1. NATO OTAN US MILITARY REPRESENTATIVE TO NATO Information Exchange In Coalition Operations “From Guarding to Sharing” 1 June 2006 LtGen Ed Hanlon, USMC

2. EUROPE 1945 - 1990 Threat

3. NATO 1949 - 1989 SOVIET THREAT US DA NL GE UK BE US GE IT GR TU US TU

4. 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)

6. ARTICLE V ARTICLE V ARTICLE V AN ATTACK AGAINST ONE NATO ALLYAN ATTACK AGAINST ONE NATO ALLY IS AN ATTACK AGAINST ALL. IS AN ATTACK AGAINST ALL. 11 Sep 0112 Sep 01

7. Kosovo Operation

9. Current ACE Operations INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE FORCE

13. 2006: A Year of Transition Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and The 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

14. Technical Result Need for Greater Integration of ISAF and OEF Communications Need for increased information exchange

16. 2 Aspects Technical Aspect Policy Aspect Policy is harder than technics

17. Information Releasability US to OEF Coalition OEF Coalition to ISAF NATO to ISAF ISAF to OEF Coalition

18. Examples Situational Awareness & Locations Intelligence Special Operations

19. 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

20. 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?

21. NATO Future Comms Some Ideas Light Mobile Quick to install Hand held More nodes—plug and play Voice, data, VTC—all in one small and light package

22. US MILITARY REPRESENTATIVE TO NATO Information Exchange In Coalition Operations “From Guarding to Sharing” 1 June 2006 LtGen Ed Hanlon, USMC