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DAF PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE for COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, and BATTLE MANAGEMENT (DAF PEO C3BM)
After a series of organizational responses and evolutions that commenced with the Air Force’s initiating the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) under the Chief Architect Office (CAO) in 2018, the SecAF established the DAF PEO C3BM as the DAF Integrating PEO for C3BM in September 2022 (see Table below).
Establishing the DAF PEO C3BM brought technical architecture authorities, previously under the CAO, and acquisition authority for ABMS, previously under the DAF Rapid Capabilities Office, beneath the direction of a single Program Executive Officer empowered to integrate C3BM equities at the DAF level. Within this organization, acquisition divisions such as ABMS, Intelligence, Surveillance, & Reconnaissance and Airspace Mission Planning, are procuring technology to support the DAF BATTLE NETWORK, while architecture divisions, under the lead of the DAF Chief Architect for C2, go about designing joint architectures and building out the technical capabilities that meet Joint Warfighting Concept derived mission integration threads to directly address domain specific threats and operational needs. The integration of technical requirements, architecture, and engineering through the DAF PEO C3BM aligns and integrates the DAF’s modernization efforts for C3 and streamlines delivery of decision advantage capabilities. To further emphasize the importance of the Integrating PEO role, the SecAF also designated DAF PEO C3BM as the Department’s single technical interface to CJADC2.
The work of the DAF PEO C3BM breaks command and control into three integrated functions: 1) building situational awareness, 2) making operational decisions, and 3) directing the force, which collectively position the commander or battle manager to:
Understand what is happening in the battlespace in a relevant time and spatial framework to engage in the battle.
Identify, prioritize, and assign targets to the appropriate coalition or Joint Force element to engage them in a manner consist with the commander’s intent.
Communicate the engagement plan to the appropriate coalition or Joint Force element so they can execute to close, engage, and finish the target.