The ALx Bulletin- April 2025 - Beyond Insights: Turning Data into Strategic Action
“Essential to our Army’s ability to shoot, move, communicate, and do first aid on a modern battlefield are data-literate Soldiers and leaders who can rapidly make sound decisions, bringing all available capabilities to bear, to close with and destroy the enemy on an increasingly transparent and evolving battlefield.”
Gen. Gary M. Brito
Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
Source: “Data Literacy-How We Prepare for the Future
Execute Today [Content You Can Use Immediately]
“Not everyone needs to be a Data Scientist, but EVERYONE needs skills to feel empowered to assess, analyze, and make decisions in today’s Army.” Explore TRADOC’s KM and Professional Development Portal to find courses here.
How cool is this? MilGears, powered by Army COOL, now has a Cyber IT/Cybersecurity Workforce tool. Find out how your skills stack against the Army requirements for specific cyber roles & learn what’s needed to become qualified for that role. Hone skills during service for a lucrative career in cyberspace IT or cybersecurity after! Find out more here.
Are you taking advantage of Army Vantage? As the Army’s premier data platform, it enables leaders to monitor unit readiness information by drilling down into personnel, equipment, and training data. The commander’s risk reduction tool allows commanders and senior enlisted advisors to view risk related data to inform, improve and accelerate decision-making. Training is available on the platform. Get access here.
Increase your fitness gains with data. This 11-part series from Downrange Data offers a data informed fitness regime based on over 4 years of personal logs that will prepare you to achieve at least a 540 on the ACFT.
Prepare For Tomorrow [Content to Improve Your Organization]
Don’t let data and technology stump you like the old chicken and egg dilemma. A data-first approach is critical to successful digital transformation, becoming data-centric, and the use of new decision-making tools. Learn more here.
“As Army professionals, we all need to learn how to become data centric.” As a strategic and core asset, clean data is the foundation on which the effective use of AI and other decision-making tools become possible. In this article, the 3rd Infantry Division shares their process, insights, and lessons learned on their journey toward becoming more data centric.
Is your organization data-centric or just data-driven? What’s the difference, anyway? Find out and learn more about the components of a data-centric framework here.
While artificial intelligence is reshaping military decision-making, it does not come without challenges. Leaders must understand how to use it effectively while mitigating the risks and challenges. This concise overview provides a balanced framework to support integrating AI responsibly and effectively.
“The increasing complexity of modern military operations necessitates the development and implementation of innovative solutions to enhance operational effectiveness.” CamoGPT and NIPRGPT are tools with the potential to transform planning and operations. This guide examines the benefits and limitations of these tools and includes guidance on how to effectively use them. FYSA: New accounts on CamoGPT are now limited.
What is data ethics and why should you care? The use of data presents ethical concerns that need to be considered to ensure accountability and trust as the Army continues to collect and process more data. Read more here.
Learn Always [Content to Help You Think]
Just Released! “The Army Unified Network Plan 2.0 enables data centricity with a framework that links information technology standards, policies, and principles across regions, formations, and echelons, whether connected or disconnected.” Listen here as Deputy Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Jeth B. Rey discusses the plan and its benefits.
The Signal Corps is enabling data centric warfighters. Learn how through a variety of articles in the data themed, spring edition of the Army Communicator.
No Time to Waste. Accurate prediction of lifesaving equipment and supply needs for large scale combat operations is critical to increasing survival rates, cost avoidance, and staying ahead of our adversaries. Read more about a new breed of warriors utilizing predictive logistics here.
AI has the potential to augment, enhance, and empower Soldier performance. This blog from the Mad Scientist Laboratory explores tools and processes that can be used to amplify Soldier and leader expertise, while weighing the challenges involved.
The Maven Smart System (MSS) is revolutionizing targeting and logistics operations for the Army. “Among other things, it leverages large volume of data to provide a user-friendly common operating picture (COP) that incorporates the common intelligence picture (CIP) and accelerates the sensor to shooter loop for fires, at least in part through use of artificial intelligence.” Learn more in this episode of the War Room podcast.
Get Involved [Opportunities for YOU to Drive Change]
This month ALx challenges you to get involved through self-development on the use of data. Educate yourself on data-centricity and how it can positively transform your organizational performance and outcomes.