Coalition Interoperability Strategy Comes Home

摘要

After years of searching for interoperability solutions for the multinational environment, this year the U.S. military will focus on how to ensure connectivity at home for coalitions comprising federal, state and local agencies. Using a familiar venue, the U.S. Defense Department will not only examine technical issues but also verify concepts of operations, concepts of employment and tactics, techniques and procedures. Event participants will be geographically dispersed and operationally diverse as they explore how network-centricity can support homeland security and defense. Dealing with a single disaster-whether natural or manmade-involves personnel with various types of expertise working in numerous government agencies managing the intricacies of rescue, recovery and investigation. Sharing information and coordinating a multitude of agencies will be crucial but entails planning. Tackling this challenge requires a setting that blends the features of experiments, exercises and mission rehearsals, and the Joint Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (JWID) fits the bill, according to military leaders.