Patrick Ellis Archives

Maj. Gen. Patrick Ellis (middle), Network Cross Functional Team, Army Futures Command, participated in a panel discussion focusing on Transforming the Unified Network at Echelon, during the Association of the United States Army’s 2024 Annual Conference, Monday, October 14th, 2024, Washington D.C. (U.S. Army photo by: Austin Thomas)

General in charge of Army’s Next-Gen C2 experiment takes command of unit getting prototype

Maj. Gen. Patrick Ellis, who was the director of the Army's C2 CFT and led experimentation of Next Gen C2, takes command of 4th ID, which is…

Jun 17, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

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…

Oct 14, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Soldiers with the 2nd Cavalry Regiment conduct dismounted operations during Dragoon Ready 2023 using the Integrated Tactical Network (ITN) capabilities. (Photo Credit: Sgt. Rebecca Call)

Army planning 2025 prototyping activity for next-gen C2 effort

Service officials talked to DefenseScoop about how they expect their efforts to unfold.

Oct 11, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Soldiers with 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division. (Photo by Sam Brooks, U.S. Army)

New Army network leader wants more predictive tools for data

Maj. Gen. Patrick Ellis, the new network cross-functional team director, is applying his recent operational perspective in Europe to help the Army develop its network.

Aug 19, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau