The Army Tactical Command and Control System
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 103
Subjects: COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
Description: This thesis is a summary of the capabilities of the Army Tactical Command and Control System (ATCCS) and      the guiding Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) documents as they apply to      the ATCCS. Its purpose is to strengthen the knowledge base of Army officers entering the Joint C4I curriculum      by providing a summary of Joint and Army C4 doctrine and guidance as it applies to ATCCS. ATCCS is the      Army's primary Command and Control (C2) system at echelons corps and below. ATCCS consists of five      smaller systems, each a Battlefield Functional Area Control System (BFACS) controlling seven Battlefield      Functional Areas (BFA). The five BFACS are: the Maneuver Control System (MCS), the Advanced Field      Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) , the Forward Area Air Defense Command, Control and Intelligence      System (FAAD c2I), the Combat Service Support Control System (CSSCS), and the All Source Analysis      System (ASAS). A clear strategy for the functional design of ATCCS is supported by three documents. Related      to and supportive of each other, the three documents are: Joint Pub 6-0, Doctrine for Command, Control,      Communications and Computer Systems Support to Joint Operations; The Army Enterprise Strategy consisting      of The Vision and The Implementation Plan; and Army Field Manual 100- 5, Operations. This thesis draws      threads of continuity from joint doctrine through Army guidance into implementation in ATCCS.
Notes: Thesis advisors, Donald v.Z. Wadsworth, John H. Gibson.

Thesis (M.S. in Systems Technology) Naval Postgraduate School, June 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-90)

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