The core competency required for mastering and employing this digital environment in combat lies with a distributed human decision-making process which is supported by technology but governed by human interactions. The Army's digitized Army Battle Command Systems (ABCS) require extensive training in the latest technological advancements. Research on decision-making while immersed in the digital environment has revealed that the greatest opportunities to increase battle staff proficiency will result from a focus on the human interaction through team training. Battle command training in a digital Tactical Operations Center (TOC) environment provides team skills training that enable the effective and efficient use of digital ABCS.

The Digital Battle Command Team Training (DBCTT) project is an Army Research Institute (ARI) research and development project focused on providing collective team training to digital TOC battle staffs. Because individual and teamwork skills are perishable, the DBCTT program will provide a predeployment capability to address the problem of maintaining critical battle command skills by applying emerging technologies and techniques at the Brigade Combat Team (BCT) and below level. This research program will evaluate the effectiveness of the training on digital battle staffs communication and information management skills in a mission oriented environment. The resulting prototype training products will support operational, tactical and self-development training by providing examples of team-thinking behaviors and a team performance review. Through the development of Training Support Packages (TSP) and support products, DBCTT will become the gap-filler between garrison individual training and tactical deployment. It's envisioned that DBCTT will provide guidelines for the training support package (TSP), which will become the authoritative resource for commanders to train their staffs in teamwork and digital skills.