Surrogates for Future Force Warrior (FFW) Training Research

Abstract

This report describes the design, organization, and capabilities of a new U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) Warfighting Experimentation Lab at Fort Benning, Georgia. It was developed to provide the ARI staff with a reach forward ability in training research. As the DoD Training Transformation (T2) gets underway, the Army is now working on its transformation as an ongoing perpetual function. Because of the flux inherent in perpetual transformation, many of its proposed future developments are and will continue to be abstract with varying kinds and amounts of related empirical data. Thus there was a need for the Warfighting Experimentation Lab to provide a flexible simulation environment in which researchers can examine proposed and evolving tactical technologies and innovations. A major design consideration for the ARI facility was to mirror the equipment in the Infantry School's own Simulation Center, using parallel surrogate equipment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA433353

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  • James T. Root
  • Patricia A. Gilbert
  • Ronald L. Mast
  • Stephen C. Livingston

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