{"id":85306,"date":"2022-08-29T17:56:39","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T17:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/08\/29\/first-arctic-unit-now-training-with-modernized-us-army-networking-gear\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:40:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:40:55","slug":"first-arctic-unit-now-training-with-modernized-us-army-networking-gear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2022\/08\/29\/first-arctic-unit-now-training-with-modernized-us-army-networking-gear\/","title":{"rendered":"First Arctic unit now training with modernized US Army networking gear"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. \u2014 The U.S. Army said it dispatched upgraded networking equipment to soldiers in Alaska, marking the first time an Arctic unit was provided Capability Set 21 kit, amid increased military investment in the northern region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, this month began hands-on training with the gear, which is meant to boost mobility and make communications on the battlefield<\/a> more intuitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suite includes radios, variable height antennas and small satellite terminals, which provide \u201ccommanders and leaders from battalion echelons down with communications options and the ability to access secure but unclassified networks if permissive within their area of operations,\u201d according to Paul Mehney, communications director for the Army\u2019s Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Communications-Tactical, or PEO C3T.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once training is complete, elements of the brigade are expected to use the Capability Set 21 systems<\/a> during upcoming exercises across the Pacific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Network modernization is a focus for the Army as it transitions to multi-domain operations and contends with communication environments jeopardized by advanced adversaries, such as China and Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\t