24 February 1999. Thanks to KF.
Source: http://ndc.navy.mil/FBE-E/C3F_Message.html



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NARR/REF A IS REPORT FROM KERNAL BLITZ/EXTENDING THE LITTORAL
BATTLESPACE ACTD/URBAN WARRIOR/FLEET BATTLE EXPERIMENT ECHO
CONFERENCE 6 MAY 1998. REF B IS EXERCISE KB99 PRELIMINARY PLANNING
MEETING MINUTES. REF C IS I MEF'S CAMPAIGN PLAN FOR URBAN WARRIOR
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RMKS/1.  INTRODUCTION: THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO DESCRIBE IN
DETAIL THE CONCEPT OF THE FLEET BATLE EXPERIMENT ECHO AND IT
RELATIONSHIP TO KERNAL BLITZ 99 (KB99), URBAN WARRIOR (UW) AND
EXTENDING THE LITTORAL BATTLESPACE ACTD (ELB ACTD). FLEET BATTLE
EXPERIMENT (FBE) SERIES IS A CNO INITIATIVE TO EVALUATE FUTURE
TECHNOLOGIES AND CONCEPTS THROUGH OPERATIONAL EXPERIMENTATION IN THE
FLEET FOR EARLY WARFIGHTER FEEDBACK, RAPID PROTOTYPING AND DETAILED
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT IN SUPPORT OF JOINT VISION 2010.  THE MARITIME
BATTLE CENTER, UNDER THE NAVAL WARFARE DEVELOPMENT COMMAND AND THE
NAVAL WAR COLLEGE, IS THE CNO'S AGENT FOR CONCEPTS BASED
EXPERIMENTATION AND WILL ACT IN SUPPORT OF COMTHIRDFLT FOR PLANNING,
COORDINATION AND EXECUTION OF FBE E.
2.  FBE HISTORY: THE FBE PROCESS BEGAN WITH FBE ALFA CONDUCTED IN
MARCH 1997 BY COMTHIRDFLT IN CONJUNCTION WITH MARINE CORPS
WARFIGHTING LAB HUNTER WARRIOR EXPERIMENT.  FBE ALFA FOCUS WAS (1)
SEA BASED C2 IN SUPPORT OF SPECIAL MAGTF AFLOAT (2) RING OF FIRE
(ROF) NETWORK CENTRIC LAND ATTACK CONCEPT AND, (3) NAVY AREA TAMD
CONCEPT.
    A.  THE SECOND EXPERIMENT, FBE BRAVO, WAS CONDUCTED IN SEP 97 BY
COMTHIRDFLT AND BUILT ON THE CONCEPTS AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM FBE
ALFA, SPECIFICALLY (1) REFINEMENT OF THE RING OF FIRE CONCEPT AND,
 (2) C4ISR ARCHITECTURE AND TTP IN SUPPORT OF THE TARGETING PROCESS
FOR GPS GUIDED MUNITIONS.
    B.  FBE CHARLIE WAS CONDUCTED IN MAY 1998 BY COMSECONDFLT AND
EXPERIMENTED WITH (1) JTAMD TTP ASSOCIATED WITH A SINGLE INTEGRATED
AIR PICTURE (SIAP) AND AADC CONCEPT AND, (2) TTP FOR JOINT FIRES CELL
USING THE RING OF FIRE CONCEPT.
    C.  FBE DELTA WILL BE CONDUCTED 24 OCTOBER - 02 NOVEMBER 1998 BY
COMSEVENTHFLT IN CONJUNCTION WITH FOAL EAGLE 98. OVERARCHING THEME
FOR FBE D IS NET CENTRIC WARFARE APPLICATIONS IN A JOINT AND COMBINED
ENVIRONMENT FOR KOREAN THEATER SPECIFIC OPERATIONAL / STRATEGIC
WARFIGHTING ISSUES. FBE D PRIMARY FOCUS AREAS WILL BE:
        (A) PRECISION ENGAGEMENT.  RING OF FIRE NETWORK CENTRIC
WARFARE APPLICATIONS TO 5027 WARFIGHTING REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND
ATTACK, COUNTER SOF (CSOF) AND COUNTERFIRE (CF).
        (B) FULL DIMENSION PROTECTION.  JOINT THEATER AIR AND MISSILE
DEFENSE (JTAMD) WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON ACTIVE DEFENSE SIMULATING
NAVY AREA CAPABILITY (SM2 BLK IVA), ATTACK OPERATIONS SUPPORTED BY
SENSOR TO SHOOTER TECHNOLOGIES AND RING OF FIRE CONCEPT AND,
DISTRIBUTED COLLABORATIVE PLANNING USING COMPASS. FBE D IS A CRITICAL
ENABLER TO FBE ECHO.
