Microcomputer Interfaces with U.S. Marine Corps Tactical Communications Systems

摘要

Fleet Marine Force (FMF) units are utilizing organic tactical communications andAutomatic Data Processing (ADP) systems to successfully establish data communications networks. These networks are meeting current FMF command, control, communications, and computers (C4) interface requirements; however, they are usually locally configured and unique to individual units. The lack of a comprehensive single source operational policy is the weak point in the United States Marine Corps (USMC) C4 system. Currently, the only C4 operational policy disseminated to the FMF is Fleet Marine Force Reference Publication (FMFRP) 3-32, (TRI-MEF Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Communications and Computer Systems, Nov 89). FMFRP 3-32's purpose was to establish an SOP for Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) level data communications. Our research determined that FMFRP 3-32 does not address all of the C4 interface requirements of the FMF.