Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below

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series of what were called "Advanced Warfighting Experiments" at the National Training Center near Barstow, California, starting in 1997.

The United States Army and the United States Marines Corps reached agreement to standardize on a new variant of the system to be called Joint Capabilities Release (JCR) developed by the Project Manager, Joint Battle Command-Platform (PM JBC-P) that was fielded in 2013.

[3] JCR takes advantage of the BFT-2 network, a new satellite infrastructure that can handle significantly more data than the first BFT.

The FBCB2 system, and the BFT system have won numerous awards and accolades, including: recognition in 2001 as one of the five best-managed software programs in the entire U.S. Government,[4] the 2003 Institute for Defense and Government Advancement's award for most innovative U.S. Government program,[5] the 2003 Federal Computer Week Monticello Award (given in recognition of an information system that has a direct, meaningful impact on human lives), and the Battlespace Information 2005 "Best Program in Support of Coalition Operations".