defines how the USAF provides C2 of its forces to enable the application of air/space power.

Designated COMAFFOR must be ready to quickly establish C2 functions for air/space/info ops

NAF-C

(Component NAF)

- Properly STEM (structured, trained, equipped, manned) to execute C2 of air/space/info ops assigned to the unified commander.

- Made up of AFFOR staff, AOC and must provide centralized C2 to all AF forces assigned to CCDR.

CAOC

JAOC

CAOC: NATO/multinational staffed AOC

JAOC: jointly staffed AOC

produces the ATO

both CAOC and JAOC are established for planning, directing and executing ops in support of JFC's op obj.

Communications Focal Point

support staff for the Chief of AOC Systems

- acts as single focal point for AOC comm prob resolutions

- ensuring system checks

- maintain status displays

- maintaining a master station log

- coordinating with other C2 teams

- consolidating reports

Theater Air Control System

AOC is the senior TACS element

- provides JFACC with systems and resources to support execution of ATO and ACO

TADIL

LINK - 16

Tactical Digital Information Links

Data links interface 2 or more C2 or weapons systems via network architectures and multiple comm. media

link-16: DoD's primary tactical data link for C2I providing critical joint interpretability and situation awareness information.

- nodeless (network will continue to function regardless of drops)

Common Operational Picture

single identical display of relevant information shared by more than one command.

Tri-Services Tactical

- created in the 1970s

- procurement program for tactical comm systems between Armed Forces except Navy

the satellite Hub and Spoke Terminals

(TSC-100 and TSC-94)

Large and Small Telephone Switches

(TTC-39 and SB-3865)

Theater Deployable Communications

Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) ground communications infrastructure designed to replace the older TRI-TAC Comm Systems.

best equipment option to provide network connectivity (high bandwidth NIPR/SIPR) at a deployed location

1. lightweight satellite terminal (LMST)

2. Integrated Comm Access Package (ICAP)

AN/TSC-152 Lightweight Multiband Satellite Terminal

lightweight, highly mobile

AN/USC-60A SATCOM Terminal

increased capabilites and smaller deployable footprint

long haul bulk encryption

encrypting and decrypting of aggregate digital signals

P-MUX

provides multiplexing and de-multiplexing of voice, data and message traffic

Crypto Interface Module

provides data security for IP backbone. 

Encrypts data lines

Tactical Local Area Network Encryption

network encryption device

provides connectivity into the Digital Switching Network, commercial or TRI-TAC environment

(acts like a Telephone Switch)

Basic Access Module

provides basic voice and data functions for deployed comm ops

Secure Voice Module

flexible, scale-able and configurable module that provides a basic circuit switch w/16 party conference bridge capabilities for ReadySET users

Defense Switched Network

primary information transfer network for the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN)

provides worldwide non-secure voice, secure voice, data, facsimile, and video teleconferencing for DoD

Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems

enhance combat forces by providing for the safe, orderly, expeditious launch and recovery of aircraft

Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Range System

AN/FRN-44

VHF

VHF radio-navigation aid, omni-directional

aircraft bearing information and facility identification

Tactical Air Navigation System

AN/FRN-45

UHF

UHF radio-navigational aid

bearing and distance information

Precision Approach Radar

provides altitude, range and flight course information to air traffic controllers

AN/GRN-29 ILS

two transmitting systems

Instrument Landing Systems

provides approach pathway

two transmitting systems

1. localizer: course guidance (centerline)

2. glidescope: glide angle (decision height)

Radar Approach Control

provides airport surveillance radar (ASR) or Precision approach radar (PAR)

15 ppl 72 hours

provide Air Traffic Control capabilities where no control tower exists

3 positions (local, ground and flight)

portable (tactical) TACAN system

provides radio navigation info to an unlimited # of aircraft

Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force

COCOM: responsible to provide forces

provide required capabilities to meet COCOM requirements that includes the JAOP

AETF Force Modules

(defined)

1. Open the Airbase: organic comm + engineering team

2. C2: reachback by SATCOM

3. Establish the Airbase: earliest to execute mission (DATCALS for planes)

4. Generate the Mission: desired military effects (first 400 ft)

5. Operate the Airbase

6. Robust the Airbase

7. Close the Airbase

works closely with IDO

responsible for day-to-day mgmt of unit functions

managing all deployment and training

ensuring pre-deployment training

executing the deployment part of TPFDD

maintaining accurate ID of mobility tasked personnel

ensuring the UTC taskings

provide units with a single source document that contains the necessary info.

(DoD deployment readiness)

provide a narrative description of the unit's wartime missions

approved by the unit's MAJCOM

Air Expeditionary Force Report Tool

(AF unit readiness)

CSAF directed system

timely and accurate UTC readiness status, evaluate UTCs prior tasking

Unit Type Code

predefined standarized grouping of manpower and/or equipment

5-digit, alphanumeric code

Equipment (specific service) and

Mission UTCs (specific mission)

Mission Capabilities (MISCAP)

Manpower Force (MANFOR)

Logistics Force Package (LOGFOR)

tie into the comm architecture built during the "C2" and "Establish the Airbase" Force Modules

(aircraft maintenance)

Comm. planners arrive to manage implementations of comm projects.

sustain manageable shift schedules

1. SATCOM dish placement (LOS with the satellite)

2. Antenna Farm (radiation)

3. Central Ground (properly ground eq.)

4. Generators

SAR

and

GAR

SAR: requesting "access to" and "use of" the satellite

GAR: request to tie into the STEP/Teleport site in order to pull DISN services

SAA

and

GAA

SAA: spell out everything the SATCOM techs need to get them onto the satellite

GAA: used by the voice shop to configure the voice switch and by the network shop to get IP addresses for routers and network IDs with subnets