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Benefits gained from Combined Endeavor as varied as the nations involved
Moldova and Serbia talk comm techStory by Texas Army National Guard Master Sgt. Brenda Benner, Combined Endeavor 2008 Public Affairs
BAUMHOLDER, Germany (May 12, 2008) - Regardless if military communication specialists are participating in their 14th Combined Endeavor communications interoperability exercise or their very first, their achievements, simple or complex, are crucial for the continued development of the craft of military communications for their nations and coalitions.
"When nations come to Combined Endeavor, they bring their best and brightest communicators," said U.S. Army Lt. Col. James Pugh, CE 08 exercise director. "We bring together people in a secure, low pressure environment to work out serious technical challenges. The reason we do this is no nation deploys anywhere in the world as a single entity. There's always a partner nation there."
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.
U.S. German and Norway discussion
BAUMHOLDER, Germany (May 9, 2008) - Norway air force student Cpl. Sjur Linnestad (right), U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Slavin (middle), and German army Senior Master Sgt. Harry Schulz coordinate a video teleconference interoperability test between Afghanistan and Estonia during Combined Endeavor 2008. More than 40 participating nations use CE 08 to plan, prepare and practice using a full range of communications equipment, policies and procedures prior to deploying for NATO missions and emerging, real world crisis situations such as the evacuation of Lebanon and response to natural disasters. (U.S. EUCOM photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Corey Clements) (RELEASED).
