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Navy Capt. Thomas Thompson
Capt. Tom Thompson is the United States Joint Deployable Analysis director. Bio |
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In June 2011, the United States Joint Forces Command's Joint Fires Integration and Interoperability Team transitioned to the Joint Deployable Analysis Team.
On Feb. 24, 2005, the capabilities of two organizations, the Joint Combat Identification Evaluation Team, or JCIET, and the Joint Close Air Support Joint Test Team, or JCAS JTT, were combined to form a new organization with a new direction and a new mission: the Joint Fires Integration and Interoperability Team.
The All Service Combat Identification Team, or ASCIET, the forerunner of JCIET, was established in 1994 as an outgrowth of the Joint Air Defense Operations/Joint Engagement Zone (JADO/JEZ) Joint Test and Evaluation (JT&E) Joint Test Force under the direction of the Joint Staff strategic plans and programs. Defense Reform Initiative Directive 29 directed that ASCIET transition to U.S. Atlantic Command no later than October 1999. ASCIET became a joint activity under combatant command of Commander U.S. Joint Forces Command, later redesignated U.S. Joint Force Command October 1999, and was subsequently redesignated as JCIET October 2000.
The JCAS JT&E Test Force was established by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, in August 1997. In July 2002, the Joint Requirements Oversight Council extended the team through September 2004, assigned operational oversight to the JCAS Executive Steering Committee, and directed the Office of the Secretary of Defense to provide continued administrative support and technical oversight. In October 2002, USJFCOM strategic plans and programs redesignated the JCAS JT&E Test Force as the JCAS Joint Test Team. In October 2004, the Joint Requirements Oversight Council formally transferred the JCAS Joint Test Team mission to USJFCOM and endorsed the formation of JFIIT by merging JCIET and JCAS Joint Test Team. |
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The Joint Deployable Analysis Team (JDAT) is a subordinate division of the Deputy Director, Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (DD C4), Joint Staff J-8. Transitioned from United States Joint Forces Command's Joint Fires Integration and Interoperability Team (JFIIT) in June 2011, JDAT conducts field analysis of Command and Control (C2) information systems and procedures, producing decision-quality data to improve C2 integration and interoperability.
JDAT provides a deployable capability for analyzing current and emergent C2 information systems and procedures spanning the C2, fires, and intelligence joint functions to:
· Measure performance to establish and validate capabilities and limitations
· Identify shortfalls and root causes
· Recommend improvements and potential solutions.
Located at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, JDAT's 65-member team of Department of Defense (DOD) military, civilian, and support contractor personnel assists the warfighter by providing improved joint fires C2 capabilities to commanders. To support decision making, JDAT applies in-depth, objective, and rigorous analysis to develop fact-based recommendations to identified issues.
JDAT's core strengths include:
· Operational expertise: Uniformed members from all Services provide subject matter expertise on current operational procedures while contractors provide a depth of experience and knowledge on 1) specific fires; Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR); and C2 information systems, 2) supporting architectures, and 3) Joint and Service doctrine.
· Analytical capabilities: Civilian and contractor operations analysts use proven methodology and task-based architectures (e.g., joint mission threads and measures) combined with their extensive experience in research and system analysis techniques.
· Technical skills: A unique civilian and contractor Technical Solutions Branch provides expertise and specialized data collection tools including networks; tactical communications and mobile range instrumentation; visualization and data capture software; and data transformations.
These complementing competencies ensure the tactical relevance and technical soundness of JDAT's outcomes.
JDAT's analysis and assessment activities are based on capability gaps, military needs, and interoperability deficiencies identified in the DOD's strategic-level guidance and other recognized DOD requirements' forums and are prioritized by the annual DD C4 Integrated Priorities Action Plan (IPAP).
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JDAT director 
