MARCH 27, 2026 — Soldiers at Fort Stewart are modernizing the way they track readiness by using the Army Training Information System, ATIS, program on tablets to upload weapons qualification data directly into the Digital Training Management System, DTMS, in real time.
The innovation eliminates paperwork delays and significantly increases accuracy, ensuring leaders have immediate visibility on individual and unit readiness across formations.
Traditionally, weapons qualification scores were recorded on paper scorecards and later entered into DTMS, sometimes hours or even days after a range concluded. Now, range personnel and unit leaders input qualification results directly into ATIS on secured tablets while Soldiers are still on the firing line. The data automatically synchronizes with ATIS Vantage, an overall training data pull for battalion or higher, providing commanders instant access to updated training records.
“ATIS enhances weapons qualification tracking by enabling units to record detailed qualifications for all tables across individual, crew-served and platform weapons, which provides a more complete and accurate assessment of unit readiness,” said James Johnson, the ATIS manager for the 3rd Infantry Division”. “This is a significant improvement over DTMS, which limited units to recording only table VI, mostly without a score.”
The Army Training Information System serves as the Army’s modernized platform for managing training requirements and resources. When paired with DTMS — the Army’s authoritative system for recording and tracking training completion — ATIS provides a seamless bridge between execution and reporting.
Beyond small-arms qualifications, the ATIS platform can also be used to input and track armored crew qualifications, including M2 Bradley and M1 Abrams qualifications. This capability provides leaders greater visibility on crew proficiency and gunnery status, ensuring mechanized formations maintain accurate, real-time readiness reporting across the force.
The program proved especially valuable during Spartan Brigade’s recent 45-day field training cycle, where units conducted sustained operations across multiple ranges and training areas. By capturing qualification data digitally in real time, leaders were able to maintain an accurate readiness picture throughout the extended field environment without waiting to return to garrison for administrative updates.
Fort Stewart’s active-duty component, led by the 3rd Infantry Division, currently leads the Army in ATIS submissions among active-duty installations — submitting more qualification data through the system than any other active-duty component. The achievement reflects the division’s emphasis on digital modernization, accountability, and real-time readiness reporting.
For units at Fort Stewart, this capability has streamlined range operations and reduced administrative workload. Platoon leaders and company commanders can monitor qualification progress in real time, quickly identify Soldiers requiring retraining and make informed decisions to maintain combat readiness.
The move also reinforces data integrity. By entering scores at the point of performance, units reduce transcription errors and ensure qualification data is accurately captured the first time.
Beyond efficiency, the system reflects the Army’s broader push toward digital transformation. By integrating mobile technology directly into training environments, Fort Stewart Soldiers are demonstrating how innovation can enhance operational effectiveness without disrupting mission execution.
As modernization continues across the force, initiatives like real-time ATIS-to-DTMS integration ensure leaders have the accurate, timely information they need — reinforcing that readiness is not just measured on the range, but in how quickly and effectively that performance is captured and acted upon.
At Fort Stewart, that readiness picture is now clearer — and faster — than ever before.
By Staff Sgt. Anthony Herrera