Commander-in-Chief United States Pacific Command JV 2010 Initiative

Commander-in-Chief United States Pacific Command JV 2010 Initiative Virtual Information Center (VIC) J-08

OUTLINE • • • Overview Political-Military Anchor Desk (PMAD) Virtual Information Center (VIC) – Development – Current Activity – Future Activity • VIC R&D

OVERVIEW

Project In support of the Chairman’s Joint Vision 2010, USCINCPAC takes the lead in developing C 4 ISR and Information Superiority to achieve Full Spectrum Dominance in Operations Other Than War

The Vision Fight & Win l Synergistic Effect Generated by the Convergence of The Four Concepts: l Provides the Capability to Dominate an Opponent at Any Level of Operations l Generates Massed Effects From Dispersed Forces ec Pr Do m in a nt Ma ne isi Fu uv on ll-D er En im ga en ge sio me Fo na cu nt l. P se ro d. L tec og tio ist n ics Deterrence & Conflict Prevention Peacetime Engagement

Program Rationale Testimony to the House Military Procurement and Research and Development Subcommittees on March 20, 1997 “We must also understand that information superiority is not solely limited to combat environments. Other military operations, from peacekeeping to humanitarian assistance to nation-building, also depend upon available and robust information exchange. ” Lieutenant General Douglas D. Buchholz, USA Director for Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems The Joint Staff

Continuum of Operations Exercises Port Visits Security Assistance Civic Assistance Freedom of Navigation and Overflight Arms Control Anti-terrorism Military Support to Civil Authorities Humanitarian Assistance Foreign Disaster Relief Noncombatant Evacuation (Permissive) Peacekeeping Force Demonstration Counterdrug Ops Recovery Ops Foreign Internal Defense/Support to Insurgency Protection of Shipping Enforcing Exclusion Zones Maritime Intercept Ops Peace Enforcement L I K E L I H O O D Counter-terrorism Noncombatant Evacuation (Hostile) Enforcing Sanctions Blockade Strikes and Raids Regional Conventional War Regional Non-Conventional War Theater Nuclear Strikes SIOP Engagement Activities SSC MTW

A CHANGING WORLD • Changing Operational Focus – From global conflict and major regional contingencies – To smaller scale contingencies and operations other than war – From deliberate planning to crisis action planning • Changing Participants – DOD, other government agencies, UN, independent organizations, non-government organizations, local authorities, other militaries – PDD 56 mandates interagency response for complex emergencies • Changing Information Requirements and Sources – Includes political, military, economic, social, environmental, etc. – Much information outside normal ops and intel expertise – Much information open source

CINCPAC Perspective on HA/DR • Most frequently named operation today • CINC involvement to “Shape and Respond” throughout • Gov’t inter-agency activity: State Dept. , OFDA, etc. • Non-Gov’t: Host Nation, IO/NGO/PVO’s • Military: Security, Logistics, Medical, Engineering • Complex Command Control, Information Interoperability

VIRTUAL INFORMATION CENTER • Virtual Information Center developed to achieve information superiority in the changing world – Responds to requests for information or frequently asked questions – Rapid structured search of open sources: electronic, hard copy, people, models, etc. – Appropriate experts in variety of locations collaborate to formulate search and analyze information – Applies government expertise such as intel or medical as needed – Condenses product to a few “drips of knowledge” for policy and decision makers – Products disseminated to DOD, government and nongovernment as appropriate – Political-Military Anchor Desk (PMAD) is electronic search tool

POLITICAL-MILITARY ANCHOR DESK (PMAD)

Info Management Goal Use existing information management technology and in-place data sources, such as IO’s and NGO’s, the Business Community, Internet, On-line services, predictive modeling, and remote sensing to make us. . . Smarter. . . Faster. . . At less cost

What is a PMAD ? • Resources -- Off-the-Shelf Technology for: – – – Internet access Powerful system of search engines Archived Database • People -- Anchor desk concept • Concept of Operation that: – Gets the right information to the right place in time

Who Needs a PMAD ? • The CINC – – Where is next crisis? What are the issues? Can I prevent it? … or its 2 nd-order effects • JTF Commander – – What should I take? Who can help me? MOEs: What is “normal” • Staff Organizations (J-5, JIC, OPT) – – What are the issues? Who are the players? Other opinions… Diverging views

The Cognitive Hierarchy Synthesized, visualized Correlated, analyzed Fused, validated UNDERSTANDING KNOWLEDGE ANCHOR DESK Operating Area INFORMATION DATA Formatted, filtered, translated, plotted Raw signals, facts, bits/bytes, inputs

PMAD Contribution to the Cognitive Hierarchy Synthesized, visualized Correlated, analyzed Fused, validated UNDERSTANDING Presentation & interaction with decision makers, longrange impacts, risks KNOWLEDGE Formatted, filtered, translated, plotted Model output, multi-source fusion, analysis INFORMATION 1 st-order effects, filtering & summary, input to models Raw signals, facts, bits/bytes, inputs DATA Data collection, sources & search engines

PMAD Provides Opportunities to: • Answer tomorrow’s questions today – – – Define “normal”… Baseline MOEs The past as prologue… El Nino The questions don’t change … the answers do • Building knowledge… – – Develop “play-book”… what worked before Integrate data into information Basis for analysis Stay abreast of fast-breaking “news”

Opportunities -- Cont’d • Enhance organizational effectiveness – – – Better information flow within HQ. . . and externally Improved presentation technology Faster data access; better connectivity • Save $$ and Manpower – – • Identify space-saving potential Concept development--“fly before you buy” Model for other CINCs & organizations

