Security Forces Distributed Mission Training Technology Development
Abstract
The global strategic environment and national security strategy demand that the U.S. military be ready for engagements in major theater wars (MTWs) and small-scale contingencies (SSCs). MTWs are wars such as Desert Shield/Storm. SSCs are a diverse collection of military activities below the level of MTW. In support of national security strategy, the USAF has adopted an expeditionary aerospace force concept for providing light, lean, and lethal force packages consisting of combat and combat support elements tailored for specific global commitments. Challenging training requirements are implied by this concept. It requires geographically separated combat and combat support elements to rapidly merge at deployment sites and function as cohesive teams. Due to limited funding, there is little opportunity for combat support elements, like security forces, to train together as teams prior to deployment. The combination of limited training funds and the Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) concept implies a need for a distributed training system for security forces. In addition, current security forces training is largely aimed at supporting MTWs. Additional training is needed to prepare for the diverse collection of activities associated with SSCs. The goal of the Security Force Distributed Mission Training (SecForDMT) project is to conduct research and development of distributed mission training and advanced distributed learning technologies for application to security forces sustainment training in leadership and decision-making skills associated with SSC engagements. Development of these technologies will require extensions to the current DIS/HLA standards.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA408639
Entities
People
- Joseph L. Weeks
- L. B. Mcdonald
- Thomas M. Harris