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The Army’s Command-and-Control Reboot

November 4, 2026
The Army’s Command-and-Control Reboot
The Army’s Command-and-Control Reboot

The Army’s Command-and-Control Reboot

Matthew W. McFarlane, Patrick J. Ellis, and Ryan Evans
November 4, 2026

How the Army makes decisions, communicates orders, coordinates forces, and keeps operations moving toward a common goal is undergoing a revolution. It’s called Next Generation Command and Control. Two of its architects — Lt. Gen. Matthew W. McFarlane, commanding general of I Corps, and Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Ellis, commanding general of the 4th Infantry Division — joined us to discuss this important set of organizational and technological innovations.

Our thanks to AeroVironment for sponsoring the event at which this episode was recorded.

Image: Kathryn Bailey via DVIDS

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