About the National Fire Control SymposiumThe National Fire Control Symposium (NFCS) is a tri-service supported event with leadership rotating among the services. The 2011 NFCS (20th annual) was under the leadership of the U.S. Army Space & Missile Defense Command and was held at the Shades of Green® on WALT DISNEY WORLD® Resort in Lake Buena Vista, FL on 1-4 August 2011. All technical sessions were classified and took place at the Shades of Green® on WALT DISNEY WORLD® Resort, along with the unclassified exhibit hall. The NFCS focuses on current warfighter issues related to integrated fire control, including homeland defense, and challenges applicable for all military services, research and development centers and the defense industry. The Symposium addressed the application and integration of sensing, information interoperability, command and control and weapons used for attacking difficult targets characterized as concealed, time-critical, urban, deeply buried or electronic. In recognition of the heightened threat, emphasis was placed upon the extension of DoD investments into supporting homeland defense, including opportunities for direct support of CONUS operations. Conducted in a classified environment, the NFCS is the only dynamic forum for discussing the entire kill chain. Technical content included the presentation, demonstration, discussion, and sharing of advanced concepts required for: force management and pre-mission planning; locating, identifying, targeting, and attacking air/sea/ground targets; performing post-attack evaluations as well as the integration, testing, tactics and training required to maintain our tactical advantage. The NFCS:
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