{"id":45678,"date":"2020-11-12T19:18:21","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T19:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/11\/12\/army-breaks-ground-on-new-soldier-performance-institute\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:43:14","slug":"army-breaks-ground-on-new-soldier-performance-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2020\/11\/12\/army-breaks-ground-on-new-soldier-performance-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"Army breaks ground on new soldier performance institute"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Army broke ground Thursday on a new institute<\/a> that will serve as the base for human performance research at the soldier and squad level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Soldier and Squad Performance Research Institute will be located at Natick Soldier Systems Center in Natick, Massachusetts. The center has long been the epicenter for advanced science on soldier gear, clothing, chow, tents, individual warfighting equipment, injury prevention, nutrition needs and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the S2PRINT facility, expected to be completed in the next three years, is expected to be a one-stop shop for measuring, predicting and optimizing individual soldier readiness, performance and resiliency, according to an Army statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The institute to be housed in the 80,600-square-foot building was first announced in 2018. Army Times<\/a> reported then that it was going to be a baseline effort that would \u201cdevelop validated performance and training strategies\u201d for soldiers and squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\t