Global Command and Control System - ArmyAccepted As 'Go To War' C(2) System in Korea
;GAITHERSBURG, Md.---The Combined Forces Command, Korea has accepted the Global Command and Control System - Army (GCCS-A), developed by Lockheed Martin Mission Systems, as its command and control (C(2)) system of record for planning, execution and sustainment of theater forces.
Acceptance of GCCS-A Delivery 2.3 as the theater commander's "go to war'' system was done in record time, just five days following completion of a major U.S. Army and Korean forces joint warfighting exercise, the Ulchi Focus Lens, in September.
Developed from commercial products, GCCS-A focuses on the strategic and theater levels of command. It provides interoperability between Joint systems and the Army Tactical Command and Control System, and provides decision support for planning and executing military operations that require mobilization, deployment and sustainment of Army troops.
The GCCS-A system combines three legacy C(2) systems - Army Worldwide Military Command and Control System Information System, Standard Theater Army Command and Control System, and Theater Automated Command and Control Information Management System (TACCIMS) -- and is the Army complement to the DoD's Joint Global Command and Control System (GCCS). In its Korean implementation, the GCCS-A system replaces TACCIMS.
The GCCS-A system interface with GCCS facilitates the display of the Command's Common Operational Picture by implementing the exchange of data between Joint and Tactical systems. Improved applications make it possible to track the status of both friendly and enemy units, and manage intelligence information and targets. GCCS-A also gives users access to worldwide internet applications, electronic mail and provides updated office automation capability. In Korea, the GCCS-A system adds support for English and the Hangul language.
Ulchi Focus Lens is a two-week exercise that simulates a major Korean conflict and involves Joint and Combined forces throughout the theater. On the Korean peninsula, GCCS-A is also used by the Air Force, Navy and Marine units of both countries.
The system is based on the Defense Information Infrastructure Common Operating Environment architecture.
A leader in mission-critical systems integration and information operations, Lockheed Martin Mission Systems serves customers including U.S. and international defense and civil government agencies. Mission Systems employs approximately 3,800 at facilities in Gaithersburg, Md., Colorado Springs, Colo., Manassas, Va., and Santa Maria, Calif., and is a business unit of Lockheed Martin Corporation.
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Global Command and Control System - ArmyAccepted As 'Go To War' C(2) System in Korea
