COMMERCIAL CAPABILITIES


The Army is working to install commercial Internet and phone packages at its five worldwide regional hub nodes (RHNs), such as this one in Camp Roberts, CA, which received the package in June 2014. The capability will enable Army and National Guard units to provide commercial services during emergency incidents should a disaster strike anywhere on the planet. The RHN’s baseband and satellite communications capabilities enable regionalized reachback to the Army’s global WIN-T network. The use of commercial technologies, such as Wi-Fi and VoIP, is also enabling tactical communications. (U.S. Army photo)


weight of the remaining cases. Tat frees up strategic lift, saves space for other critical items and reduces Soldier burden, sup- porting a more expeditionary force.


Command posts, like Soldiers, can become more expedition- ary by changing the tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) related to their deployment, as Soldiers found during the latest WIN-T Increment 2 operational test. Tat test, aimed at evaluat- ing the recent upgrades that make the system easier to operate and maintain, was held in conjunction with the Army’s Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) 15.1 in October and early Novem- ber 2014 at Fort Bliss, TX, and White Sands Missile Range, NM. More than 5,000 Soldiers, including the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division and supporting units, conducted the test, which lasted 19 days and covered more than 3,000 square miles. Units used the system’s flexibility to create their own unique mobile, tactical command posts, referred to as TACs, to repli- cate the critical mission command and communication systems found in the much larger tactical operations center (TOC) head-


quarters. Te units used a WIN-T Increment 2-equipped vehicle and other support vehicles as the TAC. When the larger TOC moved to a new location, units retained situational awareness and operational tempo in their forward, agile TAC.


FIGHTING ON ARRIVAL Because of the Army’s continuous network modernization efforts, WIN-T was ready to support U.S. Africa Command, the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and supporting units in their response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, in Operation United Assistance. Providing command and control informa- tion for troops and aid organizations is one of the Army’s key missions in the operation, along with constructing medical facilities and funneling supplies throughout the affected region. Te Army network supports improved coordination across the coalition of organizations responding to the Ebola outbreak, by sharing critical information such as the locations and status of treatment units, training updates for health workers and prog- ress made to contain the disease.


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