Table Operators Training outcomes
Digital crew mission command digital master gunner ( MCDMG ) led |
Level 1
Level 2
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I II III IV
V
VI
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Basic system skills
Integration proficiency
Common operational picture development
Battle management
Digital planning
Digital crew certification
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Setup , configure , preventive maintenance checks and services ; operate ; troubleshoot
Publish and subscribe to Data Dissemination Service
Position location information filtering ; staff estimates ; brigade system collaboration
Track brigade planned operations ; react to developing events ; execute brigade battle drills ; develop storyboards
Plan , prepare , and disseminate operation order ; collaborative use between echelons ; briefings
Executes battle management for current and future operations ; validate standard operating procedures ( SOPs )
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Commander and battle staff
MCDMG coordinated
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Level 3
MCVE
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VII
VIII
IX
X
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Commander / staff / digital crew ( command post ) integration
Commander / staff / digital crew ( command post ) battle drills
Integrated command post assessment
Command post mission command validation exercise ( MCVE )
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Unify team using collaboration of processes and digital systems
Assess / reinforce employment of mission command information system ( MCIS ) suite in operations process and supporting synchronization meetings
Team successfully completes training program , evaluation , and certifies digital SOP
Sustained operations using authorized modified table of organization and equipment ( suite of MCIS ) executed through successive shift change iterations .
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Figure . Ten Digital Training Tables
( Graphic by Col . Patrick Crosby , Mission Command Center of Excellence ) systems , which led to improved digital lethality and success during Warfighter Exercise ( WFX ) 16-04 .
Each Army commander establishes a mission command system with five elements : personnel , networks , information systems , processes and procedures , and facilities and equipment . 1 When discussing digital proficiency , most immediately think about mission command information systems ( MCISs ) such as the Command Post of the Future ( CPOF ). Though these are a critical component of a commander ’ s mission command system , they are only a small aspect of it . Equally important are the personnel that operate the systems and the networks that transmit the information ( social and technical ), the standardized processes and procedures that establish the framework for use , and the facilities used for operations . When integrated into a unit ’ s training plan and administered by mission command digital master gunners ( MCDMGs ), digital gunnery provides the bedrock for certifying a unit in all aspects of mission command systems .
Background
Digital proficiency has a history of emphasis in 1ID . In May 2013 , the division published a plan to reorganize its joint operations center and establish Nonsecure Internet Protocol Router Network ( NIPRNET ) CPOF as the primary system used by staff and subordinate units to send reports and conduct briefings . This created an environment in which the unit used CPOF daily .
Over the course of the next year , the 1ID established an entire CPOF network on its NIPRNET . 2 This system significantly improved the division ’ s digital proficiency in garrison , and that directly carried over during Operation Inherent Resolve ( U . S . military operations against the Islamic State ) in October 2014 . However , the increased use of CPOF on a daily basis was not enough . Despite a high base proficiency with CPOF , it was clear that the division was not effectively integrating all of its MCISs . Operators of the other systems were working in discrete groups disconnected from each other , where they created specific data
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