When functioning as staffs for joint force maritime component commanders, the MOCs will play a key role in the information fight associated with joint power projection.
Commodore Tim Lowe, RN, the UK Maritime Component Commander in the Gulf region, said: "She is an honoured veteran of a hard fought battle and another shining example of the versatility of our maritime fleet.
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems' Maritime Integrated Air and Missile Defense Planning System, or MIPS, is an operational-level planning tool designed to help the Joint Force Maritime Component Commander analyze and optimize alternatives for defeating current or projected air and missile threats.
Since the 1980's, we have had a Combined Force Land Component Commander, a Combined Joint Force Air Component Commander, and a Combined Joint Maritime Component Commander to bring combat elements together to direct their overall capabilities toward national strategic goals.
The key initiatives of Trident Warrior '05 include: --Combined Force Maritime Component Commander (CFMCC) Command and Control, Common Operating Picture (COP), and Blue Force Tracking (BFT) --Human Systems Integration --Information Management, Knowledge Management, and Collaboration --Cross Domain Solutions --Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Targeting --Fires --Information Operations --Networks and Information Assurance "Fast, reliable, and secure communications between various networks - during times of war and peace - are vital to the operational success of our military," said Bob Cook, Executive Chairman, Sigaba.
General Dynamics (nyse: GD - news - people ) Advanced Information Systems Maritime Integrated Air and Missile Defense Planning System, or MIPS, is an operational-level planning tool designed to help the Joint Force Maritime Component Commander analyze and optimize alternatives for defeating current or projected air and missile threats.
Joint operations doctrine states that the JTF can be comprised of both service components (Army, Air Force, Marine, and Navy) and joint functional components for air, land, maritime, and special operations (joint force air component commander [JFACC], joint force land component commander [JFLCC], joint force maritime component commander [JFMCC], and joint force special operations component commander [JFSOCC]) (fig.
