Blue force tracking is a United States military term for a GPS -enabled capability that provides military commanders and forces with location information about friendly (and despite its name, also hostile) military forces. In NATO military symbology, blue typically denotes friendly forces.

BFT in Marine Corps commonly refers to Blue Force Tracker, a system used for tracking friendly forces in military operations to enhance situational awareness and coordination on the battlefield. Explore categories such as Military and Technology for more information.

2014年4月27日 · Marines operate a Blue Force Tracker – Joint Capabilities Release system April 23 during a course at the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Integrated Systems Training Center on Camp Hansen. The...

The Marine Corps participation in the MOT&E demonstrated effective interoperability between the Marine Corps battalion to Army brigade, and from the Marine Corps battalion to Army battalion command echelons.

Requirements Oversight Council tasked the Army and Marine Corps to merge their battlefield networks to build a single, blue force tracking system for ground forces. The Army is leading the BFT effort, which will retain the Army system’s name, FBCB2. The new system must combine the best features of Army and Marine Corps tracking systems.

Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort or MCAS Beaufort (ICAO: KNBC, FAA LID: NBC) is a United States Marine Corps (USMC) air base located 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) northwest of the central business district of Beaufort, a city in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States.

Blue Force Tracking (BFT) describes a GPS-enabled system that provides military commanders and forces with location information of both friendly (blue) and hostile (red) forces. Such systems typically include a computer, satellite terminal, satellite antenna, GPS receiver, command and control software, and mapping software.

Three F-5N Tiger IIs arrived to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina, on May 30, 2024, as part of Marine Fighter Training Squadron (VMFT) 402’s stand up process to serve as...

2014年4月23日 · The BFT is a tracking system adopted by the Marine Corps in 2003, according to Jeff Murphy, a BFT system and situational awareness instructor with MISTC. The BFT-JCR is a new model that...

FBCB2/Blue Force Tracking (BFT) is a digital, battle command information system intended to provide commanders, leaders, and soldiers with integrated, on-the-move, near real-time battle command information and situational awareness from brigade to vehicle level.