3.  FLEET BATTLE EXPERIMENT ECHO (FBE E): FBE E UNDER COMTHIRDFLT
FLEET OPERATIONAL SPONSORSHIP, IS SCHEDULED TO BE CONDUCTED IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE C3F/I MEF EXERCISE KERNAL BLITZ 99, THE MARINE
CORPS WARFIGHTING LAB'S (MCWL) ADVANCED WARFIGHTING EXPERIMENT (AWE)
URBAN WARRIOR (UW), AND THE OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH SPONSORED
EXTENDED LITTORAL BATTLESPACE (ELB) ADVANCED CONCEPT TECHNOLOGY
DEMONSTRATION (ACTD). IAW REFERENCES (A)AND (B) KERNAL BLITZ HAS
DEVELOPED AS THE UMBRELLA EXERCISE FOR FBE E, UW AND ELB. IT WILL BE
CONDUCTED IN THREE MAJOR PHASES TIED TOGETHER BY A SINGLE SCENARIO:
    A.  PHASE ONE - STABILITY OPERATIONS. 10-25 MARCH 99 IN THE
        NORCAL OPAREA
    B.  PHASE TWO - ADVANCED FORCE OPERATIONS. 12-16 APRIL IN SOCAL
        OPAREA
    C.  PHASE THREE - AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT OPERATIONS  19-30 APRIL IN
        SOCAL OPAREA.
(THIS MESSAGE WILL FOCUS ONLY ON THE PORTIONS OF KB 99 PERTAINING TO
FBE E.)
4. CONCEPT OF EXPERIMENT.  THE OVERARCHING CONCEPT OF FBE ECHO IS TO
EXPERIMENT WITH PROCESSES TO MAKE US A MORE EFFECTIVE FIGHTING FORCE
IN THE LITTORAL. THE PROPOSED HYPOTHESIS IS:
"NEW PROCESSES SUPPORTED BY TECHNOLOGY ALLOW THE NAVY TO ENTER AND
REMAIN IN THE LITTORALS INDEFINITELY WITH THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE
LOGISTICS, FIRES AND C2 SUPPORT TO FORCES ASHORE."
THE EXPERIMENT WILL BE DESIGNED TO EMPLOY NEW/EMERGING OPERATIONAL
CONCEPTS AND TECHNOLOGIES TO COUNTER THE SERIOUS POTENTIAL THREATS
WHICH WILL BE FACED WHEN OPERATING IN THE LITTORALS. DURING PHASE I
FBE E WILL BE CLOSELY COORDINATED WITH, AND SUPPORT, THE MCWL AWE
URBAN WARRIOR. PRIMARY FBE E FOCUS AREAS ARE:
    A.  DOMINANT MANEUVER.  THREAT-BASED DOMINANT MANEUVER
EXPERIMENTS WILL BE IN ASYMMETRICAL MARITIME AND TRADITIONAL MARITIME
ENVIRONMENTS.
        (1) ASYMMETRICAL MARITIME DOMINANCE EXPERIMENTS WILL EXAMINE
OUR ABILITY TO OPERATE IN THE LITTORAL WHEN THERE IS A
NON-TRADITIONAL (I.E. NOT A NATIONAL MILITARY) THREAT. THE ABILITY OF
THE NAVY TO BRING MARINES INTO AN ENCLOSED URBAN LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT
AND STAY ON STATION TO PROVIDE C2 SUPPORT, SEA BASED LOGISTIC
SUPPORT, AND FORCE PROTECTION IS FUNDAMENTAL TO THE CONCEPT OF
"FORWARD...FROM THE SEA". THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES IN ASYMMETRIC
THREAT EXPERIMENTATION WILL BE:
            - MINE WARFARE. COUNTER MINING BY CLANDESTINE GROUPS. JCM
ACTD WILL INCORPORATE NEW ORGANIC AND NON-ORGANIC SENSORS TO COUNTER
THE DISRUPTION OF A COMMERCIAL PORT BY MINE EQUIPPED TERRORISTS.
CONTRL OF MCM EFFORT FROM THE ECOC.
            - PROVISION OF IMPROVED TARGETING AND SENSOR GRIDS TO
MOBILE INSHORE UNDERSEA WARFARE UNIT (MIUWU) CONTROLLING INSHORE BOAT
UNITS (IBU) TO PROTECT FORCES FROM UNKNOWN AND UNPREDICTABLE ENEMIES.
            - LITTORAL DEFENSE MONITORING WITH MIUWU WITH LITTORAL
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (LSS).
            - DETECTION/TRACKING/CLASSIFICATION OF THREAT TRACKS
        (2) MARITIME DOMINANCE IS BASED ON OUR ABILITY TO ESTABLISH
THE TRADITIONAL CONCEPT OF AIR, SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE SUPERIORITY IN
THE BATTLE SPACE WHERE WE ARE OPERATING. EXPERIMENTATION IN MARITIME
DOMINANCE WILL FOCUS ON IMPROVEMENTS IN UNDERSEA WARFARE (USW):
            - COMMAND AND CONTROL. DEVELOPMENT OF A SINGLE INTEGRATED
PICTURE OF THE UNDERSEA BATTLE SPACE WHICH ENABLES IMPROVED SEARCH
PLANNING AND MORE RAPID USW OPERATIONS BY A MORE EFFICIENT USE OF
AVAILABLE SENSORS TO COVER THE AREA OF INTEREST.
            - ADVANCED SENSORS. USE OF A VARIETY OF UNMANNED,
FIXED/MOBILE, ACOUSTIC/NON-ACOUSTIC SENSORS IN A SENSOR GRID.
