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The transition to the digital Army of Force XXI and beyond is characterized by challenges to how the Army will train, maintain, and operate as an information age force. In response to the concerns and issues resulting from digitization, the U. S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI), Armored Forces Research Unit, is engaged in the design and development of training and performance evaluation techniques to support Force XXI digital capabilities. This paper summarizes an ARI project that addressed training for leaders and staffs of future digital environments. Based on learning and performance research on team training and operations in digital environments, a training support package for a future-battlefield experiment was constructed. Coordination between ARI and the Mounted Maneuver Battlespace Laboratory (MMBL) at Fort Knox, Kentucky enabled the two organizations to work together as a team to accomplish multiple goals. Observations and data collection during implementation of the training led to formulation of a series of lessons learned on training content and training structure. These lessons are addressed to several audiences, including developers of future staff training and researchers conducting future systems experiments and training. 1 Statements in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official opinions or policies of the U.S. Department of the Army. Report Documentation Page Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for the collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington VA 22202-4302. Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be subject to a penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number.

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