Freedom Banner - Cobra Gold 2002, Total Asset Visibility Experiment

This document describes an experimentation of technology that can bring the Marine Corps closer to the goal of achieving Total Asset Visibility. The venue used for this effort was the Freedom Banner/Cobra Gold 2002 exercise. This exercise was conducted in Thailand during April and May 2002. Several organizations were involved in the effort. The experiment had three objectives: (1) Provide the Third Force Service Support Group with technology that can enhance the TAV of equipment. (2) Identify and measure bandwidth parameters of the technology used to provide the TAV. This data will be used to compare this technology with the bar code scanning systems currently fielded in the Marine Corps. This data can also be used to evaluate sensor technologies that will be deployed in the battlefield. (3) Evaluate the capability to provide near real time visibility of deployed assets through existing or joint operational internet based systems. The three objectives were satisfied. Several conclusions and recommendations resulted from the effort. Total Asset Visibility technology has a significant impact on the Marine Corps process for off loading a Maritime Propositioning Ship. The impact is both a reduction in personnel required for the operation and in time required capturing data and providing information. The additional bandwidth burden resulting from the network traffic related to the technology was minimal. A residual was provided to the Third Force Service Support Group for the purposes of enhancing the visibility of their equipment.Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center Port Hueneme CA is the author of 'Freedom Banner - Cobra Gold 2002, Total Asset Visibility Experiment', published 2002 under ISBN 9781423506348 and ISBN 1423506340.