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Hopefully Pakistan Air Force will always dominate the spectrum 
The Electromagnetic Spectrum connects forces on land, in the air, at sea, space, and cyberspace. The EMS connects you in your personal and professional life, but this is a battlespace, and it must be won in each and every conflict.
In Air Combat Command, the EMS is at the forefront of technological development supporting the Air Force, especially through the progression of electromagnetic warfare. It ultimately affects how ACC, and the Air Force, will engage in and through the EMS in the future.
“Focused integration of electromagnetic spectrum operations in our training and exercises will expand our readiness by creating complex environments for our Airmen to train in and against,” said Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of ACC. “Our focus on the Electromagnetic Spectrum builds on, and enhances our mission areas to prepare our Airmen for future operations and conflicts as the first battlespace that must be won.”
The EMS is a highly regulated continuum of electromagnetic waves arranged according to frequency and wavelengths. The EMS includes the full range of all possible frequencies of electromagnetic radiation.
We integrate and utilize EMS every day in our personal and professional lives. However, due to advancements in technologies, gathering intelligence and maneuvering within the EMS has become challenging. Air Combat Command stands ready to address this challenge head-on with precision and strength.
“The spectrum affects almost every aspect of everyday life for our Airmen and how they connect through cell phones, Wi-Fi, and wireless technologies. Nearly all modern communications have a wireless connection, so our presence in the EMS is greater now than ever before,” said Lt. Gen. Christopher Weggeman, deputy commander of ACC. “Riding through all of these wireless connections in the EMS is data and information, and this is where there are opportunities and challenges. To understand information warfare, we must first focus on the EMS as the purveyor of data and information. To be a leader in AI, you have to first be a leader in data and to be a leader in information warfare, you first have to be a leader in Spectrum Operations.”
Historically, the EMS has been critical for military, industry, and civilian use. This shared dependency makes this resource more scarce, valuable, and vulnerable every day, according to Ted Uchida, ACC A3 deputy director of operations.
“Competing in the EMS is a complex problem that must be properly evaluated to understand how future conflicts will be fought and won,” Uchida said.
The Air Force has been fighting and defending in the EMS for many years. While advances in technologies in the civilian and industrial markets have leveraged the EMS in ways never before seen or thought possible, these challenges and opportunities must be understood by our Airmen.
To get after these issues, ACC will adjust organizations, tactics, and policies as both civil and Defense Department communities balance vital EMS allocations which the Air Force relies on to fly, fight, and win.
Overall, the importance of educating our Airmen on the EMS is vital to the dominance of the spectrum, Kelly explained.
“Now more than ever, it is crucial we educate our Airmen on the EMS and how to detect threats and better protect Air Force systems and devices – and that doesn’t stop when you leave work,” Kelly concluded. “That is why we are going to continue to dominate the spectrum to secure the battlespace and our Airmen.
Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy Released
Today the Department of Defense announced the release of the DOD Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy.
“The rise of mobile systems and digital technology across the globe has placed enormous strain on the available spectrum for DOD’s command, control, and communication needs. This strategy will help set the conditions needed to ensure our warfighters have freedom of action within the electromagnetic spectrum to successfully conduct operations and training in congested, contested and constrained multi-domain environments across the globe,” said Hon. Dana Deasy, DOD chief information officer.
The purpose of the strategy is to align DOD electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) activities with the objectives of the 2017 National Security Strategy, the 2018 National Defense Strategy, and national economic and technology policy goals.
“This Strategy addresses how DOD will: develop superior EMS capabilities; evolve to an agile, fully integrated EMS infrastructure; pursue total force EMS readiness; secure enduring partnerships for EMS advantage; and establish effective EMS governance to support strategic and operational objectives. Investment in these areas will speed decision-quality information to the warfighter, establish effective electromagnetic battle management, enable EMS sharing with commercial partners, advance EMS warfighting capabilities, and ensure our forces maintain EMS superiority,” Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper, wrote in the forward of the document.
The strategy attests to the need for freedom of action in the electromagnetic spectrum, at the time, place, and parameters of DOD’s choosing as a required precursor to the successful conduct of operations in all domains.
