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This Month's Featured Article
The Swivel Chair War: How Disconnected Systems are Failing the Modern Soldier
In "The Swivel Chair War: How Disconnected Systems are Failing the Modern Soldier," MAJ Eric Killian and SSG Joshua Griggs deliver a critical, firsthand analysis of the technological friction points observed during National Training Center Rotation 26-02. As the Army rapidly modernizes under the Transformation in Contact initiative, a risky communications gap has emerged: brigade combat teams operating on unclassified networks (NIPRNET) struggle to securely ingest vital division-level intelligence originating on classified networks (SIPRNET). By examining the inefficient and error-prone "swivel chair" manual workarounds required by analysts, the authors expose how introducing new technology without unified communication protocols increases operational risk, ultimately arguing that assured SIPRNET connectivity must be prioritized to truly lethally enable the modern warfighter.
