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Information in
Afghanistan
Brig Nick Pope UK A
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UZBEKISTAN
KYRGYSTAN
TURKMENISTAN
TAJIKISTAN
IRAN
AGHANISTAN
PAKISTAN
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CHINA
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2006 - A Year of Transitions
Stage 3
Stage 2
Stage 4
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
RAC-RC
(N+W)
01 Jun
RIP
04 May
ISAF VIII
ISAF IX
St3
(S)
31 Jul
Stage 4 - TOA
RAC-RC
(C)
06 Aug
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RIP
04 Feb
ISAF X
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Nature of ISAF Operations
• Transitional in Nature
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Operational Environment
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Operational Environment
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Operational Environment
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Nature of ISAF Operations
• Transitional in Nature
• Multi-Spectrum
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Effects Based Approach (lethal/non-lethal)
Joint Air/Land Operations
Information Operations
Intelligence Led Offensive Operations
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HQ ISAF IX
PIO
POLAD
COM
DEVAD
Media Advisor
PRISM
DCOM Stab
LEGAD
COS
DCOM Sy
DCOM Air
DOS
DCOS Sp
DCOS Ops
Dep DCOS Sp
Ops Div Dir
CJOC Dir
CJOC
Engr
CJ2
CJ9
CJ1
CJ5
C-IED
CJ4
CJ7
JCEB
OAB
LOC
Info Ops
FPM
CJ3
Tgts
Tactical
Level
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CJ6
CJ8
CJMed
Air Ops Dir
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Nature of ISAF Operations
• Transitional in Nature
• Multi-Spectrum
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Effects Based Approach (lethal/non-lethal)
Joint Air/Land Operations
Information Operations
Intelligence Led Offensive Operations
• Multi-Agency
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Coalition Forces and Air Component
Government of Afghanistan
Afghan Security Forces
Non-Governmental Organisations
International Community
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Local Population
Government of Afghanistan
Afghan Security Forces
Pakistan Military
Reconstruction and Development
Media
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OEF
PSCs
The Players
Subordinate
Commands
ANSF
Military
Tri-Partite
Commission
NATO
National
Pakistan
Media
International
ISAF
Neighbouring
Countries
Tribal Elders
Provincial
Governors
Government of
Afghanistan
International
Community
President
ANSF
NGOs
UN
Embassies
Ministries
OGDs
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OEF
Subordinate
Commands
PSCs
The Information
Demand
ANSF
Military
Tri-Partite
Commission
NATO
National
Pakistan
Media
International
ISAF
Neighbouring
Countries
Tribal Elders
Provincial
Governors
Government of
Afghanistan
International
Community
President
ANSF
NGOs
UN
Embassies
Ministries
OGDs
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OEF
Subordinate
Commands
PSCs
Military
The CIS
Supplied
ANSF
Tri-Partite
Commission
NATO
National
Pakistan
Media
International
ISAF
Neighbouring
Countries
Tribal Elders
Provincial
Governors
Government of
Afghanistan
International
Community
President
ANSF
NGOs
UN
Embassies
Ministries
OGDs
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Nature of ISAF Operations
• Transitional in Nature
• Multi-Spectrum
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Effects Based Approach (lethal/non-lethal)
Joint Air/Land Operations
Information Operations
Intelligence Led Offensive Operations
• Multi-Agency
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Coalition Forces and Air Component
Government of Afghanistan
Afghan Security Forces
Non-Governmental Organisations
International Community
• Multi-National
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This is not a UK game
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This is not a UK game
GCTF(75)
NATO(26)
ISAF(37)
Albania
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Croatia
Finland
Ireland
Macedonia
New Zealand
Sweden
Switzerland
Belgium Bulgaria
Canada Czech Rep.
