Army Puts Network Through the Paces

摘要

FORT BLISS, Texas - It was a toasty 105 degrees in the Southwest desert when the Army hosted its media day for the Network Integration Evaluation 17.2. Members of the 101st Airborne division's 2nd brigade hid their vehicles out amongst the so-called "chia pets" - the clumps of sand and vegetation that turns what should be a flat and featureless desert into a maze of mini sand dunes. They provide cover for friend and foe alike. Conditions like this make communicating using hand signals all but impossible. Radio links here become vitally important.