One of the key challenges for allied militaries working together is language. Defining terms, therefore, is fundamental at the beginning of all bilateral or multilateral processes and meetings. Representatives from each of the nations must provide definitions for the words that may not be understood by personnel from the other militaries. Sharing definitions is key to allied interoperability.
Finding a formal definition of interoperability, however, is easier said than done. Most definitions of interoperability focus on coordination and cooperation and ordinarily refer to computer and information systems. In the military, we take interoperability to mean being able to work together with another military and, in its most encompassing form, operating together as one; sharing information, equipment, or even subunits; and exchanging assets with little or no impact on the mission. The narrower definitions do not fit with these military aspirations, though, as we mean more than cooperation and they focus on the technology-related aspects of interoperability that have nothing to do with making it easier to sustain a deployed multinational force.
Interoperability Rock Drill
Despite this lack of clarity in the definition, the United Kingdom and the United States have been developing a logistics interoperability plan over a number of months, exploring what areas, if any, exist in which they can operate together. The work to date culminated in a United Kingdom-United States interoperability review of concept drill, also known as a rock drill, which took place in the United Kingdom in March 2008. The teams from each side of the Atlantic that were involved in the preparation identified four areas of potential interoperability for further exploration: command and control, information management systems, transportation and equipment, and …
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