Brigade Modernization Command
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The Brigade Modernization Command is the new name for the Future Force Integration Directorate, under The U.S. Army's Training and Doctrine Command and the Army Capabilities Integration Center. The change reflects the Army’s commitment to its Incremental Brigade Modernization strategy and it's effort to make BMC and the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division
the centerpiece of integrated network evaluations at Fort Bliss and White Sands Missile Range.
BMC conducts the integration and evaluations of the Army's network, capability packages and other capabilities to provide Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel and Facilities
recommendations to the Army. BMC gets capability solutions into the hands of soldiers faster than traditional channels by utilizing support from combat, training, and material developers and engineers early on in the development lifecycle.
. FFID was organized as a directorate of the Army Capabilities Integration Center, a subordinate unit of TRADOC.
The organization's initial mission was to synchronize delivery, preparation and evaluation of all FCS-related products, which included complementary systems; development of doctrine, organization and training and leadership products which were synchronized with the FCS program manager, materiel developments and to exercise direct authority over the Army Evaluation Task Force, a unit of Soldiers that would test and evaluate the equipment.
The first FFID operations began at Fort Bliss on June 15, 2006. In December 2006, FFID was officially designated to exercise direct authority over the AETF. The AETF was officially activated on Dec. 16, 2006 as the 5th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, AETF.
In March 2007, ARCIC approved additional personnel for a general officer staff organization, which replicated a division headquarters. Brig. Gen. James L. Terry, FFID's first director, was welcomed in a formal ceremony on April 6, 2007. The establishment phase was scheduled to continue through June of 2007.
In August 2007, the FFID mission was modified to integrate modernization efforts in support of Army transformation in order to provide FCS-enabled modular brigades beginning Fiscal Year 2011 and an FCS Brigade Combat Team at full operational capability in 2017 to joint force commanders. On Oct. 1, 2007, FFID attained initial operational capability and assumed responsibility of FCS from the Unit of Action Maneuver Battle Laboratory based at Fort Knox, Ky.
During its short history, the organization conducted numerous training and testing events, as well as demonstrations of FCS capabilities for visits by senior Department of Defense
and Army leadership, congressional leaders and staffers, business executives and national and local news media representatives. Distinguished visitors included the Secretary of Defense, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and other notable politicians and congressional staff delegations.
In April 2009, after the Secretary of Defense terminated the FCS program, FFID assumed responsibility for integrating BCT modernization
for the Army. This included accelerated delivery of promising capabilities to the operating force. These "Spin Out" systems were bundled into "capability packages", which would be evaluated and delivered incrementally in two year periods.
In late 2010, the Army Vice Chief of Staff directed that FFID, along with Fort Bliss
and White Sands Missile Range
, become the Army's center for network integration. Since this would require a full Brigade Combat Team to load and test the network the Chief of Staff of the Army directed that the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division
take over the AETF mission from the 5th Brigade which would be deactivated in March 2011.
On Feb. 7, 2011 the CSA directed that FFID be re-designated the Brigade Modernization Command with a mission to conduct physical integration and evaluations of the Army's network, capability packages and other capabilities in order to provide doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership, education, personnel and facility recommendations to the Army.
Today BMC is focused on integrating test and evaluation events, including the Integrated Network Baseline Evaluation. The 2/1 AD conducts training and certification events to ensure individual and unit-level proficiency. While the network is central to Army brigade modernization efforts, 2/1 AD soldiers provide critical feedback that allows the U.S. Army to make decisions on which capabilities to acquire.
During the Network Integration Evaluation scheduled for June 6, 2011 through July 15, 2011 at White Sands Missile Range
, BMC, ATEC, and PEO-I will assess network and non-network capabilities, including Theater Provided Equipment, and developing and emerging network capabilities, and determine the implications of these capabilities across DOTMLPF
. Success will be based on what can be learned when the capabilities are put in the hands of Soldiers in the field.
The Network Integration Evaluation will provide a means to evaluate relevant capabilities in parallel and make incremental improvements based upon a disciplined and professional feedback cycle. The effort will facilitate rapid evaluation of commercial and government network solutions to establish a Network Baseline and then rapidly build from it.