            - JOINT COUNTERMINE ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION
    B. PRECISION ENGAGEMENT.  RING OF FIRE (ROF) NETWORK CENTRIC
WARFARE APPLICATIONS IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY
CONDUCTING INTERDICTION, STRIKE AND COUNTERFIRE (CF). SPECIFIC FOCUS
ON IMPROVING THE SENSOR GRID AND ABILITY TO QUICKLY DEVELOP TARGETING
DATA SUFFICIENTLY ACCURATE TO SUPPORT EMERGING PRECISION WEAPONS.
THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES IN PRECISION ENGAGEMENT EXPERIMENTATION WILL
BE:
       - APPLICATION OF ROF IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT
       - USE OF UAVS AND OTHER UNMANNED SENSORS
       - INCREASED USE OF CAS
       - PRODUCTION AND DISSEMINATION OF QUICK REACTION, ON-LINE
         ELECTRONIC TARGET FOLDERS
       - TLAM OPERATIONAL TEST LAUNCH (OTL). DIGITAL TASKING BY ROF
         AND LAND ATTACK WARFARE SYSTEM (LAWS). AIMPOINT GENERATION
         USING THE PRECISION TARGETING WORKSTATION. (STILL TO BE
         COORDINATED WITH PEO(CU))
       - MORE ROBUST WEAPON-TARGET PAIRING ALGORITHMS
       - CONTINUED EXPERIMENTATION WITH LAWS, PARTICULARLY EXPANSION
         TO DYNAMIC 4D (LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, ALTITUDE AND TIME)
         DECONFLICTION AND SCALEABLE FIRE SUPPORT CENTER. ASSESS USE
         OF LAWS IN COUNTERING THE ASYMMETRIC MARITIME THREAT. USE OF
         LAWS IN E2C BATTLE MANAGEMENT ROLE
       - EXPLORE SENSOR TO SHOOTER TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS JSTARS AND
         UAV AS THEY APPLY TO LITTORAL AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT,
         INCLUDING WMD THREATS, WITHIN A JOINT STRIKE CENTER.
       - EXPANSION TO DYNAMIC 4D DECONFLICTION BY INCORPORATION OF
         LINK 16.
       - SACCEX USING ROF TO PROVIDE FIRE SUPPORT TO A SACC,FSCC,FSE
         AND FORWARD OBSERVER SIMULTANEOUSLY
       - JOINT STRIKE UTILIZING JSIPS-N
    C. FULL DIMENSION PROTECTION.  FORCE PROTECTION IN JOINT THEATER
AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (JTAMD) WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON ACTIVE
DEFENSE SIMULATING NAVY AREA PROTECTION CAPABILITY, ATTACK OPERATIONS
SUPPORTED BY SENSOR TO SHOOTER TECHNOLOGIES AND RING OF FIRE CONCEPT
AND DISTRIBUTED COLLABORATIVE PLANNING USING COMPASS. SPECIFIC
EXPERIMENTAL FOCUS ON:
       - UOES LINEBACKER CRUISER (LOCAL OR REMOTE) TO ENHANCE
         PROTECTION
       - ROF APPLICATIONS TO ATTACK OPERATIONS
       - REFINEMENT OF THEATER FUTURE CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS FOR NAVY
         LINEBACKER CRUISERS
       - AADC MODULE AT SEA IN SUPPORT OF JFC. SEA BASED FORCE
         PROTECTION FOR NAVAL FORCES CONDUCTING OPERATIONS ASHORE.
       - WMD CONOPS
       - END TO END TADIL CONNECTIVITY
    D. FOCUSED LOGISTICS.  CONCEPT AND EXPERIMENT UNDER DEVELOPMENT.
       - SEA BASED LOGISTICS FOR RESUPPLY OF THE NAVAL FORCE AND
         FORCES ASHORE. THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS WILL BE ABLE TO
         SUSTAIN COMBAT TROOPS ASHORE FROM SHIPS AT SEA WITHOUT
         BUILDING A LARGE BEACHHEAD.
    E. INFORMATION SUPERIORITY. PROVISION AND PROTECTION OF TIMELY
AND ACCURATE FULL SPECTRUM INFORMATION.
       - PROTECTION OF COMPUTER NETWORKS BY PROTECTING THE INGRESS
         POINTS ASHORE.
       - CORRELATION AND FUSION OF OPERATIONAL, THEATER AND TACTICAL
         SOURCE DATA WITH ENHANCED DISPLAYS FOR QUICK UNDERSTANDING
         BY THE COMMANDER AND THE ENTIRE FORCE
       - UTILIZATION OF INTELLIGENCE PRESENTATION AND COLLECTION
         MANAGEMENT TOOLS
       - MONITORING THE STATUS OF COMPUTER NETWORKS AT SEA AND THOSE
         PRIMARY SERVERS THAT COMMUNICATE FROM THE SHORE
       - SATELLITE MONITORING TO QUICKLY DETERMINE THE HEALTH AN
         STATUS OF VITAL OFF SHIP LINKS.