VIRTUAL INFORMATION CENTER (VIC)

VIC DEVELOPMENT • • JAN 97 SEP 97 OCT 97 APR 98 NOV 98 98 Q 2 98 Q 3 BIG IDEA PAC CHEST CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT VIC EXPERIMENT CONCEPT REFINEMENT VIC DEMO (VIC II) VIC IN MAJOR EXERCISE

Recent CINCPAC Efforts SEP-OCT 97: PAC-CHEST (PMAD and COE Complex Humanitarian Emergency Support Test) demonstrated the ability to improve situational awareness in HA/DR at the CINC level by accessing information through the Internet and fusing it in a political-military anchor desk Also demonstrated the need to increase granularity to meet pre-deployment JTF information needs OCT 97: CCRP Workshop identified new concepts for information superiority architectures, sensors and fusion, information access, prediction, and delivery management in support of HA/DR operations which then led to the VIC Concept

The Virtual Information Center What is a “VIC”? • Not a thing or place, but a process – Human interaction at a distance – Videoconferences, net-meetings, bulletin boards • Expands PMAD capability – More people involved--more sources; more views • More efficient use of resources – Less travel -- and time – More databases and finished information

Virtual Information Center – Open Source – Collaboration – Analysis – Dissemination

Virtual Information Center (VIC) • Interactively seeks non-traditional info – – International Business NGO’s & UN, etc. Commercial Remote Sensors Predictive Modeling • Uses technology to encourage data sharing – Pools schedules, security, POC’s, media info. , etc. – Relies on commercial information services and sensors – Minimizes forward footprint

Virtual Information Center NGO IO RESOURCE CENTER (PMAD/COE) UN Business Community Predictive Modeling F I L T E R FUSION Remote Sensors Internet etc. A N A L Y S I S CINC State Dept US AMB Host Nation CJTF Request for Info Tasking Information

Insights • Information Sources – Predictive modeling and Internet searches are currently productive – Links to Remote Sensing, NGO’s and international business community, not yet timely • Information Processing – Collaborative expert knowledge network – Officer-in-the-loop allowed analysis/quality control • Information Dissemination – Web-site with color-coded, clickable responses • Enabled Warrior Pull, but only limited Smart Push achieved

VIC CURRENT ACTIVITY • $150 K NSAP Workflow Management Task – Refine the VIC process – Data-Info-Knowledge-Understanding – Automate end-to-end workflow process – ID bottlenecks, reduce latency, increase transparency, and guard against info overload • Capture/Retrieve Relevant Information from Previous Experiments – Architecture and COTS products – Data collection methods – Database structure

VIC FUTURE: The Next Steps Operationalization Virtual Information Center (VIC) Joint Experimentation Collaboration HQ for the 21 st Century

VIC FUTURE (Operationalization/HQ for 21 st Century) • Virtual Information Center is good candidate for information and knowledge management in “Headquarters for the 21 st Century” – Provides framework on which to hang DARPA, DISA, ONR, ACTD, and other projects – Information and knowledge are treated as a utility manned by professionals to support CINC, staff, and headquarters business processes – Open source Virtual Information Center output and output from traditional ops and intel sources need to be merged in knowledge center

VIC FUTURE (Joint Experimentation/Collaboration) • VIC Concept refinement workshop (Nov 98) • Development and Execution of a Quick Reaction VIC Demonstration (Spring 99) • Integration and Assessment of VIC in a major exercise (Late FY 99)

VIRTUAL INFORMATION CENTER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS

VIC Operational Technical (R & D) Short Term Daily RFI Data Base development Long Term Crisis Battle Staff OPT CAT Anticipatory Pol-Mil-Econ Working Group/Brainstorm Big Picture Proactive Director nominate Co. S approval

VIC Operational Short Term Technical (R & D) Long Term Search/Collection Tools Collaboration Tools Analysis Tools Predictive Models Presentation Tools Other? “Motherboard” (Work Flow Process)

VIC/R&D SYNERGY • • • Test Bed for C 4 ISR Tools Operationalize R&D Products Joint Experimentation Exposure JV 2010 Development Enhance Information Superiority Maintain Current Technology

PACOM Advantages HISTORY OF DEVELOPING ADVANCED C 4 ISR PACIFIC RIM OF FIRE – – Earthquakes Typhoons Volcanic Eruptions Floods GEOGRAPHY – Half the earth’s surface; 60% of the people PACNET 21 AND IT 21 INFRASTRUCTURE VISION ASSETS – Pacific Disaster Center – Center of Excellence in Disaster Management – Political Military Anchor Desk CHALLENGES – Complete spectrum of operations

VIC PROCESS No Clear Request IN COE Redefine w/ Questions Simple ? Yes EBB COE Data Collected Reviewed & Shared Define Problem, Assess & Parse Yes Update Database No Planning MTG. Develop Search Plan, Parse further Develop Search Strategy EBB COE Data Collection Provide Guidance COE Analysis (from peer review) Draft Response Yes EBB Meets Rqmts ? EBB No No Internal PMAD Review Need More Info ? Adequate No ? Yes EBB Expand Search No Post to Electronic Bulletin Board More Info Needed ? Yes No Convene Yes VIC “Happens” EBB Yes Update Database No Peer Review COE Adequate ? Yes Deliver to Requestor EBB

Information Management System CINC & SUPPORTED STAFF Decision Support Tools (GENOA) OP KNOWLEDGE COE S/ CENTER I C PDC IN V TE D/ INTERAGENCY L/ A LO NGO/IOs PM G GCCS CLASSIFIED IMAGERY INTERNET + UNCLASSIFIED