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Video by Capt. Thomas McCarty

Interview on Shrike target identification software with 1st Lt. Dawson Yates, Fire Support Officer, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division during Combined Resolve 25-02

5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

May 7, 2025 | 3:18

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Dawson Yates, a fire support officer assigned to the 2nd Infantry Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, explains how Soldiers are utilizing the machine-learning Shrike software with unmanned aerial systems during Combined Resolve 25-02 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany, May 9, 2025. The Shrike software expedites target identification and decreases processing time for indirect fire missions by using a machine learning program and live footage from unmanned aerial systems. Combined Resolve is part of the Army’s “Transforming in Contact” initiative, which assesses the effectiveness of electronic warfare and counter-unmanned aerial systems, as well as how changes in force structure and current tactics align with emerging technologies. (U.S. Army video by Capt. Thomas McCarty)

-Interview with 1st Lt. Dawson Yates-

00:00:14:05 - 00:00:41:09 General overview of fires innovation efforts to include Shrike software

00:00:41:10 - 00:01:17:03 How the Shrike software provides an increase in capabilities

00:01:17:03 - 00:01:45:09 Explanation of the tactical advantage the Shrike software provides

00:01:45:10 - 00:02:16:23 What the future of warfare looks like with the introduction of the Shrike software

00:02:16:23 - 00:02:39:04 How the Shrike software will contribute to success on the battlefield

00:02:39:05 - 00:03:18:08 How Transforming in Contact (TiC) is happening in real time