Communications Flashcards by Antoneo Maurece

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

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Secretaries of military departments

Organized separately under civilians conducting affairs to the departments such as organizing, equipping, training, and maintaining.

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Unified commands

Delineates the general geographical AOR of GCCS

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JTF joint task force is designated by?

Secretary of defense
CCDR combatant commander
Sub-unified commander
Existing JTF

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JTF joint task force

2 or more US services joined together to support one mission or overarching goal then dipping

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CTJF combined joint task force

2 or more nations joined together for one mission or overarching goal then dipping

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In a JFT structure, what organizations are considered to be the war fighting elements?

Functional components

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Which of the following is a responsibility of the JFACC?

Coordinate the planning and execution of air operations

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CTP common tactical picture

Current depiction of battle space for a joint operations area within combatant commanders AOR

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TP tactical picture

Geographical representation of battles engagements to achieve military objectives to tactical units or task forces

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JDN joint data networks

Comprised of several digital networks to enable situational awareness and commanders decision cycle

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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.

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Land TP (jflcc)

JFLCC is responsible for generating the land TP

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Maritime TP (JFMCC)

JFMCC is responsible for generating the maritime TP

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Special ops TP (jsotf)

Jsotf is responsible for generating the special ops TP classification permitting

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Air TP JFACC

JFACC is responsible for generating the air TP

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______ 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

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Jdno joint data network officer role

Provides oversight to CJEs to ensure information is forwarded as required

Develop monitor assess and manage CTP

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JFACC Component JDNO Equivalent (CJE) Roles and Responsibilities:

The JFACC CJE will coordinate air and space data integration with the CCDR or JDNO.

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JFMCC Component JDNO Equivalent (CJE) Roles and Responsibilities:

The JFMCC CJE will coordinate maritime data integration with the CCDR or JDNO.

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JFLCC Component JDNO Equivalent (CJE) Roles and Responsibilities:

•The JFLCC CJE will coordinate ground data integration with the CCDR or JDNO.

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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.

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The _________ plans executes and evaluates the JTF CTP

jDNO joint data network operations officer

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At the functional component level the_________
supports the integration of
the tactical picture into the common tactical picture.

CJE

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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