The CWIX exercise is an annual event, based at the Joint Forces Training Center (JFTC) in Bydogszcz, Poland, and extended widely through the classified Combined Federated Battle Laboratories Network (CFBLNet) and the unclassified Internet. CWIX focuses strongly on highly structured testing of systems that claim to be interoperable.
C2SIM Validation testing in CWIX 2019 was conducted using virtual private networks (VPNs) over the unclassified Internet. The national teams that participated were: Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, and USA (sites at GMU, ATEC Huntsville AL, and NPS Monterey CA). At the end of testing, eleven of the twelve Test Cases were reported with full success. The twelfth case was a limited success; the server problem with that case was resolved the next day. For more information…
Lt Col Biagini of NATO MSCOE and Sebastian Steigler of German company iABG and Dr. Mark Pullen of the C4I and Cyber Center at George Mason University
Resilience: Beyond just “bouncing back,” resilience includes pre-crisis preparations and risk mitigation, effective incident management, and leveraging shocks and stresses to emerge stronger.
Initial Activities: The Lab leverages two complementary initiatives that recently have moved to GMU. STAR-TIDES and Collaborative Community Resilience (CCR) help build sustainable resilience to natural and man-made emergencies while increasing opportunities in under-served communities. They are described in more detail in the :