Ground Wave Emergency Network Final Operational Capability. Environmental Assessment for Southern Arkansas Relay Node. Site No. RN 8C912AR

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Abstract:

The Ground Wave Emergency Network GWEN is a radio communication system designed to relay emergency messages between strategic military areas in the continental United States. The system is immune to the effects of high- attitude electromagnetic pulse HEMP energy surges caused by nuclear bursts in the ionosphere that would disrupt conventional communications equipment such as telephones and shortwave radios. A failure of such equipment would prevent timely communications among top military and civilian leaders and strategic Air Force locations and prevent U.S. assessment and retaliation during an attack. GWEN is an essential part of a defense modernization program to upgrade and improve our nations communications system, thereby strengthening deterrence.

Author(s):
No Author(s) Identified
Author Organization(s):
ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS CENTER HANSCOM AFB MA
Pagination:
0083

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
AFMC/MA
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_4.7.2_Installation Services; JCA_4.7_Base and Installations Support; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.1.1_Establish and Maintain Unity of Effort with Mission Partners; JCA_5.1_Organize; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_1.3.1_Personnel and Family Support
Modernization Areas:
Directed Energy
Communities of Interest:
Biomedical
Descriptor(s):
*EMERGENCIES, *COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, *MESSAGE PROCESSING, *STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, *GROUND WAVES(ELECTROMAGNETIC), *RADIO RELAY SYSTEMS, IONOSPHERE, AIR FORCE, ENERGY, RUPTURE, ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES, ARKANSAS, DETERRENCE, SURGES, RADIO EQUIPMENT, COMMUNICATION AND RADIO SYSTEMS, PULSES, FAILURE, ATTACK, UNITED STATES
Field(s)/Group(s):
Radiofrequency Wave Propagation, Radio Communications
Keyword(s):
GWEN(GROUND WAVE EMERGENCY NETWORK)
Report Date:
1993 Feb 19