BEYOND SHELTER


Much more than a mere shelter, the new CP will enable mission command and situational awareness to support commanders and staff at every stage of operations. The Transportable Tactical Command Communications unit at lower left, for instance, is a satellite terminal that connects small company- and team-sized elements to the high-capacity WIN-T network and extends that network to the tactical edge. (Image courtesy of U.S. Army)


which enables in-flight connection to


the WIN-T network backbone, allowing commanders to tap into mission com- mand applications such as Command Post of the Future and providing access to video teleconferencing, Voice over Internet Protocol calls and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance feeds from unmanned aerial vehicles.


Network Integration Evaluations (NIEs) will continue to play an important role in fleshing out


capabilities


networking and expeditionary shelters will be evaluated at NIE 16.1 in fall 2015, with individual component capabilities scheduled to be evaluated during NIE 15.2 in May.


THE COMMAND POST UNPLUGGED In its effort to simplify the CP, the Army now is tackling the first culprit of com- plexity, one that most Americans have eliminated in their own homes: wires.


and con-


figurations to best support different echelons, operational stages and mis- sions. One new CP capability package that includes improved power initiatives, hardware consolidation, secure wireless


Secure 4G/Wi-Fi will figure promi- nently in the Army’s redesign of its CPs, providing both a tactical and logistical advantage. It will unencumber the CP of myriad cables, reducing footprint,


strategic lift requirements, and setup and teardown times by at least two hours each. Tis technology also untethers command- ers and staff from their workstations and allows leaders to access classified infor- mation from tablets and smartphones, without the need for encryption hard- ware. Applications include the ability to monitor remote sensors, live video from checkpoints and unmanned aerial vehicle feeds while mobile.


Information security has always been the Army’s biggest challenge in providing secure 4G LTE/Wi-Fi for use on military networks. Working in conjunction with the National Security Agency (NSA), U.S. Special Operations Command, the


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