Denmark Estonia
France Germany
Greece Hungary
Iceland Italy
Latvia Lithuania
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway Poland
Portugal Romania
Slovakia Slovenia
Spain Turkey
UK USA
Armenia
Bahrain
Djibouti
Egypt
El Salvador
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Fiji
Georgia
Greece
Hungary
Honduras
India
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Moldova
Mongolia
Morocco
Nicaragua
Oman
Pakistan
Philippines
Qatar
Russian Fed
Saudi Arabia
Serbia-Montenegro
Singapore
South Korea
Tajikistan
Thailand
Tonga
Yemen
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
UAE
Uzbekistan
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The CIS Reality
ISAF JOC May 06
• 20 mins to open a 2 Mb ppt file
at subordinate HQs
• Timesharing on User Terminals
• Map overlays sent as
powerpoint slides
• C2 coordinated through emails, telephone calls and
conferences
• Staff dedicated to transferring
data between various network
domains
• No IM discipline - Network
servers at full capacity
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ISAF IX Approach to CIS
• Create a digitised C2 environment
• Improve quality, capacity and resilience of the networks
• Mitigate risk wherever possible and actively drive NATO
CIS projects
• Establish a single C2 system before ISAF X
• Exploit opportunities to use AFG capabilities
• Guarantee ISAF IX success through deployment of UK
resources to close NATO CIS capability gaps
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Information Management
• Imposed HQ ARRC Electronic Working Practices as the IM model
• Influenced HQ ISAF, but not the subordinate HQs
• Underestimated:
– Requirement for common IM protocols
– Training and Education burden
– System management burden
– Scale of the task!
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Functional Area Sub-Systems
(FAS)
•
NATO SECRET
– C2PC
– WISE
– JCHAT
– JOIIS
– Ibase
– ICC
– I2 Analyst
– WebTAS
– AIMS
– RFIMS
•
ISAF SECRET
• CENTRIXS-GCTF
– C2PC
– C2PC
– WISE/JOCWatch
– IWS
– JCHAT
– mIRC
– JOIIS
– JADOC
– IGeoSIT
– Macromedia Breeze
– TeamSpeak2
– Logrep
– Tasker Tracker
– IMSA
– JADOCs (NATO eyes only)
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The NEC Vision?
ISAF CJOC Feb 07
ISAF JOC May 06
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UZBEKISTAN
KYRGYSTAN
TURKMENISTAN
TAJIKISTAN
IRAN
HELMANDSHIRE
PAKISTAN
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CHINA
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KANDAHAR
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LASHKAR GAH
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CAMP BASTION
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ISTAR in Abundance
E-8C JSTARS
HARRIER GR 7/9
RIVET JOINT
U 2 R DRAGON LADY
HERMES 450
LUNA
RQ-4 GLOBAL HAWK
NIMROD R1 / MR 2
MQ 1 PREDATOR
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UK Complexity!
UK J2 (TOP SECRET)
JOCS SG, LYCHGATE
UK C2/J3/J5 (SECRET)
JOCS GS, RAFCCIS
The Information was
available – but
where?
NATO (SECRET 26 EYES)
ISAF (SECRET 37 EYES)
COALITION C2 (SECRET 76 EYES!)
UK J1/J4 (RESTRICTED/UNCLAS)
Ground Truth?
COMIS / CSUPS / DEMAS / GLOBAL / JPA / LITS
MMARS / OLIVER / OMIS / OSCAR / RYAN / RIS /
TAV TELEMED / UNICOM / USAS / VITAL / WRAM
Etc Etc
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Thoughts
• Get the communications network infrastructure right
– Initial investment is critical
– Capacity and Volume are the pre-requisites
– Apply network interoperability standards
• Accept (but understand better) the reality of the hierarchical, multinode, multi-system, multi-network environment
• Existing C2IS/COTS applications can produce significant NEC
capability
• Procurement and integration procedures must be sufficiently agile to
exploit technical opportunities and keep pace with operational
requirements.
• Cross Line of Development approach is essential – especially
“Training and People”. Converts equipment into sustainable
capability
• The human dimension remains paramount
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