Second ITU-T Study Group 11 Regional Workshop for Africa on “Counterfeit ICT Devices, Conformance and Interoperability Testing Challenges in Africa”

Tunis, Tunisia, 23 April 2018​

Joint Interoperability Testing Command ushers in new command and senior enlisted leadership with a ceremony July 26 at the JITC Compound, Fort Huachuca, Arizona. (U.S. Army Photo by Karen Sampson)

THIÉS, Senegal – A Gambian soldier fires a hammered-pair, or two shots fired in rapid succession, at a distance of 15-yards for a combat marksmanship training range during Exercise Western Accord 2012. Basic combat marksmanship focuses on techniques and maneuvers effective in urban environments and close-quarters battle. Exercise Western Accord 2012 is a multi-lateral training exercise with West African nations to increase understanding and interoperability, prevent conflict by enabling Africans to provide for their security and stability, strengthen relationships with partner nations, and promote and support U.S. national security priorities. Participating nations include the U.S., Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso and France.

Battle Group Poland U.S. combat engineers begin to enter the breach during urban breaching training near Bemowo Piskie Training Area June 8. Saber Strike 17 is a U.S. Army Europe-led multinational combined forces exercise conducted annually to enhance the NATO alliance throughout the Baltic region and Poland. This year’s exercise includes integrated and synchronized deterrence-oriented training designed to improve interoperability and readiness of the 20 participating nations’ militaries. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kevin Wang/Released)

Joint Interoperability Testing Command ushers in new command and senior enlisted leadership with a ceremony July 26 at the JITC Compound, Fort Huachuca, Arizona. (U.S. Army Photo by Karen Sampson)

Ohio Army National Guard Cpl. Jakub Budanov conducts a body search of a possible suspect discovered following a building sweep during the cordon and search portion of Exercise Platinum Wolf 2018, June 13, 2018. Nearly 45 members of the 838th Military Police Company arrived in the Republic of Serbia June 10 to participate in exercise. The two-week, multinational peacekeeping exercise brings 10 nations together to enhance military cooperation and interoperability at Serbia’s South Base and Borovac Training Area, June 1 -22. (Ohio National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker)

Col. Dzintars Roga, Brigade Commaner for the Latvian Land Forces, speaks at the opening ceremoy for Summer Shield 10 aboard Camp Adazi, April 15, 2013. Exercise Summer Shield 10 focuses on integration of fires and maneuver in a joint environment to build partner nation capacity while enhancing our interoperability between the United States and Latvia.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Dye/released)

Inter-American Defense College Leadership hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the new addition to the campus on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Feb. 11, 2021 The building will allow the college to increase capacity by four elective classrooms and a large conference room. Additionally, it expands class size well beyond 70 students. The renewal of the building signaled the importance of education in enabling the security and defense of the Western Hemisphere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mozer O. Da Cunha)

A line of Egyptian armored personnel carriers sit waiting to fire during the rehearsal of the culminating combined arms live-fire exercise of Exercise Bright Star 2017 at Mohamed Naguib Military Base, Egypt, Sept. 16. The exercise allows the U.S. military the chance to sustain readiness while strengthening partnership and promoting interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Leah R. Kilpatrick)

A crowd of more than 300 Nashville Health Care Council member executives gathered to hear from national thought leaders on a topic that is top-of-mind for most players and pundits in health care: interoperability. Zane Burke, president of Cerner, joined Mike Schatzlein, M.D., senior vice president and group ministry operating executive, Ascension Health, in a discussion moderated by Ed Cantwell, executive director, Center for Medical Interoperability.

Photos by Donn Jones Photography

ZOUTKAMP, NETHERLANDS-- Military members from Azerbaijan help fill sandbags in preparation for a severe wind storm during this year's Combined Endeavor on Camp Willem Lodewijk Van Nassaukazerne, the Netherlands, Sept. 3, 2009. Combined Endeavor 2009 is a Headquarters U.S. European Command Sponsored communications and information systems interoperability test between and among Partnership for Peace, NATO, and other nations focusing on the deliberate planning process, communications information systems and human interoperability and development of a road map for future improvement among participants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomed United States Coast Guard Vice Admiral Steven D. Poulin, Atlantic Area Commander, Coast Guard Defense Force East Commander and Director of DHS Joint Task Force-East, to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Feb. 12, 2021. During his visit, the Vice Admiral spoke to the students of Class 60. His briefing on the wide-reaching effects of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing, the presentation provided insightful and relevant information to the student body. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mozer O. Da Cunha)

Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomed United States Coast Guard Vice Admiral Steven D. Poulin, Atlantic Area Commander, Coast Guard Defense Force East Commander and Director of DHS Joint Task Force-East, to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Feb. 12, 2021. During his visit, the Vice Admiral spoke to the students of Class 60. His briefing on the wide-reaching effects of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing, the presentation provided insightful and relevant information to the student body. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mozer O. Da Cunha)

An officer from the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) military component receives a certificate after completing an English language training organised by the Field Technology Section (FTS) of the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) in Mogadishu, Somalia on 1 December 2022.

