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Army Receives Positive Soldier Feedback From Armored On-The-Move Networking Pilot

Army Receives Positive Soldier Feedback From Armored On-The-Move Networking Pilot
Col. Terry R. Tillis, commander of the “Spartan Brigade,” 2nd ABCT, 3rd ID details the Army's Armored Formation On-The-Move Network Pilot to reporters at Ft. Stewart in Georgia. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

FT. STEWART, Ga. — The Army has received positive feedback from soldiers participating in a pilot effort to assess requirements for bringing on-the-move (OTM) communications capacity to armored formations, citing the potential for new capabilities to allow for more dispersed, secure connectivity on the future battlefield. During the recent pilot here, soldiers from the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division experimented with three different “equipment sets" of surrogate armored vehicles outfitted with a range of new satellite and line-of-sight…

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