Army Begins Large-Scale Network-Integration Exercise At White Sands Missile Range

By Tony Bertuca / July 12, 2010 at 5:00 AM
The Army began a large-scale integration exercise today at White Sands Missile Range, NM, billing it as the first-ever attempt to link various ground and aerial communications components into a single, integrated network for command posts, on-the-move forces, and dismounted soldiers. Paul Mehney, a spokesman for Army integration, told Inside the Army today that the exercise at White Sands would be conducted in environments very similar to those found in Afghanistan with more than 100 individuals participating. "We've never...

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