Support of Operational Testing

Abstract

This Program Element (V02) provides the resources to operate the Army's Operational Test Command (OTC) which conducts independent operational tests that provide significant data to the Army decision-makers on key Army systems and concepts. This project finances recurring costs for OTC that are essential for conducting realistic and continuous testing in the critical areas of equipment, doctrine, force design and training. These recurring costs include civilian pay, requirements for test support contracts, temporary duty, training, supplies and equipment. OTC consists of three forward Test Directorates (Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Integrated Test and Evaluation Directorate, Fort Bliss, Texas; and the Fires Test Directorate, Fort Sill, Oklahoma) together with four other Test Directorates (Aviation; Maneuver; Mission Command; Maneuver Support and Sustainment) at Ft Hood, Texas. These activities support the development and fielding cycle of all Army acquisition programs including rapid fielding initiatives. The primary mission of these test directorates is to perform detailed planning, execution, and reporting of Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOTE), and Force Development Test and Experimentation (FDTE). Funding is also used to support the planning, execution and reporting of Intelligence and Electronic Warfare operational testing. This project (001) also provides funding for the Army Joint Test Element (JTE) which examines Joint Service, Combatant Command (COCOM) and DoD agencies mission gaps, tactics and doctrine resulting in the development of Tactics Techniques and Procedures (TTP), Concept of Operations (CONOPS), and assessment documents. Products are developed through operational non-materiel solutions to urgent, specific, Joint Warfighter problems. The JTE coordinates and develops nominations for Quick Reaction Tests (QRTs), Joint Feasibility Studies (JFS); serves as the Operational Test Agency (OTA) for Army-led QRTs; and coordinates resources to support Joint Feasibility Studies (JFSs) and chartered Joint Tests (JT) under the Joint Test Unit (JTU) assigned to ATEC as the joint OTA. The ATEC Commanding General serves as the Executive Steering Committee (ESG) member, while the Executive Director serves as the Technical Advisory Board (TAB) member. DoDD 5010.41 provides policies and responsibilities for the JTE. The DA G-8 is the agent for JTE for operations and DoD level Senior Advisory Council (SAC) responsibly. Mission support also includes the support to two Joint Test Units (JTU) under the re-engineered Joint Test program. ATEC provides military resource support to Nellis Air Force Base, and Suffolk VA with Officer and Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) support. Additional support to Joint Tests remains a requirement until the OSD Chartered projects are completed and transitioned to the respective Sponsoring COCOM.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2017
Source ID
0605712A_6_2040_PB_2017
Change Summary Explanation
Army Joint Test Element (JTE) moved from Program Element 0605898A, Project M65 to 0605712A, Project 001 in FY 17.
Service Agency Name
Army

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Army Procurement
  • Contracts
  • Doctrine
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Executives
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Hard Copy
  • Maneuvers
  • Military Personnel
  • North Carolina
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation

Technology Areas

  • 5G
  • 5G - DoD 5G Program
  • Microelectronics

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