| | Global Combat Support System - Air Force (GCSS-AF) |
| | Primary Purpose | GCSS-AF is a program that focuses on meeting the |
| | system integration efforts mandated by Congress |
| | and desired by military commanders. This program |
| | is exclusively for the Air Force combat support |
| | domain. It places standards, technologies, and a |
| | common system architecture called the GCSS-AF |
| | Integration Framework. The program also guides |
| | the migration of combat support system |
| | functionality into the new architecture. GCSS-AF |
| | will provide the warfighter and supporting |
| | elements with timely, accurate, and trusted Agile |
| | Combat Support information, with the appropriate |
| | level of security, needed for the Expeditionary |
| | Aerospace Force to execute the Air Force mission |
| | throughout the full spectrum of military |
| | operations. |
| | Sub-Functions | None. |
| | Equipment Requirements | Hardware will be part of the architecture. A |
| | better concept of hardware requirements will |
| | become available as the concept of operations |
| | emerges and the performance engineering is |
| | accomplished. |
| | Connectivity Requirements | DISN, intra-base connectivity. |
| | Crypto Requirements | End to end crypto: Native Database Encryption |
| | (Oracle ANO). |
| | Normal Locations | Normal Locations: GCSS-AF will incrementally |
| | modernize the software portion of selected |
| | standard base-level automated information systems |
| | to reside on a common operating environment. It |
| | will support users at all Air Force active duty, |
| | Reserve, and Guard sites worldwide. |
| | Information Managed | GCSS-AF is tasked to upgrade existing software |
| | applications to provide Air Force decision makers |
| | critical, concise, timely, accurate, economical, |
| | and relevant information on a wide range of |
| | functional areas. GCSS-AF is an evolutionary, |
| | incremental development covering numerous support |
| | applications spread across 13 functional areas |
| | such as maintenance, supply, and transportation. |
| | Products Created | There are 640 Automated information systems that |
| | have been identified for potential integration |
| | into the GCSS architecture framework. |
| | Lead Service/Contractor | Lockheed Martin Federal Systems is the GCSS-AF |
| | prime contractor. HQ SSG/DII is the task order |
| | manager of the Core Task Order. AF PEO /C2 and |
| | combat support has execution responsibility of |
| | the GCSS AF Program. |
| | Current Fielding Status | GCSS-AF is fielded now. Lockheed Martin has |
| | delivered the GCSS-AF Architecture Framework and |
| | first versions of the GCSS-AF Integration |
| | Framework. Many systems are migrating to the |
| | GCSS-AF Architecture Framework, and the first |
| | integration of a Mission Application with the |
| | GCSS-AF Integration Framework is expected in |
| | FY2001. Further, the GCSS-AF Distributed Development Environment is in place now; this environment allows developers to use the GCSS-AF common services and test integration. |
| Known Problems | None at this time--still under development. |
| DIICOE Compliance Rating | Level 5 while under testing, level 8 when |
| completed. |
| Point of Contact | Program Manager: LtCol Zenishek, USAF, |
| DSN 425-5083 |
| Updated by | Capt Bob Landis, USAF, CCSC-01 |
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