UN Photo / Raymond Baguma

Two U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, U.K., make history by landing on a highway strip during the exercise BAANA 2024, Sept. 4, on Hosio Highway Strip, Ranua, Finland. During the exercise the U.S. Air Force collaborated with NATO Allies to adapt, innovate and strengthen our collective defense while making history by landing U.S. fighter aircraft on a Finnish highway strip demonstrating military capabilities and interoperability. During the exercise U.S. Air Force Airmen expanded on Agile Combat Employment capabilities by learning austere environment aircraft landing and take-off operations and techniques from their Finnish counterparts. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Scyrrus Corregidor)

Infantrymen from the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade practice loading into a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from 10th Combat Aviation Brigade at Bezmer Air Base, Bulgaria, on July 21. The Soldiers were prepping for an all-night air assault mission, titled Swift Response, was the final interoperability-building exercise of Saber Guardian 17 in the Black Sea Region. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Thomas Scaggs) 170721-A-TZ475-253

U.S. Sailors with Task Force Koa Moana (TF KM) 20, I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), host a subject matter expert exchange with employees of the Palau Ministry of Health in Peleliu, Republic of Palau, Aug. 5, 2020. Marines and Sailors with TF KM20, are conducting engagements in the Republic of Palau from July through September of 2020. Koa Moana, meaning “ocean warrior,” is designed to strengthen and enhance relationships between the U.S. and partner nations/states in the Indo-Pacific region, improve interoperability with local security establishments, and serve as a Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team afloat in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s strategic and operational objectives. TF KM20 provides a unique opportunity to enhance relationships in the Republic of Palau. The Koa Moana task force has taken extensive measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The health and safety of U.S. service members and Palauan citizens participating in TF KM20 is an enduring priority. Prior to deploying, all exercise members participated in a three-week quarantine. After arriving in Palau, the Marines and Sailors remain quarantined for an additional 14 days. To date, all members deployed as part of TF KM20 tested negative for COVID-19. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anabel Abreu Rodriguez)

Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment, 77th Combat Aviation Brigade, conducted deck landings in the Arabian Gulf, Oct. 11-12. The UH-60 Blackhawk and AH-64 Apache crews took turns landing their aircraft aboard the USNS Alan Shepard to qualify their crews in this type of maneuver. Upon completion of the qualification each set of aircraft was refueled by the vessel and flown back to Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Training exercises like these play an important role in mission readiness and total force capability by increasing interoperability between branches, which is vital for joint collaboration missions (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Aaron Ellerman)

Officers from the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) military and police components in a group photo at the end of a training on interoperability organised by the Field Technology Section (FTS) of the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) in Mogadishu, Somalia on 1 December 2022.

UN Photo / Raymond Baguma

Multinational soldiers from KFOR Regional Command - East secured a helicopter landing zone and conducted slingload operations in the vicinity of Kleçke, Kosovo demonstrating interoperability of forces in the KFOR area of operations. Operation Amber Castle is being conducted to showcase the joint capability and multinational interoperability of KFOR RC-East's commitment to providing a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement for the people and institutions of Kosovo. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Young, RC-East Public Affairs)

Joint Interoperability Testing Command ushers in new command and senior enlisted leadership with a ceremony July 26 at the JITC Compound, Fort Huachuca, Arizona. (U.S. Army Photo by Karen Sampson)

A soldier assigned to the Bulgarian Armed Forces patrols roadways during a field training event, June 18, 2018, as part of Exercise Platinum Wolf. The two-week multinational peacekeeping exercise brought 10 nations together to enhance military cooperation and interoperability at Serbia’s South Base and Borovac Training Area, June 11-22. (Ohio National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker)

An officer from the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) police component receives a certificate after completing an interoperability training organised by the Field Technology Section (FTS) of the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) in Mogadishu, Somalia on 1 December 2022.

