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www.APGNews.com Vol. 63, No. 43 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2019 index Did You Know? | B5 Crossword | B4 APG History | B6 newsbrief inside online flickr.com/photos/ usagapg/ @USAGAPG facebook.com/ APGMd APGNews.com @aberdeen_ proving_ground TITAN Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node to be tested during Defender-Europe 20 exercise next spring. PEO IEW&S|B2 xTECHSEARCH Lumineye wall- penetrating radar wins xTechSearch grand prize of $250,000. CCDC ARL|B2 NCOPD APG Garrison and Army G1 host NCO Professional Development workshop. GARRISON|B3 ARMY ENLISTED TALENT MANAGEMENT PROCESS U.S. Army Human Resources Command - HRC The Enlisted Talent Man- agement process leverag- es Soldiers knowledge, skills, behaviors, and preferences to maximize individual poten- tial and provide optimal career opportunities through an inter- active website. In fiscal year 2019, HRC implemented enhancements to the Enlisted Manning Cycles improving opportunities within the Enlisted Talent Manage- ment Process. Talent manage- ment is conducted through the assignment of Soldiers based upon the knowledge, skills, behaviors, and prefer- ences of the Soldiers for vari- ous assignments. Active Component Enlisted Manning Cycles - HRC con- ducts five Enlisted Manning Cycles annually to improve tal- ent alignment opportunities. Reserve Component Enlist- ed Manning Cycle - The Army Reserve conducts bi-annu- al manning cycles to improve unit readiness and talent align- ment opportunities for the Active Guard/Reserve, or AGR, population. Assignment Satisfaction Key - Active component Sol- dier assignment preference is determined through the Sol- diers preferences in the ASK system. AGR Soldiers work with their career managers to rank order and preference the available positions in each cycle. NCO Contact Program - HRC contacts NCOs (E-6 to E-8) to discuss assign- ment choices. A pilot pro- gram for Armor branch NCOs allows NCOs to designate pre- ferred available assignments electronically. New systems and tools under development for the active component will allow NCOs to receive information from their assignment manag- ers on ideal assignment types. These initiatives maximize tal- ent by getting the right Sol- dier to the right place at the right time. Identical capabilities will exist in the future for AGR Soldiers. BY JUSTIN EIMERS PEO C3T Public Affairs ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- Senior lead- ers from the Armys moderniza- tion enterprise at Aberdeen Proving Ground showcased the services current and future network efforts during a visit by Ryan McCarthy, the 24th and current Secretary of the Army, Oct. 24. McCarthy traveled to APG for an update on experimentation and fielding of the Armys Capability Set 21 and plans for CS 23 devel- opment. During the visit, Maj. Gen. David Bassett, Program Executive Officer for Command, Control, Communications-Tactical and Maj. Gen. Peter Gallagher, Director, Net- work Cross-Functional Team, led network capability discussions and demonstrations alongside counter- parts from the Communications- Electronics Command; Combat Capabilities Development Com- mands C5ISR Center; the Armys Artificial Intelligence Task Force; PEO Intelligence, Electronic War- fare and Sensors; Assured-Posi- tioning, Navigation and Timing Cross Functional Team; and U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Com- mand. Collaboration and horizontal integration between the develop- ers, acquisition professionals and Soldiers is key to infusing indus- try technology into the Armys net- Maj. Gen. David Bassett, Program Executive Officer for Command, Control, Communications-Tactical, right, discusses the Army’s Expeditionary Signal Battalion-Enhanced capabilities with Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy, during a visit to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Oct. 24, 2019. Photo by Kathryn Bailey, PEO C3T Network Modernization on Full Display for Army Secretary See NETWORK, page B5 The Prototype Integration Facility of the CCDC C5ISR Center recently provided a tour of its facilities to mem- bers of the Aberdeen Proving Ground Senior Leader Cohort. The groups discussed how organizations from across the U.S. Army use PIF capabilities to achieve Modernization and Readiness priorities. CCDC C5ISR Center photo Prototype Integration BY JACQUELINE BOUCHER CECOM TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT, Pa. -- Technicians over- hauling a naval gun system com- ponent had to use a crane to install its 800-pound, retractable gun port shield. Navy officials are working with Tobyhanna Army Depot to devel- op repair capability for hundreds of the oversized, dome-shaped weather shields protecting Mark 45 guns from the elements and detec- tion. The gun systems are installed onboard ships in the U.S. Navy fleet and other allied nations. This is a win for the United States Navy and Army, said Kev- in Jackson, fleet support manager, Program Executive Office Integrat- ed Warfare Systems. Tobyhanna is doing an excellent job of integrat- ing this work into their core com- petency of business. Challenges during the repair process became opportunities to excel for Team Tobyhanna. The goal is to spend $65,000 and six weeks repairing each weather shield. The first joint effort unfor- tunately missed the mark in both areas, according to Logistics Man- agement Specialist Rob Fried, who is also the project manager for the new workload. He explained that initially a shorter repair cycle time for the weather shield led to overtime costs. Then a number of challenges extended the project timeline, which led team members to discover new and better ways to meet customer requirements. Once the first asset arrived, it became clear that small changes would reap big dividends, accord- ing to Brian Sivak, production Joint Venture Forges Naval Gun Repairs Industrial Worker Helper J.J. Johnson installs the locking mech- anism for the weather shield door. The goal is to spend $65,000 and six weeks repairing each weather shield. Johnson is assigned to the Systems Integration and Support Directorate’s Electronics Shelter System Branch. Photo by Thomas Robbins, TYAD See GUNS, page B3
