Glad to see this article! Ryan, THANK YOU for all the work you've put into ARES (and its successors) long after leaving NPS. We tested a lot of interesting tech on the 15th MEU; I think ARES was the best. Thrilled to see it available to all Marines on TAK.
This month's ACE-focused Gazette included an article calling for an optimization / math-programming approach to exploring and advancing strike/fighter tactics ... glad that we in the infantry (thanks to you) got there first!
And I just got to thinking ... by the end of this year, we might really benefit from a similar tool for planning/coordinating FPV strikes, with optimal routings and attack profiles based on EN capabilities/disposition, terrain, and RF LOS requirements. Perhaps a worthy project for a current NPS Ops Research student.
Love the work. Love this: "These tools do not replace tactical intuition or adaptability; they augment them—reducing the cognitive burden of terrain analysis and COA development, allowing leaders to focus on wargaming, contingencies, and transition."
Glad to see this article! Ryan, THANK YOU for all the work you've put into ARES (and its successors) long after leaving NPS. We tested a lot of interesting tech on the 15th MEU; I think ARES was the best. Thrilled to see it available to all Marines on TAK.
This month's ACE-focused Gazette included an article calling for an optimization / math-programming approach to exploring and advancing strike/fighter tactics ... glad that we in the infantry (thanks to you) got there first!
And I just got to thinking ... by the end of this year, we might really benefit from a similar tool for planning/coordinating FPV strikes, with optimal routings and attack profiles based on EN capabilities/disposition, terrain, and RF LOS requirements. Perhaps a worthy project for a current NPS Ops Research student.
Love the work. Love this: "These tools do not replace tactical intuition or adaptability; they augment them—reducing the cognitive burden of terrain analysis and COA development, allowing leaders to focus on wargaming, contingencies, and transition."