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Chief of Signal’s Comments
Focused training, education needed for brigade S6
Regiment, It plays a huge role for FCS and the
First, a note of thanks to all mem- entire future force. Recent decisions by
bers of the Regiment for your continued the Department of the Army and PEO
service to our nation. You are making a C3T merit your attention, as well as
difference and the nation is grateful. I informing you on how we plan to get
would also like to say thanks to our more enabling capability to the field
Families - our spouses, children, par- faster, how we plan to train, how we plan
ents and relatives who play such impor- to maintain this great capability.
tant roles in our lives and share the In the last edition I told you we
sacrifice of service. We who serve could were revising the Signal Regimental
not do so with out the genuine love and Campaign Plan and that the goals were:
support our families provide - we will be Provide world-class Soldiers and lead-
forever grateful. ers, train, educate, and develop adap-
Now it’s time for an update on tive IT professionals, and plan, synchro-
Signal Center activities since the last nize, and implement future network ca-
edition. If you have not seen our vastly pabilities.
improved Signal Center web page - go Currently we are working on an
see it. The internet connectivity to all is action plan to achieve results in the
one of the most useful ways to keep the BG Jeffrey W. Foley many areas which capture my priorities.
Regiment informed. Every aspect of Chief of Signal I will highlight for you some details in our
Fort Gordon is captured on this web next edition.
page - let us know if it meets your expec- Again, keep up the great work. I
tations. There is more information here sioned officers, and Soldiers who have remain so proud to lead our Regiment
on military occupational specialties, conquered these new challenges that and be a member of your team!
transformation, what we teach, who are we want to share their success with the
the key folks you may need to engage, entire Regiment. We also recognize an BG Jeff Foley
information on Fort Gordon and Augusta increased need to get after more fo- Army Strong!
if you are headed this way, plus tons cused training and education for brigade
more. Also, I have included all of my S6 here at the school house, increased ACRONYM QUICKSCAN
“Chief of Signal Sends” emails that high- training expertise at the National Train-
IT – Information Technology
light news worthy of your review. You ing Center and Joint Readiness Training
FCS – Future Combat System
can see it all at (www.gordon.army.mil) Center, and pre-deployment assistance
JRTC – Joint Readiness Center
We are dedicating the next two visits. We are soliciting articles written
MOS – military occupational specialties
editions of the Communicator to G6/S6 by the S6 community - help us get the NCO – noncommissioned officer
business and Warfighter Information word out by those of you who have NTC – National Training Center
Network-Tactical respectively. G6/S6 is conquered and have ideas on how we PEO C3T – Program Executive Office
tough business as we continue to field can help. Command, Control, Communications
Information Technology systems to ev- It is time we update you on our Tactical
ery echelon of our forces. We have so flagship program for the Army – WIN-T – Warfighter Information Network-
many battle-tested officers, noncommis- Warfighter Information Network-Tactical. Tactical
We ... recognize an increased need to
get after more focused training and edu-
cation for brigade S6 here at the school
house, increased training expertise at
the National Training Center and Joint
Readiness Training Center, and pre-de-
ployment assistance visits.
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Table of Contents
Editor-in-Chief/Graphic Designer
Janet A. McElmurray Features
Senior Adviser 2 Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations: The Path to Net-Centric Warfare
Susan Wood COL (Ret) Ed Francis
Illustrators
7 Signal Center provides new spectrum training
Billy Cheney Charmain Z. Brackett
Photography
8 Defending the digital battlefield
SGT Michael Taylor, Charmain Z. Brackett,
Kristopher Joseph
MSG Sheila Sango, Stephen Larsen, Cory
Hanes, CPL Jessica Graham, MAJ Jeff Etienne 10 35th Sig Bde’s newly equipped ESB 63rd Sig Bn B Co supports 3rd ACR
MAJ John Batson
15 Ask the Cyber-Insurgent: Are Information Operations a decisive form of
operational warfare?
