Building sand tables has always been an infantryman's chore, but in a few years the job may be taken over by Microsoft. That's what Brig. Gen. Anthony Potts, the commander of Program Executive ...

S.O.Tech's Tactical Mission Planning Set (TMPST) is based on military map symbols (Mil Std 2525) ... Select tiles can be dropped in a pocket for sand table planning in the field.

Before the brigade began tactical road marches into the exercise area on Oct. 6, brigade leaders gathered around the sand table and used it to rehearse their schemes of maneuver, streamline their ...