UNITED STATES ARMY SIGNAL CENTER

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UNITED STATES ARMY SIGNAL CENTER DIRECTORATE OF
COMBAT DEVELOPMENTS
Colonel Keith H. Snook
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DIRECTORATE OF COMBAT DEVELOPMENTS MISSION

• Performs combat development for tactical and
  strategic
• communications / automation systems. Represents
  the user in development, production, and fielding
  of emerging communications / automation systems
  and organizations
• Formulates and develops tactical and strategic
• communications
• - Concepts
• - Doctrine
• - Force Structure
• - Materiel Requirements
• Manages integrated logistics support, MANPRINT,
  and
• software functions
• Interfaces with combat, materiel, training,
  testing and development activities
• Develops force structure requirements

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DIRECTORATE OF COMBAT DEVELOPMENTS PRODUCTS

• Organizational and operational concepts
• Signal Doctrine
• Requirement documents
• Future organizational structures
• Advanced Warfighting Experimentation and
  Simulation

HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING IS CRITICAL FOR
NETWORK DESIGN, NETWORK OPERATIONS AND
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
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DIRECTORATE OF COMBAT DEVELOPMENTS CURRENT
INITIATIVES
CONCEPTS DOCTRINE Objective Force, Homeland
Security, Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Army
Transformation Wargame, Future Combat
System FORCE DEVELOPMENT Table of
Organization and Equipment Development, Total
Army Analysis Coordination, Force Development
Updates MATERIEL REQUIREMENTS Joint Network
Management System, Integrated Control
System, Army Key Management System, Defense
Message System, Key Management Infrastructure,
Network Operation Cell-Vehicle
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The Army of the FutureMust Be

• Responsive time, distance, sustained momentum
  in deterrence or projection of force where
  needed
• Deployable brigade combat team anywhere in the
  world within 96 hrs, division in 120 hrs, 5
  divisions in 30 days
• Agile master transitions with no loss of
  momentum
• Versatile dominate at any point on the spectrum
  of operations with minimal adjustment
• Lethal fires, maneuver, leadership,
  protection to wage war with an intensity that
  wins at least cost to us
• Survivable protect soldiers units
• Sustainable reduce logistics demand footprint

In support of US Defense Strategy to Rapidly
transition from a posture of forward deterrence
into a joint campaign aimed at swiftly defeating
the efforts of adversaries who would seek to
impose their will on us or our allies (Defense
Planning Guidance 04-09)
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DIRECTORATE OF COMBAT DEVELOPMENTS DCD / HFE
Roles
D octrine T raining L eader Development O
rganization M ateriel P ersonnel F acilities
COMBAT DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
HFE IMPACTS ALL THE CD PROCESS
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DIRECTORATE OF COMBAT DEVELOPMENTS ORGANIZATION
TOTAL PERSONNEL - 30 MILITARY - 20 DA
CIVILIANS - 32 CONTRACTORS
DCD HQ
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE
CONCEPTS AND DOCTRINE DIVISION
FORCE REQUIREMENTS DIVISION
MATERIEL REQUIREMENTS DIVISION