MAJ Jan C. Norris
20 Command Sergeant Major’s comments
CSM Thomas J. Clark
21 StratComm the NCO Piece
SGT Mary E. Ferguson
26 Migration: It’s not just for the birds
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Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations:
The Path to Net-Centric Warfare
By COL (Ret) Ed Francis issues in the staging area were like cell phones, garage door open-
exacerbated with the arrival of the ers, remote telephones and even
As the Army prepared for
4th Infantry Division. The original kids’ toys were used to send the RF
Operation Iraqi Freedom, little did
battle plan had called for the divi- signal that detonated the IEDs. To
anyone realize the lasting impact
sion to enter Iraq from Turkey in the counteract the remotely detonated
this war would have on how the
north. When that plan was modified IEDs, the Army began introducing
Army and the Signal Regiment
to having 4th ID enter from the Counter Radio-Controlled Impro-
manage the electromagnetic spec-
south, the division arrived in the vised Explosive Device Electronic
trum. During the days and months
staging area late and was not Warfare systems that effectively jam
leading up to the United States and
included in the overall frequency the RF signals. Unfortunately, the
Coalition Forces’ advance on
plan. The available frequency introduction of CREW exacerbated
Baghdad, spectrum managers
resources had been previously the frequency interference issues.
worked untold hours to de-conflict
divided up among the units already In an early 2006 Congressional
the frequencies being used in the
deployed in the area. The normal Research Service Report, it is stated,
staging areas of Kuwait and those
process followed by D9 spectrum “…much of the Radio Frequency
that would be used for the advance.
managers for assigning frequencies spectrum in the Iraq combat theater
As the movement into Iraq kicked
to units was much the same as is un-managed and can sometimes
off on March 20, 2003, spectrum
slicing and serving an apple pie. cause dangerous interference with
managers and their S6/G6s were not
They divided all the pie up based on radio communications on the
aware that the amount and complex-
the spectrum requests they received, ground. Sometimes, IED jammers
ity of their work would increase
and they therefore had no pieces, i.e. lock onto other new electronic
dramatically in the months, and now
frequencies in reserve. Conse- combat systems because of a lack of
years, that were ahead.
quently, when the 4th ID arrived in coordination for spectrum usage.
For many years, students have
Kuwait, all the slices of the pie had Other times, when a jammer is on, a
received training in the Battlefield
been given out and no frequency Soldier cannot use his radio. The
Spectrum Management Course
assignments were available for them. Soldier must shut off the jammer to
taught at Fort Gordon, Ga. Upon
The division spectrum manager was send and receive, thus opening a
successful completion of the course,
forced to use an old frequency plan vulnerable window for insurgents to
they were awarded the Additional
from home station. Needless to say, use. Also, Unmanned Aerial Ve-
Skill Identifier D9. Seldom however
when the division’s emitters were hicles can sometimes lose their RF
did a spectrum manager ever work
turned on, it took a monumental control links due to interference once
consecutive assignments to become
effort by many great D9 frequency they are far away from their control
increasingly proficient in the D9 skill
managers to mitigate the frequency base.” Through this experience on
sets. Most often, the pressure to have
interference issues in the staging the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan,
leadership assignments to maintain
area and prepare a viable frequency Army leadership soon began to
competitiveness for promotion
plan for the kickoff of the war as clearly understand that the EW
would lead D9s away from working
they entered Iraq. systems, and particularly CREW,
in a spectrum management position.
After the successful march to added to the complexity of an
For this reason, few of the D9s
Baghdad, major combat operations already oversaturated Electromag-
assigned to the Army units in
came to quick end and stability netic Operational Environment. The
Kuwait had a significant amount of
operations began in May 2003. In Network-enabled Battle Command
spectrum management experience.
July 2003, a new threat emerged that Capabilities-based Assessment
The S6/G6s generally had even less
used the electromagnetic spectrum Phase I Final Report, Aug. 30, 2006,
experience with spectrum manage-
against United States and Coalition validated that the inability to
ment issues. However, the D9s, as
Forces. Iraqi insurgents began to efficiently manage the spectrum is a
the professional non-commissioned
inflict casualties with the use of major capability gap that must be
officers that they are, diligently
remotely detonated Improvised addressed.
worked many long hours to de-
Explosive Devises. IEDs were From the lessons learned from
conflict the frequencies that were
activated by a variety of means to Iraq and Afghanistan, there is a
causing hundreds of radio frequency
include electronic devices that use realization within the Signal Regi-
interference issues.
different RF bands. Simple devices ment that the current way of manag-
The frequency interference
2 Winter 2008
ing spectrum must be changed. EMSO consists of four core func- competitors for spectrum resources,
Focusing only on making individual tions; spectrum management, the efficient use of the spectrum is
frequency assignments to primarily frequency assignment, host nation essential to the success of informa-
communications emitters must be coordination, and policy. Through tion operations in a mobile environ-
replaced with an operational ap- these core functions, the spectrum ment.
