TRAINING TRANSFORMATION (T2)

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**The PE will change to 0804767D8Z in FY10 and out. ** These programs are part of a coordinated effort to develop and deploy capabilities for rapidly linking and integrating Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) forces for Services, Combatant Commanders (COCOMs), coalition, and other government agencies. These programs will create a realistic battlespace environment in which to train as a Joint Warfighting force to meet emerging mission requirements including the Long War. These investments support the Secretary of Defense’s (SECDEF) Training Transformation (T2) initiative to enable and enhance Joint Warfighting readiness by training as we intend to fight. The elements associated with this coordinated effort consist of: - Joint National Training Capability (JNTC) - Training Capability Analysis of Alternatives (TCAoA) - Joint Simulation Systems (JSS) - Irregular Warfare (IW) - Joint Knowledge Development & Distribution Capability (JKDDC) JNTC: Initially established in 2003, JNTC continues to develop and integrate Advanced Training Technologies (ATT) into a seamless Joint training environment. JNTC establishes the overarching Joint framework and context necessary for COCOMs and Services to achieve a Joint training environment through an integrated network of training sites and nodes. JNTC provides the common standards, architecture, and development processes required to link Joint training programs. By leveraging existing training programs or initiating specific actions, JNTC is providing credible opposing force capabilities and expanded access to assets typically unavailable to the training audience by integrating virtual or constructive representations of these capabilities. This furthers the integration of Joint training objectives into Service training events, while capturing the objective data necessary to provide a complete and accurate after action review. This program develops and enhances current and future Joint training enterprise capabilities. TCAoA: The TCAoA effort focuses on comparing current training capabilities with training requirements in order to identify gaps in our current Joint training capability, to identify alternatives for resolution and to assess the cost and effectiveness of these alternatives. Specifically, the TCAoA focuses on: (1) developing and integrating enhancements to the existing and programmed constructive simulations, (2) pursuing selected alternative training methodologies, (3) developing an innovative acquisition prototype, (4) developing solutions to implement recommendations from the Joint Staff’s comprehensive study to re-engineer Joint training and (5) developing a clear management and oversight structure to meet future Joint training requirements. These efforts provide solutions to the 35 gaps and seams in Joint and Service training requirements identified by the COCOM’s in the SECDEF 2004 TCAoA study. These efforts increase warfighter Joint training capabilities with improved constructive simulations and streamlined acquisition processes, leveraging industry training methodologies and technologies to provide on-demand Joint training tailorable to COCOM requirements for Joint Task Force headquarters staffs and individuals. JSS: This effort provides warfighters with enhanced Joint Live, Virtual, and Constructive (JLVC) based training capabilities resident in the Joint Force Trainer Toolkit (JFTT). The JFTT is a set of training enablers, and “certified systems” that are interoperable and acceptable for usage within the Joint training environment. The JFTT is a one-stop shop that enables Services, COCOMS, Agencies and Coalition partners to deliver trained, capable, and interoperable joint forces. Irregular Warfare (IW): 85% of the casualties in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) are from direct fire and improvised explosive devices in an IW environment. This research and development effort is aimed at closing training gaps at the tactical and operational level that will ensure our ground forces receive immersive pre-deployment training on par with that provided to our air, maritime, and Special Forces. The effort will research, develop and integrate technologies to enhance training for General Purpose Forces (GPF) to conduct IW operations through enhanced interagency teams, human terrain/cueing/profiling training, cultural awareness training, mixed reality training, and distributed training. JKDDC Advanced Technologies: JKDDC’s requirement is to develop a Joint Individual Training Toolkit of web enabled individual and small group training products and services. Products and services developed in response to JKDDC stakeholder (COCOMs, Services, and Combat Support Agencies) prioritized training requirements. JKDDC supports a career-long joint learning continuum, joint professional military education and tailored common training standards to Service members for tasks that are jointly executed, resulting in trained, capable, and interoperable joint forces. This supports advanced technology development and enhancement for the Joint Advanced Distributive Learning training community. JKDDC advanced technology initiatives principally include the Virtual Cultural Awareness Training (VCAT) web-based gaming and Immersive Learning Environments (ILES) small group training requirements, both accessible via the Joint Knowledge Online (JKO) Learning Management System (LMS). This capability facilitates the training and preparation of tens of thousands of military and civilian personnel deployed to combat theaters of operation prior to serving in their assigned Joint Task Force (JTF) billets. Specifically, VCAT supports one of the top three identified training shortcomings of returning warriors from United States Central Command (CENTCOM) based JTFs cultural awareness training. Joint Task Force ‘Battle Staffs’ will be adequately trained, warriors as individuals and the staffs collectively, based on ILES development, overcoming existent training inadequacies for joint warriors. Significant training deficiencies will be mitigated in critical ‘go to war’ tasks.

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Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date: Oct 01, 2011
Source ID: 0603757D8Z_6_0400_PB_2011
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Service Agency Name: Office of Secretary Of Defense

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