    F.  OTHER EXPERIMENTAL INITIATIVES.
       (1) CASUALTY MANAGEMENT
           - ADVANCED TELEMEDICINE TO PROVIDE REAL TIME MONITORING
             AND MEDICAL SUPPORT TO COMBAT TROOPS ASHORE.
           - EXPERIMENTS WITH REMOTE CASUALTY LOCALIZATION
           - ELECTRONIC WATCHBOARD INTEGRATION
           - FIELD MONITORING OF PATIENT STATUS AND IN-TRANSIT
             CASUALTY FLOW MATRIX.
       (2) CIVIL MILITARY OPERATIONS.
           - NON-COMBATANT CASUALTY MANAGEMENT AND EXTRACTION IN A
             CIVIL-MILITARY NEO. INCORPORATE SUPPORT FROM THE CENTER
             OF EXCELLENCE FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND HUMANITARIAN
             ASSISTANCE(CEDMHA).
           - CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL TERRORIST ATTACK AND
             DESTRUCTION/CAPTURE OF PRODUCTION FACILITIES. USE OF THE
             COUNTER PROLIFERATION ANALYSIS AND PLANNING SYSTEM
             (CAPS).
(3) NAVAL COMMAND AND CONTROL.  THE ENHANCED/EXPERIMENTAL
COMBAT OPERATIONS CENTER (ECOC), INSTALLED IN CORONADO WILL BE MANNED
WITH ONE NAVAL COMMANDER AND STAFF COMMANDING THE BATTLE BOTH ON THE
LAND AND ON/UNDER THE SEA IN THE ASSIGNED JOINT OPERATIONS AREA. THIS
STAFF WILL REPORT TO THE JOINT TASK FORCE COMMANDER.
5. SCENARIO, FORCE REQUIREMENTS AND PHASES OF EXPERIMENTATION.
IAW REF A THE SCENARIO THAT HAS BEEN AGREED UPON TO BE USED TO TIE
THE THREE PHASES OF KERNAL BLITZ TOGETHER IS THE PROVISION OF U.S.
SUPPORT TO THE COUNTRY OF GREEN AS IT STRUGGLES AGAINST ORANGE
REGULAR FORCES AND ORANGE SUPPORTED INSURGENTS.
   A.  PHASE I STABILITY OPERATIONS (10-25 MARCH). THIS PHASE
INVOLVES THE USE OF FORWARD DEPLOYED NAVAL FORCES IN A LOW TO MID
INTENSITY CONFLICT ON BEHALF OF US INTERESTS AND THOSE OF FRIENDLY
NATION, GREEN. THIS PHASE WILL BE CONDUCTED IN CONCERT WITH THE MCWL
EXPERIMENT URBAN WARRIOR. A MARINE SPECIAL PURPOSE MAGTF WILL CONDUCT
A SERIES OF DISCRETE, NON-CONTIGUOUS OPERATIONS FOR URBAN WARRIOR
AWE.  NAVAL OPERATIONS AGAINST ASYMMETRIC THREATS WILL BE CONDUCTED
IN AN URBAN LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT. THE EXPERIMENTAL FOCUS IS MARITIME
DOMINANCE AGAINST ASYMMETRIC THREATS SUCH AS SOF SUBMARINES, MINES,
SWIMMERS AND SPEEDBOATS WITH UNCONVENTIONAL AND WMD PAYLOADS, WHILE
SIMULTANEOUSLY CONDUCTING INTERDICTION AND STRIKE.
       (1) OPERATIONAL FORCE REQUIREMENTS.
           - USS CORONADO. EMBARKED COMTHIRDFLT, I MEF, SPECIAL
             PURPOSE MAGTF, EXERCISE CONTROL ELEMENTS.  SPACES TO BE
             MANNED: JAOC, JOC, ECOC,CMOC, JMC, JISE, JSC
           - USS BON HOMME RICHARD. EMBARKED ELEMENTS OF SP MAGTF
           - USS PEARL HARBOR. EMBARKED ELEMENTS OF SP MAGTF
           - USS PORT ROYAL OR LAKE ERIE (UOES EQUIPPED CG)(REMOTE OR
             LOCAL)
           - ONE DDG W/ 5.0.Z AEGIS SOFTWARE.
           - COMPHIBRON 5
           - SCUD BRIGADE: MEF DUMP TRUCKS W/FIWC SCUD SHAPES
           - TACAIR W/RTIC FM NAWC CL
           - ONE MOBILE INSHORE UNDERSEA WARFARE UNIT (MIUWU) WITH
             SYSTEM UPGRADE (SU) VAN. PART OF ONE MOBILE ASHORE
             SUPPORT TERMINAL II (MAST II). ONE INSHORE BOAT UNIT
             (IBU)
           - ONE E2C, LAWS EQUIPPED.
