Abstract
Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations are needed to alleviate the effects of natural disasters on the local population. In HADR operations, multiple branches of government and non-government organizations all need to collaborate toward the same goal. Therefore, there is a need for a collective C2, which ensures everyone is coordinated and has the necessary situational awareness to complete the mission. Historically, this has been done through voice communication, but developments in modern technology can provide valuable new resources for first responders. In this thesis, we explore the capabilities of an ad-hoc distributed networking solution built using single-board computers. We explore its capabilities and limitations as we try to enable new forms of communication. In addition, in this thesis, we investigate Kubernetes as the resource framework for edge computing HADR operations.