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 Tactical Operations Centers (TOCs) employed by the US Army and
Joint Operations Center, designed to command and control joint
operations at theater level, consists of an integrated group of tents
and wheeled and/or tracked vehicles with shelters from which a
commander and staff plans, monitors, and directs the tactical
operations of assigned forces in any military operation. The TOCs
provide facilities for planning, communication, and visualization
tools where commanders and their staffs can access information
resources from tactical through national levels to render an
integrated, comprehensive view of the battlespace. A Tactical
Operations Center (TOC) consists of multiple platforms (vehicles or
tents) comprising of integrated communications combining data, video,
and voice communications networks, information management, and
computing equipment designed for the tactical environment. Information
management applications provide access to, and display of situational
awareness information to the commander and his staff. TOC systems are
include legacy systems such as the Army Battle Command System (ABCS),
SINCGARS radios, and Common Hardware Systems (CHS), including video
displays, tactical faxes, and commercial-off-the-shelf network
equipment. Interoperability between Combat Information Centers (CICs)
of different services was demonstrated during Force XXI through the
fielding of the 1st and 2nd digitized Divisions, and is again being
called on during the Army's Unit of Action/Unit of Employment (UA/UE)
restructure.
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