7 Communication Group 7 groupe des communications Col

7 Communication Group 7è groupe des communications Col D. J. Lambert Commander Oct 2016

7 COMMUNICATION GROUP Aim of Brief & Contents • Aim of Brief: To provide an overview of 7 Comm Gp IOT raise awareness on this new C&E formation • Contents: – – – Mission, vision, value and organization DEFSOC 76 Comm Regt 77 Line Regt Challenges 2

7 COMMUNICATION GROUP Mission The mission of 7 Comm Gp is to sustain communications and information systems (CIS) in order to enable the CAF to exercise command control (C 2) while force generating line capabilities in support of CAF operations. For 7 Comm Gp, the mission verb “sustain” implies: -We provide some services (mostly in the classified domain) -We coordinate the provision and integration of services -We monitor the status of services -We are the national focal point of in-service support / service operations 3

7 COMMUNICATION GROUP Vision • • • 7 Comm Gp is responsive to both the C 2 needs of the CAF and to the IM/IT departmental objectives. 7 Comm Gp is an agile, responsive and efficient formation which reliably provides assigned CIS services, works collaboratively with partners to coordinate and integrate the provisioning of other CIS services, and assumes the leading role in CAF/DND service operations by monitoring and sustaining in-service C 2 capabilities. 7 Comm Gp assumes the leading role in performing in-service support impact analysis of yet-to-be-fielded IM/IT projects and initiatives. 7 Comm Gp is responsive to CAF operational demands for well-trained linemen, and seamlessly merges its task to force generate line capabilities for operations domestically and abroad with its partnership with SSC in delivering an in-scope line infrastructure workforce in support of DND installations. 7 Comm Gp works hand in hand with partner organizations to deliver on its core mandate and mission, and strives to achieve synergy and collaboration with all its partners. 7 Comm Gp is recognized as a Centre of Excellence and a key enabler of national service operations. 4

7 COMMUNICATION GROUP Vital Contribution to the CAF • 7 Comm Gp directly enables and supports CAF operations on a 24/7 basis. • 7 Comm Gp delivers and sustains the classified CIS capabilities which directly enable CAF C 2, intelligence, joint targeting, and Cyber operations, as well as IM/IT institutional capabilities. • 7 Comm Gp integrates new capabilities, monitors CAF/DND CIS status, and acts as the focal point to coordinate response in case of outages. Once at FOC, the DEFSOC will be the eyes and ears of the CAF J 6/ on the status of all CAF mission-critical CIS capabilities. • 7 Comm Gp routinely deploys close signals support to departmental VVIPs and technicians on missions domestically and abroad. • 7 Comm Gp force generates linemen for deployed operations domestically and abroad 5

7 COMMUNICATION GROUP 7 Comm Gp (Ottawa) 7 Comm Gp HQ DEFSOC Coordinating DIMEUS 77 Line Regt 76 Comm Regt 77 Line Regt HQ (Kingston) 76 Comm Regt HQ Sqn (Ottawa) Det Selfkant 1 Line Sqn (HQ in Kingston) 764 Comm Sqn (Ottawa) 4 Line Sqn (HQ in Petawawa) Cable Crews 765 Comm Sqn (Ottawa) Antenna Crews 2 Line Sqn (HQ in St-Jean) Det St-Jean Det Valcartier Det Montreal Det Bagotville Crypto Support Sqn (Ottawa) Det Halifax Det Esquimalt Crypto Maintenance Sqn (Kingston) Det Ottawa 3 Line Sqn (HQ in Edmonton) Det Edmonton Det Esquimalt Det Shilo Det Suffield Det Wainwright Det Winnipeg Manning Military Civilian Contractor 76 Comm Regt Positions filled 226 191 144 32 Det Trenton Det Toronto Det Borden Det North Bay Det Meaford Det Kingston RLWC Pet Det Leitrim Det Ottawa 7 Comm GP HQ Positions filled 28 24 37 20 15 Det Petawawa 77 Line Regt Positions filled 237 189 6 4 0 0 Version 1, dated on 29 August 2016. Det Comox Det Yellowknife Det Cold Lake Det Dundurn RLWC Edm 5 Line Sqn (HQ in Halifax) Det Halifax Det Greenwood Det Gagetown Det Gander Det St Johns RLWC Hfx

