The contracts are in support of network upgrades for a number of installations and facilities that are a part of the Fort Hawaii Enclave, which includes Schofield Barracks, Wheeler Army Airfield, East Range, Helamono Military Reservation, Fort Shafter, Shafter Flats and Tripler Army Hospital.

LGS will work with the U.S. Army to provide high-speed IP networking to each facility linked together across a regional overlay optical network that will carry and deliver advanced voice, data and video broadband networking capabilities. This will be one of the first 10 Gigabit Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) backbone network installed for the U.S. Army. LGS will provide additional products and services as the project requires.

"Our long track record and past performance in service of the U.S. Army continues to help us win substantial contracts for network upgrades," said Ron Iverson, LGS, CEO. "It is a pleasure to work closely with the Army as they arm their troops with the high-speed communications capabilities they need to effectively do their jobs."

Schofield Barracks is the largest Army post in Hawaii, located on an 18,000-acre site in central Oahu. It is named in honor of LTG John M. Schofield, who, in 1872 recognized the strategic importance of Oahu to the defense of the United States.

The agreement is a part of the Army's Installation Information Infrastructure Modernization Program (I3MP), which is focused on upgrading voice and data network infrastructure at Army bases around the world. I3MP is managed by Project Manager, Defense Communications and Switched Systems (PM DCASS). LGS and its predecessor organizations have had a team of people dedicated to working with the Army as part of the I3MP project for more than 15 years.

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