proach that focuses on the entire manager uses available tools and Yet, there are many misconcep-
Electromagnetic Spectrum Opera- processes to provide the warfighter tions about the military’s use of the
tional Environment. The spectrum with the spectrum resources neces- electromagnetic spectrum. Many
must be managed to support the sary to accomplish the mission people believe that the Army can use
commanders’ intent and scheme of during all phases of operations. any frequency it needs. In reality, the
maneuver. Spectrum use must be To refine and document this Army must abide by regulatory
seen as a combat multiplier that is new EMSO concept, an EMSO provisions of international regula-
prioritized to meet mission require- Concept Capabilities Plan was tions and treaties as well as our own
ments. The EM Spectrum resources developed by the Signal Center. national policies and laws. The
must be as intensively managed as Army also does not own any spec-
fuel, ammo or any of the other trum and all of the DoD has
commander’s warfighting exclusive rights to
resources. Stated only 1.4 percent of
another way, the all frequencies in
electromagnetic the 0-300 GHz
spectrum is the range. In fact,
fuel that enables the DoD shares
Net Centric over 93 percent
Warfare. The of the frequen-
G6/S6 is the cies with civilian
responsible users. Simply
staff member for stated, the RF
ensuring that spectrum is a limited,
sufficient EM highly congested and
spectrum is contested natural
available to the resource that must be
commander. Essen- efficiently managed through
tially the G6/S6 must effective EM Spectrum Opera-
de-conflict frequencies tions.
for all RF emitters to meet their Unlike other natural resources,
operational capabilities. In order to the use of spectrum is governed by
accomplish this function the S6/G6 The EMSO CCP was given final international and national policy and
must be aware of all spectrum approval by Training and Doctrine each nation has sovereign rights to
requirements, the EM environment, Command in January of this year. As spectrum. The host nation coordina-
policy, laws, and regulations. a way to understand the new EMSO tion and policy are EMSO core
Electromagnetic Spectrum Opera- concept, the following diagram was functions that often restrict the
tions is the term now being used to developed and included in the CCP. options that are available to the
describe this critical function. It provides a visualization of a very spectrum manager. International
In early 2007, BG Randy complex EM Spectrum Operational policy is governed by the Interna-
Strong, then the commanding environment. tional Telecommunications Union.
general of the Signal Center, desig- The EM Spectrum Operational The ITU has treaty status under the
nated EMSO a Signal Regiment core Environment is not the sole domain United Nations and has over 190
of the military. Spectrum is shared
competency. Under the purview of member nations as signatures. All
the S6/G6 from brigade to Army with a host of civilian users that run nations have equal status with the
level, EMSO consists of planning, the gamut from pagers, cell phones, United States regardless of size and
operating, and coordinating joint use and garage door openers, to fire, economic standing. One nation, one
of the electromagnetic spectrum police, and medical service. This, vote.
through operational, planning, and coupled with the multitude of In the Continental U.S., the
administrative procedures. The military radios, sensor, radars, etc. Communications Act of 1934 gov-
objective of EMSO is to enable that are employed throughout erns the national policy for the use of
electronic systems to perform their Department of Defense and our spectrum. The private sector is
functions in the intended environ- Coalition Forces, makes access to governed by the Federal Communi-
ment without causing or suffering spectrum resources extremely cations Commission and govern-
unacceptable frequency interference. competitive. Clearly, with this many ment users are under the National
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Telecommunications and Informa- satellite emitters for a wide variety that spectrum management was a
tion Administration within the of warfighting systems in a Brigade part of Network Management. In
Department of Commerce. The Combat Team. Many of these are reality, the use of spectrum goes far
Army, along with the Navy, Air now employed on Unmanned Aerial beyond the frequencies assigned to
Force, Coast Guard, and 17 other Ground Systems which exacerbate enable the network. As shown in the
government agencies, has one vote the frequency interference issues diagram, there are many systems
on how the government sector uses with a much larger “footprint” from that are not part of the network that
spectrum. However, in recent years direct line-of-sight spectrum cover- require spectrum resources to
the civilian sector has increasingly age. Add this to the communications operate. Emerging doctrine in FMI 6-
encroached on spectrum available to network spectrum requirements and 02.70, now defines the frequency
the government and DoD. Addition- the competition for spectrum assignment function of EMSO as “…
ally, other government agencies such resources becomes a major opera- entails the requesting and issuance
as Homeland Defense have ad- tional consideration for the of authorization to use frequencies
versely impacted the Army’s use of warfighter. for specific equipment …” and
available spectrum within CONUS. With the Army’s reinvigoration spectrum management “…consists
In addition to National and of Electronic Warfare, the complex- of evaluating and mitigating electro-
International policy, spectrum ity of Electromagnetic Operational magnetic environmental effects,
managers must also adhere to DoD, Environment increased dramatically. managing frequency records and
Army, Combatant Command or any EW Operations employs spectrum databases, de-conflicting frequen-
local policy established by the resources to conduct Electronic cies, frequency interference resolu-
commander within his area of Attack, which in today’s environ- tion, allotting frequencies, and EW
operations. However, these policies ment is primarily the use of CREW, coordination to ensure electromag-
can not conflict with the sovereign Electronic Support for intelligence netic dependent systems operate as
rights each nation has in the control gathering, and Electronic Protect, intended.” It is the frequency
and use of their spectrum. It is which from the spectrum manager’s assignment function that clearly is
critical that the spectrum manager perspective, is most closely associ- an integral part of NM and it is
conduct host nation coordination ated with protecting the EMSO that fully enables NETOPS.
