MSA was recently featured in the November issue of the TheBayonet.com. MSA analysts worked hard supporting the Army Test and Evaluation Command crunching data generated by the Spiral G assessment during this year’s Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment.

Military analysts and exercise force leadership hoped to gain more insight into how 4G smartphone technology could benefit the Soldier and small unit, said Lt. Col. Stephen Kneeland, the AEWE Spiral G analysis team leader. The 2011 session revolved around empowering the squad and platoon by identifying and assessing voice and data alternatives, with focus on cellular networks and digital applications.

Fort Benning’s Maneuver Battle Lab conducted the experiment, which began Oct. 17. Major players include the Army Capabilities Integration Center and experts from ATEC, the Maneuver Center of Excellence, Army Material Systems Analysis Activity, Booz-Allen Hamilton, the Army Research Lab-Human Research and Engineering Directorate and Man-Machine Systems Assessment Inc.