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Work continues on multi-national Common Operating Picture at CE 08

U.S. Marines relay tracks on C2 systemsby U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian Hill, Combined Endeavor 2008 Public Affairs

The idea to have a single digital display of relevant operational information shared by many nations and organizations in real time is becoming closer to reality this year at Combined Endeavor.

Traditionally, when coalition partners wanted to share their operating pictures with each other, doing so required installing a separate system requiring additional training and having yet another screen to monitor in the operations center.

Through the ever-increasing capabilities provided by the Multilateral Interoperability Programme, timely and accurate information on the positions of friendly and enemy troops, and the positions and status of important infrastructure such as bridges and roads can be made available to commanders, said Tony Mansfield, command, control, communications and computers system engineer at the Marine Corps Tactical System Support Activity at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.

"The aim is to achieve international interoperability of command and control information systems at all levels from corps to the lowest appropriate level, in order to support multinational, combined and joint operations and the advancement of digitisation in the international arena," he said.

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Nations evacuate 1,600; apply lessons learned at CE

By U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Denise Johnson, 2007 Combined Endeavor Public Affairs

LAGER AULENBACH, Germany – Civil unrest in Lebanon drove seven nations to begin the evacuation of 1,600 Europeans beginning July 17, 2006. The evacuation and following humanitarian aid was no small feat.

Interoperability between the responding nations was crucial during this period as people attempted to flee the bomb-ravaged country. Communications information systems (CIS) testing at the U.S. European Command-sponsored exercise, Combined Endeavor, provides multi-national communications guidance and standards for contingencies such as this.

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Combined Endeavor 2007 opening ceremony (Ireland and Canada)

The delegations from Ireland and Canada march to the parade grounds for the opening ceremony for Exercise Combined Endeavor 2007, Lager Aulenbach, Baumholder, Germany. April 26, 2007.  Exercise Combined Endeavor 2007 is  the largest and most powerful Security Cooperation and Communications and Information System (CIS) military exercise in the world, with more than 1,200 military and civilian personnel from 42 countries and two multi-national organizations spanning four continents participating.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Nic Raven)(RELEASED).

Multinational communications specialists network at Phoenix Endeavor

Frequency management seminarsBy Sgt. 1st Class Brenda Benner, Combined Endeavor Public Affairs

LAGER AULENBACH, Germany – Phoenix Endeavor, a part of Combined Endeavor 2007, offers three weeks of spectrum management seminars to military communication specialists from twelve different nations.

The seminars, April 27 through May 10, introduce the finer points of managing and requesting frequencies from host nations. Combined Endeavor 2007, a U.S. European Command-sponsored exercise, brings the U.S., NATO, Partnership for Peace (PfP) and other nations together to plan and execute interoperability testing of command, control, communications and computer systems from participant nations in preparation for future combined humanitarian, peacekeeping and disaster relief operations.

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