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A U.S. Marine with 9th Communication Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, I MEF, tests a PRC-160 High Frequency Radio inside a combat tent in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 5, 2023. Steel Knight 23.2 is a three-phase exercise designed to train I MEF in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer adversary combat force and enhance existing live-fire and maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler D. Wilson)

Marine Corps taking data-centric approach to network and battlefield information

The Marines are undergoing a paradigm shift when it comes to how they view the network, working to consolidate enterprise and tactical systems.

Jan 16, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

U.S. Soldiers of the 392nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion in Baltimore, Maryland, assemble an OE254 Radio antenna for communication on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ, June 21, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Washington)

Army moving away from compliance-based cybersecurity

As the Army modernizes its network, it is looking at evolving the way it protects and defends critical IT and cyber terrain.

Nov 30, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

U.S. Air Force Maj. Joseph Hamilton, a Tactical Air Control Party specialist, ensures safety on the range while guiding air support with simulated data received from an Army ground commander during Exercise Scarlet Dragon on Fort Bragg, N.C., February 1, 2023. Scarlet Dragon is a joint exercise synchronizing efforts from all branches using Artificial Intelligence to precisely target an enemy’s location. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Osvaldo Fuentes)

Army forces will soon have global network access

Lt. Gen. John Morrison said by the end of this calendar year, units will have global connectivity on the unclassified network. And by the end of next…

Aug 15, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

Army 2nd Cavalry Regiment — The 2nd Cavalry Regiment used its on-the-move Tactical Network Transport during a live-fire exercise at Rose Barracks, Germany. (DOD photo / 1st Lt. Ellen C. Brabo, 2nd Cavalry Regiment)

Army network centralization will improve global visibility and cybersecurity, Morrison says

Following a comprehensive review of the network, the Army is centralizing much of its services, which will provide unprecedented visibility and security.

Aug 11, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

A forward observer with the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division uses Integrated Tactical Network components during a live-fire exercise at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, in January, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Justin Eimers, PEO C3T Public Affairs)

The Army is consolidating all network activity into a single program executive office

The Army is combining efforts from PEO C3T and EIS to optimize a unified network from the tactical to enterprise level.

Mar 15, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery Regiment, work with the Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher (AML), on a Palletized Load System (PLS) using a Remote Interface Unit (RIU) as a part of Project Convergence 22 at Fort Irwin, California, Oct. 31, 2022. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Collin S. MacKown)

The Army is embracing central delivery of services

The Army doesn't want to wait to develop requirements for every solution if a central service can satisfy a need for many.

Jan 13, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

Dr. Raj Iyer, Army Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of the Army (right), speaks to cybersecurity professionals, foreign military leaders and industry partners from the European theater, during the 2021 cybersecurity summit in Wiesbaden, Germany, Aug. 10, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Thomas Mort)

Army CIO Raj Iyer leaving government

CIO Raj Iyer announced on LinkedIn that he will be departing the Army in "the next several weeks."

Jan 5, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

U.S. soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Signal Corps conduct war simulation training Oct. 5, 2022, during Project Convergence 22 at Camp Pendleton, California. During PC22 many systems were slated to be tested to determine how future command-and-control capabilities can be integrated with all service and multinational partners. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thiem Huynh)

Army moving out on global classified network modernization

The Army will soon be releasing request for proposals to create a global SIPRNet.

Nov 15, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

Staff Sgt. Jacob Rascon, right, and Sgt. David Hendrixson, both assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), analyze prototyped cyber field equipment during Cyber Quest 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. TaMaya Eberhart, 55th Combat Camera)

Army moving from implementation to execution of unified network plan

The Army is moving toward a hybrid cloud architecture to allow greater global connectivity.

Oct 11, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

Army aims to transition simplified network tool prototypes to programs of record in 2024

The Army has been conducting prototyping efforts aimed at reducing the complexity of the tactical network.

Oct 3, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau