Sense and Respond Logistics (S&RL) Concept
U.S. Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office
of Force Transformation (OSD/OFT)
ICF International developed the Sense and Respond
Logistics concept for OSD/OFT, which is based
around highly adaptive, self-synchronizing units
that are potential consumers and providers of
supply to and from all other units or elements
in the network. This functionally organized network
dynamically synchronizes to respond to changes
in the operational environment—especially
commander’s
intent—to ensure logistics demands are efficiently satisfied throughout
the battlespace. Sense and Respond is knowledge-enabled and demand-driven.
It incorporates the attributes of the future joint forces such as critical
asset visibility; interoperable joint communications to the tactical level;
rapid configuration/reconfiguration; delivery of mission-ready capabilities;
dynamically managed inventory of capabilities, cross-service and organization;
and the use of transparency, transportation flexibility, and robust information
technology to leverage uncertainty and manage risk. The main thrust of S&RL
is to provide more effective accomplishment of national strategic objectives
by integrating the strategic, operational, and tactical levels. S&RL sets
the course for adaptive organizational design.
Joint Deployment Planning Business Process
Re-engineering
U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM)
ICF International, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems,
and GRACAR teamed to reengineer the Joint
Deployment Process (JDP) into a streamlined
process that has greater speed, accuracy, visibility,
and agility in joint deployment planning and
execution. The major focus of the work was to
develop a seamless process, capable of operating
within a network-centric environment that is fundamentally responsive to the
Combatant Commander's operational requirement, keeping effectiveness paramount,
while seeking to optimize force movement and sustainment. The expected end result
of the reengineering work was an expedited Joint Deployment Process with a greater
visibility of the actual movement of personnel and materiel, and increased ability
to control the flow of deploying forces and sustainment.
The project included
background research on the current process and previous initiatives for improving
the JDP, identification of core issues and significant deficiencies, and development
of proposals for courses of action to correct those deficiencies, with assessments
of feasibility and priority for implementation (cost/benefit analysis). The
common themes, or core issues, highlighted the
need to approach the JDP from a larger context,
force projection, which resulted in the development
of the Integrated
Joint Force Projection Process (JFP). The JFP defines the relationships
and dependencies between the nine processes that comprise it: Awareness/Readiness,
Planning, Mobilization, Deployment, Employment, Distribution/Sustainment, Reconstitution,
Redeployment, and Demobilitization.
Agile Combat Support (ACS) Concept of Operations
(CONOPS) and Implementation Plan
U.S.
Air Force
(USAF)
Under the leadership and direction of the Contingency
Plans and Crisis Action Division (AF/ILXX), ICF International developed and published the USAF ACS
CONOPS and began moving beyond the stages of
concept development into full implementation
of ACS. ICF International developed the ACS Implementation
Plan (IP) and conducted analytical work
surrounding ACS CONOPS implementation. The ACS
IP provides the architecture for USAF-wide ACS
implementation and outlines an action plan for
maintaining and building upon the momentum required
for achieving the ACS vision. The ACS IP provides
a timeline and roadmap of major actions required
to transform all of the combat support functions,
processes, and supporting information system
and decision support tools in those roles. The
ACS IP yielded clear links between various
ACS Operational Architecture elements, particularly
in the areas of tasks (processes), operational
elements (organization), and Information Flow
(doctrine; tactics, techniques, and procedures
(TTP); Air Force instruction (AFI)) in the area
of C4ISR. This effort has implications for Command
and Control Above Wing Level (C2AWL), and those
implications must be articulated.
Agile Combat Support (ACS) Above Wing
Level (AWL) Support
U.S. Air Force
AF/ILGX is the Air Force lead for ACS concept
development and implementation. ILGX is also
the Air Staff lead for the Command
and Control Above Wing Level (C2AWL) effort.
ILG is the Installations and Logistics (IL) member
of the C2AWL General Officer Steering Group (GOSG).
Several recent developments—CSAF
Task Force CONOPS, C2 Above Wing Level, Mobility Air Forces/Combat Air Forces
(MAF/CAF) reorganization, Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF) Logistics Readiness
Officer/Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRO/LRS) implementation, and AF/IL reorganization—underscore
the requirement for a capabilities-based ACS Concept of Operations (CONOPS) and
an implementation plan to measure progress towards achieving the desired end-state.
ICF International is helping ILGX to update the
existing ACS CONOPS (published in 1999) and Implementation
Plan architecture to reflect these developments.