In addition to programs of record under test this June and July, a number of developing and emerging capabilities will be evaluated. The NIE events will help the Army achieve an agile process to optimize the BCT network. The 2012 Integrated Network Test will be the capstone event that solidifies the 2013-2014 Network Capability Set.
to the BMC, assigning it the evaluation mission previously held by the 5th Brigade, 1st Armored Division, AETF. The 2/1 AD has been given the mission of validating the operational relevancy of solutions and developing doctrine prior to fielding to deploying forces. It is an HBCT tasked organized that is equipped to replicate heavy, light and Stryker formations. 2/1 AD evaluates all network capability solution candidates and other Army Modernization capability candidates in a full spectrum operational environment at Fort Bliss, Texas and White Sands Missile Range
. This unique Army mission supports adaptive evaluation of capability candidates, unit organizational design and operational concepts. The brigade provides immediate feedback that permits TRADOC to assess modernization concepts, identify implications, and enables the Army Test and Evaluation Command to assess the technical performance of materiel technologies.
2/1 AD Structure
1st Armored Division (United States)
The 1st Armored Division—nicknamed "Old Ironsides"—is a standing armored division of the United States Army with base of operations in Fort Bliss, Texas. It was the first armored division of the U.S...
the centerpiece of integrated network evaluations at Fort Bliss and White Sands Missile Range.
BMC conducts the integration and evaluations of the Army's network, capability packages and other capabilities to provide Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel and Facilities
DOTMLPF
DOTMLPF is an acronym used by the United States Department of Defense. DOTMLPF is defined in the The Joint Capabilities Integration Development System, or JCIDS Process. The JCIDS process provides a solution space that considers solutions involving any combination of doctrine, organization,...
recommendations to the Army. BMC gets capability solutions into the hands of soldiers faster than traditional channels by utilizing support from combat, training, and material developers and engineers early on in the development lifecycle.
History
The Brigade Modernization Command was initially founded as the Future Force Integration Directorate at Fort Bliss, Texas, based on an Army Chief of Staff directive to Training and Doctrine Command, dated Dec. 20, 2005 to establish an on-site integration organization to facilitate development, testing and evaluation of the Future Combat SystemsFuture Combat Systems
Future Combat Systems was the United States Army's principal modernization program from 2003 to early 2009. Formally launched in 2003, FCS was envisioned to create new brigades equipped with new manned and unmanned vehicles linked by an unprecedented fast and flexible battlefield network...
. FFID was organized as a directorate of the Army Capabilities Integration Center, a subordinate unit of TRADOC.
The organization's initial mission was to synchronize delivery, preparation and evaluation of all FCS-related products, which included complementary systems; development of doctrine, organization and training and leadership products which were synchronized with the FCS program manager, materiel developments and to exercise direct authority over the Army Evaluation Task Force, a unit of Soldiers that would test and evaluate the equipment.
The first FFID operations began at Fort Bliss on June 15, 2006. In December 2006, FFID was officially designated to exercise direct authority over the AETF. The AETF was officially activated on Dec. 16, 2006 as the 5th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, AETF.
In March 2007, ARCIC approved additional personnel for a general officer staff organization, which replicated a division headquarters. Brig. Gen. James L. Terry, FFID's first director, was welcomed in a formal ceremony on April 6, 2007. The establishment phase was scheduled to continue through June of 2007.
In August 2007, the FFID mission was modified to integrate modernization efforts in support of Army transformation in order to provide FCS-enabled modular brigades beginning Fiscal Year 2011 and an FCS Brigade Combat Team at full operational capability in 2017 to joint force commanders. On Oct. 1, 2007, FFID attained initial operational capability and assumed responsibility of FCS from the Unit of Action Maneuver Battle Laboratory based at Fort Knox, Ky.
During its short history, the organization conducted numerous training and testing events, as well as demonstrations of FCS capabilities for visits by senior Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
and Army leadership, congressional leaders and staffers, business executives and national and local news media representatives. Distinguished visitors included the Secretary of Defense, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and other notable politicians and congressional staff delegations.
In April 2009, after the Secretary of Defense terminated the FCS program, FFID assumed responsibility for integrating BCT modernization
BCT Modernization
The Brigade combat team Modernization is the United States Army's principal modernization program for Brigade combat teams from 2009 to the present...
for the Army. This included accelerated delivery of promising capabilities to the operating force. These "Spin Out" systems were bundled into "capability packages", which would be evaluated and delivered incrementally in two year periods.
In late 2010, the Army Vice Chief of Staff directed that FFID, along with Fort Bliss
Fort Bliss
Fort Bliss is a United States Army post in the U.S. states of New Mexico and Texas. With an area of about , it is the Army's second-largest installation behind the adjacent White Sands Missile Range. It is FORSCOM's largest installation, and has the Army's largest Maneuver Area behind the...
and White Sands Missile Range
White Sands Missile Range
White Sands Missile Range is a rocket range of almost in parts of five counties in southern New Mexico. The largest military installation in the United States, WSMR includes the and the WSMR Otera Mesa bombing range...
