DISA Hosts Its First Combined Customer and Industry Forum
HAMPTON, VA — Recent technology discoveries and advancements played a key role during Haiti earthquake relief operations. As a proving ground for new and emerging technologies, the Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (CWID) was among the first to assess one of the social networking applications that kept the lines of communication open after the disaster.
During CWID Execution (14-25 June), more than 32 Interoperability Trials (IT) are demonstrating their technologies’ potential to solve real-world information sharing problems for military and Homeland Security/Defense forces, including first responders. CWID-wide visitor dates are 21, 22, and 24 June.
CWID Media Day is Wednesday, 23 June. Print and broadcast journalists, video crews and photographers are invited to get an inside look at participating technologies. Opportunities are also available to interview subject matter experts. At U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) located in Colorado Springs, Colo., Media Day is 16 June as part of a mock terrorist attack exercise. This demonstration will involve technologies focusing on interoperability between emergency responders, military and HS/HD forces.
CWID is a Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed annual event that engages cutting-edge information technology focused on operational shortfalls identified by combatant commanders and government agencies. Technologies are approved for participation because they address a new information sharing capability or might improve an existing capability. This supports demonstration objectives released as a Federal Business Opportunity (FBO).
CWID 2010 visitor registration is open to government employees, contractors, members of the military and civilians. U.S., Canada and United Kingdom visitor registration information is accessible on the CWID web site. Media should contact cwidpa@langley.af.mil to attend Media Day at one of the following U.S. sites:
- Joint Systems Integration Center at U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM), Suffolk, Va;
- Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren,Va.
- Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific), San Diego, Calif.
- Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass.
- U.S. Northern Command, Peterson Air Force, Colo.