FORT CARSON, Colo. (KKTV) - Monday through Wednesday, the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson launched Ivy Sting, the first in a series of training exercises to test and refine the Army’s new warfighting technologies under a broader initiative to modernize battlefield operations.

The three-day event focused on integrating components of the Army’s Next Generation Command and Control prototype, which aims to deliver more rapid, accurate decision-making through advanced data systems and streamlined workflows.

What’s changing from AFATDS to AXS

A centerpiece of Ivy Sting is the retirement of the outdated Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS). Leaders at Fort Carson marked the transition ceremonially as a Vietnam War veteran fired the final AFATDS round, symbolizing the end

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