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Read more about us. Find us on. Finance and Acquisition Management. Enhanced Forward Presence. This precision is important because some jobs can be performed only at certain locations. Centralization also helps training and development. Wolf explains that a centralized structure is more capable of ensuring standardized training, following a common program, and ensuring that training resources are used in the most efficient way.
The NCSA only has two battalions under its command to provide strategic-level communications during operations, which limits the number of personnel that can be devoted to an operation. When the NCSA was launched, alliance operational commanders found it difficult to work with this new arrangement because they wanted to have every resource necessary to succeed in their mission.
Over the last three and a half years, the agency has developed a system to provide centralized, flexible communications support tailored to specific missions and operations. Satellite connections are established via a three-nation consortium composed of the United Kingdom , France and Italy. Wolf says. Another difficulty of operating in Afghanistan is that below the level of regional commands, there are numerous allied national networks that must be integrated into the NATO architecture.
But managing coalition networks is difficult. The general shares that even in the 21st century, the alliance still struggles with the correct technical solutions to provide users with the sense that they are operating on a single network.
Wolf says that in the past five years, the alliance made considerable progress in the area of information sharing, although room for improvement remains.
But creating a unified communications network within NATO and allied nations remains difficult. Beyond technical challenges, doctrinal differences between the alliance nations must be addressed. The general notes that the difference lies in the readiness of participating nations to share information.
That is followed by a host nation or the NC3A creating a technical solution for the capability, and producing and procuring the solution before handing it over to the NCSA. The challenge is managing the entire life cycle process as a smooth, continuous, coordinated and controlled effort, says Gen. He notes that the major stakeholders involved in managing capability life cycles have formed the NATO Capability Management Board, which serves as the top-level life cycle management organization.
The general adds that considerable improvement has been made in this area, but much room for progress remains. NATO began efforts to protect its computer networks after the September 11, , terrorist attacks, says Gen. The general believes that the alliance chose correctly to approach this process from the bottom up by first establishing a technical and operational capability in parallel with developing doctrinal and high-level management capabilities for cyberdefense.
The NITC reached initial operational capability in late and is currently preparing to achieve its full operational capability. Wolf maintains that the NITC is a state-of-the-art facility. He notes that the results achieved so far in terms of detection, forensic, repair, defense and monitoring capabilities are of the highest quality.
The heads of state of the alliance partner nations agreed to build up NATO network defenses to a world-class level.
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