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Mr. John A. Wilcox Director, J6/CIO United States Special Operations Command

SOF C4 “One Force, One Environment”. Mr. John A. Wilcox Director, J6/CIO United States Special Operations Command. UNCLASSIFIED. 64,000 SOF. 8,463 DEPLOYED. 80 LOCATIONS. 24/7. UNCLASSIFIED. Unified Commands. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. CJCS. SERVICE CHIEFS. U.S. STRATEGIC

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Mr. John A. Wilcox Director, J6/CIO United States Special Operations Command

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  1. SOF C4 “One Force, One Environment” Mr. John A. Wilcox Director, J6/CIO United States Special Operations Command

  2. UNCLASSIFIED 64,000SOF 8,463 DEPLOYED 80 LOCATIONS 24/7 UNCLASSIFIED

  3. Unified Commands SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CJCS SERVICE CHIEFS U.S. STRATEGIC COMMAND U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND U.S. TRANSPORTATION COMMAND U.S. NORTHERN COMMAND U.S. PACIFIC COMMAND U.S. SOUTHERN COMMAND U.S. EUROPEAN COMMAND U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND U.S. AFRICA COMMAND

  4. COCOM / Service … with Service, Military Department, and Defense Agency-like responsibilities A Unified Combatant Command Deputy CDR Tampa, FL USSOCOM CDR Vice CDR Washington, DC

  5. Joint United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC) Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) Naval Special Warfare Command (NAVSPECWARCOM) AVIATION - FIXED WING, ROTARY WING, TILT ROTOR SPECIAL TACTICS AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS SCHOOL SEAL TEAMS SPECIAL BOAT TEAMS SEAL DELIVERY VEHICLE TEAMS NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE CENTER SPECIAL FORCES RANGERS AVIATION MISO CIVIL AFFAIRS JFK SPECIAL WARFARE CENTER MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS REGIMENT MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT GROUP MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS SCHOOL

  6. Interagency

  7. Theater Special Operations Commands USNORTHCOM USEUCOM SOCEUR (Stuttgart, Germany) SOCKOR (Camp Kim, Seoul, Korea) USCENTCOM USAFRICOM USSOUTHCOM SOCCENT (MacDill AFB, Florida) USPACOM USPACOM SOCAFRICA (Stuttgart, Germany) SOCPAC (Camp Smith, Hawaii) SOCSOUTH (Homestead ARB, Florida)

  8. SOF Truths Humans are more important than hardware Quality is better than quantity Special Operations Forces cannot be mass produced Competent Special Operations Forces cannot be created after emergencies occur Most special operations require non-SOF support

  9. The SOF Operator On average, he is about 34 years old, college-educated, married and has at least two kids. A thinking athlete – football, track, wrestling or water polo; enjoys games which require problem solving (Chess). He has 8 years experience in the General Purpose Forces; has attended multiple advanced tactical schools and speaks at least one foreign language.

  10. Cost-Effective • $10.4 Billion a year budget • 1.7% of DoD budget • 3% of DoD personnel • 8,400+ deployed personnel in 80 countries

  11. SOF 2020 LOO 3. PRESERVE THE FORCE / FAMILIES 3.1 INCREASE PREDICTABILITY THROUGH PERSTEMPO 3.2 INSTITUTIONALIZE RESILIENCY SOLUTIONS 3.3 STRENGTHEN SOF / FAMILIES 3.4 IMPLEMENT SOFORGEN LOO 1. WIN THE CURRENT FIGHT OBJECTIVES: 1.2 UNIFY SOF EFFORTS IN AFGHANISTAN 1.1 MAINTAIN GLOBAL PRESSURE ON VEOs 1.3 MAXIMIZE AFGHAN / HN LEAD ENDSTATE: A GLOBALLY NETWORKED FORCE OF INTERAGENCY, ALLIES, AND PARTNERS ABLE TO RAPIDLY AND PERSISTENTLY ADDRESS REGIONAL CONTINGENCIES AND THREATS TO STABILITY FREEDOM OF MANEUVER TO REALIGN RESOURCES TSOCs BECOME THE GCC’s “FORCE OF CHOICE” SOLUTION 2.1 OBTAIN SYNCH AUTHORITIES NETWORKED, AGILE SOF SYNCHRONIZED GLOBALLY MULTILATERAL SOF CAPABILITIES THAT CAN IDENTIFY, DISRUPT AND / OR DEFEAT THREATS LOO 2. EXPAND THE GLOBAL SOF NETWORK HEALTHY FORCE AND FAMILIES 2.3 STRENGTHEN NCR & REGIONAL INTERACTION 2.5 GLOBAL SOF POM 14-18 / QDR APPROVED 2.2 IMPLEMENT TSOC MASTER PLAN 2.4 ALIGN HQ TO SUPPORT THE NETWORK LOO 4. RESPONSIVE RESOURCING 4.1 SUSTAIN CURRENT PROGRAMATICS 4.2 INCREASE ACQUISITION AGILITY 4.3 ACHIEVE AUDITABILITY 4.4 STRENGTHEN THE SIE

  12. SOF C4 Enterprise

  13. UNCLASSIFIED 64,000SOF 8,463 DEPLOYED 80 LOCATIONS 24/7 SOF C4 700+ Deployed Nodes 54 Garrison Locations 5 Regional Support Centers (RSC) 2 SOF Data Centers UNCLASSIFIED

  14. J6 / CIO Mission Statement Install, operate, maintain, and defend the global / expeditionary SOF Information Environment (SIE) in order to provide standards based, interoperable, redundant C4ISR services to garrison and deployed SOF as an enabling capability to planning and execution of pre-crisis activities and on-going global operations.