UN Photo / Raymond Baguma

Second ITU-T Study Group 11 Regional Workshop for Africa on “Counterfeit ICT Devices, Conformance and Interoperability Testing Challenges in Africa”

Tunis, Tunisia, 23 April 2018​

Joint Interoperability Testing Command ushers in new command and senior enlisted leadership with a ceremony July 26 at the JITC Compound, Fort Huachuca, Arizona. (U.S. Army Photo by Karen Sampson)

Joint Interoperability Testing Command ushers in new command and senior enlisted leadership with a ceremony July 26 at the JITC Compound, Fort Huachuca, Arizona. (U.S. Army Photo by Karen Sampson)

ITU Workshop on “Trustable and interoperable digital Identities for Human and Agentic AI”

30 -31 March 2026,

Geneva, Switzerland

©ITU/D.Woldu

ZOUTKAMP, NETHERLANDS-- Dutch, French, Italian, and Swiss military members volunteer to fill sandbags in preparation for a severe wind storm on Camp Willem Lodewijk Van Nassaukazerne, the Netherlands, during this year's Combined Endeavor, Sept. 3, 2009. Combined Endeavor 2009 is a Headquarters U.S. European Command Sponsored communications and information systems interoperability test between and among Partnership for Peace, NATO, and other nations focusing on the deliberate planning process, communications information systems and human interoperability and development of a road map for future improvement among participants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

An officer from the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) military component receives a certificate after completing an English language training organised by the Field Technology Section (FTS) of the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) in Mogadishu, Somalia on 1 December 2022.

UN Photo / Raymond Baguma

During the week of June 19-23, members of the Tennessee Army and Air National Guard, along with their Bulgarian counterparts, participate in a series of readiness exercises in Thracian Sentry 2023 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Thracian Sentry 2023 highlights the 30-year-long partnership between the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense and the Tennessee National Guard and commemorates many years of military cooperation. During the exercise, the two teams exchanged knowledge and best practices to help develop interoperability and improve readiness for full-spectrum operations in complex combat medical care environments. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Yonette Martin)

Battle Group Poland soldiers conduct their first multinational Spur Ride at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, July 1-2, 2017. Per cavalry tradition, soldiers must complete a series of grueling mental and physical tests to earn the honor to wear silver spurs. The historic event helped strengthen the bond between the NATO allies and improved their interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kevin Wang/Released)

Battle Group Poland U.S. Soldiers conduct sling-load training with the M777 Howitzer near the Bemowo Piskie Training Area during Saber Strike 17 June 7. Saber Strike 17 is a U.S. Army Europe-led multinational combined forces exercise conducted annually to enhance the NATO alliance throughout the Baltic region and Poland. This year’s exercise includes integrated and synchronized deterrence-oriented training designed to improve interoperability and readiness of the 20 participating nations’ militaries. (U.S. Army photo by Charles Rosemond, Training Support Team Orzysz)

Second ITU-T Study Group 11 Regional Workshop for Africa on “Counterfeit ICT Devices, Conformance and Interoperability Testing Challenges in Africa”

Tunis, Tunisia, 23 April 2018​

BULOWS KASERNE BASE, DENMARK --Irish Soldiers stand in formation during the Combined Endeavor opening ceremony on Sept. 3, 2009 at Fredericia, Denmark. Combined Endeavor 2009 is headquarters U.S. European Command Sponsored communications and information systems interoperability test between and among Partnership for Peace and NATO nations focusing on the deliberate planning process, communications information systems and human interoperability and development of a road map for future improvement among participants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)

Ohio National Guard Soldiers Lt. Col. James Sizemore (from left), Sgt. 1st Class Jason Molodec, 2Lt. Timothy Kurfiss and Col. Andrew Aquino (right) stop for a photo with Col. Saša Milutinović (second from right), head of religious services for the Serbian Armed Forces chaplaincy program, June 16, 2018, during Exercise Platinum Wolf. The Serbian-led two-week multinational peacekeeping exercise brought 10 nations together to enhance military cooperation and interoperability at Serbia’s South Base and Borovac Training Area, June 11-22. (Ohio National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker)

BULOWS KASERNE BASE, DENMARK -- Swedish Army Capt. Stefan Eklund runs fiber optic cable to his nation's workspace on Sept. 3, 2009 at Bülows Kaserne, a remote site in Denmark during Combined Endeavor. Combined Endeavor 2009 is headquarters U.S. European Command Sponsored communications and information systems interoperability test between and among Partnership for Peace and NATO nations focusing on the deliberate planning process, communications information systems and human interoperability and development of a road map for future improvement among participants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)

