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Nations Share Information On Afghan Mission Network

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Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

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By Ann Roosevelt The Afghan Mission Network (AMN), allows for the first time, NATO allies, ISAF and U.S. coalition forces that sign up, to share critical information over one network, improving situational awareness and informing decisions, an officer said. "First and foremost the AMN is an operationally driven requirement to establish one mission network within Afghanistan," U.S. Army Col. Andrew McClelland, Communities of Interest Team Leader within the Communication Information Services Branch in the C4ISR Div., at Headquarters, Supreme Allied…

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