{"id":20204,"date":"2022-07-28T16:21:19","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T16:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/07\/28\/theyre-all-different-air-force-adviser-says-services-diverge-on-jadc2\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:49:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:49:17","slug":"theyre-all-different-air-force-adviser-says-services-diverge-on-jadc2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2022\/07\/28\/theyre-all-different-air-force-adviser-says-services-diverge-on-jadc2\/","title":{"rendered":"They\u2019re \u2018all different\u2019: Air Force adviser says services diverge on JADC2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 The massive efforts being waged by U.S. military services to realize Joint All-Domain Command and Control are disconnected, likely hobbling the Pentagon\u2019s overhaul of battlefield communications, according to the principal cyber adviser for the Air Force and Space Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEvery service has their own interpretation of JADC2,\u201d Wanda Jones-Heath said July 26 at an event hosted by the Potomac Officers Club<\/a>, adding that they are \u201call different.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve looked at all of the documentation associated with all three,\u201d she said. \u201cWe are not aligned with what we need to be to be interoperable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jones-Heath advises the Air Force secretary<\/a> on all cyber programs. She also oversees cyberspace recruitment and the training of cyber mission forces, as well as assessing their readiness. She previously served as a chief information security officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make JADC2 a reality, the Army, Air Force and Navy have taken their own tack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Army has Project Convergence, a crucible at which cutting-edge technologies are put to the test. This year\u2019s event, PC 22, will include international players, both participating and observing. The Air Force has the Advanced Battle Management System, a next-generation command and control that Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has sought more tangible results from after expressing doubts in 2021. And the Navy has Project Overmatch<\/a>, arguably the most clandestine of the bunch, as officials rarely disclose information about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A formal strategy, an implementation plan and a cross-functional team are also meant to help bring the concept to fruition. A public version of the strategy was published in March. The implementation plan was approved by Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks that same month.<\/p>\n\n\n\t