ENDURING COMMUNICATIONS
the time, it was referred to as the Joint Network Node Network. WIN-T Increment 1, which operates at-the-halt, is fielded to units at the battalion level and above. WIN-T Increment 1 is fully interoperable with WIN-T Increment 2, which operates on-the-move down to the company level. Increment 1 uses satellite communications (SATCOM) nodes that can be coupled with High-Capacity communications
Line-of-Sight to
radio successfully meet
network communications requirements in theater.
INSIDE WIN-T
WIN-T Increment 1 includes fixed and trailer-based satellite terminals, satellite nodes integrated on vehicles of various sizes, SATCOM and radio capability, including computer stacks, laptops and a host of other supporting equipment. It is not designated as Teater Provided Equipment, so none of it will remain in theater when units pull out. Te current plan calls for equipment to be reset and refurbished to operational standards once it is back in the States, in line with a returning unit’s Army Force Generation cycle.
However, some units equipped with
WIN-T Increment 1 will be deactivated upon their return from Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), and others with requirements for network mobility are scheduled to receive WIN-T Increment 2 when they redeploy. Te fleet of retrograded WIN-T Increment 1
The advanced capabilities of WIN-T Increment 2 provide network mobility down to the company level for the first time. Here, a Soldier works inside a vehicle equipped with WIN-T Increment 2 during the Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) 13.1 at White Sands Missile Range, NM, and Fort Bliss, TX, in fall 2012. (U.S. Army photo by Amy Walker)
equipment from these units will be reused for other requirements or maintained in a warehouse until needed. When the Army eventually reuses the refurbished equipment to meet other requirements, it is referred to as a “cascade” event.
Project Manager (PM) WIN-T, within the Program Executive Office Command, Control and Communications – Tactical (PEO C3T), has already completed a few iterations of cascade from OEF, achieving significant cost- and time-avoidance by not having to purchase new equipment. For example, retrograded equipment taken from deactivated units and from units that upgraded to Increment 2 supported
three regional training sites (RTSs) for the WIN-T Increment 1 Colorless Core upgrade. Tis upgrade increases interoperability with WIN-T Increment 2 and improves the network’s security and efficiency. Te RTS cascade event sped up training and kept the upgrade on the timeline envisioned by DA.
Retrograded WIN-T Increment 1 equipment from OEF will
also fill a
RETROGRADE IS A COMPLEX ENDEAVOR THAT REQUIRES A GREAT DEAL OF PLANNING, COORDINATION AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL TO ENSURE AN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE EXIT WHILE KEEPING CRITICAL COMMUNICATIONS INTACT.
National Guard requirement for Joint Incident Site Communications Capability (JISCC), again eliminating the need to purchase new equipment. Te National Guard in every state uses JISCC for homeland security and disaster relief efforts; the capability provides a global communication bridge among first responders and other local, state and federal agencies.
Additionally, PM WIN-T will use retrograded OEF WIN-T Increment 1 assets to address equipment obsolescence. Since its fielding began nearly a decade ago, some of
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