Joint Interoperability of Tactical Command and Control Systems or JINTACCS is a
United States military program for the development and maintenance of tactical information exchange configuration items (CIs) and operational procedures. It was originated in 1977 to ensure that the command and control (C2 and C3) and weapons systems of all US military services and
NATO forces would be compatible.
It is made up of standard Message Text Formats (MTF) for man-readable and machine-processable information, a core set of
common warfighting symbols, and data link standards called
Tactical Data Links
A tactical data link (TDL) uses a data link standard in order to provide communication via radio waves or cable used by NATO nations. All military C3 systems use standardized TDL to transmit, relay and receive tactical data.
Multi-TDL network ...
(TDLs).
JINTACCS was initiated by the US
Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1977 as a successor to the Joint Interoperability of Tactical Command and Control Systems in Support of Ground and Amphibious Military Operations (1971-1977). As of 1982 the command was hosted at
Fort Monmouth in
Monmouth County, New Jersey, and employed 39 military people and 23 civilians.
References
Command and control
Interoperability
Command and control systems of the United States military
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