Military units at the brigade level and above may need to retransmit LOS radio communications, in order to integrate forward area personnel into the radio net. Usually, this is a risky operation that places a retrans team into unsecure, remote area.
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A staff member recently observed a communications exercise at Ft. Bragg. This event was part of NORTHCOM’s Vital Connection series. The objective was for a U.S. Army Signal Battalion to support to emergency responders.
In certain situations, HF radio operators may wish to suppress noise from their radio without using conventional means.
I recently found a blog entry, titled “Failed Police Radios at Sandy Hook Raises Common Safety Issue”, on the website of National School Safety and Security Services, an organization that offers expertise in the following areas: security assessments, emergency plan evaluations and crisis communications.
The ICRI can be used to establish a fixed, tactical, emergency radio link between school security, school administrators and local law enforcement, enhancing school safety.
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.
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.
Although the ICRI is most often used to connect radios and telephones, it is also capable of connection to a VoIP–based system, such as the Cisco® Unified Communications Manager or WAVE® by Twisted Pair Solutions.
The U.S. Army has recently established a Program of Record for the high bandwidth, suitcase-sized satellite terminal, known as the Transportable Tactical Command Communications (T2C2).