Objective of releasing CJCS guidance to USJFCOM concerning Joint Experimentation was met (November 2002). 'On track, defined as USJFCOM providing JROC decision brief by 1 March 2003 and promulgation of Joint Experimentation guidance in June 2003. On track, defined as final draft of Joint Experimentation Campaign plan submission by 1 October 2003 Metric Description. The Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) provided his guidance to U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) for Joint Experimentation on 26 November 2002. Within the guidance, the Chairman requested the development of the FY2003-FY2009 Joint Experimentation Campaign Plan (JE CPLAN) with an integrated and comprehensive draft to be provided by January 2003 for his review. In addition, the following guidance was provided to JFCOM: ♦ Develop a JE CPLAN that looks inside and outside DoD for concepts and capabilities for refinement and recommendation to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC). ♦ Articulate resources, timelines, deliverables, and measurements of effectiveness that fully describe concepts' expected contributions to the capabilities of the Joint Force. Incorporate a decentralized process to explore and advance emerging joint operational concepts, proposed operational architectures, experimentation, and exercise activities currently being conducted. • Identify opportunities for conducting smaller scale experiments that support transformation strategies and include concept development and experimentation activities that incorporate interagency and multinational participation. • Develop the standing joint force headquarters prototype, which remains the highest priority. The JROC has been tasked to provide USJFCOM with an approved operational concept for joint force command and control. ♦ Include for approval the concepts and capabilities for improvements in joint operations and command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) in urban terrain and jungle environments, and consider joint operations in mountainous or heavily forested environments. Apply special emphasis to the concepts in limited objective experiments and other events in FY2004 and FY2005. Include concepts to provide warfighters at all levels improved real-time battle space awareness, correlation and dissemination of mission-specific information, and more closely integrated ISR efforts and products. Capitalize on service concepts and capabilities that enable forward- and CONUS-based joint forces to deploy, employ, sustain, and redeploy in austere regions and anti-access and area-denial environments. ♦ Incorporate the advanced conventional strategic weapons and defenses of the New Triad into warfighting concepts and procedures. ♦ Promote and develop regional component commander-sponsored joint and multinational experimentation and capability-based modeling and simulation partnerships. • Ensure continued development of the concepts and ideas demonstrated during and emerging from Millennium Challenge '02. • Provide to the JROC by 1 March 2003 decision briefings that include details of Service participation, resources, deliverables, Millennium Challenge '02 (MC 02) data and measurements of effectiveness that fully describe the expected contributions of the following concepts, insights, and ideas demonstrated during MC 02: In addition, the Chairman recommended a change for the conversion of the development of the JE CPLAN to a biennial requirement: ♦ Chairman's biennial JE guidance will begin to be promulgated in June 2003 and not later than June every odd-numbered year thereafter. ♦ The JE CPLAN will transition to a biennial requirement wherein the next plan will be prepared for FY2004-FY2011, with the final draft submitted for approval not later than 1 October 2003. Subsequent draft documents will be forwarded by 1 October every oddnumbered year thereafter. • To ensure continuity, a fully coordinated biennial update will be provided to the JROC not later than October 2004 and October of every even-numbered year thereafter. V&V Methodology. The following milestones will be used to evaluate progress: ♦ By 1 March 2003, provide the JROC with decision briefings that include details of service participation, resources, deliverables, MC 02 data, and measurements of effectiveness that fully describe the expected contributions of the concepts, insights, and ideas demonstrated during MC 02. Begin promulgating the Chairman's biennial JE guidance in June 2003 and not later than Transition the JE CPLAN to a biennial requirement wherein the next plan will be prepared for FY2004-FY2011, with the final draft submitted for approval not later than 1 October 2003. Subsequent draft documents will be forwarded by 1 October every oddnumbered year thereafter. Performance Results for FY2002 and/or FY2003. The initial milestone was met, with the CJCS providing his guidance to USJFCOM for Joint Experimentation on 26 November 2002. Performance Metric: Classified readiness measures FY2004 Metric Classified readiness FY1999 FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 Projected levels (personnel, equipment fill, equipment supply, and training level) Results for these metrics can be found in the Quarterly Readiness Report to Congress. Metric Description. The readiness of forces to successfully execute the national defense strategy is measured through a number of sources and methods. Primarily, the Department uses the Status of Resources and Training (SORTS) reports, Joint Quarterly Readiness Review, and the Senior Readiness Oversight Council (SROC). These forums provide the foundation for the Quarterly Readiness Report to Congress (QRRC). In response to the 1998 National Defense Authorization Act, the QRRC includes a number of expanded indicators requested by Congress to monitor force readiness. All of these measures are classified but help to form a qualitative assessment of readiness by decision makers. In attempting to provide objective data to support QRRC information requirements, the SORTS areas of personnel, equipment fill, equipment readiness, and training are used. The personnel readiness levels are adjusted in order to arrive at a metric that is somewhat more objective, reproducible, and auditable. These indicators of readiness are classified as well. As shown in the congressionally mandated Independent Review of DoD's Readiness Reporting System (done by the Institute for Defense Analyses) and several audits, there is much dissatisfaction with current metrics. Accordingly, the Department's initiative to develop the Defense Readiness Reporting System is intended to provide more timely and relevant readiness metrics and operational risk analysis than is available in the current system. V&V Method. As information is reported monthly in SORTS, military analysts in OSD review readiness levels reported and work with the Services to ensure no anomalies affect the quality of data. Independent audits by the General Accounting Office have shown that the data do not provide a fuller view of readiness and do not provide an objective operational risk assessment to decision makers. Performance Results for FY2002. A general description of results is available in the February 2003 QRRC. b Objective of releasing CJCS concept to USJFCOM concerning SJFHQ development was met (January 2003). On track, defined by USJFCOM conducting experimentation and finalization of DOTMLPF recommendations for the implementation of SJFHQs. (i.e., Pinnacle Impact 03). d * On track, defined as USJFCOM validating and verifying DOTMLPF recommendations for the common architectures, Joint TTPs, and SOPs for the SJFHQs. Metric Description. Defense Plans have directed Regional Combatant Commands to establish Standing Joint Force Headquarters (SJFHQ) by FY2005, reflecting standards established by U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) and incorporating lessons learned from Millennium Challenge '02. The Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) stated that he would provide USJFCOM guidance on the development of SJFHQ in the form of a Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) approved operational concept. The SJFHQ Functional Capabilities Board (FCB) is responsible for developing, resolving, and coordinating the details for Standing Joint Force Headquarters implementation and fielding. The Director, SJFHQ serves as the board's chairman, with combatant command and Service representatives as core members. Efforts have been focused on two key areas: • Developing the concept to guide USJFCOM efforts in developing the SJFHQ. This effort is complete and is discussed below. ♦ Facilitating the USJFCOM SJFHQ organizational study. This study focused on developing viable manpower options for the SJFHQ. The C2 FSB has supported this effort though workshops and frequent meetings. Also, J-6 has provided USJFCOM with contractor assistance. V&V Methodology. In a memorandum dated 2 November 2001, the CJCS provided guidance to USJFCOM concerning SJFHQ development. USJFCOM is currently implementing this guidance through activities listed below. It is envisioned that J6 representatives will be active participants in many of these events. The following are the major milestones for evaluating progress with respect to this measure: ♦ During FY2002, conduct Millennium Challenge '02 and establish the baseline for the SJFHQ prototype. ♦ During FY2003, conduct experimentation and finalize DOTMLPF recommendations for the implementation of SJFHQs (i.e., Pinnacle Impact 03). |