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With an eye on Ukraine, Army revamps training to reflect modern war
« on: March 06, 2024, 09:14:38 am »
With an eye on Ukraine, Army revamps training to reflect modern war
Soldiers are learning to hide their Starlink dishes—and relearning the importance of digging a deep foxhole.
SAM SKOVE | MARCH 5, 2024 04:48 PM ET
ARMY UKRAINE TRAINING & SIMULATION
   
FORT IRWIN, California—From the air, the camouflaged headquarters of Maj. Gen. Jim Isenhower looked much like any other rocky hill in the barren desert landscape.

The effect was almost perfect—except for the distinctive white square of a Starlink satellite antenna that would be all too visible to the commercially available drones used by Blackhorse, the Army unit playing Isenhower’s adversary.

“Throw a blanket on that,” Maj. Gen. Curt Taylor, commander of Fort Irwin’s National Training Center, instructed one soldier.

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2024/03/eye-ukraine-army-revamps-training-reflect-modern-war/394705/
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