Communications Flashcards
Secretary of defense characteristics
Responsible to the president creating, supporting and employing military capabilities
Link between president and combatant commanders
In charge of CCDRs military activities and operations
Secretaries of military departments
Organized separately under civilians conducting affairs to the departments such as organizing, equipping, training, and maintaining.
Unified commands
Delineates the general geographical AOR of GCCS
JTF joint task force is designated by?
Secretary of defense
CCDR combatant commander
Sub-unified commander
Existing JTF
JTF joint task force
2 or more US services joined together to support one mission or overarching goal then dipping
CTJF combined joint task force
2 or more nations joined together for one mission or overarching goal then dipping
In a JFT structure, what organizations are considered to be the war fighting elements?
Functional components
Which of the following is a responsibility of the JFACC?
Coordinate the planning and execution of air operations
CTP common tactical picture
Current depiction of battle space for a joint operations area within combatant commanders AOR
TP tactical picture
Geographical representation of battles engagements to achieve military objectives to tactical units or task forces
JDN joint data networks
Comprised of several digital networks to enable situational awareness and commanders decision cycle
COP common operational picture
The COP is a distributed data processing environment for developing a dynamic database of objects, allowing each user to filter and contribute to this database, according to the user’s area of responsibility and command role.
Land TP (jflcc)
JFLCC is responsible for generating the land TP
Maritime TP (JFMCC)
JFMCC is responsible for generating the maritime TP
Special ops TP (jsotf)
Jsotf is responsible for generating the special ops TP classification permitting
Air TP JFACC
JFACC is responsible for generating the air TP
______ is comprised of several
digital data networks, each of which is optimized to enable both improved situational awareness (SA) and commander’s decision cycle.
JDN
Jdno joint data network officer role
Provides oversight to CJEs to ensure information is forwarded as required
Develop monitor assess and manage CTP
JFACC Component JDNO Equivalent (CJE) Roles and Responsibilities:
The JFACC CJE will coordinate air and space data integration with the CCDR or JDNO.
JFMCC Component JDNO Equivalent (CJE) Roles and Responsibilities:
The JFMCC CJE will coordinate maritime data integration with the CCDR or JDNO.
JFLCC Component JDNO Equivalent (CJE) Roles and Responsibilities:
•The JFLCC CJE will coordinate ground data integration with the CCDR or JDNO.
JSOTF Component JDNO Equivalent (CJE) Roles and Responsibilities
The JSOTF CJE will integrate SOF operational, intelligence, and target acquisition reports and provide them to the JTF commander.
The _________ plans executes and evaluates the JTF CTP
jDNO joint data network operations officer
At the functional component level the_________
supports the integration of
the tactical picture into the common tactical picture.
CJE
JICO is responsible
for planning the MTA and executing the MT which supports the Joint Task Force Commander’s Information
Exchange Requirements (IERs).
MTN
contributes to the Common Tactical Picture (CT) and is the basis for accurate, timely and complete information supporting critical decision-making
JICC joint interface control cell
Multi tactical data link network experts
JICC position JICO
1-rank w3-w5 or o3-o5
JICC position JICC watch officer
3-w3 to o3
JICC position joint track data coordinator
3- e5 to o3
JICC position- data link managers
6-e5 to o3
JICC position- system administrator
3- e5 to e7
JICC position- communications technicians
3- e5 to e7
JICO planning
Develops MTA
Drafts optask link
JICO execution
Manages the MTN and associated voice networks
RICCs
Regional interface control cells
SICCs
Sector interface control cells
The JICC Watch Officer is responsible
to the JICO for day-to-day JICC operations and “active management of the MTN
Jtdc joint track data coordinator
Responsible for accuracy, currency, and quality of track data
Link 16 manager
Directs corrective actions to ensure effective and efficient information exchange
(JREAP/BLOS) Link Manager:
Joint Range Extension Application Protocol/Beyond Line of Sight
Link 11/11B manager
• Coordinates Link 11 entry/exit
• Coordinates Link 11B transmission modes
Multi-TDL Architecture (MTA)
is the physical configuration, functional organization, and operational procedures
MTA = physical systems
Multi-TDL Network (MT)
is the MTA systems and associated tactical data
MTN= MTA (physical systems) + data
The MTA plan is disseminated via:
• Operational Tasking Data Link
(OPTASK LINK)
• Network Description Document (NDD)
• Air Tasking Order (ATO)
• Special Instructions (SPINS)
• Meetings
• Emails
The JMTOP defines the MT as the “interface” which consists of:
• Interface Units (IU)
• Data links
• Voice coordination
The basic interface is comprised of:
• Link 16
• Link 11
• Link 11B
The extended interface consists of:
• Joint Range Extension Application Protocols (JREAP)
• Situation Awareness Data Link (SADL)
• Link 22
• NATO Link 1
Universal Joint Task List (UJTL)
The UJTL (CJCSM 3500.04) serves
as a common language and common reference system to communicate mission requirements for:
C and L capabilities limitations
Reflects system capabilities
Provide detail about system interoperability issues
Adaptive planning and execution (APEX)
combination of joint policies and procedures that addresses unique commo and systems interface requirements
Operations plan (OPLAN)
A complete and detailed joint plan
containing a full description of the concept of operations all annexes
applicable to the plan, and time-phased force and deployment data (TPFDD).
Joint operation planning process
Step 1-Planning Initiation
Step 2-Mission Analysis
Step 3-Course of Action (COA) Development
Step 4-COA Analysis and Wargaming
Step 5-COA Comparison
Step 6-COA Approval
Step 7-Plan or Order Development
Operations order
A directive issued by a commander to subordinate commanders for the purpose of effecting the coordinated execution of an operation.
MTA refers to the physical configuration, functional organization, and operational procedures that make up the MT. MTN refers to the MTA and the data flowing through the MTA systems. t/F
True
Which of the following statements best describes the purpose of the MTN?
To satisfy the warfighters’ IERs
Authority for managing the MTN is delegated from:
• Commander Joint Task Force (CJTF)
• Area Air Defense Commander (AADC)
• Joint Interface Control Officer (JICO)
Commander Joint Task Force (CTF)
Responsibilities:
• Ultimate responsibility for the MTN rests with the CTF
• Delegates management of MTN to AADC
Area Air Defense Commander (AADC)
Develop, coordinate, promulgate, and execute the Area Air Defense Plan (AADP)
Joint Interface Control Officer (JICO)
• Responsible for the entire interface to include:
- Planning functions
• Execution functions
Jico planning functions
Assess AADC/ supported CDrs plans and IERs
Jico execution functions
Manage the MTN
Which entities have responsibilities for the MTA/MT: Select all that apply.
Commander Joint Task Force (CTF)
Joint Interface Control Officer (JICO)
Area Air Defense Commander (AADC)
USMTF messages program goal
The USMTF “System” provides the same message formats for all services, defense agencies, and Joint headquarters to exchange information
USMTF messages program objectives
Produce and configuration manage military organizational message formats for all DOD information exchange requirements
USMTF
U.s. message text format
USMTF examples
ATO
ACO
OPTASK link
