{"id":270989,"date":"2024-08-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=270989"},"modified":"2024-09-03T02:02:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T02:02:37","slug":"75th-usaric-ai-team-partners-with-xviii-airborne-corps-during-cat24-to-solve-real-world-army-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=270989","title":{"rendered":"75th USARIC AI Team partners with XVIII Airborne Corps during CAT24 to solve Real-World Army problems"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Left to right, Army Reserve Sgt. Ikechukwu Okonkwo, innovation noncommissioned officer, Mountain View Battalion, Army Applications Group, 75th U.S. Army Reserve Innovation Command and a data scientist in his civilian career; Army Reserve Maj. Michael Moll, operations, officer in charge, MV BN, AAG, 75th USARIC, also works as a data scientist in his civilian position; Army Reserve Capt. Peter Rogers, cloud engineer, MV BN, AAG, 75th USARIC and he works as a multi-cloud engineer in his civilian career; Army Reserve Maj. Matthew Fletcher, data scientist, MV BN, AAG, 75th USARIC and who works as a data scientist in his civilian career; Army Reserve 1st Lt. Joseph Yassin, cloud engineer, Support Group, 75th USARIC, also works as a senior cloud solution architect in his civilian capacity and Army Reserve Maj. Brady Moore, innovation officer, Detachment 7522, Dense Urban Subterranean Team, SG, 75th USARIC, who in his civilian role works as the director of mission support for a company in Pennsylvania, all part of the 75th USARIC\u2019s AAG and SG Artificial Intelligence Team, participate in a Code-A-Thon 24 briefing, Aug. 2, 2024 at Fort Liberty, North Carolina in support of the XVIII Airborne Corps. CAT24 allowed the 75th USARIC Soldiers to use their expertise in AI, data science, product management and engineering to solve real-world Army problems.
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\n Army Reserve Maj. Brady Moore, innovation officer, Detachment 7522, Dense Urban Subterranean Team, Support Group, 75th U.S. Army Reserve Innovation Command, who in his civilian role works as the director of mission support for a company in Pennsylvania, participates in Code-A-Thon 24, as part of the 75th USARIC\u2019s Army Applications Group and SG Artificial Intelligence Team, Aug. 2, 2024 at Fort Liberty, North Carolina in support of the XVIII Airborne Corps. CAT24 allowed the 75th USARIC Soldiers to use their expertise in AI, data science, product management and engineering to solve real-world Army problems.
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\n Army Reserve Maj. Matthew Fletcher, data scientist, Mountain View Battalion, Army Applications Group, 75th USARIC and who also works as a data scientist in his civilian career, participates in Code-A-Thon 24, as part of the 75th USARIC\u2019s Army Applications Group and Support Group Artificial Intelligence Team, Aug. 1, 2024 at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, in support of the XVIII Airborne Corps. CAT24 allowed the 75th USARIC Soldiers to use their expertise in AI, data science, product management and engineering to solve real-world Army problems.
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\n Army Reserve Soldiers with the 75th U.S. Army Reserve Innovation Command\u2019s Army Applications Group and Support Group Artificial Intelligence and Data Team participate in Code-A-Thon 24, Aug. 1, 2024, at Fort Liberty, North Carolina. in support of the XVIII Airborne Corps. CAT24 allowed the 75th USARIC Soldiers to use their expertise in AI, data science, product management and engineering to solve real-world Army problems.
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\n Army Reserve Soldiers with the 75th U.S. Army Reserve Innovation Command\u2019s Army Applications Group and Support Group Artificial Intelligence Team, Maj. Michael Moll, operations, officer in charge, Mountain View Battalion, AAG, 75th USARIC, who also works as a data scientist in his civilian career, left, and Capt. Peter Rogers, cloud engineer, MV BN, AAG, 75th USARIC and who works as a multi-cloud engineer in his civilian capacity, participate in Code-A-Thon 24, Aug. 1, 2024, at Fort Liberty, North Carolina in support of the XVIII Airborne Corps. CAT24 allowed the 75th USARIC Soldiers to use their expertise in AI, data science, product management and engineering to solve real-world Army problems.
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\n Army Reserve Maj. Matthew Fletcher, data scientist, Mountain View Battalion, Army Applications Group, 75th USARIC and who works as a data scientist in his civilian career, left, and Army Reserve 1st Lt. Joseph Yassin, cloud engineer, Support Group, 75th USARIC and who works as a senior cloud solution architect in his civilian capacity, participate in Code-A-Thon 24, as part of the 75th USARIC\u2019s AAG and SG Artificial Intelligence Team, Aug. 1, 2024 at Fort Liberty, North Carolina in support of the XVIII Airborne Corps. CAT24 allowed the 75th USARIC Soldiers to use their expertise in AI, data science, product management and engineering to solve real-world Army problems.
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FORT LIBERTY, N.C. – Army Reserve Soldiers from the 75th U.S. Army Reserve Innovation Command\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Team participated in Code-A-Thon 24, an exercise in support of XVIII Airborne Corps\u2019 AI initiatives, July 19-Aug. 2, 2024.<\/p>\n

CAT24 allowed the 75th USARIC Soldiers to use their expertise in AI, data science, product management and engineering to solve real-world Army problems.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe focus of this FY [fiscal year] 2024 Code-A-Thon, our two-week annual training, we are utilizing large language models to automate the assessment process with publicly available information and we\u2019re partnering closely with XVIII Airborne Corps to solve this mission use case with some of the civilian technical expertise that our Army Reserve Soldiers bring to the fight,\u201d said Army Reserve Lt. Col. Jason Kim, AI product director, AI Team, Mountain View Battalion, Army Applications Group, 75th USARIC.<\/p>\n

