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U.S. Marines in Fallujah, Iraq, looked at the digital displays of the Joint Automated Deep Operations Coordination System (JADOCS) and noticed that the maps were lit up almost entirely red to depict the sources of enemy fire.
JADOCS is just one of the evolving network tools that will be on display at this year's Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (CWID), a cross between a traditional industry trade show and a military exercise. The demonstration, first held in 1994, gives vendors a chance to demonstrate technologies that can aid the exchange of information among services, allied nations, governments and nongovernment agencies.
A senior management group draws up a set of objectives before each demonstration, based on advice from coalition combatant commanders. Vendors then try to show how they can meet at least one of those objectives. In essence, they are shooting for the CWID seal of approval.
CWID is conducted under the auspices of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and planned by U.S. Joint Forces Command. It is run by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). Beyond that, it has a distinct international flavor.
This year's objectives include better sharing of intelligence, other information and logistical data, as well as improved planning capabilities. Each of those objectives emphasizes more efficient transfer of information not only among military services and across national boundaries, but also between homeland security and defense agencies. If nothing else, the demonstration highlights the hardest-to-solve problems.
Source: www.defensenews.com
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