Warfighting Integration: Leveraging the Power of Information RUSI Malvern C4ISTAR Conference 2006

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Warfighting IntegrationLeveraging the Power of
InformationRUSI Malvern C4ISTAR Conference 2006

• Lt Gen Michael W. Peterson
• USAF Chief of Warfighting Integration and
• Chief Information Officer

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Leadership Priorities

• Win the Global War on Terrortake the fight to
  the enemy
• Recapitalize/Modernizebecome more efficient,
  capable, and lethal
• Care for Airmenmaximize our peoples potential

SAF/XC is developing and delivering
next-generation capabilities
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Winning the Global War on TerrorEmpowering
Expeditionary Forces
DCGS/DIB
MILSATCOM
GIG-BE
TSAT
CITS

• On-demand global connectivity
• Assured communications
• Rapid intelligence exploitation

Meeting the demands of a globally engaged force
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Winning the Global War on TerrorEmpowering
Expeditionary Forces
Predator remote operations reduces our
battlefield footprint
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Winning the Global War on Terror Increasing
Battlespace Awareness
JSTARS
TBONE
NCCT
TBMCS
AWACS
AOC
BACN
RAIDER
GNCST
60 Years Ago
Today and Tomorrow
15 Years Ago

• Collaborative joint operations
• Multi-source sensor fusion
• Dynamic air tasking
• Shared operational picture

Understanding complex threats in a complex world
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Winning the Global War on Terror Increasing
Battlespace Awareness
Battlefield Airborne Communications Node Provides
an airborne voice/data gateway and extends the
range of line-of-sight systems
Rapid Attack Information Dissemination Execution
Relay Connects ground users on the edge of the
battlespace to the airborne network
Airborne gateways bridge SATCOM capability gaps
in transition
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Winning the Global War on Terror Delivering
Information to the Tactical Edge
ROVER
TTNT
Airborne Network
TDL
TAC-P Modernization
Weapons Network
Accuracy
Decision Time
Data
60 Years Ago
15 Years Ago
Today

• Rapid tactical response
• Accurate combat identification
• Robust battlespace connectivity
• Real-time intelligence

Empowering tactical decision makers
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Winning the Global War on Terror Delivering
Information to the Tactical Edge
ROVER provides actionable information at the
tactical edge
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Winning the Global War on Terror Coalition
Classified Voice Integration
Defense Switched Network (via Rear Link)
UK Voice Network
Secure Voice Module
STE-R
REDCOM Switch
Secure Phone
Meridian Option 11C
RAF Tactical Trunk System Phone
RAF Tactical Trunk System Meridian
Theater Deployable Communications
UK
US
T-1 trunk between US and UK
This voice architecture will be Implemented in
the AOR
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Recapitalizing and Modernizing Becoming More
Efficient, Capable, and Lethal
Leadership direction

• Gain organizational and process efficiencies
• Reduce legacy systems and manpower

XCs Transformation Toolkit
Data Transparency
Governance
Enterprise Architectures
Process Improvement
Workforce Transformation
Web Services
AFNETOPS
Portfolio Management
Gaining efficiencies without compromising
effectiveness
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Recapitalizing and Modernizing Transforming Web
Services

• Hosting all AF web client content on the AF
  Portal
• 24-month effort underway
• Benefits
• Eliminates 1,100 MAJCOM Webmasters
• Frees up 1,000 to 2,000 MAJCOM Web
  Content Managers for other AF work

HTTPS//WWW.MY.AF.MIL
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Recapitalizing and Modernizing Transforming
Desktop Security

• Current Initiatives
• Air Force Standard Desktop Configuration
• Comply and Connect
• Objectives
• This year, improve time-to-patch from 57 days
  to 72 hours
• By Dec 2006, consistent NIPRNET infrastructure
• By 2008, automatic remediation of non-compliant
  systems
• Benefits
• Enterprise-wide TTPs, processes, and tools
• Reduced vulnerability to insider threats and
  errors

Improving security, reducing workload, saving
time and money
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Recapitalizing and Modernizing Successes

• Migrating/eliminating 511 legacy systems
• 8B cost avoidance
• Modernizing financial services
• 448 positions saved
• Transforming Operational Support
• 383.5M returned over FYDP
• Consolidating Microsoft enterprise licenses
• 145M cost avoidance
• Consolidating and centralizing network operations
• 935M savings
• Transforming the Communication Information
  workforce
• 8,000 manpower positions saved
• Leveraging the IT Commodity Council
• 700 return on investment over the past 3-years

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Warfighting IntegrationSupporting Leadership
Priorities

• Increasing warfighting capabilityempowering
  expeditionary forces
• increasing battlespace awareness
• providing actionable information at the
  tactical edge
• Freeing up resources to fund transformationgaini
  ng organizational and process efficiencies
• reducing legacy systems and manpower
• Taking care of our Airmenmaximizing our
  peoples potential