9 7 3 ▁the ▁A W AC S ▁demonstr ation ▁took ▁place ▁with ▁interfaces ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁L ines man ▁system , ▁the ▁French ▁Str ida ▁II ▁system , ▁the ▁NAT O ▁Gr ound ▁Environment ▁System ▁in ▁Germany ▁and ▁an ▁element ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁ 4 0 7 L ▁T act ical ▁Command ▁and ▁Control ▁System ▁in ▁Belg ium ▁and ▁ 4 0 7 L ▁systems ▁at ▁S emb ach ▁and ▁Neu ▁Ul m ▁in ▁Germany . ▁An ▁Army ▁N I KE ▁site ▁at ▁the ▁Fl ie ger hor st ▁Cas erne ▁near ▁Han au ▁Germany ▁was ▁also ▁equ ipped . ▁ ▁The ▁demonstr ation ▁was ▁very ▁successful ▁and ▁generated ▁great ▁NAT O ▁interest ▁in ▁both ▁A W AC S ▁and ▁J T ID S . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁program ▁under w ent ▁several ▁iterations . ▁ ▁John ▁K lot z ▁didn ' t ▁like ▁ac ron ym s ▁and ▁dub bed ▁the ▁program ▁T act ical ▁Position ▁Location / Common ▁Grid ▁Cap ability ▁which ▁immediately ▁became ▁T ipp lek eg . ▁ ▁Next ▁the ▁program ▁was ▁called ▁Position ▁Location ▁Report ing ▁and ▁Control ▁of ▁T act ical ▁A ircraft ▁( PL RA CT A ). ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁European ▁demonstr ation ▁the ▁program ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Se ek ▁Bus . ▁ ▁Finally ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁DO D ▁created ▁a ▁joint ▁program ▁office ▁with ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁as ▁Executive ▁agent ▁and ▁Col . ▁Bre eden ▁Br ent n all