| | Theater Battle Management Core System (TBMCS) |
| | Primary Purpose | TBMCS is the Combat Air Force information and |
| | decision support system supporting combined and |
| | joint air operations for the Joint Forces Air |
| | Component Commander (JFACC). TBMCS provides the |
| | JFACC with the ability to plan and control air |
| | operations, including air and space control and |
| | air and missile defense. |
| | Sub-Functions | TBMCS integrates CTAPS, WCCS and CIS under a |
| | common core of services. |
| | Equipment Requirements | TBMCS is a suite of USAF software applications |
| | that support air and space operations. TBMCS |
| | contains 14 joint applications that have been |
| | designated as joint standard software |
| | applications. |
| | Connectivity Requirements | SIPRNET via TRC-170, MRC-142, SATCOM |
| | connectivity. |
| | Crypto Requirements | None. |
| | Normal Locations | At the force level, TBMCS supports the JFC |
| | through the Joint Air Operations Center (JAOC), |
| | Navy Tactical Air Control System (NTACS), Marine |
| | Air Command and Control System (MACCS), Air |
| | Support Operations Center (ASOC), Control and |
| | Reporting Center (CRC), and Marine Corps Tactical |
| | Air Command Center (TACC). At the unit level, |
| | TBMCS supports the USAF Wing Commander through |
| | the Wing Operations Center (WOC), Maintenance |
| | Operations Center (MOC), and Squadron Operations |
| | Center (SOC). |
| | Information Managed | All air operations planners will use TBMCS to |
| | produce, generate, disseminate, and monitor the |
| | execution of the Air Tasking Order (ATO), air |
| | defense plan, master air attack plan, target |
| | nomination list, joint integrated prioritized |
| | target list, and the air space control order |
| | (ACO). |
| | Products Created | Air Tasking Order (ATO), Airspace Control Order |
| | (ACO). |
| | Lead Service/Contractor | USAF/Lockheed-Martin Corporation in Colorado |
| | Springs, CO. |
| | Current Fielding Status | Currently being fielded from the fall of 2000. |
| | Known Problems | Due to CTAPS and FY97 funding problems, TBMCS |
| | integration with the GCCS Common Operating |
| | Picture, MIDB, and Imagery in GCCS, the delivery |
| | schedule was changed to a single release. |
| | DIICOE Compliance Rating | Level 5. |
| | Point of Contact | Mr. Kenneth Ringle, TBMCS Configuration Manager |
| | (781) 271-8678 DSN 478-1186 ext. 8676. |
| | Updated by | Capt Michael Brooks, USMC, CCSC-01 |
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