396. The FMN Implementation Plan describes four different environments required for successful federated mission networking. A federated Mission Network provides a mission execution environment within which data and information can be exchanged without being impeded by security gateways and enables various communities of interest to execute their mission thread information exchange requirements more effectively.

397. Interoperability standards for community of interest services will have to be determined based on commonly agreed Mission Threads such as Battlespace Awareness, Joint ISR, Medical Evacuation or Joint Fires. Over time, communities of interest will define additional mission threads and associated interoperability standards will be included into future revisions of this FMN Profile.

398. The evolution towards future FMN Milestones and more detailed Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and education, Personnel, Facilities and Interoperability (DOTMLPFI) capability analysis will result in changes to this FMN Profile. It is expected that this profile will be updated at least every two years.