7 COMMUNICATION GROUP DEFSOC – Role and Responsibilities • • The DEFSOC provides national ITSM operations coordination across the DND/CAF. It sustains and governs DND IT and CAF Communications and Information Systems (CIS) operations management and coordinates the provisioning of IT services to meet DND business and CAF operational objs Required to be focal point for urgent/important operational service delivery matters – for critical synergy and efficiency, needs to be a co-located physical facility – for responsiveness and effectiveness, must have a unified and streamlined organizational structure Does not serve/interact with users directly but rather acts as an operational entity for escalation from SMC’s and L 1’s. Key DEFSOC responsibilities are: ü DND/CAF IT service operations coordination ü Service issues resolution ü Enterprise network monitoring and reporting ü National Service Desk ü Canadian Forces Service Release ü Change Management Prioritization

7 COMMUNICATION GROUP 76 Comm Regt (new MOO 11 Apr 2016 ) Mission: Provide strategic messaging, Secret and Top Secret networks and intelligence systems, operational infrastructure design, cryptographic support and maintenance support for the national and international Command Control to the Canadian Armed Forces and Dept of National Defence Main responsibilities: • • • 3 rd+ line support to national Secret C 2 networks; 1 st to 4 th line support to national TS networks and imagery systems; National military messaging - SMSS, ADDN, MSAX; National management of Communications Security (COMSEC) key-material and equipment; Cryptographic technical services (cradle to grave) and classified network design & install (RDS); National ISSO, TCI, Ops, CF-Allies network coord Deployable kits (CDS +) and LCMM Satellite Op Centre National Call Attendant Service (from CFNOC Nov 2016)

7 COMMUNICATION GROUP 77 Line Regt (MOO 31 May 2016 ) Mission: To force generate scalable 1 st , 2 nd and 3 rd line cable and antenna design, installation, maintenance capabilities in order to enable command control across Canadian Armed Forces installations domestically and abroad. Main responsibilities: • • • Management of the National Line Program of Work FG Line Capabilities for Operations • Expeditionary Ops • Domestic Ops Emergency 1 st Line Maintenance/Repair National ITI (Cable Plants and Antennae) (SSC and DND) 1 st Line Maintenance to National ITI (SSC and DND) * • Cable Plants (Inside Plant and Outside Plant) • Strategic Antenna Systems (Antenna Farms) • Red Distribution Systems (RDS) BPT support EC HR tasks ie, AEW, MSS BPT support / advise Regional Comds 9

7 COMMUNICATION GROUP Challenges 7 Comm Gp is a nascent formation whose establishment and manning remains a work in progress. Its current human resources (HR) are not aligned with its mission-critical mandate and tasks: • • • Current HR is insufficient to sustain existing CAF CIS capabilities. For example, there is no manpower to monitor and sustain all C 2 networks and services on a 24/7 basis (eg CAF Satellite Op Centre, SVTC). There is no HR to absorb the ISS workload associated with fielding new CAF IM/IT capabilities. Numerous CAF IM/IT projects and initiatives are therefore at risk of being delayed in their implementation due to being unsustainable with current resources. There is insufficient HR to perform detailed ISS impact analysis of new IM/IT projects and initiatives, thus creating a lack of responsiveness and delays. There is insufficient HR to analyze the numerous single points of failure and design and build redundancy in the CAF IM/IT infrastructure. Finally, there is extremely limited staff capacity and depth, both at formation and unit levels, to properly analyze and staff the HR solutions needed to resolve 7 CG’s critical manning shortfalls. The DEFSOC, the op centre which monitors CAF networks’ status and acts as the focal point to coordinate response in case of outages, remains far from achieving its FOC status. 10

7 COMMUNICATION GROUP Questions and Discussions DEFSOC Defence Service Operations Centre 11

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7 COMMUNICATION GROUP DND / CAF CIS and SOCBROUGHT TO YOU BY 7 COMM GP ADM(IM) Services/ Customers CA DGIMO 1 Can Div All Divisions RCAF All Wings (includin g 8 ACCS within 2 Wing) 1/2 Cdn Air Div CFAWC Operations/ RCN Joint 2 Naval bases CANSOF CFJSR CFIOG 76 CG CJOC NDHQ ADMs CFWC 7 Comm Gp DND/CAF CIS Defense Services Operation Center 76 Comm Regt 13