{"id":31265,"date":"2021-10-11T17:21:07","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T17:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/10\/11\/this-army-program-prevented-disease-outbreak-in-a-unit-deploying-to-afghanistan\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:09:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:09:07","slug":"this-army-program-prevented-disease-outbreak-in-a-unit-deploying-to-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2021\/10\/11\/this-army-program-prevented-disease-outbreak-in-a-unit-deploying-to-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"This Army program prevented a disease outbreak in a unit deploying to Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A set of human performance tools under development by the Army likely prevented a disease outbreak predeployment for one battalion and possibly saved the life of a soldier who was having suicidal thoughts, according to the unit\u2019s commander, Lt. Col. Christopher Rowe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The MASTR-E, <\/a>or Measuring and Advancing Soldier Tactical Readiness and Effectiveness<\/a>, program is the Army\u2019s attempt to better track and manage soldier performance within units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rowe, whose soldiers have been using MASTR-E over the past year, spoke with Army Times at the Association of the U.S. Army annual meeting Oct. 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rowe leads 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. Rowe\u2019s troops first received the MASTR-E devices in August 2020. The kit includes an Oura Ring to monitor sleep, a RediBand to monitor recovery and a Polar Grit X smartwatch to monitor exertion.<\/p>\n\n\n\t