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Soldiers Complete First Limited User Test of WIN-T Increment 2

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Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

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This week, soldiers of the Army's 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division in Fort Lewis, Wash., and 3rd Infantry Division in Fort Stewart, Ga., completed a Limited User Test (LUT) of the warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2 on-the-move broadband networking capability, for the first time offering those Internet-like capabilities to military units dispersed across wide geographic areas. A General Dynamics [GD]-led team supported the testing, during which soldiers from the two units planned and executed multiple missions, sharing command and…

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