Army Chemical Review presents professional information about Chemical Corps functions related to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, smoke, flame, and civil support operations.
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Army Chemical Review 12 situational, tactical, and operational overmatch before and during all phases of military operations. There are four steps required for the implementation of MD CASE (see Figure 1): Step 1. Regardless of their lo- cation within the multidomains (space, air, land, sea, and cyberspace), smart/disparate sensors operate as passive de- tectors and active emitters. Their primary function is to map real-time geospatial terrain; detect, locate, identify, target, and track individuals, ground and aerial vehicles, ballistic or cruise missiles, rockets, artillery or mortars, ground-based hazards (chemical, biological, and radiological; obstacles; minefields), radar, directed energy, and radio frequency; and locate those assets using stealth, and conceal- ment decoy-enabled capabilities. Step 2. Collection nodes. Collection nodes are trans- receivers that are self-powered or integrated into other platforms. These nodes can stream data to and from oth- er collection nodes and smart/disparate sensors to several cognitive-analysis terminals at specific levels of command (theater, corps, division, and brigade) and locations (conti- nental United States, rear areas, forward-deployed areas) based on preauthorization authority. These nodes comprise a self-healing recognition network that uses government or- ganization networks, joint networks, node assets, and Army network capabilities. Step 3. Cognitive analysis. Cognitive analysis—the heart and soul of the sensor environment—uses software al- gorithms to fuse and analyze data and to determine the rel- evance, accuracy, and validity of the data while prioritizing the required information. The information is transmitted to selected applications that are integrated into the common operating picture, where the information is processed. This leads to recommendations for automated and manual com- mand decisions. The software then turns key information into visual and actionable machine and human language to enhance situational understanding. Step 4. Warnings and early warnings are critical components for data processing within MD CASE. An internal process alerts commanders and Soldiers of immediate threats and hazards (protec- tion) and cues other systems for the specific execution of predefined actions without human intervention. It can also alert commanders and Soldiers of the threat and prompt for acknowledgement and action. Figure 1. Four steps of MD CASE implementation Legend: COE—common operating environment COP—common operational picture UAS—unmanned aircraft system UGV—unattended ground vehicle NBCRV—nuclear, biological, and chemical reconnaissance vehicle