prior to activating any Army emitter commander’s use of the spectrum by The EMSO CCP laid the
within their territorial boarders. This preventing frequency fratricide. foundation for the concept and been
critical function must be performed Preventing frequency fratricide is the basis for the Signal Center to
prior to deployment. However, the most critical task the spectrum conduct a Doctrine, Organization,
coordination for the use of a foreign manager must perform. Through the Training, Materiel, Leadership and
nation’s sovereign spectrum re- efficient de-conflicting of frequen- Education, Personnel and Facilities
sources does not guarantee that the cies, the S6/G6 can ensure that the assessment. The assessment has
nation will approve their use. An commander’s warfighting systems identified gaps in resources and
excellent example is again the 4th ID have access to the spectrum re- capabilities. As mentioned early in
and the initial plan for the division sources required to accomplish the this article, Doctrine is being revised
to enter Iraq through Turkey. The mission. Only after the spectrum and the final draft of FM 6-02.70,
Turkish government denied the management function is efficiently Army Electromagnetic Spectrum
Army the use of the frequencies performed and all frequency re- Operations, will be staffed in summer
critical to the operation. The denial sources de-conflicted, will the 2008. EW doctrine will also include
resulted with a major adjustment to spectrum manager perform the the appropriate EMSO content to
the war plan and necessitated frequency assignments function that ensure that the EW and Signal
diverting the 4th ID south. The result enables the network. Making de- communities have a common
was the previously discussed conflicted frequency assignments is understanding on how the Army
frequency interference chaos in the the culmination of the EMSO process intends on using spectrum as a
Kuwait staging area. and it results in fully enabling the combat multiplier for both EW
The next major function of commander’s warfighting spectrum Operations and NETOPS.
EMSO is Spectrum Management. dependent systems. Organization and Personnel
The number and diversity of emit- Referring back to the EMSO are now being addressed. The D9
ters on the battlefield has increased concept diagram, it clearly shows the ASI is being replaced with Military
exponentially. In addition to radios relationship of EMSO to EW Opera- Occupational Specialty 25E which
used for communications which had tions. The relationship to Network provides a career field for spectrum
been the primary focus of D9 Operations may not be clear to some managers starting at sergeant
spectrum managers, there are since this new concept requires a (promotable) and have promotion
numerous other claimants for reorientation on how spectrum potential to the rank of SGM. The
spectrum resources. There are management, as a function of EMSO, first 25E class will graduate in March
thousands of sensors, radars, muni- is relevant to the NETOPS construct. 2008. There will be a 25E assigned to
tions, navigation, air defense, and In the past, it was widely assumed each BCT and a proposal by
4 Winter 2008
TRADOC’s EW Proponent Office to funds on its procurement. and mitigate the effects of jammers
add a 25E to the EW Coordination The importance and signifi- on friendly emitters. It remains in
Cell at each BCT is at Headquarters cance of the SSA was underscored development and may not provide
Department of the Army DA for with the release of a VCSA an initial capability until early 2009.