In his civilian capacity, Kim is a Director of Analytics for a company that focuses on search engine technology and generative AI.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor this exercise we\u2019re leveraging the diverse skill sets of our Army Reservists, who come from different technical backgrounds on their civilian side,\u201d Kim added.<\/p>\n

75th USARIC CAT24 Soldiers support the XVIII Airborne Corps as an early adopter of AI solutions to Army problems<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s area of emphasis helped XVIII Airborne Corps experiment with a faster way to determine the impact of operations by using multi-modal LLMs to search, for example, social media posts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis use case has brought a lot of attention to this team and led to discussions on additional use cases with new Army customers,\u201d said Army Reserve Maj. Michael Moll, operations, officer-in-charge, AI Team and Big Data, MV BN, AAG, 75th USARIC. \u201cIt\u2019s exciting to be a part of the Army\u2019s early adoption efforts in artificial intelligence.\u201d<\/p>\n

CAT24 was an impressive display of what this team is capable of, Moll added.<\/p>\n

\u201cLarge Language Models are proving to be an incredibly flexible technological advancement, and we are just scratching the surface on what can be done,\u201d said Army Reserve Capt. Peter Rogers, cloud engineer, AI Team, MV BN, AAG, 75th USARIC.<\/p>\n

Social Media Assessments Tool<\/p>\n

Operational impacts analysis via a pilot social media assessments tool was chosen as the project for the 75th USARIC AI Team and XVIII Airborne Corps collaboration during this year\u2019s CAT24.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe XVIII [Airborne Corps] wanted to experiment with what information is available from social media and other more traditional information sources, such as news outlets; that could be used to help us understand the impacts of operations,\u201d said Army Col. Randall A. Linnemann, chief innovation officer, XVIII Airborne Corps. \u201cWhen we look at the various conflicts across the globe, the bloggers, bystanders and reporters are often on the scene and recording information and that information can help inform our decision making.\u201d<\/p>\n

CAT24 is the second AT exercise in the CAT AT series for the 75th USARIC AI team<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Code-A-Thon [24] was a chance to push the boundaries of AI in a military context,\u201d said Sgt. Mohit Singh, data scientist, MV BN, AAG, 75th USARIC. He also works as a data scientist in his civilian career.<\/p>\n

The AI team developed a system to extract relevant PAI and social media posts, on directed topics or areas of interest, significantly accelerating analysis, he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year I was responsible for documentation for our team’s project to enable a seamless handoff to our stakeholders,\u201d said Army Reserve 1st Lt. Joseph Yassin, cloud engineer, Support Group, 75th USARIC.<\/p>\n

Yassin works as a senior cloud solution architect in his civilian capacity.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s exciting to see how our civilian expertise in data science can directly contribute to the Army\u2019s mission,\u201d Singh said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have the opportunity to tackle complex challenges,\u201d like using AI for operational impacts analysis, which has real-time applications, he added.<\/p>\n

The 75th USARIC AI team\u2019s CAT24 collaboration will benefit the XVIII Airborne Corps in the present and the future, according to Linnemann.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe expect it will help us understand all aspects of ongoing military operations in near real time,\u201d Linnemann said. \u201cWe expect it to help us make better decisions, faster.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Future Looks Bright for the 75th USARIC Soldier Innovators<\/p>\n

\u201cWe briefed the 75th\u2019s Commanding General, Major General [Michelle] Link, [during the first week of CAT24],\u201d said Moll.<\/p>\n

He is a data scientist in his civilian career.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe made the comment that she felt like she was in rarified air and that is exactly the feeling I get when I\u2019m with this team,\u201d Molls said. \u201cThere is a surprising level of technical talent within the Army Reserve and a unit like this is often the only way to retain that talent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yassin said he joined the 75th USARIC looking for opportunities within the Army Reserve to leverage his technical skill set.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 75th has been the perfect place for me, allowing me to bring my [unique] skillset and apply [it to] Army use cases,\u201d Yassin said. \u201cI recommend joining the 75th if you\u2019re passionate about technology and excited about working in a fast-paced environment [and] working on cutting-edge projects.\u201d<\/p>\n

The diversity of skills and backgrounds among the Soldiers here creates a rich environment for innovation, Singh added.<\/p>\n

Rogers, who works as a multi-cloud engineer in his civilian career, also has a background in cloud and deployment engineering.<\/p>\n

He joined the 75th as part of the Cyber & Electromagnetic Activity portfolio to provide both hands-on-keyboard and advisory support to the Army Transformation Enterprise.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving supported AI Portfolio projects over the last year, I recently transferred over.\u201d Rogers said. \u201cIt has been great to bring skills from my day job to bear on Army problems along with technically advanced colleagues on proofs of concept for mission use cases\u201d<\/p>\n

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the 75th USARIC has 420 Soldiers and civilians stationed throughout the U.S. near the nation\u2019s technological hubs such as Austin, Boston and Silicon Valley. Every one of them is dedicated to innovation that supports the ATE.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe unit provides a unique space to grow both professionally and personally, and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in applying their civilian expertise in a meaningful way,\u201d said Singh.<\/p>\n

The 75th U.S. Army Reserve Innovation Command, as part of the ATE, provides specialized capabilities persistently engaged within the key Army Futures Command elements and initiatives to enhance the Army’s pursuit to maintain its competitive advantage.<\/p>\n

\u201cJoining the 75th Innovation Command Artificial Intelligence team has been the highlight of my Army career,\u201d said Moll.\u00a0<\/p>\n

(Editor\u2019s Note: If interested in joining the 75th USARIC, Go to innovation.army.mil to learn more and how to apply)<\/p>\n

Also, Follow the 75th USARIC at:<\/p>\n

www.facebook.com\/armyreserve75<\/p>\n

www.instagram.com\/armyreserve75\/<\/p>\n

www.linkedin.com\/company\/75thusaric\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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