The hiring of Foster reflects the combatant command’s desire to bring in tech experts, including from the private sector.

"We struggle sometimes to anticipate the way that real users interact with technologies,” U.S. Central Command CTO Schuyler Moore said.

“There are pockets where we can see, even if the performance and consistency isn't quite there [yet], we would still reap value from it,” Centcom CTO Schuyler…

"It has such potential for menial tasks that you can pull off someone's plate and that everyday workflow,” Schuyler Moore said.

Each of the combatant commands have organized in their own way for operations in the information environment.

The Navy’s Task Force 59, the Air Force’s Task Force 99 and the Army’s Task Force 39 are exploring cutting-edge technologies that could give the U.S. military…

Andrew Moore has been hired to serve as the first-ever U.S. Central Command advisor for artificial intelligence, robotics, cloud computing and data analytics.

The organization was stood up in October as Centcom looks for new ways to deploy robotic platforms for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and other missions.

The XVIII Airborne Corps through its Scarlet Dragon exercise series seeks to improve data and ultimately decision-making across the Army, joint force and coalitions.

The system would help augment the Air Force force protection personnel whose job it is to watch foreign nationals working on bases in the Middle East.