CAVNET

CAVNET was a secure military forum which became operational in April 2004. A part of SIPRNet, it allows fast access to knowledge acquired on the ground in combat.{{Cite web|last=Baum|first=Dan|date=10 January 2005|title=Battle Lessons|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/01/17/battle-lessons|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823155229/http://www.newyorker.com:80/magazine/2005/01/17/battle-lessons |archive-date=2014-08-23 |access-date=27 July 2020|website=NewYorker}}

It was used in Iraq war, and helps US military forces against the insurgents' adaptive tactics by providing data laterally and on a broader scale than with traditional reports.{{Cite web|last=Gordon|first=Dick|date=25 January 2005|title=The Connection, Training Day|url=http://www.theconnection.org/shows/2005/01/20050125_a_main.asp|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051029212443/http://www.theconnection.org/shows/2005/01/20050125_a_main.asp|archive-date=29 October 2005|access-date=27 July 2020|website=Theconnection.org}}

The data shared between patrols on "The Net" (as is it is sometimes referred to by soldiers) has already played a crucial role to dismantle grenade-traps hidden behind posters of Moqtada al-Sadr that US soldiers often rip down.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=22 February 2005|title=Major Patrick Michaelis talks to PBS|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/company/lessons|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050223065200/http://www.pbs.org:80/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/company/lessons/ |archive-date=2005-02-23 |access-date=27 July 2020|website=PBS}}