Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-6

Several years ago the Army’s unified network started as a conceptual framework and now “is turning into an operational capability,” explained Lt. Gen. John Morrison Jr., deputy chief of staff, G-6, during a media round table at the Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting on October 14. The unified network “has driven institutional change in our Army and has gotten us aligned” better than we have ever been before. “No more multiple network providers…no more multiple network requirements.” He added that progress toward achieving a unified network has allowed a greater “alignment of resources” and “driven change.” “When we talked last year at this time,” Morrison said, “…inside our divisions we had fragmented brigade networks.” Today, there are two full divisions that are “able to put in a divisional architecture that seamlessly connects back to the operational and strategic level” and allows for “seamless movement around the globe.” #USArmySignalCorps #Signalcorps #USARMY @US_CYBERCOM @ARCYBER @armyfutures @Signal_School

The national #DayOfTheDeployed is a day to honor all United States service members who have been deployed in service of our country and those who are currently deployed around the world. It is also a day to recognize the sacrifices that military families make while their family member is deployed. The first observance of the day was October 26, 2006, when North Dakota Governor John Hoevento proclaimed the day in honor of Shelle Michaeles Aberle's cousin, Lt. Col. David Hosna, who was deployed in Iraq at the time. October 26th was chosen because it was Hosna's birthday. Five years later, on October 18, 2011, a resolution was passed in the Senate for the first national day honoring deployed troops and their families. As of June 2024, there were almost 190,000 US military personnel stationed overseas, including more than 165,000 active-duty troops. #USArmySignalCorps #Signalcorps #USARMY @US_CYBERCOM @ARCYBER @armyfutures @Signal_School

On October 22, 2015, Sgt. Maj. Thomas Payne was part of a daring nighttime hostage rescue in the northern town of Hawija, Iraq. The mission: to free dozens of Iraqi hostages held at a prison by ISIS. The task force had learned that the prisoners were under imminent threat of execution. When the rescue team arrived at the prison by helicopter, a battle almost immediately erupted. They were able to scale a wall to get into the compound, where they cleared one building and freed dozens of hostages. A firefight was underway in a second building, which had started to burn. Payne and other US soldiers responded to radio calls for assistance from Kurdish soldiers who were pinned down. Through intense gunfire, Payne and another soldier climbed a ladder to the roof where they engaged several enemy fighters on the ground. After an ISIS fighter detonated a suicide vest to try to collapse the building, the two men returned to the ground to seek another point of entry. Payne and a Kurdish commando entered the burning building and faced intense gunfire. Payne cut one door lock but had to retreat due to the heavy smoke and gunfire. Entering the area again, Payne was able to free an additional 30 prisoners. He directed everyone out and was the last person to exit after going back into the burning building two more times to ensure that no one had been left behind. For his actions that night, Sgt. Maj. Payne received the Medal of Honor. #USArmySignalCorps #Signalcorps #USARMY @US_CYBERCOM @ARCYBER @armyfutures @Signal_School

At dawn on October 19, 1864, in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, Maj. Gen. Jubal Early of the Confederate Army launched a surprise attack against the troops of Maj. Gen. Phil Sheridan of the Union Army along Cedar Creek. The attack caused much of the Union force to fall back in retreat, but as Early paused to reorganize, Sheridan rallied his troops and launched a counterattack that routed Early’s forces. The Signal Corps of both armies played an important role in the Battle of Cedar Creek. The Confederate Signal Corps used Signal Knob, the highest peak on the northern end of Massanutten Mountain, to observe the Union Army and direct the initial attack. During the battle, as Sheridan’s men gained the advantage, the Union Signal Corps monitored the battlefield and relayed vital updates regarding enemy positions and troop movements. Sheridan’s victory at the Battle of Cedar Creek ended Confederate offensives in the Shenandoah Valley and helped ensure President Abraham Lincoln's reelection that November. #USArmySignalCorps #Signalcorps #USARMY @US_CYBERCOM @ARCYBER @armyfutures @Signal_School

Happening now: At #AUSA2024, “Army Software Modernization – Secure Delivery and Improved User Experience.” Click here for the livestream: https://lnkd.in/gx_hK6M7 #USArmySignalCorps #Signalcorps #USARMY @US_CYBERCOM @ARCYBER @armyfutures @Signal_School

Happening now: At #AUSA2024, “Army Digital Transformation: Unified Data Reference Architecture (UDRA) – Momentum Towards the Mesh.” Click here for the livestream: https://lnkd.in/gx_hK6M7 #USArmySignalCorps #Signalcorps #USARMY @US_CYBERCOM @ARCYBER @armyfutures @Signal_School

Happening now: At #AUSA2024, “Increasing the Speed of Warfighter Innovation.” Click here for the livestream: https://lnkd.in/gx_hK6M7 #USArmySignalCorps #Signalcorps #USARMY @US_CYBERCOM @ARCYBER @armyfutures @Signal_School

Happening now: At #AUSA2024, the “Army Digital Transformation: Digital Engineering – Partnering for Progress” event is beginning soon. Click here for the livestream: https://lnkd.in/gx_hK6M7 #USArmySignalCorps #Signalcorps #USARMY @US_CYBERCOM @ARCYBER @armyfutures @Signal_School

Happening now at #AUSA2024: Army Digital Transformation: Army Software Programs in Action. Click here for the livestream: https://lnkd.in/gx_hK6M7 #USArmySignalCorps #Signalcorps #USARMY @US_CYBERCOM @ARCYBER @armyfutures @Signal_School

Happening now at #AUSA2024: Army Digital Transformation: Innovative Contracting for Digital Capabilities. Click here for the livestream: https://lnkd.in/gx_hK6M7 #USArmySignalCorps #Signalcorps #USARMY @US_CYBERCOM @ARCYBER @armyfutures @Signal_School