ICF International also is working with ILGX to define
the Commander Air Force Force’s
(COMAFFOR) operational architecture, and to develop associated architectures,
define ACS capabilities to support operational task forces, develop mission area
plans and Operational Requirements Documents for organizing ACS capabilities,
and command and control ACS organizations supporting air component commanders.
This study will integrate these ongoing efforts and ensure the ACS community
is building towards a cohesive, capability-based vision and end-state.
Concept
of Operation for Command and Control
U.S. Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC)
ICF International provided direct support
to the AFMC Operations Office (AFMC/XP-AO) during
the continued development of the AFMC Command
and Control (C2) Concept of Operations (CONOPS).
This effort focused on clarifying the role and
mission of AFMC in current and future C2 processes
within the command. The CONOPS also identified
the need for responsive and integrated C2 operations
within AFMC, identified AFMC core C2 functions,
explained how to enhance AFMC C2 capabilities,
and developed a roadmap for evolving AFMC C2
systems. As AFMC/XP-AO was modernizing its
technological systems and C2 processes in response
to revolutionary changes in the defense environment,
a high-level examination of C2 was required to
ensure the correct visibility and effort was
given to the derivative C2 information strategy.
ICF International provided quick-response analytical
support to AFMC/XP-AO (and other related groups as was directed) in researching,
developing, and documenting C2 concepts, functions, processes, and systems.
Defining Air Expeditionary Force Capabilities
(Force Modules)
U.S. Air Force
ICF International worked with the USAF to remodel
the way in which the AF presents and distributes
its forces worldwide. Working with the Office
of Air and Space Expeditionary Matters (CC-AEF),
we developed the concept of Force Modules, which
allows the USAF to meet the new expeditionary
requirements that it faces. Force Modules enhance
the flexibility and usefulness of operation plans
during a crisis and assist the USAF in the transition
from large forces to a small, mobile, rapidly
responding expeditionary force. They reduce planning
requirements by providing planners with established
sets of previously identified capabilities, as
well as decrease operational costs while increasing
available assets and asset visibility and reducing
transportation costs by right-sizing forces.
ICF International developed a strategy to implement
the Force
Module Concept for the USAF, including
defining the vision of Air and Space Expeditionary
Task Force (AETF) capabilities by identifying
the functional capabilities to be packaged and
flowed together at plan execution. We assessed
AEF capability in terms of Capability Packages
and identified how capability is distributed
across the AEF and the individual functional
capabilities resident within each AEF.
Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) Lessons
Learned Analysis
Air Mobility Command (AMC), U.S. Air
Force
ICF International has been
providing support to AMC in the capture and analysis
of AMC support to and lessons learned from Operation
Noble Eagle (ONE - Defense of the Homeland), Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF
- combat operations in Afghanistan), and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF - combat
operations in Iraq). ICF International analysts authored several studies
on air mobility operations for the Commander, Air Mobility Command. These documents
were designed to identify key air mobility issues
and problem areas that impacted the Command's ability
to organize, train and equip a seamless air mobility
system. These efforts also led to an AMC Command
and Control (CC) decision to launch a formal AMC
lessons-learned program designed to ensure the
future capture, analysis, and development of viable
solutions to correct operational lessons learned.
Task Force Enduring Look (TFEL) Analytical
Support
Chief of Staff (CSAF), U.S. Air Force
Task Force Enduring Look was established by CSAF
to support the warfighter, capture the operational
data from combat operations, and to tell the Air
Force Story. ICF International was a founding member
of the TFEL team, providing assistance in every
aspect of the effort. We assisted in defining and
creating the data collection structure and participated
in the data collection process (consisting of 24/7
data archive and retrieval). We contributed to the development of the Web-based
Request for Information System
(RFI) and its database, and managed the
RFI help desk. ICF International team members assisted
in the production of quick-look reports to accurately
portray topical inquiries by USAF leadership, Sister
services, other agencies, researchers, and the
media. We contributed to the production of the
formal reports for both Operation Enduring Freedom
(OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and performed
functional analyses of operations as they were
occurring.
ICF International successfully analyzed the terabytes
of information collected from OEF/OIF using operational
expertise and automated search tools. We organized
and implemented data collection structures and
processes to manage operational information collected
from these efforts. This information included formal USAF and joint operational
reports (such as ATO, SITREP, MISREP, BDA, MUNREP, and more), information derived
from interviews with operational participants, and information regarding mobilization,
deployments, bases, infrastructure, and sister service and coalition contributions. |