           - NSWG-1 QUANTUM LEAP SEAL TEAM
           - MCMRON
           - VSW MCM DET
           - EOD DET
           - OPFOR TBD (POSSIBLE USE OF COAST GUARD AUXILIARY
             PLEASURE CRAFT, SBU, RENTAL JET SKIS, COMBAT SWIMMERS)
       (2) OPERATING AREAS
           - NOCAL OPAREAS
           - MONTEREY BAY
           - SAN FRANCISCO BAY
       (3) AREAS OF EXPERIMENTATION
    (A) NAVAL COMMAND AND CONTROL
    (B) DOMINANT MANEUVER
              1.  ASYMMETRIC NAVAL THREAT
              2.  MARITIME DOMINANCE (USW)
    (C) CIVIL MILITARY OPERATIONS
    (D) FULL DIMENSION PROTECTION. JOINT THEATER AIR AND MISSILE
DEFENSE (JTAMD)
    (E) FOCUSED LOGISTICS
    (F) INFORMATION SUPERIORITY ASSURANCE
    B. PHASE II ADVANCED FORCE OPERATIONS 12-16 APRIL 99.  THIS PHASE
WILL BE CONDUCTED IN THE SOCAL OPAREAS IN CONCERT WITH THE ELB/ACTD.
THIS PHASE INVOLVES THE USE OF NAVAL FORCES IN ADVANCED FORCE
OPERATIONS IN PREPARATION FOR THE AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT PHASE.  ELB ACTD
(EMBARKED IN CORONADO) WILL CONDUCT A SERIES OF DISCRETE BUT RELATED
OPERATIONS TO PREPARE THE LITTORAL BATTLE SPACE FOR THE INTRODUCTION
OF FOLLOW ON FORCES.  SPMAGTF, UAV/ACTD AND C3F WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT
TO ELB/ACTD.
       (1) OPERATIONAL FORCE REQUIREMENTS.
           - USS CORONADO. EMBARKED COMTHIRDFLT, I MEF (FWD),
             SPMAGTF, AND FBE E EXERCISE CONTROL ELEMENTS.  SPACES TO
             BE MANNED: JAOC, JOC, ECOC, CMOC, JMC.
           - USS BON HOMME RICHARD. EMBARKED ELEMENTS OF SP MAGTF
           - USS PEARL HARBOR. EMBARKED ELEMENTS OF SP MAGTF
           - COMPHIBRON 5
           - TACAIR W/RTIC FM NAWC CL
           - MIUWU(SU) W/LSS. MAST II.
           - ONE SSN (DEDICATED TO EXPERIMENT SUPPORT 8 HRS/DAY)
           - ONE CG47(VLS)/DDG51/DD963(VLS) FOR ELB FIRE SUPPORT SHIP
           - TWO CG/DDG/DD W/ SQQ-89 (SQS-53C/D AND SQQ-19)
           - TWO SH-60B
           - 1 P-3C/S-3 MISSION PER DAY (ISAR EQUIPPED)
           - SMCM/AMCM
           - MCMRON
           - VSW-MCM DET
           - EOD DET
       (2) OPERATING AREAS
           - SOCAL
           - SOAR/SCORE
           - CAMP PENDELTON
           - SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND
           - KINGFISHER RANGE
           - SHOBA
           - NSAWC
       (3) AREAS OF EXPERIMENTATION
     (A) PRECISION ENGAGEMENT
     (B) MARITIME DOMINANCE
     (C) INFORMATION ASSURANCE
   C.  PHASE III AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT (19-30 APRIL 99).  DURING THIS
PHASE SEPARATE SACEXS WILL BE CONDUCTED FOR 15 TH MEU/CPR-1, CLF/CATF
AND FBE E. THIS PHASE IS PRIMARILY ORIENTED TOWARD ACHIEVING THE
LARGE SCALE AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT TRAINING OBJECTIVES.  FBE E
EXPERIMENTATION, DISCRETE FROM THE KERNAL BLITZ TRAINING EXERCISE,
WILL BE CONDUCTED.
       (1) OPERATIONAL FORCE REQUIREMENTS
           - USS CORONADO. EMBARKED COMTHIRDFLT, I MEF, SPMAGTF, AND
             FBE E EXERCISE CONTROL ELEMENTS.  SPACES TO BE MANNED:
             JAOC, JOC, ECOC, CMOC, JMC.
           - USS BON HOMME RICHARD. EMBARKED ELEMENTS OF  SP MAGTF
           - USS PEARL HARBOR. EMBARKED ELEMENTS OF SP MAGTF
           - ONE DDG
           - ONE CG47/DDG51/DD963
           - COMPHIBRON 5
           - TACAIR (TO BE DEFINED)
       (2) OPERATING AREAS
           - SOCAL
           - CAMP PENDELTON
           - SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND
           - SHOBA
           - NSAWC
       (3) AREAS OF EXPERIMENTATION
     (A) PRECISION ENGAGEMENT (SACCEX)
(B) CASUALTY MANAGEMENT
     (C) NAVAL COMMAND AND CONTROL
     (D) FOCUSED LOGISTICS
6. GENERAL FBE E COORDINATION ISSUES.
   A.  OPNAV N6 WILL COORDINATE FUNDING TO SUPPORT FBE E. DETAILED
FUNDING RQMTS DOCUMENTATION WILL BE COMPLETED SEPCOR IN SUPPORT OF
INITIATIVES WITH MUST HAVES AND PRIORITIESS ESTABLISHED.
   B.  MBC WILL PROPOSE WARGAME TO BE CONDUCTED AT NAVWARCOL DEC 98.
SPECIFICS YO BE PROVIDED BY MBC SEPCOR.
