UNCLASSIFIED LTG Dennis L. Via Director for C4 Systems, Joint Staff (J6) UNCLASSIFIED
The Joint Staff Today Strategically Focused – Operationally Engaged Integrated Force – Active/Reserve/Interagency/Coalition Armed Services Consummate Professionals Reserves / Guard ____________________________ “The Joint Staff must simultaneously think ahead at the strategic level, stay current at the operational level, and be informed by tactical developments” Defense Agencies – ADM Mullen, Chairman JCS Congress POTUS NATO OSD Joint Forces Industry COCOMs 2
Director for C4 Systems – JCS J6 3
Senior Leader Views “The competitive edge in technologies will be gained when the military increases cross-domain communications and obtains or creates capabilities faster so they are not obsolete by the time they are fielded – Gen Cartwright, Vice Chairman, JCS, Dec 09 “If the pace of technical advances holds true, greater technological change will occur over the next twenty years than occurred in the whole of the twentieth century. In many ways the world of 2030 will be nearly as strange as the world of 2000 would have been to an observer from 1900.“ - Joint Operating Environment 2008 4
A Commander’s View… “There have been breakthroughs in the disciplines of human intelligence, signals intelligence, imagery intelligence [and] measurement intelligence … and each is supported by the proliferation of computer applications, intelligence platforms and growth in various capabilities ... But the real breakthrough has been in the fusion of all this ... and in the coordination and cooperation of all elements.” – General David Petraeus, Commander, U.S. Central Command 5
Bottom Line … “When the soldier hits push-to-talk, I want him to be able to bring the full power of the entire force to bear at the point of need …the network makes that possible…that’s what’s keeping folks alive.” – LTG Austin, DJS, 26 Aug 09 6
JCS J6 Mission Vision Lead the Joint Community to Achieve the Achieve the Decisive Decisive Information Advantage Through a Information Advantage for Single, Coherent, Secure and Globally the Warfighter accessible Joint Information Environment “In this fast-paced ever changing environment, strong collaborative relationships will be the key to our collective success” – LTG Via, JCS J6, May 10 Support the Chairman’s Priorities and Intent by Delivering the Decisive Information Advantage 7
The Chairman’s Guidance Defend Our Vital National Interests in the Broader Middle East and South Central Asia Health-of-the-Force Properly Balanced Global Strategic Risk “We must be capable of responding at the speed my job requires … I need a battle rhythm and the situational awareness that helps me provide the best military advice to the SecDef and President quickly” 8
Supporting the Chairman’s Priorities • Goal 1: Win Today’s Fight – Support efforts in BME/SWA – Establish NetOps framework – Assess Health of C4 Force • Goal 2: Build the Shared Environment – GIG 2.0 Implementation / Governance – Standard IA Services – Improved Coalition Info Sharing • Goal 3: Shape the Future Force • Goal 4: Change C4 Culture – Warfighter’s C4ISR Capabilities – Revise Doctrine – Spectrum Access and Management – Responsibility – Satellite, Aerial, Terrestrial, Gateway – Accountability and Positioning/Nav/Timing Programs 9
Building a Shared Environment Strategic View Framework - GIG 2.0 Info and Services Joint Unity of Global Common Policies From the Edge Infrastructure Command/Effort Access And Standards 10
Framework to deliver capability – GIG 2.0 • Data systems & applications built to work in austere conditions (deployed) Info & Services “from the Edge” • Programs built from the tactical edge back to the garrison environment • Regionalized (Mirrored Sites) network service centers ensure COOP & Data Staging Joint • Leverage Current Network Infrastructure by Interconnecting Service & Joint Domains Infrastructure • Gain efficiency in personnel/resources by collapsing duplicate networks/spt contracts • Unified Network C2 from STRATCOM (Global) to COCOMs (Theater) Unity of Command/Effort • NetOps that is aligned and supports the operational commander’s priorities • Single Sign-on and DoD Directory (Global Access List) Global Access • Anytime/Anywhere Access to DoD Networks • Email for Life (Home Station or Deployed) • Common network standards enable interagency & mission partner solutions Common Policies & Standards • Properly balanced global risk with Common Security Framework 11
What keeps me up at night… Current Fight (Afghanistan / Iraq) The Next Contingency Cyberspace Spectrum IT Acquisition Health-of-the-Force 12
What I would like to leave you with… Supporting and enabling our Deployed Warfighers is the Joint Staff’s #1 priority The Cyberspace Domain is real…it will become the single unifying force for our National, DoD and Commercial C4ISR systems Our relationship with Industry and Academia is essential to our current and future success Our greatest challenge is “Changing the Culture” “There is no exaggerating our dependence on DoD’s information networks for command and control of our forces, the intelligence and logistics on which they depend, and the weapons technologies we develop and field.” QDR Report 2010 13
At the End of the Day ... 14
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