USSTRATCOM GLOBAL BATTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP The United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) will host a Technology Workshop to support development of a Concept of Operations (CONOPs) for an improved battle management system (BMS). The workshop will be held 12 and 13 November 1998 in the Dougherty Conference Center at Offutt AFB, NE. The objective of the workshop is to outline requirements and stimulate outside expert thinking to identify additional near-term system concepts and far-term evolutionary technology concepts for such a system. Participants will be selected from those organizations submitting a one-page or less, single-spaced abstract that discusses their expertise and potential contributions in applicable areas as outlined below. Abstracts must be received by USSTRATCOM no later than 19 October 1998. Submitted abstracts will then be published, reviewed and assessed within USSTRATCOM. Selected submitters with then be invited to attend the STRAT GBMS Technology Workshop where they will present a 15-minute briefing in their area of expertise and/or display/discuss technology products. The BMS, an operational concept under development by USSTRATCOM, will combine existing and emerging command control communications, computers and intelligence (C4I). The STRAT BMS will rely on a virtual enterprise database, eliminating stovepiped, legacy information systems. It will be Defense Information Infrastructure Common Operating Environment (DII-COE) and Global Command and Control System (GCCS) compliant. Real-time operational information will be accessible from any source giving the warfighter appropriate battle space awareness and an interoperable view of the world consistent with Joint Vision 2010 (JV 2010). The STRAT BMS will integrate people, processes, activities, procedures, equipment, software, communications and facilities essential to the command control of strategic operations. It will provide integrated tactical warning and attack assessment, facilitate force execution, and plan nuclear reserve forces. It will conduct force management, information operations, theater planning, and multi-source intelligence data fusion. Consistent with objectives identified in C4I for the Warrior (C4IFTW) and JV 2010, the USSTRATCOM Strategic View 2010 (STRATVIEW 2010) Integrated Product Team (IPT) envisions supporting future battle management activities based on Precision Force Employment, Dominant Battle Space Awareness, and Assured Global Connectivity. Critical to the success of the STRAT BMS, the following command and control desired operational capabilities support Precision Force Employment: Collaborative Situation Assessment; Situation Projection; Information Operations (IO) and Spectrum of Warfare Dominance Monitoring, Planning and Execution; Mission Rehearsal/Embedded Training; Command Functions Projection to all C2 Platforms; Dynamic Tasking Tied to Central Strategy Throughout the Joint Force; Shared, Dynamic, Distributed, Continuous Collaborative Planning; and Force Status and Execution Monitoring. The command and control desired operational capabilities that support the operational concept of Dominant Battle Space Awareness are: Knowledge-Based Representation; Theater Intelligence Processing; Intelligent, Distributed Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy; Rapid, Accurate Targeting; and Rapid, Accurate Battle Damage Assessment. The operational concept that serves as the foundation of the framework, Assured Global Connectivity, is supported by the following command and control desired operational capabilities: Knowledge-Based Access, Retrieval, and Integration of Information; Support for Distributed, Collaborative Processes and Distributed Simulation; Support for Enduring and Survivable Sessions with Users Who Have Different C4 Systems and Interface Modes; Massive, Structurally Dissimilar (Heterogeneous) Distributed Information Management; Precision Positioning and Timing Services; C4 Service Extension (Rapid Deployment/Redeployment); C4 Seamless Connectivity and Broadcast; Automatic, Adaptive Information Conditioning; Location Independent, Personal, and Group Addressing; Flexible, Adaptive Access Control; and Grid System Management. The heart of the STRAT BMS will be the STRATVIEW Anchor Module concept which will link and enhance planning, intelligence, and operational functions in support of the NCA and theater commanders through a faster, automated decision support structure. Cross-functional teams of experts will be virtually connected to provide the warfighter the information necessary to conduct strategic operations. System interoperability and shared data will allow command center operations to be organized using force direction, systems, operations, intelligence, and plans anchor modules, replacing the current, separate essential element and support battle staff. The STRATVIEW anchor modules will be common to fixed and mobile command centers. Abstracts must be received no later than 19 October 1998. Mail abstracts to HQ USSTRATCOM/J613 901 SAC Blvd Ste 2B19 Offutt AFB NE 68113-6600 or E-Mail as a Word attachment to <elderd@stratcom.af.mil>. Include the point of contact name, address, E-Mail address, and phone number. Presenters will be invited by 30 October 1998. Please identify proprietary information. Proprietary information will not be released outside the Government. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the agency point of contact, elderd@stratcom.af.mil. Posted 10/02/98 (W-SN258048).

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