The Mortar Platoon of Hostile Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade establishes a mortar firing point and conducts a Life Fire Exercise as a part of Operation SkySoldier16 in the Chinchilla training area, Spain, March 4, 2016. (DOD / Elena Baladelli) DDS launches biometric app to identify friends, foes on battlefield DDS says the app is an "upgrade" of current biometric technology used on the battlefield today. And, of course, its name is a reference to Star Wars… Jul 24, 2020 By Billy Mitchell