Meghann Myers is the Pentagon bureau chief at Military Times. She covers operations, policy, personnel, leadership and other issues affecting service members.
“Unfortunately, those apps are more secure than texting in the clear, which is more or less the alternative. Granted, if a hostile party has access to the handset, that encryption isn’t particularly helpful.”
Before they’ve reached even initial operational capability, cross-functional teams are being aligned with the Army’s numbered corps to test new devices and equipment.
The new Army Futures Command is slated for initial operating capability this summer, but acquisition research teams are already down at the unit level to get soldier input on systems that in development.
Army doctrine, training and personnel will require a face-lift over the next decade, Army Secretary Mark Esper said Monday at the AUSA Global Force Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama.
Between the hours soldiers have to spend online for professional military education and the possibilities a handheld, touchscreen device could hold downrange, the Army is taking a step toward developing a standard-issue device for every soldier.