While the limited size of the ECP can only facilitate up to 20 users, it can easily scale up to support 50 users with additional tents or building space. With the ECP, USARAF can deploy its FCE within 72 hours of receiving a deployment order from U.S. The new system provides worldwide communications capability along with the added ability to work from a remote location with few amenities. Recently, USARAF communications Soldiers with the FCE took on the challenges that new electronics can pose. So we definitely want to thank them,” Hogg added. Joe Angyal and his G-6 staff have done a wonderful job and none of this would have happened without the support of Headquarters Department of the Army. Hogg expressed his gratitude to Soldiers of the USARAF G-6, Communications and Information Services and higher headquarters. We have tremendous capability now,” Hogg said. We can roll off the plane and within two hours have a fully operationally command and control system to cover any environment, Army pure, joint or inter-agency. “Our C-130 (aircraft) version of a crisis command headquarters makes USARAF capable of deploying anywhere in the world if needed, but more specifically, anywhere in Africa.
Hogg saw firsthand the power and flexibility of the mobile command post. To meet this requirement, USARAF added two networks to the ECP: a CENTRIX-ready network for use with and by coalition partners and a commercial Internet network for use by non-governmental organizations, as well as inter-governmental and inter-agency partners who may not have authorization to work on NIPR or SIPR networks.įinally, USARAF worked with several program offices and field service representatives to integrate all of the Army battle command systems and several joint systems into the ECP to ensure effective command and control of Army and joint units.ĭuring a recent tour of the mobile command center, USARAF commander, Maj. Working with DA G3/5/7 Land War Net, DA G6, and PEO-C3T USARAF designed the ECP to be rapidly deployable, highly mobile, self-powered, self-air-conditioned, provide all the networks and radios to command and control operations, and function in a joint, inter-agency, inter-governmental, and multinational environment. USARAF then combined it with additional equipment from their Army-fielded Standardized Integrated Command Post System specifically with one Trailer Mounted Support System Medium system and associated network, video, and radio systems. USARAF executed an operational needs statement to validate and resource requirements for a command post platform vehicle and a SIPRNET NIPRNET Access Point satellite terminal. The USARAF FCE, similar to a tactical operations center with sophisticated Internet and video teleconference capabilities, is a flexible command post that responds to deployment requests through U.S. Army Africa Forward Command Element rolls onto a C-130 to head to Ghana in August, it will be with state-of-the-art electronics allowing worldwide communications.
VICENZA, ITALY (Army News Service, July 14, 2011) - When the U.S. Army Africa’s Forward Command Element ready to rollīy Rich Bartell, U.S.
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