   C.  MBC WILL FORWARD FLEET AND NATIONAL SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS FOR
FBE E TO C3F NLT 30 SEPT.
7. COMMAND RESPONSIBILITIES/ACTION ITEMS. BELOW IS A PROPOSED LIST
THAT WILL BE FINALIZED AT INITIAL PLANNING CONFERENCE 22-24 SEP 98.
AT THE IPC ALL COMMANDS/AGENCIES WITH EXPERIMENTAL PROCESSES AND/OR
SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL BE USED TO SATISFY THE CONCEPTS
LISTED IN THIS MSG ARE TO IDENTIFY (NAME) THE
EXPERIMENT/DEMONSTRATION AND THE EQUIPMENT/SYSTEM INVOLVED. IF NOT
IDENTIFIED AT THE IPC ADDITIONAL EXPERIMENTS/DEMONSTRATIONS WILL ONLY
BE ACCEPTED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
   A. C3F
      (1) COORDINATE AND PROVIDE OPERATIONAL FORCES
      (2) COORDINATE NAVY PARTICIPATION AND COMBINED/JOINT FORCES
      (3) PROMULGATE PERIODIC SITREPS
      (4) NAVAL OCE FOR KB 99
      (5) DOMESTIC USE CLEARANCE FOR NATIONAL, THEATER AND TACTICAL
          SENSORS
      (6) TBMD COORDINATION WITH BMDO / KB 99 FORCES
      (7) COORDINATE LOGISTICS SUPPORT FOR FBE
          OBSERVERS/ANALYSTS/OPERATORS AFLOAT (ARRANGE FLIGHTS ON/OFF
          SHIPS AS REQUIRED, BERTHING)
      (8) SATELLITE COMMUNICATION REQUESTS
      (9) DEVELOP MANNING REQUIREMENTS FOR NAVAL COMMAND AND CONTROL
          ORGANIZATIONS.
     (10) DEVELOP AND EXECUTE PUBLIC AFFAIRS PLAN
     (11) COORDINATE PLANNING AND PLANNING CONFERENCES
     (12) FINAL APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR ALL EXPERIMENTS AND TECHNOLOGY
          INSTALLS
   B. CPG-3
      (1) COORDINATE HYDROGRAPHIC/BEACH SURVEY OF PROPOSED LANDING
          AREAS IN MONTEREY AND SAN FRANCISCO.
      (2) COORDINATE ASSET PROVISION/EMPLOYMENT WITH COASTAL INSHORE
          UNDERSEA WARFARE GROUP ONE
      (3) ASSIST IN DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING AND MANNING OF ECOC STAFF
      (4) COORDINATE AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS REQUIREMENTS/INSTALLATIONS/TRAINING
   C. MBC
      (1) WRITE EXPERIMENT CONOPS FOR C3F RELEASE
      (2) OVERALL EXPERIMENT COORDINATION
      (3) CONDUCT EXPERIMENT WARGAME
      (4) CONDUCT EXPERIMENT SCENARIO (COORDINATE WITH MCWL)
      (5) WRITE EXPERIMENT PLAN
      (6) EXPERIMENT M&S COORDINATION
      (7) COORDINATE WITH MCWL FOR MANNING REQUIREMENTS IN
          EXPERIMENTAL COMBAT OPERATIONS CENTER (ECOC).
      (8) BRIEF FBE E AS REQUIRED
      (9) BUILD FBE E HOMEPAGE
     (10) QUICKLOOK REPORT
   D. BMDO CINC ASSESSMENT PROGRAM - USCP
      (1) OVERALL JTAMD COORDINATION
      (2) COMPASS INSTALLATIONS AND SUPPORT
      (3) TMD CELL INSTALL AND SUPPORT
      (4) TEST PLAN FOR ASHORE COMPASS NODES
      (5) COMPASS CONOPS//
BT
R 281851Z AUG 98
THIS IS PART TWO OF A TWO PART MSG. PART ONE OF TWO IS 281850ZAUG98.
