U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Integrates New C2 Technologies for Super Garuda Shield 2026
Kerri Wood of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command J7 led a mid-planning conference April 6-10 to integrate emerging command and control technologies for U.S., Indonesian, and allied forces in austere environments. The work sets the foundation for Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability use in the 2026 exercise.
dronelife.comU.S. Indo-Pacific Command J7 Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability Joint Interface Control Officer Kerri Wood directed integration planning for emerging command and control technologies during the Super Garuda Shield 2026 mid-planning conference held April 6-10.
The conference brought together U.S., Indonesian, and regional allied and partner forces to prepare for the multinational exercise scheduled in 2026. Per the U.S. Department of Defense release, the sessions focused on laying groundwork to incorporate new C2 systems across some of the most austere training environments in the world.
The effort marks an operational shift from prior Super Garuda Shield planning cycles that did not emphasize Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability tools at the mid-planning stage. The new integration work takes effect immediately in exercise preparation and will govern technology employment during the 2026 field activities.
Downstream, participating forces must now align their communications architectures to the tested interfaces before full-scale rehearsals. U.S. Army units involved will incorporate the validated C2 links into their Indo-Pacific deployment rotations supporting the exercise.
Indonesian and partner-nation commands receive defined technical standards they must meet for seamless data sharing, triggering updates to their own exercise contribution timelines and procurement calendars.
This conference builds on the established Super Garuda Shield series, which has expanded in recent years to include more partner nations and increasingly complex multi-domain scenarios. The Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability program itself exists to accelerate adoption of joint all-domain command and control tools across Indo-Pacific training events.
The Defense Department release dated May 13, 2026, documents the planning conference outcomes and names the specific role played by the Joint Interface Control Officer in coordinating the technical groundwork.
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