text: Chapter 2
  • Is there a policy or plan for the control, release, and dissemination of sensitive information and
  cryptographic materials, especially to civilian agencies that require some access to classified
  material to accomplish their missions?
  • Has the language exchange point been determined?
  • Are there sufficient interpreters available for both planning and execution?
  • Has the terrain and environment been considered while planning for a communications network?
  • Has the rapid dissemination of targeting materials been provided for?
  • Have arrangements been made for staff communications?
  • Have common databases been provided for?
  • Has the nation most capable of providing an integrated, interoperable communications network been
  selected to serve as network manager for the multinational C2 infrastructure?
  • Have arrangements been made to allow contract host-nation employees to work on staffs without
  exposing them to automated data processing and classified information used in daily operations?
  • Has the multinational force established a standard datum? Will all products be on that datum?
  • Is there a multinational force geospatial information and services plan that designates all mapping,
  charting, and geodesy products for use?
  • Have the command relationships, locations of headquarters, and the type of services required (such
  as tactical satellite, telephone, facsimile, amplitude modulation, and frequency modulation or
  modulated) been determined?
  • Have the frequency requirements and planning ranges for equipment been identified and
  implemented?
  • Has the multinational force communications coordinator requested frequencies?
  • Has the method the multinational force will use to conduct spectrum management been identified
  and implemented? This accounts for frequencies already in use by civilian agencies.
  • Has the method the multinational force will use to achieve automated data processing software
  compatibility to facilitate file transfers been identified and implemented?
  • Has the method the multinational force will use to achieve communications interoperability been
  identified and implemented? Will the system satisfy communications requirements from the
  national authorities to the lowest information exchange requirement?
  • If civilian agencies have separate communications networks and the multinational force provides
  security for these agencies, has the method they will request assistance during emergencies been
  identified?
  • Has the method the multinational force will use to ensure adequate redundancy been identified? Are
  multiple assets available and used during operations to ensure information flow?
  • Has the method the multinational force will use to handle incompatible communications equipment
  among organizations and multinational forces been identified?
  • Has communications support provided to civilian agencies been identified? Will support be
  provided through the civil-military operations center?
  • Has the method and time the multinational force will use to establish its communications
  architecture been identified?
  • Has the method the multinational force will use to account for and use communications networks
  established by civilian agencies been identified? This includes commercially leased circuits,
  commercial satellite services, high frequency, and very high frequency radios.
  • Has the method the multinational force will use to address the need for secure communications been
  identified?
  • Has the method the command will use to handle spillage incidents when a person accidentally
  transmits classified data over the unclassified computer network been identified?
  • Has the policy on implementing communications blackout periods to support multinational
  operations security been identified?
  • Is there a multinational force standardized email naming convention?