ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – As the Army’s transformation continues, the Communications-Electronics Command Integrated Logistics Support Center is employing its expertise to divest legacy equipment, specifically focusing on Warfighter Information Network-Tactical and Tactical Server Infrastructure platforms.
This critical divestment of legacy command and control equipment is intrinsically linked to the C2NOW fielding and acceleration Executive Order. The primary objective of the WIN-T and TSI divestment effort is to relieve units of legacy systems—namely WIN-T At the Halt, WIN-T On the Move, and TSI systems—to clear the way for the fielding of modernized C2NOW foundational products related to C2 infrastructure and transport. Concurrently, CECOM ILSC is pacing this turn-in effort to comply with a strategic slowdown initiative handed down by Congress, which preserves immediate unit readiness and combat capacity until next-generation technologies are fully mature.
A unified team effort across the ILSC
The CECOM ILSC Weapon Systems Management Directorate is taking on the essential work of leading the divestment while preventing critical readiness gaps, ensuring that essential warfighting capacity bridges the timeline until next-generation modernization efforts are fully realized and fielded.
Recognizing the magnitude of this project, CECOM ILSC WSMD Associate Director Medhat Abuhantash emphasized that success relies on a comprehensive approach. "Divesting thousands of legacy systems is a massive undertaking, but our ultimate goal is to give immediate property book relief to the units in the field and streamline their transition to next-generation capabilities," Abuhantash said. "By executing this as an integrated enterprise, we are directly enabling the Army's modernization objectives while safeguarding operational readiness."
While the WSM Weapon Systems and Divestment teams lead the charge, executing the Divestment EXORD successfully requires the dedication of the entire ILSC community:
- The Readiness and Field Support Directorate serves as an essential conduit to the field, ensuring units have seamless access to the latest disposition instructions and assisting the Weapon Systems team in identifying key assets that can be reclaimed to support ongoing sustainment and readiness.
- The Supply Chain Management Directorate and the Logistics and Technical Support Directorate act as critical partners by managing complex enterprise divestment actions. This includes executing vital coding updates and coordinating the responsible, balanced drawdown of wholesale inventories to prevent premature shortages of spare parts.
Operational execution and face-to-the-field support
To execute this monumental task, the WSM team has established a highly structured and synchronized turn-in process. The team is comprised of dedicated logistics management specialists from both the Weapon Systems and Divestment teams. This includes forward-stationed Regional Divestment Leads who actively support the Army Field Support Brigades. As CECOM's critical "face to the field," RDLs bridge an important coordination gap by providing direct communication, reporting, and hands-on guidance to tactical units.
This meticulous coordination has directly enabled the fielding of Next-Generation Command and Control technologies, significantly enhancing the Army’s lethality. Furthermore, the team’s planning results in major cost avoidance by halting the prolonged sustainment of obsolete equipment, ensuring units worldwide can seamlessly transition without disruption to training or operations. The team's authorship of Annex H to HQDA Executive Order 067-26 has also provided foundational guidance for the overall enterprise process.
The WSM team continues to coordinate very closely with the Capability Program Executive Command and Control Information Network, Department of the Army G-3/5/7, and Army Sustainment Command to execute the Divestment EXORD. Together, they resolve complex disposition challenges related to storage, transfer, and warranty management using data-driven product management dashboards.
The team also tracks and facilitates exceptions to policy for equipment turn-in, and provides specialized "de-mating" support to units turning in obsolete communication suites while retaining their prime movers, such as Stryker vehicles.
As a key contributor on the 15-person Mission Network and Regional Divestment Team, ILSC WSMD Tactical Network Branch Chief Will Sharman highlighted the value of direct tactical engagement. "Our Regional Divestment Leads are stationed forward with the AFSBs to serve as CECOM’s direct face to the field," Sharman said. "This immediate presence ensures that coordination, communication, and reporting happen in real-time, bridging the gap between tactical needs and strategic logistics execution."
By combining forward-thinking logistics, relentless coordination, and strategic alignment with senior Army leadership, the CECOM ILSC WSMD Tactical Network Branch is safeguarding unit readiness, ensuring responsible equipment accountability and stewardship, and paving the way for a more agile and lethal force.
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