<s>
LandWarNet	B-Operating_System
(	O
LWN	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Army	O
’s	O
contribution	O
to	O
the	O
Global	O
Information	O
Grid	O
(	O
GIG	O
)	O
that	O
consists	O
of	O
all	O
globally	O
interconnected	O
,	O
end-to-end	O
set	O
of	O
Army	O
information	O
capabilities	O
,	O
associated	O
processes	O
,	O
and	O
personnel	O
for	O
collecting	O
,	O
processing	O
,	O
storing	O
,	O
disseminating	O
,	O
and	O
managing	O
information	O
on	O
demand	O
supporting	O
warfighters	O
,	O
policy	O
makers	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
personnel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LandWarNet	B-Operating_System
exists	O
to	O
enable	O
the	O
warfighter	O
through	O
Mission	O
Command	O
,	O
previously	O
described	O
as	O
Battle	O
Command	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
U.S.	O
service	O
equivalent	O
efforts	O
to	O
LandWarNet	B-Operating_System
include	O
the	O
Navy	O
's	O
"	O
FORCEnet	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
Air	O
Force	O
's	O
"	O
C2	O
Constellation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
key	O
document	O
shaping	O
the	O
capability	O
development	O
(	O
expectation	O
)	O
for	O
LandWarNet	B-Operating_System
is	O
Military	O
Operations	O
Future	O
Operating	O
Capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LandWarNet	B-Operating_System
is	O
essentially	O
the	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
set	O
of	O
functional	O
applications	O
(	O
for	O
mission	O
command	O
,	O
Intelligence	O
,	O
Logistics	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LandWarNet	B-Operating_System
also	O
represents	O
the	O
Army	O
’s	O
unified	O
,	O
coherent	O
network	O
capabilities	O
development	O
effort	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
pieces	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LandWarNet	B-Operating_System
,	O
underpinned	O
by	O
integrated	O
architectures	O
enables	O
,	O
“	O
one	O
Mission	O
Command	O
System	O
”	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
“	O
one	O
Network	O
”	O
and	O
facilitates	O
a	O
consistent	O
alignment	O
of	O
joint	O
capabilities	O
across	O
all	O
layers	O
of	O
the	O
network	O
(	O
platforms	O
&	O
sensors	O
,	O
applications	O
,	O
services	O
,	O
transport	O
and	O
standards	O
)	O
to	O
design	O
and	O
field	O
an	O
integrated	O
system	O
of	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
numerous	O
suggestions	O
in	O
the	O
staffing	O
process	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
LandWarNet	B-Operating_System
"	O
stood	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
Nov	O
03	O
to	O
Jan	O
04	O
,	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
LandWarNet	B-Operating_System
"	O
initially	O
represented	O
all	O
current	O
and	O
future	O
tactical	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
•	O
LandWarNet	B-Operating_System
(	O
LWN	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
Army	O
’s	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
DoD	O
information	O
technology	O
infrastructure	O
that	O
enables	O
operational	O
forces’	O
to	O
"	O
reach	O
back	O
"	O
for	O
data	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
high	O
definition	O
intelligence	O
products	O
,	O
voice	O
,	O
video	O
,	O
and	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
•	O
LandWarNet(LWN )	O
is	O
the	O
Army	O
’s	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
DoD	O
information	O
technology	O
infrastructure	O
that	O
enables	O
Soldiers	O
to	O
"	O
reach	O
back	O
"	O
for	O
data	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
high	O
definition	O
intelligence	O
products	O
,	O
voice	O
,	O
video	O
,	O
and	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
