Subject: Technology Memo Topic Paper P2: The Air Mobility Command's C2IPS integration
Date: 8 July 2007
In 2000, US Air Force's Air Mobility Command (AMC) had an idea for seamless information flow to the warfighter. This system would integrate much of the everyday planning, command and control, and mission execution into one source. AMC tried to develop Command and Control Information Processing System (C2IPS); a one-stop-shop for mission planners, aircrews, and mission commanders. Novel in its concept, the system was ill fated from the start.
It would replace the antiquated process of order generation, Form 59 mission itineraries, and aircrew paperwork all of which came from various sources into one large server. The problems stem from a myriad of issues: unreliable servers and slow networks, insufficient training for the end user, and inadequate support from senior leadership in its implementation; thusly, C2IPS was a failure.
C2IPS and its servers. The C2IPS......
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