approval. BG Jeff Foley, the current ALARACT in January 2008. In part, WIN-T will provide some limited
commanding general of the Signal it states that “Commanders, Pro- EMSO capabilities by 2010. How-
Center, stated at the 2007 DoD gram Managers, and other acquisi- ever, the Army must make the
Spectrum Summit, that it is conceiv- tion authorities will ensure no capital investment to develop the
able that a 25E could be added to acquisition or fielding of equipment ability to conduct dynamic spectrum
maneuver battalion in the not to that makes use of the Radio Fre- management in the EMSO construct.
distant future. quency spectrum occurs without Programs of record such as WIN-T
Training of spectrum related first performing an SSA and obtain- and Future Combat Systems may be
subject matter is undergoing signifi- ing a Spectrum Supportability the vehicle to ultimately provide an
cant revision at the Signal Center. Determination from the Army CIO/ EMSO tool that will provide the
The new 25E course, Electromag- G-6.” It further states that “Prior to tactical capability to the Global
netic Spectrum Manager, which was the expenditure of funds for spec- Electromagnetic Spectrum Informa-
based initially on the D9 BSM trum dependent equipment, the tion System. GEMSIS is the DoD
Course, has been almost totally acquisition authority must submit to program of record to provide a suite
revised and includes instruction for and receive approval of a Request of capabilities to spectrum managers
coordinating EW and EMSO related for Frequency Allocation (DD Form of all services.
tasks. Significant EMSO content is 1494) by the Army Spectrum Man- Regardless of the route chosen,
being added to many other courses ager.” This is a clear message by only through the development of an
as well. The S6 Course was recently Army leadership to the significance EMSO tool will the Army success-
revised to add additional EMSO of having access to spectrum and the fully employ wireless technology
content. The officer, warrant officer need to ensure we invest in future that enables true Net-Centric War-
and NCO leadership courses will systems that can be used in an fare. Future Army warfighting
also receive an injection of spectrum extremely complex and congested systems will no longer be procured
training to provide our signal EM Spectrum Operational Environ- without a full SSA that determines
leadership with the knowledge to ment. the ability to access spectrum.
enable this critical warfighting Materiel is the one remaining However, without an EMSO tool to
capability. DOTMLPF capability that will truly allow S6/G6s the positive control
Adding EMSO content to enable the Electromagnetic Spectrum and management of the Electromag-
officer, warrant officer and NCO Operations concept to support Net- netic Spectrum Operational Environ-
leadership courses will help cover Centric Warfare. There is a critical ment, all the capital investment in
one of the most critical parts of need for an EMSO tool that will RF enabled warfighter systems will
DOTMLPF, Leadership and Educa- provide S6/G6s with the ability to be for naught.
tion. The EMSO Concept is also conduct spectrum operations
being briefed to every Pre-Com- mission planning. This tool, which COL Francis (retired) is the Army
mand Course given at Fort Gordon could conceivably be a modular Spectrum Management Office liaison to
and content is being added for the software suite, would enable spec- the Signal Center at Fort Gordon, Ga. He
Directorate of Information Manage- trum operators to exchange informa- served on active duty in the Signal
ment course as well. However, there tion and plans in real time support- Regiment for more than 27 years. Among
is now a concerted effort to reach ing current operations while allow- his many assignments during his career,
beyond the “Regimental School ing modeling and simulation capa- he commanded the 124th Signal Battalion
House”. Foley includes a discussion bilities to support whatever course during fielding of mobile subscriber
on the criticality of spectrum during of action the commander decides to equipment and was director of the Signal
his PCC briefing at the Combined pursue. The current set of tools are Leadership Department at the Signal
Arms Center, Fort Leavenworth to outdated and not designed for Center prior to retirement. In his current
reach the non-signal leaders. Foley modular forces or net-centric war- position, he represents the Army Spec-
has also spoken at numerous confer- fare. trum Manager in all matters dealing with
ences and other fora to continue his There are ongoing efforts such the Signal Center and TRADOC. The
quest to educate Army leaders on as the Coalition Joint Spectrum ASM serves as the principal advisor to the
the importance of ensuring that Management Planning Tool Joint Army Staff CIO/G-6 in regard to radio
spectrum dependent systems Capabilities Technical Demonstra- frequency spectrum management
undergo a Spectrum Supportability tion initiative that may provide some activities, develops and implements
Assessment. The SSA must be relief. The CJSMPT is a Joint IED spectrum management policy, and
completed and each emitter certified Defeat Organization supported allocates frequency resources (frequency
for operation prior to expending effort that is intended to de-conflict assignments) to support the Army.
