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3-27 FAR & VJTF BDE FA C2 Testing . photo by OR-2 Saskya Duncum , NRDC-ESP Photographer
these forces , the VJTF BDE ’ s Spanish Artillery Battalion provided three LNO / Battalion Fire Support Liaison Team ( FSLT ) packages ( over 15 personnel dedicated to LNO mission ) with communication packages . With this course of action , fire mission processing time and the probability of human error is increased , due to the information transfer from one nation ’ s FA C2 system to another nation ’ s FA C2 system .
During exercises Brilliant Jump and Valiant Falcon 2016 , NRDC-SPAIN served as NATO ’ s Land Component Command ( LCC ) with an attached High Mobility Artillery Rocket System
( HIMARS ) battalion from Fort Bragg , 3rd Battalion , 27th Field Artillery Regiment , and the VJTF BDE . In order to provide timely and accurate fires and a LCC-level Fires COP , NRDC-SPAIN and 3-27 FAR used the Fire Command Web ( FCW ) interface provided by the Fires Data Server ( FDS ) from the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System ( AFATDS ), thus allowing the sharing of data from NRDC-SPAIN and 3-27 FAR . All data was “ cut and paste ”, with no map overlay available on this web based server . The web based server allowed all units the ability to cut and paste data between NRDC-SPAIN , VJTF BDE , and 3-27 FAR ; providing the digital capability to conduct digital fire missions , unit locations , Fire
Support Coordination Measures across the LCC AO . The test environment with TALOS and AFATDS was conducted on an Unclassified closed network .
Without ASCA , the web based server is the optimal course of action in operating in a Multinational environment . The server provides the Fires section the capability to develop a digital lethal fire chain from LCC level to the executing unit , the ability to C2 Fires elements across the LCC AO , clear airspace in near-real time , and provide the LCC Commander a Fires COP . It is not the ideal solution , but is the start of providing NATO forces timely and accurate Fires .
TALOS And AFTADS Testing . Photo By Or-2 Saskya Duncum , NRDC-ESP Photographer
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