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A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) arrives at the Millington-Memphis Airport to conduct refueling and resupply on January 13, 2024, during a Large-Scale Long-Range Air Assault into the Joint Readiness Training Center on Fort Johnson, LA. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Truesdale)

Army looking to expand aerial tier of network to gain more feedback

The service wants to continue experimenting with network and command-and-control tools aboard aerial platforms.
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, refuels a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft during exercise RAMSTEIN FLAG 2024 while flying over the coast of Greece, Oct. 4, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo)

Army, Air Force embark on multi-national exercises to counter emerging threats to NATO

Senior military leaders offered a glimpse into how their teams are preparing for future fights via events like Ramstein Flag and Neptune Eagle.
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Amado Saltosandrade, left, radio operator, and Lance Cpl. Miguel Alfaro, Right, electronics maintenance repairer, with the 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment set up the Marine Corps Wideband Satellite during the establishment of the 3d LCT command and control node at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Oct. 25, 2022. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cody Purcell)

Proliferated LEO, hybrid cloud capabilities enable U.S. forces to operate more disconnected

With connectivity expected to be limited in future conflicts, U.S. troops must learn to operate without persistent communications and data.
Soldiers from the 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Air Assault out of a CH-47 Chinook into the Joint Regional Training Center (JRTC) at Ft. Johnson, LA, as part of a large scale, long range air assault (L2A2) that the 101st launched from Ft. Campbell, KY to JRTC on the night of August 15, 2024. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Joyner)

Army expanding ‘transforming-in-contact’ concept to divisions, armored and Stryker brigades

Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George unveiled transforming-in-contact 2.0.
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SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – Sgt. James Hyman collects information from two sensors to conduct cyber effects operations, during an Operational Readiness Assessment, March 30, 2023. (Photo by Steven Stover, 780th Military Intelligence Brigade (Cyber)).

Army Cyber’s new unit focused on information threats to commanders, troops across the globe

Army Cyber Command's TIAD will be focused on trans-regional threats, unlike the service's other Theater Information Advantage Detachments.
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Light Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, conduct military operations in urban terrain during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) 25-01 at Pōhakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Oct. 9, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Ryele Bertoch)

Second transforming-in-contact unit putting new tactics to the test in the Pacific for the Army

The 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division is conducting training operations simultaneously with Pacific partner nations.
U.S Army Soldiers assigned to the 25th Infantry Division and the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC), host Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James J. Mingus during JPMRC 25-01 on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Oct. 5, 2024. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Brenden Delgado)

Army looking to provide commanders more flexibility with networking and comms gear

“One of the great things is experimenting with these capabilities in the environments they're going to employ them, so that we can iterate and identify what technologies…
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