2.3.1 The DoD Electromagnetic Spectrum Management Strategic Plan

The Department of Defense has long understood the criticality of electromagnetic spectrum access. Net-centricity depends on an environment that provides full connectivity and interoperability to produce and share a common understanding of all dimensions of the battlespace. The key enabler for net-centricity is the DoD Global Information Grid (GIG). The
GIG is supported by a seamless communications environment which includes both commercial and military networks accommodating a range of transmission media, standards, and protocols.
Extension of the GIG down to the lowest warfighting echelons will be made possible through coupling integrated wireless architectures with spectrum-dependent systems such as
communications, weapons, precision munitions, sensors, geo-location, and various wireless devices.