{"id":49659,"date":"2019-10-15T12:40:05","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T12:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/10\/15\/how-army-it-modernization-is-reshaping-this-cadre-of-soldiers\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:33:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:33:09","slug":"how-army-it-modernization-is-reshaping-this-cadre-of-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2019\/10\/15\/how-army-it-modernization-is-reshaping-this-cadre-of-soldiers\/","title":{"rendered":"How Army IT modernization is reshaping this cadre of soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Army\u2019s efforts to modernize its tactical networks and information technology are expected to reshape its signal corps, according to service officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the Army\u2019s efforts includes creating what is known as \u201cexpeditionary signal battalion-enhanced,” or ESB-E.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expeditionary signal battalions support units that don\u2019t have organic communications capabilities. These groups could include military intelligence battalions, chemical battalions, engineering battalions or air defense artillery branches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the Army realized it took too long to get equipment to theater, and the units said the gear performed too slowly on the battlefield, Sgt. Maj. Wendle Marshall, the head of 50th ESB-E, told C4ISRNET during a September trip to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. In response, the service adopted a more expeditionary approach, hence the \u201cenhanced.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t