1. NDIA Tampa Breakfast 14 April 2015 Mr. Robert Bennett
Chief, Resources & Analysis Division, J6-R
C4 Systems Directorate (J6)
U.S. Central Command

2. UNCLASSIFIED
“We cannot solve the problems we have created with the same thinking we used in creating them.”
Albert Einstein

3. USCENTCOM Mission
With our national and international partners, U.S. Central Command
promotes COOPERATION among nations
RESPONDS to crisis and DETERS or DEFEATS State and Non-State aggression
and SUPPORTS development, and, when necessary, RECONSTRUCTION
in order to establish the conditions for regional security, stability and prosperity

4. Area of Responsibility
…among the most complex and volatile in the world.
20 Countries spanning 4.6M Square Miles
530M People & 4 Major Religions
18 Major Languages & 22 Ethnic Groups

5. USCENTCOM Strategic Environment
Approved 24 February 2015
IRAQ-SYRIA & GREATER LEVANT
IRQ: ISIL threatens GoI, regional stability
SYR: Grinding civil war, groups vie for power
JOR, LEB, TUR: Risk of spillover violence
Tajikistan
Qatar
Kuwait
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan
Turkmenistan
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Iran
U.A.E.
Oman
Yemen
Saudi
Arabia
Iraq
Jordan
Egypt
Bahrain
Lebanon
Syria
SUNNI-SHIA
Ideologues/politicians perpetuate an “Us vs. Them” narrative
Local/religious affinities trump national identities, secularism
VEOs, external actors exploit divisions
ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN
Contentious, fuels sectarianism and violence
Third intifada could spark wider conflict
Ongoing diplomatic efforts
IRAN
Persistent nuclear ambitions
Growing ITN operational reach, malign influence threatens U.S., allies, region
PAKISTAN-INDIA
Trust deficit between nuclear powers
Sporadic cross-border violence, militancy persists
Confrontations
Situations
Conflicts
AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN
AFG political transition fragile
AFG-PAK safe havens enable VEOs, OTOs and threaten regional stability
DRIVERS OF INSTABILITY
Political/economic grievances persist
Disenfranchisement, economic uncertainty, and humanitarian crises
Stalled political transitions and renewed autocracy
Ungoverned /Under-governed spaces
YEMEN
Potential civil war portends state collapse/ fracture
AQAP safe haven; IRN support to Huthis
Turmoil threatens geostrategic choke point
PERCEPTIONS OF U.S. ENGAGEMENT
Competition to supplant U.S. influence
U.S. intervention fuels distrust, anger
Security cooperation with regional partners in high demand
USCENTCOM’s strategic environment contains converging and compounding threats, instability, and violence as political transitions, civil wars, and aggressive VEOs threaten global security and stability.

6. USCENTCOM Top 10 Approved 24 February 2015 Manage Prevent Shape
Degrade and ultimately defeat ISIL in order to prevent the further spread of sectarian-fueled radical extremism, and to mitigate the continuing Iraq-Syria crisis.
Continue support to Afghanistan, in partnership with NATO, as a regionally integrated, secure, stable, and developing country.
Defeat Al Qaeda, deny violent extremists safe havens and freedom of movement, and limit the reach of terrorists.
Counter malign Iranian influence, while reducing and mitigating against the negative impacts of surrogates and proxies.
Support a whole of government approach to developments in Yemen, preventing Yemen from becoming an ungoverned space for AQ/VEOs; retain CT capacity in the region.
Maintain credible general and specific deterrent capability and capacity to counter Iran.
Prevent, and if required counter, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; disrupt their development and prevent their use.
Protect lines of communication, ensure free use of the global commons (including the cyber commons), and secure unimpeded global access for legal commerce
Shape, support, and maintain ready, flexible regional Coalitions and partners, as well as cross-CCMD and interagency US whole-of-government teams, to support crisis response; optimize military resources
Develop and execute security cooperation programs, improving bilateral and multilateral partnerships, building partnered “capacities,” and improving information sharing, security, and stability
Prevent
Shape

7. A new paradigm…

8. USCENTCOM J6 Strategic Outlook
Manage
Optimize Theater C5ISR Environment, Capabilities and Mission Command
Mission Partner Environment (MPE) Objective Capabilities
“Fight-Tonight” Mission Partner Environment CENTCOM Partner Network (CPN-X)
Align Theater Architecture with Joint Information Environment (JIE)
Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Joint Regional Security Stack (JRSS)
Migrate to Defense Enterprise (DEE)
DoD Enterprise to the Tactical Edge
Split-base Enterprise Operations Center (EOC) at HQ and CENTCOM Forward HQ (CFH)
Improve User Experience
C2 On-the-Move – Secure Mobile, Zero-client, etc.
Single Cyber Security Architecture (CSA)
JIE Enterprise to the Edge
Prevent
Dominate Cyberspace in the CENTCOM Area of Operations
Joint Force Cyber C2 Enduring Construct
Mature Joint Cyberspace Center (JCC), Joint Force HQ Cyber (JFHQ-C), EOC, & JFHQ-DODIN
Fully operationalize Cyber Mission Forces (CMF)
Identify and mitigate Adversary Cyber Threat
Build CENTCOM Partner Capacity
Fully Enabled Mission Partners
C5ISR interoperability and Mission Command
Cybersecurity
Operations, Training, Education and Exercise
Shape
Govern the CENTCOM C5ISR Enterprise
JIE / MPE Governance
Enduring Construct
Ensure Effective, Efficient, and Secure Mission Command Capability aligned with the Theater Campaign Plan and JIE
Enduring C5ISR Missions, Functions and Sustainment
Approved 18 March 2015

9. USCENTCOM J6 Budget Breakdown
The C4 Enterprise Support contract is the largest CCJ6 contract, which ends in FY17
The re-compete effort starts this year with gaining permission to continue with GSA FEDSIM
CCJ6 is heavily reliant on contingency funding and works diligently to reduce cost and baseline enduring requirements

10. …and we learned long ago “whole-of-government” is not enough.
The Strategic Environment challenges transcend the ability and capacity of any one sector to assure success…
…and we learned long ago “whole-of-government” is not enough.
Partnerships with government and non-government organizations, multinational partners, and the private- sector (industry and academia) defines the way ahead

11. Key Roles for Industry in the Way Ahead
Effective
Simple Solutions to Complex Problems - Ease of Use
No Six Hump Camels
Mission Command on the Move
Device and Transport Agnostic Secure Solutions
Virtual Desktop, Private Cloud, and Data at Rest
Persistent Access to Mission Command Systems
Cost-effective, Non-proprietary solutions to maximize flexibility to expand and upgrade on demand (Sustainable, Scalable, and Supportable)
Manage your talent – we need the first team to remain on the field
Cybersecurity and Mission Assurance “baked-in” up front – NOT an afterthought
Risk Management Framework
Continuous Monitoring and Analytical Tools
Efficient
Secure

12. UNCLASSIFIED
Our partnership with Industry is critical to the safety, security, and mission success of our Armed Forces
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13. UNCLASSIFIED
QUESTIONS
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