{"id":41917,"date":"2018-06-14T20:24:41","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T20:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/06\/14\/these-paratroopers-strap-on-sensors-during-field-ops-to-help-scientists-measure-performance\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:26:08","slug":"these-paratroopers-strap-on-sensors-during-field-ops-to-help-scientists-measure-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2018\/06\/14\/these-paratroopers-strap-on-sensors-during-field-ops-to-help-scientists-measure-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"These paratroopers strap on sensors during field ops to help scientists measure performance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new study of just about every aspect of the individual soldier\u2019s performance is underway at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2018\/04\/20\/this-team-won-the-armys-first-ever-best-mortar-competition\/\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Fort Bragg<\/a>, North Carolina with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2018\/04\/10\/heres-how-air-and-ground-robots-working-together-will-change-infantry-tactics\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">paratroopers <\/a>of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2018\/04\/23\/new-airborne-ruck-for-paratroopers-goes-to-the-82nd-this-year\/\" title=\"\" class=\"selected-link\" target=\"_blank\" data-original-title=\"\" aria-describedby=\"popover502288\"> 82nd Airborne Division<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study, called Monitoring and Assessing Soldier Tactical Readiness and Effectiveness, or MASTR-E, started in late May and is focused on studying several areas of performance-related measurements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Researchers with the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, or NSRDEC, are leading the study. 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Graham White, who heads the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, or \u201cPanther Brigade,\u201d are part of the study.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2018\/06\/04\/army-paratroopers-complete-testing-on-smaller-lighter-laser-for-mortar-artillery-targeting\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jumper-with-LTLM.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Army paratroopers complete testing on smaller, lighter laser for mortar, artillery targeting<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The smaller, lighter  Laser Target Locator Module, or LTLM II, gives paratroopers a better way to use range and hit targets with artillery and mortars.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThough still in the preliminary stages of testing and development, our paratroopers are keenly interested in the long-term impacts of such a study on the health, physical, social-emotional and cognitive factors affecting sustained performance for the warfighter,\u201d White said in a release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They\u2019re taking three platoons in a 14-day field study and taking 210 measurements. It runs through the gamut of an operation from five days out of pre-mission planning followed by ongoing measurements during a 72-hour field mission and then five days of post-mission measuring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They\u2019ll look at biomechanics, load carriage, performance nutrition, equipment use, injury reporting, navigation and recovery times, among other areas. Of course, cognitive performance will be tracked closely alongside the other biological markers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ll evaluate the impact of long-term fatigue and duress, incurred during extended training exercises, on cognitive performance, including how Soldiers make decisions on what to eat, where to go, or how they remember information pertinent to their mission,\u201d Dr. Erika Hussey, a research psychologist on NSRDEC\u2019s Cognitive Science Team, said in a release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was brought about in part by the 82nd Airborne Division commander, Maj. Gen. Erik Kurilla, and his interest in finding solutions to performance problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Col. Phillip Kiniery, his staff and company commanders submitted a white paper on those exact problems to the NSRDEC staff that led to the two entities partnering in the study, according to the release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The performance measures are not simply a way to make soldiers more comfortable but also more lethal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHere, we\u2019re studying the intangibles of performance, including the factors about the Soldier that make him or her proficient in using new capabilities. That is, the Soldier is the capability for studies of human performance. 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