Swimming in data, Army and Air Force make sure they’re capturing the best info 2 hours ago The Army and Air Force want to increase the amount of data soldiers and airmen can access. (Chainarong Prasertthai/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The Army and Air Force are adjusting how they manage the data they create to ensure they’re collecting information that is most important for future battles. The problem? There’s a lot of data. Speaking at the C4ISRNET Conference on Wednesday, top data strategists from the two branches stressed the importance of breaking down siloes so components have access to “authoritative” data that can provide strong insights for future war-fighting under the Defense Department’s concept of a connected force across domains.