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U.S. PROVIDES C2 NETWORK FOR IRAQ


WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has launched efforts to supply Iraq's military and security forces with a command and control network.

U.S. officials said the C2 network would link the Iraqi military with both the security forces as well as the U.S.-led coalition. They said the system would ensure situational awareness and real-time information to several command levels in Iraq.

The Defense Department has awarded a $7.8 million contract to MCI Worldcom Communications Inc. for what the Pentagon termed a modern, digital cellular, command and control system. The Pentagon said the C2 system would link the various new sites of the Iraqi Armed Forces and the Coalition Military Assistance Training Team.

Officials said the C2 project would be one of the most important factors in developing the capabilities of Iraq's military. They said the effort has been impaired by bureaucratic delays in the procurement of military systems for both the Iraqi military and security forces.

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