Title: USDELMC Overview Brief
1NATO
US MILITARY REPRESENTATIVE TO NATO Information
Exchange In Coalition Operations From Guarding
to Sharing 1 June 2006 LtGen Ed Hanlon, USMC
OTAN
2EUROPE 1945 - 1990
Threat
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4Cold War Comms
- Static
- Robust
- Redundant
- Oriented on territorial defense
- More military than civilian
- Heavy reliance on message traffic (TARE, AUTODIN,
etc) - Some data comms
- Survivable against extreme challenges (EMP, EW)
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6ARTICLE V
11 Sep 01 12 Sep 01
7Kosovo Operation
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9Current ACE Operations
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132006 A Year of Transition Operation Enduring
Freedom (OEF)andThe International Security
Assistance Force (ISAF)
- ISAF Stages 3 and 4
- Increased role of NATO / ISAF in Afghanistan
- Increased need for communications and
coordination between OEF and ISAF
14Technical Result
- Need for Greater Integration of ISAF and OEF
Communications - Need for increased information exchange
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162 Aspects
- Technical Aspect
- Policy Aspect
- Policy is harder than technics
17Information Releasability
- US to OEF Coalition
- OEF Coalition to ISAF
- NATO to ISAF
- ISAF to OEF Coalition
18Examples
- Situational Awareness Locations
- Intelligence
- Special Operations
19Post Cold War NATO Comms
- Still redundant and robust
- Covering greater distances
- Deployable
- More civilian, less military
- Reach back capacity
- More data, less voice
- Video
20Challenge Will We Remain Ready? Will We Stay
Ahead?
- What will the world look like in 5, or 10, or 15
years? - How can communications and technology help meet
these challenges? - How can AFCEA influence the technological
developments demanded by future developments?
21NATO Future CommsSome Ideas
- Light
- Mobile
- Quick to install
- Hand held
- More nodesplug and play
- Voice, data, VTCall in one small and light
package
22US MILITARY REPRESENTATIVE TO NATO Information
Exchange In Coalition Operations From Guarding
to Sharing 1 June 2006 LtGen Ed Hanlon, USMC