Allies 'welcome' at U.S. command centers.

• Author: Erwin, Sandra I.
• Position: Washington Pulse - Brief Article

U.S. Air Force officials are working to bring allied commanders into their war-planning hub, the air operations center.

Although foreign allied commanders still don't have access to the classified Pentagon network, the Siprnet, at a recent war game, the Air Force made sure that coalition partners from Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom got security clearances so they could stand "shoulder-to-shoulder" with U.S. commanders.

That is an improvement over previous exercises, when the allies would get...