When U.S and NATO allies or Coalition partners work together on a combined operation, they need to use radio communications to co-ordinate their efforts. However, each nation (U.S., NATO or Coalition) often utilize different encryption schemes or keys in their radios, creating a communications gap between their systems.
Monthly Archives: September 2014
The following report was written about the Incident Commanders’ Radio Interface in 2007. It describes how the ICRI was used to provide communications for over 300 firefighters from 6 different jurisdictions, responding to a chemical fire. when the town’s EOC must be abandoned due to a chemical cloud.