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Technology Not Solution For NATO’s Interoperability Challenge, Army Officer Says

Technology Not Solution For NATO’s Interoperability Challenge, Army Officer Says
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at his last meeting of the North Atlantic Council. Left of him NATO Deputy Secretary General Ambassador Alexander Vershbow (U.S.) Photo: NATO

Technology is not the solution to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) interoperability issues, according to a senior Army official. Army Maj. Gen. Walter Piatt, deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Europe and U.S. Army NATO, said Thursday the interoperability challenge is about relationships: building trust and understanding each other’s capabilities and procedures, which are key to coalition operations ranging from disaster response to full-out war, according to a Defense Department statement. Piatt said the challenge is communication. “It’s flawed…

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