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Royal Thai Army Maj. Gen. Thanglek Nipat, Director of Policy and Plans of the Supreme Command’s Directorate of Joint Operations, confers with Mr. Charles Mancuso, a Lockheed-Martin software developer, during a JWID 2002 demonstration.

Philippine Armed Forces Brig. Gen. Cristolito Balaoing receives a Peace Operations Support Tool (POST) demonstration from Evan Esaki, Operations Research Analyst, Research Analysis Division, HQ U.S. Pacific Command, and Lt. Cmdr. Theresa Michal, Project Manager, Theater Communications Systems, HQ U.S. Pacific Command.

The JWID 2002 PTI demonstrations highlighted the following automated tools that enhance interoperability among military forces from several Asia-Pacific nations with different languages:

• USPACOM’s Combined Operations Wide Area Network (COWAN): Web-based planning tools to facilitate secure sharing of classified data.

• Tactical Language Translators: hand-held and portable units that provide computer based translation of English to Korean, Thai, Japanese, Cambodian, Chinese, Tagalog, Arabic, Dar, Pushto, and Urdu.

• Telemedicine Advanced Concept Technology: Web-based tool set that enhances medical situation awareness in the battlefield while providing a common operational picture.

• Asia-Pacific Area Network (APAN) demonstration: Web-based capability to enhance interoperability among multinational forces, UN representatives, and non-government organizations. APAN integrates information to increase planning and interoperability, links disaster centers and data sources to speed the flow of crisis information, and provides simple means for user access and sharing of information.