Coalition
Warfighter Interoperability Demonstration
The Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (CWID)
is a chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff annual event that
features interoperability trials focused on selected core
objectives defined by combatant commanders.
Selected trials provide new capabilities or improve on existing
capabilities. The demonstration tests and evaluates technologies
and capabilities for exchanging information among agencies,
services and this year's host combatant commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command.
U.S. Joint Forces Command is responsible for planning and
execution oversight of CWID. The command targets information
technologies that can be moved into operational use within
18 months. The Defense Information Systems Agency manages
day-to-day program operations, directs the demonstration's
execution and engineers the demonstration network.
CWID investigates command, control, communications, computers,
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) solutions
to enhancing coalition interoperability and allow a standard
procedure for information sharing between coalition partners.
CWID's scenario has two parts: one for the combined task
force (CTF) and one for homeland security and homeland defense
(HLS/HLD).
For the CTF portion, CWID provides a framework for military
operations conducted by U.S. and coalition forces. CTF operations
are set in a notional context in fictitious countries.
For the HLS/ HLD portion, federal, state and local agencies
respond to terrorist attacks in the United States, tied to
the conventional U.S. -led CTF operations on another continent.
U.S. Northern Command manages the HLS/HLD portion of the
demonstration. The command uses CWID as a proving ground
for emerging technology application through the entire spectrum
of first responders.
Multinational participants include Australia, Canada, New
Zealand, the United Kingdom, and many NATO nations. There
are more than 20 international participants at more than
25 sites around the world.
The demonstration runs over the Combined Federated Battle
Laboratories Network classified network and the Defense Information
System Network - Leading Edge Services unclassified network.
The events-driven network has an architecture that enables
controlled and protected communications as prescribed by
operational requirements and national security policies.
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