  15. J6 / CIO Directorate Director, J6/ CIO Mr Wilcox PEO for C4 Mr Davis DISA (SOC) CAPT Slevin Chief Engineer CW4 Hughes Deputy Director Col Hill Exec Officer MAJ Smith SEA SGM Friend Res Mgt Div J6R Mrs Phillips Tech Advisor Mr Burnham IA Division J62 Mrs Khoury CIO Division J65 Mr Sheldon C4 Ops Division J63 COL Bland SAP / Special Comm J6X LTC Armentrout ITMO Division J61 Mr Langlois

  16. SOF C4 Enterprise DoD CIO/CYBERCOM/DISA/GCC SOF Information Environment (SIE) • Service Acquisition • SOF-to-Service Transition • Innovative Practices • Combat Feedback • Unconventional Uses SOF Operator

  17. C4 Lines of Operation • Expeditionary SOF Information Environment: Global access to network services • Governance: Reliability, interoperability, and security through standards • C4 Acquisition: Capability where and when the SOF Operator needs it • People: World class SOF C4 workforce enabled by life long learning

  18. SOF Information Environment (SIE) The information infrastructure, systems, policies, processes, people, and knowledge that are required to support the full spectrum of special operations activity, from staff functions to war. Extends the GIG to provide SOF-unique mission critical capabilities worldwide, including non-traditional and austere locations (voice, video, data; all classification levels) End-to-end assured communications…transport, services, & data Weapon system– operational effectiveness via life-cycle systems management and programs of record

  19. Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4) ENTERPRISE NETWORKS TRANSPORT TACTICAL COMMS Tactical Local Area Network SCAMPI (not an acronym) Blue Force Tracking SOF Tactical Comms Joint Tactical C4I Transceiver System C4 and Intelligence Automation Systems / Special Operations Command Research, Analysis, and Threat Evaluation SystemDistributed Data Center Radio Integrity System SOF Deployable Nodes / Product Distribution System MISO Military Information Support Operations Media Production Center Next Generation Loudspeaker System Fly-Away Broadcast System MISO-Print

  20. Program Executive Office Special Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Exploitation (SRSE) INTEL SUPPORT SYSTEMS TECHNICAL COLLECTION SYSTEMS Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination: Distributed Common Ground/Surface System Hostile Forces – Tagging, Tracking, and Locating Integrated Survey Program Special Operations Tactical Video System Distributed Mission Training and Rehearsal System Counter-Proliferation Analysis and Planning System Joint Threat Warning System FOCUSED RDT&E Tagging, Tracking, and Locating Specialized Communications Special Reconnaissance IDENTITY OPERATIONS Biometrics and Forensics Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities Quick Reaction Capabilities

  21. SOF Information TechnologyEnterprise Contract (SITEC) • $250m annual Enterprise IT Contract supporting 54 fixed sites, 5 SOF Strategic Entry Points (SSEPs) and +/- 700 deployed nodes • DoD emphasis on performance based contracting drives increased portion of contract into Fixed Price • Multi-vendor construct includes six functional areas and 16 qualified vendors • Using government/industry best practices and service models to structure contract • Moving to performance-based service delivery vice staff augmentation • Increasing role of incentives in management of contractor performance (55 SLAs) • Mission outcomes • Cost control • Innovation • Requirements for new contract were developed from ground up review through Component IPT • Managed by the J61 (ITMO)

  22. C4 Challenges • Risk understanding; Risk mitigation; Risk acceptance • Power, Weight, Cube • Resist the temptation to “develop” IT solutions • 85% is good enough • Roles and responsibilities in Cyber

  23. Keeps Me Awake at Night • Hurricanes • Freedom of Space • Wondering if IT Efficiencies will trump Effectiveness • Remembering we have been at War for eleven years, and SOF Operators are still in harms way

  24. What You Can Do • Get a MUOS handheld terminal to market • Treat efficient power/battery use as KPPs • IT is a Team Sport; make sure you play well with others • Treat our networks like corporate proprietary; tell us when you have a breach • Understand our business before proposing solutions • Expectation Management; don’t sell what you can’t deliver

  25. Keys to Success • Focus on the SOF Warrior • Understand their requirements  constant communications with Component, TSOC, CJSOTF “6’s”; solicit the “good idea” directly from the field • Leverage government and industry best practices / cutting edge technology to satisfy those requirements • Manage expectations vice projects • Primary obstacles are Policy & Culture – Not Technology • Portray User/Business Benefit – Not Technical Capability • Cultivate the workforce • Commitment to individual training and training budget • Certification bonuses and criteria

  26. Questions?

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