Army Communicator 5
A Q S
CRONYM UICK CAN
ALARACT – All Army Activities ID – Infantry Division
ASI –Additional Skill Identifier IED – Improvised Explosive Devises
ASM – Army Spectrum Manager ITU – International Telecommuni-
BCT – Brigade Combat Team cations Union
BG – Brigadier General JCTD – Joint Capabilities Technical
BSM – Battlefield Spectrum Man- Demonstration
agement JIEDDO – Joint IED Defeat Organi-
CAC – Combined Arms Center zation
CCP – Concept Capabilities Plan MOS – Military Occupational Spe-
CG – Commanding General cialty
CJSMPT – Coalition Joint Spectrum NCO – Noncommissioned Officer
Management Planning Tool NEBC – CBA – Network-enabled
COCOM – Combatant Command Battle Command Capabilities-based
CONUS – Continental United States Assessment
CREW – Counter Radio-Controlled NETOPS – Network Operations
Improvised Explosive Device Elec- NM – Network Management
tronic Warfare NTIA – National Telecommunica-
DoD – Department of Defense tions and Information Administra-
DOTMLPF – Doctrine, Organization, tion
Training, Materiel, Leader Develop- OIF – Operation Iraqi Freedom
ment, Personnel and Facilities PCC – Pre-Command Course
DOIM – Directorate of Information RCIED – Radio Controlled Impro-
Management vised Explosive Devices
E3 – Electromagnetic Environmen- RF – Radio Frequency
tal Effects SGM – Sergeant Major
EA – Electronic Attack SGT (P) – Sergeant Promotable
EM – Electromagnetic SSA – Spectrum Supportability As-
EMSO – Electromagnetic Spectrum sessment
Operations SSD – Spectrum Supportability De-
EP – Electronic Protect termination
ES – Electronic Support TRADOC – Training and Doc-
EW – Electronic Warfare trine Command
EWCC – EW Coordination Cell UAV – Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
FCC – Federal Communications UAS/UGA – Unmanned Aerial and
Commission Ground Systems
FCS – Future Combat System VCSA – Vice Chief of Staff of the
FM – Field Manual Army
GEMSIS – Global Electromagnetic WIN-T – Warfighter Information
Spectrum Information System Network – Tactical
HQ DA – Headquarters, Department
of the Army
6 Winter 2008
Signal Center provides
new spectrum training
By Charmain Z. Brackett trum manager at Fort Hood, Texas.
There are 10 students in the
As technology plays an increas-
first on-site class at Fort Gordon. The
ingly vital role on the battlefield, a
spectrum issue affects not only the
new military occupational specialty
Army, but all of the branches.
has emerged.
Among the participants in the first
The 25E electromagnetic
class is Navy Chief Warrant Officer
spectrum manager is “responsible
Al Pierce, who works in Washington
for assigning the electromagnetic
with the Joint IED Defeat Organiza-
spectrum across the battlefield,” said
tion.
Stanley Oliver, electromagnetic
“One of our top priorities is to
spectrum course chief.
ensure acquired spectrum-depen-
The MOS has four classes
dent systems will properly function
associated with it; the first class at
in a diverse electromagnetic environ-
Fort Gordon, the electromagnetic
ment,” he said. “The U.S. Army
spectrum manager, began on Jan. 8.
Spectrum Management Course will
There are two additional
greatly assists JIEDO’s spectrum
spectrum manager courses - phase 1
management office as we continue to
and phase 2 for Advanced Non-
educate our program managers and
commissioned Officer Course - and a
system developers on the spectrum
joint spectrum manager class.
supportability process.”
National sovereignty of air
The class lasts 10 weeks and
space and the multitude of items
three days.
competing for limited bandwidth
have caused issues on the battlefield.
Mrs. Brackett is a correspondent
A system that would work on one
for the Signal Newspaper with the
frequency in the United States
Public Affairs Office at Fort Gordon,
doesn’t work on that same frequency
Ga.
in Iraq or Afghanistan. And some
systems require more bandwidth
A Q S
than others creating a need to assign CRONYM UICK CAN
spaces on the bandwidth at select
times. ANCOC – Advanced Non-commis-
sioned Officer Course
Oliver said the idea for the new
IED – Improvised Explosive Device
MOS began during a work group at
MOS—military occupational spe-
the Signal Symposium in 2003. In
cialty
February and March 2007, there was JIEDO – Joint IED Office
a mobile test training of the spec-
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