   E. PMS 429
      (1) LAWS COORDINATION AND SUPPORT
      (2) TLHDS COORDINATION
      (3) SIM INTEGRATION INTO LAWS
      (4) OVERALL ROF COORDINATION
   F. NPGS/CNA
      (1) MOE / MOP DEVELOPMENT
      (2) DATA COLLECTION PLAN
      (3) ANALYST COORDINATION
      (4) FINAL ANALYSIS REPORT
   G. OPNAV N6
      (1) RESOURCE SPONSOR
   H. OPNAV N865
      (1) AADC SPONSORSHIP
      (2) NAVY AREA DEFENSE SYSTEM UOES CRUISERS(LINEBACKER)-TBD
   I. NAWCWD
      (1) RTS / RTIC COORDINATION AND SUPPORT OVERALL SENSOR TO
          SHOOTER COORDINATION
      (2) RANGE SUPPORT
      (3) COLLABARATIVE SIMULATION FOR FIGHTER ENGAGEMENTS
      (4) COLLABORATIVE SIMULATION FOR AIR TO GROUND STRIKES
      (5) DEVELOP INTEGRATION TEST PLAN FOR AFLOAT AND ASHORE
          EQUIPMENT
      (6) SUPPORT MBC IN COORDINATION AND EXECUTION OF SYSTEM
          INTEGRATION AND TESTING
      (7) SUPPORT MBC IN DEVELOPING TRANSITION PLAN FOR CONCEPTS
          AND/OR SYSTEMS THAT SHOW
      (8) PROVIDE VIDEO DOCUMENTATION INCLUDING COMBAT CAMERA
          COORDINATION
   J. SPAWAR
      (1) EXPERIMENT EHF ARCHITECTURE FOR EXPERIMENT
      (2) COORDINATE ALL EQUIPMENT INSTALLS FOR USN SHIPS
      (3) COORDINATE EHF NECC UPGRADE
      (4) SABER INSTALL AND TEST
      (5) C4I TECH SUPPORT FOR EXPERIMEN
   K. PEO (TAD-SC)
      (1) COORDINATE PARTICIPATION BY JHU-APL AADC MODULE
      (2) MARS SUPPORT
   L. CMWC
      (1) PROVIDE MIW FORCES FOR EXPERIMENT
      (2) ASSIST IN CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT FOR MIW
8.  INITIAL LIST OF MILESTONES
ITEM                                DATE                  LEAD
BEACH/SITE SURVEY (SF/MONTEREY)     8-11 SEP              C3F
SCRIPTING CONFERENCE (SAN DIEGO)    16-17 SEP             MBC
KB IPC (SAN DIEGO)                  22-24 SEP             C3F/I MEF
MPC (SAN DIEGO)                     17-19 NOV             C3F/I MEF
UW AWE IPC (SAN FRANCISCO)          06-08 OCT             MCWL/IMEF
ADVANCE PARTY (SF)                  1-4 DEC               MBC/C3F
WARGAME(NEWPORT)                    08-10 DEC             MBC/C3F
UW AWE MPC (CAMP PEN)               15-17 DEC             MCWL/I MEF
KB TRANSPORTATION CONF (SAN DIEGO)  06-08 JAN 99          C3F/I MEF
KB FPC (SAN DIEGO)                  02-04 FEB             C3F/IMEF
ADVANCE PARTY (SF)                  9-12 FEB              MBC/C3F
PHASE ONE STABILITY OPS             10-25 MAR             C3F/MBC
FORCES U/W FM SAN DIEGO             10 MAR                C3F
UW SUPPORT/LANDING MONTEREY         13 MAR                C3F/MCWL
UW/FBE E OPS S.F. BAY               15-18 MAR             C3F/MCWL
PVST SAN FRANCISCO                  19-21 MAR             C3F
U/W S.F                             22 MAR                C3F
RTP SAN DIEGO                       23 MAR                C3F
FORCES U/W FM SAN DIEGO             09 APR                C3F
PHASE TWO ADVANCED FORCE OPS        12-16 APR             C3F/MBC
PHASE THREE AMPHIB LANDING          19-30 APR             C3F/MBC
9. C3F/MBC ACTION OFFICERS AND POC:
                                   C3F                   MBC
   A. EXPERIMENT COORDINATOR       CDR J.J.OLSON     CDR W.G.WELLS
                                   LT R.DELAURENTIS  LCDR R. MITCHELL
                                                     B. POELTLER
                                                     MAJOR S. WOOD
   B. EXPERIMENTATION ACTION OFFICERS
      (1) DOMINANT MANEUVER         CDR OLSON (J521)      B. POELTLER
      (A) ASYMMETRIC DOMINANCE      CDR OLSON             B. POELTLER
                                    LT DELAURENTIS(J5221)
-CG LIAISON             LCDR GREEN (J310A)      LCDR D. HUNTER
-NIUW LIAISON           LCDR GUIZEWICZ (J313)   CDR W. LUTHIGER
-LSS                    LCDR GUIZEWICZ          CDR W. LUTHIGER
-SPECWARU LIAISON       LCDR WEST(J3SOF)        CDR B. KEEPERS
      (B) MARITIME DOMINANCE (USW)LCDR PIERSALL(J32)  CDR W. LUTHIGER
                        LCDR DISHMAN
-ASW                    LCDR PIERSALL           CDR W. LUTHIGER
                        LCDR DISHMAN
-MIW/EOD/JCM ACTD       LCDR GUIZEWICZ          CDR W. LUTHIGER
      (2) PRECISION ENGAGEMENT  LT BREWSTER(J310B1)  LCDR R. MITCHELL
          STRIKE CENTER
-URBAN ROF              LT BREWSTER            LCDR R. MITCHELL
                        FCC TAYLOR(J310B2)