"The Department is dedicated to a unified, holistic electromagnetic spectrum operations (EMSO) approach which ensures our Freedom of Action in the EMS at the time and place of our choosing,” said, Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. “We cannot expect military success in any domain if we fail to take bold action to ensure that the United States and its Allies have freedom to act in the spectrum. Implementing the EMS Superiority Strategy enables us to take that bold action so we are able to dominate the spectrum in all domains and, if challenged, win against our enemies."
The Strategy builds upon existing joint and Service doctrine and operational concepts that incorporate the full range of military activities in the EMS.
The modern electromagnetic operational environment (EMOE) is increasingly complex and is congested, contested, and constrained. This Strategy addresses the complexity by advancing EMS sharing and maneuver to ensure continued spectrum access, as emphasized in the NSS and the 2018 Presidential Memorandum on Developing a Sustainable Spectrum Strategy for America’s Future. The Strategy supports the full range of activities DOD must conduct in the EMS across the competition continuum. It recognizes that the same technology used to enable the maneuverability required in the highly contested near-peer environments can also be used to enhance access in highly regulated peacetime environments. It incorporates an EMS enterprise focus on superiority in congested and contested EMOEs of conflict as well as the need to test, train, and operate in congested and constrained peacetime EMOEs.
Great Power Competition
The strategy highlights the tremendous advantage afforded to the competitor that gains and maintains EMS superiority across the competition continuum and that “by developing innovative asymmetric EMS capabilities, DOD can protect expensive friendly capabilities from disruption or attrition, while simultaneously denying or degrading the effectiveness of adversaries’ high-priced systems.”
Strategic Goals
DOD will focus on five interdependent goals: develop superior EMS capabilities; evolve to an agile, and fully integrated, EMS infrastructure; pursue total force readiness in the EMS; secure enduring partnerships for EMS advantage; and establish effective EMS governance.
“The Department’s evolution in the EMS is necessary for the U.S. military's ability to effectively sense, command, control, communicate, test, train, protect, and project force,” said the Hon. Ellen Lord, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. “Modernizing to maintain competitive advantage over near-peer adversaries will enable DOD to assert EMS superiority and mitigate risks to U.S. national and economic security.”
Additional Resources:
Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy
The Electromagnetic Spectrum connects forces on land, in the air, at sea, space, and cyberspace. The EMS connects you in your personal and professional life, but this is a battlespace, and it must be won in each and every conflict.
In Air Combat Command, the EMS is at the forefront of technological development supporting the Air Force, especially through the progression of electromagnetic warfare. It ultimately affects how ACC, and the Air Force, will engage in and through the EMS in the future.
“Focused integration of electromagnetic spectrum operations in our training and exercises will expand our readiness by creating complex environments for our Airmen to train in and against,” said Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of ACC. “Our focus on the Electromagnetic Spectrum builds on, and enhances our mission areas to prepare our Airmen for future operations and conflicts as the first battlespace that must be won.”
The EMS is a highly regulated continuum of electromagnetic waves arranged according to frequency and wavelengths. The EMS includes the full range of all possible frequencies of electromagnetic radiation.
We integrate and utilize EMS every day in our personal and professional lives. However, due to advancements in technologies, gathering intelligence and maneuvering within the EMS has become challenging. Air Combat Command stands ready to address this challenge head-on with precision and strength.
“The spectrum affects almost every aspect of everyday life for our Airmen and how they connect through cell phones, Wi-Fi, and wireless technologies. Nearly all modern communications have a wireless connection, so our presence in the EMS is greater now than ever before,” said Lt. Gen. Christopher Weggeman, deputy commander of ACC. “Riding through all of these wireless connections in the EMS is data and information, and this is where there are opportunities and challenges. To understand information warfare, we must first focus on the EMS as the purveyor of data and information. To be a leader in AI, you have to first be a leader in data and to be a leader in information warfare, you first have to be a leader in Spectrum Operations.”
Historically, the EMS has been critical for military, industry, and civilian use. This shared dependency makes this resource more scarce, valuable, and vulnerable every day, according to Ted Uchida, ACC A3 deputy director of operations.
“Competing in the EMS is a complex problem that must be properly evaluated to understand how future conflicts will be fought and won,” Uchida said.
The Air Force has been fighting and defending in the EMS for many years. While advances in technologies in the civilian and industrial markets have leveraged the EMS in ways never before seen or thought possible, these challenges and opportunities must be understood by our Airmen.
