Justin Fay, data scientist for MCCoE, assists a student during the capstone assignment as part of the first pilot C2 LOW CODE/NO CODE Basic Builder's Course, May 7, 2026, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. This 5-day intensive program uses project-based learning to help participants tackle real, unit-specific problems. Most attendees in this iteration are Mission Training Complex instructors who will return to their installations and teach Soldiers how to build data-driven solutions tailored to their exact operational needs.

Capt. Kevin Rinkliff (front), plans officer, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, points to a position on a map during a discussion on digital application improvements with James Umbarger (back, right), MCCoE plans and integration specialist; and representatives from Sandtable, Inc., at Fort Hood, Texas, March 30, 2026. 

CAC TID's Command and Control (C2) Community of Practice is a centralized hub, empowering Army users to leverage collective knowledge in the practice of C2. The platform provides: 
•    C2 lessons learned & best practices
•    C2 training resources
•    Recent doctrine updates
•    C2IA assessment reports
•    C2 publications and journal articles

Col. Joshua Brown (right), deputy director, Mission Command Transformation Integration Directorate, explains use of the Command and Control Integrated Assessment Observation Entry Tool to Maj. Abigail Drew (center), executive officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 4th Infantry Division; and Master Sgt. Justin O’Donnell, HHBN operations sergeant major, as part of exercise Ivy Sting 5, March 9, 2026, Fort Carson, Colo.

Leaders at the Combined Arms Command are integrating the use of the Maven Smart System, an artificial intelligence tool, to modernize training and education for command-and-control operations. Initial efforts are underway, led by staff from the Mission Command Center of Excellence, instructors with the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and officers assigned to the CAC Command Data and Analytics Office. 

Lt. Col. Bryan Swift, director, Command and Control Transformation Lessons Learned Manager,  responds to a question during an operational planning team meeting focused on support to upcoming 4th Infantry Division Ivy Sting and 25th Infantry Division Lightning Surge exercises, Feb. 17, 2026, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.

Jeffrey Witsken, director, Mission Command Transformation Integration Directorate, addresses a question from Chief Warrant Officer 5 Matt McDougall, senior technical advisor, U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command, during the Mission Partner Environment Council, Jan. 9, 2026, Lewis and Clark Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.