NATONATO
OTANOTAN
US MILITARY REPRESENTATIVEUS MILITARY REPRESENTATIVETO NATOTO NATO
Information ExchangeInformation ExchangeIn Coalition OperationsIn Coalition Operations
““From Guarding to Sharing”From Guarding to Sharing”
1 June 20061 June 2006
LtGen Ed Hanlon, USMCLtGen Ed Hanlon, USMC
EUROPE 1945 - 1990
Threat
NATO 1949 - 1989
SOVIET THREAT
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ITGR TUUS US
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Cold War Comms•Static•Robust•Redundant•Oriented on territorial defense•More military than civilian•Heavy reliance on message traffic (TARE, AUTODIN, etc)•Some data comms•Survivable against extreme challenges (EMP, EW)
ARTICLE VARTICLE V
ARTICLE VARTICLE V
•AN ATTACK AGAINST ONE NATO ALLY AN ATTACK AGAINST ONE NATO ALLY IS AN ATTACK AGAINST ALL.IS AN ATTACK AGAINST ALL.
11 Sep 01 12 Sep 01
Kosovo Operation
Current ACE Current ACE OperationsOperations
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
ASSISTANCE FORCE
2006: A Year of Transition Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)
andThe International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
• ISAF Stages 3 and 4• Increased role of NATO / ISAF
in Afghanistan• Increased need for
communications and coordination between OEF and ISAF
Technical Result
• Need for Greater Integration of ISAF and OEF Communications
• Need for increased information exchange
2 Aspects
• Technical Aspect• Policy Aspect
Policy is harder than technics
Information Releasability
• US to OEF Coalition• OEF Coalition to ISAF• NATO to ISAF• ISAF to OEF Coalition
Examples
• Situational Awareness & Locations
• Intelligence• Special Operations
Post Cold War NATO Comms
• Still redundant and robust• Covering greater distances• Deployable• More civilian, less military• Reach back capacity• More data, less voice• Video
Challenge: Will We Remain Ready? Will We Stay Ahead?• What will the world look like in 5, or
10, or 15 years?• How can communications and
technology help meet these challenges?
• How can AFCEA influence the technological developments demanded by future developments?
NATO Future CommsSome Ideas
• Light• Mobile• Quick to install• Hand held• More nodes—plug and play• Voice, data, VTC—all in one small and light
package
US MILITARY US MILITARY REPRESENTATIVEREPRESENTATIVE
TO NATOTO NATO
Information ExchangeInformation ExchangeIn Coalition OperationsIn Coalition Operations
““From Guarding to Sharing”From Guarding to Sharing”
1 June 20061 June 2006
LtGen Ed Hanlon, USMCLtGen Ed Hanlon, USMC
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