern security architecture. The Army National Guard is helping shape the future Army network through equipment fielding, tactical cloud pilots and so-called soldier touch points. Additionally, Army Guardsmen are embedded in the Army’s Network Cross Functional Team, or NCFT, and Product Manager Command Post Integrated Infrastructure. Maj. Gen. John Epperly, the deputy commanding general-Army National Guard of Army Futures Command, says the number of Guard officers working in the modernization and acquisition communities is “an incredible testament to the talent inside the Army National Guard and the power of the Total Army.” Data is the new ammunition. Much like beans and bullets logistically, data is imperative for the warfighter to win. “ “ Data & the Cloud The Guard will benefit from a less-cumbersome Army network, get- ting data to the user at the geographic point of need. Data is the new ammunition. Much like beans and bullets logistically, data is impera- tive for the warfighter to win. The Army network, and the data it carries, must be accessible any- where, anytime in all environments, against any adversary. The con- vergence of effects from multiple domains will enable commanders to visualize and understand operations in dispersed environments, whether it’s overseas or in a domestic civil-support role. A significant element to achieving data centricity is the incorpora- tion of data-fabric technologies to maximize sensor-to-shooter links across echelons and weapon systems on an increasingly networked
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