ZOUTKAMP, NETHERLANDS-- Col. Jeroen Cox of the Dutch Army briefs volunteers from twenty different countries who gather to fill sandbags in preparation of a severe wind storm at Camp Willem Lodewijk Van Nassaukazerne, the Netherlands, Sept. 3, 2009 during Combined Endeavor 2009. Combined Endeavor 2009 is a Headquarters U.S. European Command Sponsored communications and information systems interoperability test between and among Partnership for Peace, NATO, and other nations focusing on the deliberate planning process, communications information systems and human interoperability and development of a road map for future improvement among participants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

A soldier assigned to the British army defends the perimeter during foot patrol training at Exercise Platinum Wolf 2018. The Serbian-led two-week, multinational peacekeeping exercise brings more than 500 soldiers from 10 nations together to enhance military cooperation and interoperability at Serbia’s South Base and Borovac Training Area, June 11-22, 2018. (Ohio National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker)

190807-N-BM428-0007 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 7, 2019) Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Edward Guity, and Gunner’s Mate Seaman Bradley Holloway, front, wait to fire a .50 caliber machine gun aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) during exercise Mighty Waves 2019, Aug. 7, 2019. Mighty Waves is an annual disaster response exercise lead by Israel designed to enhance interoperability and promote cooperation among regional Eastern Mediterranean naval forces. Donald Cook, forward deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its ninth patrol in the U.S. 6th fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Damon Grosvenor/Released)

Multinational soldiers from KFOR Regional Command - East secured a helicopter landing zone and conducted slingload operations in the vicinity of Kleçke, Kosovo demonstrating interoperability of forces in the KFOR area of operations. Operation Amber Castle is being conducted to showcase the joint capability and multinational interoperability of KFOR RC-East's commitment to providing a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement for the people and institutions of Kosovo. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Young, RC-East Public Affairs)

Beth accompanied Stephen Peront to London. They were able to take a few extra days and explore London as they are reporting on Stephen's blog.

A few of us who were there and on our feet on Sunday got together at the Colosseo restaurant (http://colosseorestaurant.co.uk/) for an enjoyable dinner the night before the Document Interoperability Initiative event.

It was great to see Beth again. I first met her and their four amazing youngsters at the Seattle Pike Place Public Market when they were vacationing last year.

Joint Interoperability Testing Command ushers in new command and senior enlisted leadership with a ceremony July 26 at the JITC Compound, Fort Huachuca, Arizona. (U.S. Army Photo by Karen Sampson)

Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomed United States Coast Guard Vice Admiral Steven D. Poulin, Atlantic Area Commander, Coast Guard Defense Force East Commander and Director of DHS Joint Task Force-East, to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Feb. 12, 2021. During his visit, the Vice Admiral spoke to the students of Class 60. His briefing on the wide-reaching effects of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing, the presentation provided insightful and relevant information to the student body. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mozer O. Da Cunha)

U.S. Army and Republic of Korea soldiers fly a U.S. Marine Corps humvee by CH-47 Chinook helicopter during helicopter support team interoperability training at the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, Republic of Korea. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 3 and Combat Logistics Battalion 4, participated in the Korean Interoperability Training Program in preparation for operational deployments.

The Inter-American Defense College held a change of command ceremony for incoming director Major General Richard J. Heitkamp at the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., June 29, 2023. During the ceremony Maj. Gen. James E. Taylor, outgoing director, passed on command of the IADC to incoming director Maj. Gen. Richard J. Heitkamp. The ceremony included distinguished guests such as Gen. Laura J. Richardson, Commander, U.S. Southern Command, Secretary General Luis Almagro Lemes, Organization of American States and Vice-Admiral Alexandre Rabello de Faria, Inter-American Defense Board, chairman and other guests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mozer O. Da Cunha)

An officer from the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) police component receives a certificate after completing an interoperability training organised by the Field Technology Section (FTS) of the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) in Mogadishu, Somalia on 1 December 2022.

UN Photo / Raymond Baguma

U.S. Army aviators from 10th Combat Aviation Brigade conducted training with 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and Polish Special Operations Forces DATE near Lubliniec, Poland. The training between NATO Allies included firing from an airborne platform, air assault and casualty evacuation to continue to build ready and interoperable NATO SOF and conventional forces. (U.S. Army photos courtesy of 10th Combat Aviation Brigade Unit Public Affairs Representative) 170601-A-TZ475-004