, become the Army's center for network integration. Since this would require a full Brigade Combat Team to load and test the network the Chief of Staff of the Army directed that the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division
1st Armored Division (United States)
The 1st Armored Division—nicknamed "Old Ironsides"—is a standing armored division of the United States Army with base of operations in Fort Bliss, Texas. It was the first armored division of the U.S...
take over the AETF mission from the 5th Brigade which would be deactivated in March 2011.
On Feb. 7, 2011 the CSA directed that FFID be re-designated the Brigade Modernization Command with a mission to conduct physical integration and evaluations of the Army's network, capability packages and other capabilities in order to provide doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership, education, personnel and facility recommendations to the Army.
Today BMC is focused on integrating test and evaluation events, including the Integrated Network Baseline Evaluation. The 2/1 AD conducts training and certification events to ensure individual and unit-level proficiency. While the network is central to Army brigade modernization efforts, 2/1 AD soldiers provide critical feedback that allows the U.S. Army to make decisions on which capabilities to acquire.
Network Integration Evaluation
The Network Integration Evaluation is a series of semi-annual evaluations designed to establish a Network Baseline and then rapidly build and mature the Army’s tactical Network.During the Network Integration Evaluation scheduled for June 6, 2011 through July 15, 2011 at White Sands Missile Range
White Sands Missile Range
White Sands Missile Range is a rocket range of almost in parts of five counties in southern New Mexico. The largest military installation in the United States, WSMR includes the and the WSMR Otera Mesa bombing range...
, BMC, ATEC, and PEO-I will assess network and non-network capabilities, including Theater Provided Equipment, and developing and emerging network capabilities, and determine the implications of these capabilities across DOTMLPF
DOTMLPF
DOTMLPF is an acronym used by the United States Department of Defense. DOTMLPF is defined in the The Joint Capabilities Integration Development System, or JCIDS Process. The JCIDS process provides a solution space that considers solutions involving any combination of doctrine, organization,...
. Success will be based on what can be learned when the capabilities are put in the hands of Soldiers in the field.
The Network Integration Evaluation will provide a means to evaluate relevant capabilities in parallel and make incremental improvements based upon a disciplined and professional feedback cycle. The effort will facilitate rapid evaluation of commercial and government network solutions to establish a Network Baseline and then rapidly build from it.
In addition to programs of record under test this June and July, a number of developing and emerging capabilities will be evaluated. The NIE events will help the Army achieve an agile process to optimize the BCT network. The 2012 Integrated Network Test will be the capstone event that solidifies the 2013-2014 Network Capability Set.
2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division
In 2010, the U.S. Army attached 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division1st Armored Division (United States)
The 1st Armored Division—nicknamed "Old Ironsides"—is a standing armored division of the United States Army with base of operations in Fort Bliss, Texas. It was the first armored division of the U.S...
to the BMC, assigning it the evaluation mission previously held by the 5th Brigade, 1st Armored Division, AETF. The 2/1 AD has been given the mission of validating the operational relevancy of solutions and developing doctrine prior to fielding to deploying forces. It is an HBCT tasked organized that is equipped to replicate heavy, light and Stryker formations. 2/1 AD evaluates all network capability solution candidates and other Army Modernization capability candidates in a full spectrum operational environment at Fort Bliss, Texas and White Sands Missile Range
White Sands Missile Range
White Sands Missile Range is a rocket range of almost in parts of five counties in southern New Mexico. The largest military installation in the United States, WSMR includes the and the WSMR Otera Mesa bombing range...
. This unique Army mission supports adaptive evaluation of capability candidates, unit organizational design and operational concepts. The brigade provides immediate feedback that permits TRADOC to assess modernization concepts, identify implications, and enables the Army Test and Evaluation Command to assess the technical performance of materiel technologies.
2/1 AD Structure
- HHC 2nd BCT, 1st Armored Division
- 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 35th Armor Regiment35th Armor Regiment (United States)The 35th Armor Regiment is a Regiment of the United States Army first established in 1941.-Distinctive Unit Insignia:* DescriptionA Silver color and metal enamel device 1 1/8 inches in height overall blazoned as follows: Vert, an armadillo passant Argent, langued Gules...
- 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment
- 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment27th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)The 27th Field Artillery Regiment is an Field Artillery regiment of the United States Army. first Constituted in 1918 in the National Army -History:...
- 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion-Unit Crest:Description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Per pale Sable and Gules with stylized folds Sanguine; in the first three lightning flashes conjoined and radiating from base point Or; in the second a stylized...
- 47th Brigade Support Battalion