-FUSION CORRELATION     LCDR SHANOWER (J21)    LCDR R. MITCHELL
                        LT TAYLOR (J242)
-BDA/TARGETING/SENSORS  LCDR SHANOWER          LCDR R. MITCHELL
                        LT TAYLOR
-TACTICAL NATIONAL CUEING  LT TAYLOR           LCDR R. MITCHELL
-WMD CELL               LT BREWSTER            LCDR R. MITCHELL
-SACCEX                 LT BREWSTER            LCDR R. MITCHELL
                        FCC TAYLOR
-TLAM OTL               LT BREWSTER            LCDR R. MITCHELL
                        FCC TAYLOR
-UAV                    LCDR SHANOWER          LCDR R. MITCHELL
(3) FULL DIMENSION PROTECTION  LCDR GOTTFRIED(J503)    R. BALACONIS
-JTAMD                  LCDR GOTTFRIED         R. BALACONIS
-SOF SUPPORT            LCDR WEST              CDR B. KEEPERS
-ROF APPLICATIONS       LT BREWSTER            LCDR. R. MITCHELL
(4) CASUALTY MANAGEMENT LCDR RASMUSSEN(J00S)   CDR M. OTTLINGER
(5) CIVIL MILITARY OPERATIONS  LCDR RASMUSSEN  CDR M. OTTLINGER
-CHEM/BIO               LCDR RASMUSSEN         CDR M. OTTLINGER
-COUNTER PROLIFERATION  LCDR SHANOWER          CDR M. OTTLINGER
ANALYSIS AND PLANNING (CAPS)
(6) NAVAL COMMAND AND CONTROL COL HAMMES(J00M)      B. POELTLER
-ECOC MANNING/ORGANIZATION    CDR DRISCOLL(J51)     B. POELTLER
                              CDR STEERS(J52)       LCDR R. MITCHELL
                              LTC SCOTT(J5D)
- ECOC SYSTEMS/INSTALLATION   MR. BRITTIAN (J6T)
(7) INFO SUPERIORITY ASSURANCE   LCDR SCANLON(J63)  LCDR R. MITCHELL
- SATELLITE MONITORING        LT DAVIS(J61)         LCDR R. MITCHELL
- NETWORK INGRESS POINTS      LCDR SCANLON          LCDR R. MITCHELL
- COMPUTER NETWORK MONITORING MS. HAMILTON(J6J)     MAJOR S. WOOD
                              MR. BRITTIAN
- RED CELL/INTRUSION          LT WITT(J331)         MAJOR S. WOOD
(8) FOCUSED LOGISTICS         LCDR DUNCAN(J41)      LCDR R. MITCHELL
C. SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
(1) PUBLIC AFFAIRS            LCDR HAEG(J00P)       B. RUSSELL
(2) LOGISTICS SUPPORT         LCDR DUNCAN           MAJOR S. WOOD
(3) EXERCISE CONTROL          CDR STEERS            B. POELTLER
-OPFOR                        LCDR WEST             CDR D. SUMMER
                              LCDR GREEN            LCDR D. HUNTER
(4) DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS  MR. LYNN(J5C NA)  DR. A. CALLAHAN
(5) MODELING AND SIM          MR. LYNN              G. PURSER
(5) LEGAL                     CDR RODGERS(J00J)     CDR G. WELLS
(6) C4I INSTALLATIONS         CDR MILLER(J65)       CDR G. WELLS
                              MR. BRITTIAN
(7) HOME PAGE                 TBD                   TBD
D. LIAISON AND SUPPORT COORDINATION
 (1) URBAN WARRIOR            CDR OLSON             MAJOR S. WOOD
                              CDR DRISCOLL
                              LTC SCOTT
                              LCDR WEST
(2) ELB ACTD                  COL HAMMES            CDR G. WELLS
                              CDR OLSON
                              CDR MILLER
                              LCDR GUIZEWICZ
                              LT DELAUERENTIS
MR. BRITTIAN
(3)KERNAL BLITZ               LTC SCOTT             MAJOR S WOOD
10. TO CONTACT C3F:
A. UNCLAS EMAIL:LOWER CASE: UXXXXC3F(AT)CORONADO.NAVY.MIL
SIPRNET EMAIL: LOWER CASE SXXXXC3F(AT)CORONADO.NAVY.SMIL.MIL
XXXX EQUALS THE JCODE WITHOUT THE J. FOR EXAMPLE J521: U521 OR S521
A. TEL NRS: 619-524-XXXX. DSN 524-XXXX
J00P HAEG         9562
J00J RODGERS      9511
J00M HAMMES       9510
J00S RASMUSSEN    9541
J2/ 9513/9512/9534
SHANOWER          9513
WITT              9512
TAYLOR, LT        9534
J3/9515/9536/5507/6330/6420
WEST              9515
GREEN             9536
BREWSTER          5507
TAYLOR, FCC       6330
GUZIEWICZ         9536
PIERSALL          6420
J4/9516
DUNCAN            9516
J5/9517/9519/9553/9564/9527/9563
OLSON             9563
DELAURENTIS       9527
SCOTT             9553
GOTTFRIED         9527
SCHULLER          9564
DRISCOLL          9519
J6/9514/9522/9532/9533
BRITTIAN          9514
SCALLON           9532
MILLER            9533
DAVIS             9514
7.  THIS SITREP HAS BEEN COORDINATED WITH SUPPORTING AGENT FOR FBE E,
MARITIME BATTLE CENTER. POC IS CDR GREG WELLS, (401) 841-7057  DSN
948-7057; SIPRNET WELLSW NWCDSD1.CNO.NAVY.SMIL.MIL;UNCLAS WELLSW
NWC.NAVY.MIL//