Warrior's Corner: Evolving Beyond Network Integration Evaluations (NIEs) to Future Army Warfighting Assessments (AWAs) Speaker: BG John Charlton, Commanding General, Brigade Modernization Command

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“Evolving Network Integrations Evaluation to Future Army Warfighting Assessments“ 13 October 2014

2. Victory Starts Here
“Evolving Network Integration Evaluation to Future Army Warfighting Assessments“
Purpose:
•Increase awareness of the Army Warfighting Assessments (AWA) as a key component of Force 2025 Maneuvers.
•Discuss relationship between NIEs and AWAs.
•Demonstrate that Army Warfighting Assessments (AWAs) are opportunities to assess Interoperability, Readiness and Modernization priorities.
•Identify how Industry partners will participate in and contribute to AWAs.
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AWAs provide interim solutions to Army Warfighting Challenges!
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• Army Campaign Plan (ACP)
• DA Prioritizations
•Army Equipping Modernization Plan (AEMP)
•R&D and S&T Priorities
•Total Army Analysis (TAA)
•Long-Range Investment Requirements Analysis-(LIRA)
•Program Objective Memorandum (POM)
•Changes in Policy
•Experimentation and Learning Demands
•Input to Joint capability development programs
Army Warfighting Challenges First-order problems; framework for learning and collaboration
Intellectual and Physical Efforts Inform Capability Development
• Unified Quest
• Experimentation
• CNA/CBA
• NIE
• AEWE / AWA / REF/ AWG
• Exercises
• Lessons Learned
• Studies & Analysis
Army Concepts Grounded conceptual foundation for future force development
Mature Required Capabilities What Army forces must do
Army Concept Framework
Concepts to Capabilities - MACRO View
Force 2025 Maneuvers
 Program Adjustment
 DOTLMPF solutions
 Divest/Invest
Implementation
Deliverables
Governance
 Exploit Opportunity
 React to Overmatch
 Low Impact Decisions
Conditions For Consideration

4. Army Warfighting Challenges (AWFCs) are interim first order questions; the answers will improve the combat effectiveness of the current and future force.
1.Develop Situational Understanding
2.Shape the Security Environment
3.Provide Security Force Assistance
4.Adapt the Institutional Army
5.Counter WMD
6.Conduct Homeland Operations
7.Conduct Cyber Electromagnetic Operations and Maintain Communications
8.Enhance Training
9.Improve Soldier, Leader and Team Performance
10.Develop Leaders
11.Conduct Multi-Domain Reconnaissance
12.Conduct Entry Operations
13.Conduct Wide Area Security
14.Ensure Interoperability and Operate in JIIM Environment
15.Conduct Combined Arms Maneuver
16.Set the Theater, Sustain Operations, and Maintain Freedom of Movement
17.Deliver Offensive Fires
18.Deliver Defensive Fires
19.Exercise Mission Command
20.Develop Capable Formations
AWFCs will:
Focus concept and capability development
Allow the Army to integrate near-term, mid-term and long-term efforts
Enable sustained collaboration across the community of practice (DA Staff, TRADOC, AMC, and FORSCOM)
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5. NIE / AWA: Concept to Capability
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2025
2014
Current Fort Bliss Events
Army Warfighting Assessments (AWA)
Capabilities Integration Evaluation (CIE)
AOC Objectives
•Reorganize the Army and develop an expeditionary mindset to resolve crises
•Integrate the efforts of multiple partners to ensure capacity and interoperability
•Operate across multiple domains to allow the Joint Force freedom of maneuver and action
•Present our enemies with multiple dilemmas, limiting their options and avoiding strengths
Fort Bliss Events
NIE
•Integrated network across Army formations (IBCT, SBCT, ABCT, AVN)
•Simplify & protect network
•Transition from Army Battle Command System (ABCS) to the Common Operating Environment (COE)
•Joint/Multinational network and mission command interoperability
•Agile, expeditionary Command Posts (CPs)
NIE 5-Year Endstates
•1 per year
•Test and evaluation
•Network integration
•Capability set development
•Expand beyond the network
Army Warfighting Assessments
•1 per year (start FY 17)
•Assess new capabilities, design and doctrine
•Assess Joint/Multi-national Interoperability
•Increased Readiness
NIE
Establish Fort Bliss/White Sands Missile Range as the focal point for Army modernization and Joint & Multi-national interoperability
Proof of Concept exercises
Validate &Publish Doctrine
Validate & Change organizations
Validate & Field Capabilities
Refined Concepts
Refined Designs
Refined Capabilities
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6. Brigade Modernization Command
Unclassified
NIE 16.1 Timeline
Advantages to Army
- Refine requirements
- Improve Engineering
- Soldier Feedback Early and Often
Advantages to Industry
- Soldier feedback to support R&D
- Demonstrate Capabilities to Senior Leaders
- Understanding the Direction of Army Modernization
- Solicitation
- Industry and government
Nov 14 – Aug 15
- Safety Releases
- NET
- Validation
- Capability Review Board
Resource Assessment
Prioritized Capabilities List
-Develop Prototypes
-Accreditation
- Execute AWA
Sep -Oct 15
- Report Developed - DOTLMPF recommendations - Insights - Lessons Learned
Dec 15
- Refine requirements
- Improve Prototype and Engineering
- Develop Acquisition Strategy
- Implement New designs
- Update Doctrine
Feb 16 and beyond
Initial Coordination: Mar – Oct 14
Aug - Sep 15
Nov – Dec 14
Nov 14
- Concept Development
- Designs
- Capabilities
Use NIE 16.1 to Validate AWA Process
Informed by NIE Process
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7. NIE 16.1 / BQ Next Steps
Oct 14 TRADOC / ASA ALT Sources Sought & Tech memo
Dec 14 Capability Review Board (CRB)
Mar 15 Safety Release & Accreditation
May 15 New Equipment Field & Training (NEF/NET)
Sep 15 NIE 16.1 Execution
Nov 15 NIE 16.1 Recommendations Report
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8. Backups
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9. Victory Starts Here
Common Characteristics:
 Joint forcible entry ops
 Live, virtual, constructive mix
 JIIM participation
 Hybrid threat with live cyber/EW
 Coalition network
 Leverages available resources
Exercise Concept / Enduring Objectives
AWAs are opportunities to maximize collective resources to assess JIIM Interoperability, Readiness and Modernization priorities.
AWA
• Assess new capabilities, organizations & doctrine
• Assess human dimension
• Refine & improve the network
• Assess LVC-IA & training innovations
• Refine requirements
• Identify DOTMLPF solutions to AWFCs
Bold Quest
MND Training Exercise
• Establish Mission partner environment
• JIIM interoperability
• Network
• C2 systems
• Joint fires, ISR, CAS
Focus: Interoperability
Focus: Readiness
Focus: Modernization & Force Development
• Exercise distributed Mission Command in JIIM environment
• Assess doctrinal interoperability
• Employ Joint / MN forces in realistic operational environment
• Live Cyber / EW Threat
• Live, Virtual, and Constructive Mix
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10. NIE 16.1 / BQ Key Take-aways
Joint and multinational interoperability, capability development and readiness/training are equally important priorities.
Promote and enhance an enduring partnership between Army, Joint Staff, Services, Multi-national partners and Industry to enhance interoperability, readiness and modernization.
Recognize Fort Bliss/WSMR as the principal venue for Army modernization and Joint & Multi-national interoperability.
Consider AWA as an equivalent for WFX.
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