To get after these issues, ACC will adjust organizations, tactics, and policies as both civil and Defense Department communities balance vital EMS allocations which the Air Force relies on to fly, fight, and win.
Overall, the importance of educating our Airmen on the EMS is vital to the dominance of the spectrum, Kelly explained.
“Now more than ever, it is crucial we educate our Airmen on the EMS and how to detect threats and better protect Air Force systems and devices – and that doesn’t stop when you leave work,” Kelly concluded. “That is why we are going to continue to dominate the spectrum to secure the battlespace and our Airmen.
Dominate the Spectrum: ACC Emphasizes EMS
In Air Combat Command, the Electromagnetic Spectrum is at the forefront of technological development supporting the Air Force, especially through the progression of electromagnetic warfare. It
www.af.mil
Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy Released
Today the Department of Defense announced the release of the DOD Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy.
“The rise of mobile systems and digital technology across the globe has placed enormous strain on the available spectrum for DOD’s command, control, and communication needs. This strategy will help set the conditions needed to ensure our warfighters have freedom of action within the electromagnetic spectrum to successfully conduct operations and training in congested, contested and constrained multi-domain environments across the globe,” said Hon. Dana Deasy, DOD chief information officer.
The purpose of the strategy is to align DOD electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) activities with the objectives of the 2017 National Security Strategy, the 2018 National Defense Strategy, and national economic and technology policy goals.
“This Strategy addresses how DOD will: develop superior EMS capabilities; evolve to an agile, fully integrated EMS infrastructure; pursue total force EMS readiness; secure enduring partnerships for EMS advantage; and establish effective EMS governance to support strategic and operational objectives. Investment in these areas will speed decision-quality information to the warfighter, establish effective electromagnetic battle management, enable EMS sharing with commercial partners, advance EMS warfighting capabilities, and ensure our forces maintain EMS superiority,” Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper, wrote in the forward of the document.
The strategy attests to the need for freedom of action in the electromagnetic spectrum, at the time, place, and parameters of DOD’s choosing as a required precursor to the successful conduct of operations in all domains.
"The Department is dedicated to a unified, holistic electromagnetic spectrum operations (EMSO) approach which ensures our Freedom of Action in the EMS at the time and place of our choosing,” said, Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. “We cannot expect military success in any domain if we fail to take bold action to ensure that the United States and its Allies have freedom to act in the spectrum. Implementing the EMS Superiority Strategy enables us to take that bold action so we are able to dominate the spectrum in all domains and, if challenged, win against our enemies."
The Strategy builds upon existing joint and Service doctrine and operational concepts that incorporate the full range of military activities in the EMS.
The modern electromagnetic operational environment (EMOE) is increasingly complex and is congested, contested, and constrained. This Strategy addresses the complexity by advancing EMS sharing and maneuver to ensure continued spectrum access, as emphasized in the NSS and the 2018 Presidential Memorandum on Developing a Sustainable Spectrum Strategy for America’s Future. The Strategy supports the full range of activities DOD must conduct in the EMS across the competition continuum. It recognizes that the same technology used to enable the maneuverability required in the highly contested near-peer environments can also be used to enhance access in highly regulated peacetime environments. It incorporates an EMS enterprise focus on superiority in congested and contested EMOEs of conflict as well as the need to test, train, and operate in congested and constrained peacetime EMOEs.
Great Power Competition
The strategy highlights the tremendous advantage afforded to the competitor that gains and maintains EMS superiority across the competition continuum and that “by developing innovative asymmetric EMS capabilities, DOD can protect expensive friendly capabilities from disruption or attrition, while simultaneously denying or degrading the effectiveness of adversaries’ high-priced systems.”
Strategic Goals
DOD will focus on five interdependent goals: develop superior EMS capabilities; evolve to an agile, and fully integrated, EMS infrastructure; pursue total force readiness in the EMS; secure enduring partnerships for EMS advantage; and establish effective EMS governance.
“The Department’s evolution in the EMS is necessary for the U.S. military's ability to effectively sense, command, control, communicate, test, train, protect, and project force,” said the Hon. Ellen Lord, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. “Modernizing to maintain competitive advantage over near-peer adversaries will enable DOD to assert EMS superiority and mitigate risks to U.S. national and economic security.”
Additional Resources:
Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy
Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy Released
The Defense Department announced the release of the DOD Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy.
www.defense.gov
