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Tactical radios were employed by the 25th Infantry Division throughout the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) 24-01 exercise, held at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, in November 2023. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army/Sam Brooks)

Army redesignates program executive office amid push for network modernization

The Army’s organization responsible for outfitting units with network equipment underwent a name change and redesignation.

Oct 9, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Soldiers with the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, operate various military vehicles at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, July 18, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Rebeca Soria)

3rd ID building network architecture to move complexity from brigades

The concept, while in line with strategic Army priorities to move complexity to division, is being done using existing capabilities differently.

Sep 30, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Maj. Gen. Jeth Rey, Director, Network Cross-Functional Team, Army Futures Command, discusses data centricity for the Army of 2040 at AUSA Global Force Symposium & Exposition 2023 on May 28, 2023 in Huntsville, Alabama. (U.S. Army Photo by Patrick Hunter)

Army to get new top uniformed network official

Maj. Gen. Jeth Rey was nominated to be the Army’s next deputy chief of staff, G6.

Jun 5, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to the 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, and the Artificial Intelligence Integration Center, conduct drone test flights and software troubleshooting during Allied Spirit 24 at the Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Germany, March 6, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Micah Wilson)

Army outlines progress on ‘unified network’

The Army has begun to move network complexity out of smaller formations to allow commanders to maneuver without worrying about network operations.

Jun 3, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

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