ARMY AL&T
I PROMISE IT’S NOT A TEST
Four program executive of fices team up with Soldiers to run the Army’s most modern platform, communications and data interface programs of record through the paces.
by Lt. Col. Nicholas Breen, Capt. Max Meinert and David Morris, Ph.D.
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n a hot August day at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division stressed their operational limits to see what capabilities the Army’s most modern programs of record offered. Te combined kit
from the Program Executive Office for Ground Combat Systems (PEO GCS); PEO Command, Control and Communications ‒ Tactical (PEO C3T); PEO Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (PEO IEW&S) and PEO Soldier provided a cool breeze through the fog of war. Data radios, vehicle cameras and augmented reality headsets gave the platoon unprecedented situational awareness, increasing its lethality and allowing for better informed tactical decisions.
“Te situational awareness that leaders are able to gain and maintain with minimal effort greatly enhances our ability to operate,” said Sgt. First Class Kyle Williams, rifle platoon sergeant for 3rd Platoon.
Te vehicle excursions hosted every two to three years by PEO GCS are prototyping events that test mature technologies ready for fielding. Te intent is to reduce platform integra- tion risk, cost and schedule, and ultimately to get mission-enhancing technology into the hands of Soldiers as soon as possible. Vehicle Excursion 3 (VE3) incorporated multi- ple PEO capabilities into a system-of-systems suite of equipment, taking the next step in providing unified data and communications on platforms at the forward edge. “We real- ized early in the planning process for VE3 that the combat platforms presented a unique challenge, as separate markets or end users on the platform had different needs,” said Bob McNeill, project lead for the PEO GCS integration office. “Te platform crew, dismounts and the formation are all hungry for data, and there is not a unified effort to tie all of these technologies together at the platform level outside of the vehicle excursions.” Picture your
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