AFICS

The Air Force Installation Command Systems (AFICS) manages C2 across all base operations to provide a consolidated view from the unit level up through the command chain. AFICS began as a Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment (JEFX) 08 initiative through the Air Force Research Laboratory. At that time, AFICS was made up of the following components:  AFICS Web, AFICS Visualizer, and Operations Task Management and Execution (OpsTME).  As a joint development effort with General Dynamics C4 Systems (GDC4S), it provided enhanced unit level C2 capabilities to support the unit-level Air Force Installation Control Center (ICC) enabling concept.

During JEFX, AFICS aggregated information from unit-level maintenance, operations, scheduling, incident management, and the Theater Battle Management Core System (TBMCS) UL system, and interfaced with Strategic Worldwide Integration Capability (SWIC) and TBMCS 1.1.3 force and strategic level systems, to provide the installation commander a comprehensive common enterprise understanding of missions and capabilities.

A flexible web environment to manage day to day air operations

One of the key components of AFICS in JEFX-08 was the web client.  It provided checklist management and execution, and visibility into the daily flying schedule (and associated events such as in-flight/ground emergencies, SOF log, etc), daily munitions build, AF Force Form 2407 management and coordination, aircraft status and location, and electronic action reports (EARs). The Ops TME provided mission planning and force management capabilities for the mission operations personnel at the unit level, and was available via thick and web-based clients.

As a result of user feedback from the JEFX experiment, the AFICS Web Capability will be transitioned into Unit Level Bridge to Unit Command and Control (UL/UC2).  The development that followed moved AFICS to a portal infrastructure that supports the user customizing views to meet their needs.

The capabilities currently scheduled to be transitioned are: Base Condition Status, Situational Awareness Map; Base Incident Management Visibility (EARs); Weather; Wing Level Aircraft Maintenance Monitoring; Aircraft Daily Flying Schedule; Global Decision Support System 2 (GDSS2) interface and visualization; and Air Battle Plan (ABP) Mission Display.