Full Combat Mission Training

Mission — Distributed Mission Operations Center (DMOC) source

The Distributed Mission Operations Center (DMOC) provides comprehensive Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) simulation capabilities which prepare warfighters to conduct Joint All-Domain Command & Control (JADC2) operations in air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains for Air Force, joint service, and coalition partners' theater-level, full spectrum combat training. The DMOC training capabilities reach over 40 geographically separated LVC locations representing real-world weapon systems, operator-in-the-loop, and constructive/computer-driven simulations. DMOC is responsible for development and integration of scenarios, models, and databases of participating sites into Virtual Flag (VF) and other Distributed Mission Operations (DMO) training events via network connectivity, interoperability tools, and controlled interfaces in support of Air Force, joint, and coalition warfighter readiness. In addition, activities include DMO technology and capability studies/analyses which support both current and future program planning and execution by: DISTRIBUTED MISSION OPERATIONS CAPABILITY/BATTLESPACE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT: The DMOC upgrades and enhances capabilities of various systems, tools, and simulators incorporating emerging technology and training requirements into DMO events, such as Virtual Flag (VF) and VF: Coalition (VF:C), enhancing the quality of warfighter training. Activities include Environment Generator development, DMO Tool Development, and Simulator Enhancement. DMOC partners with the US Naval Air Warfare Center-Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) to enhance Next Generation Threat System (NGTS) capabilities. The NGTS is the primary environment generator for both Blue and Red Air in DMOC White Force. DMO Tool development includes: a) DMOC Replay Tool (DRT), which facilitates a more complete exercise mission review and debrief capability as more sites and systems are added to events; b) enhancement & improvement of the Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) Filter and the Doctor-J (Dr. J) tools to enable tactical datalinks communication and translation between disparate simulator and operationally fielded (i.e. live aircraft) communication formats; c) Development of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR)/Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) to improve damage state models used by intelligence analysts in exercises; d) development of solutions for integrating Contested Degraded Operations Gateway (CDOG, geographical and communications jamming) into DMO events; e) and simulator enhancement efforts to incorporate Mission Package standards upgrades into the Control and Reporting Center (CRC) Simulation Package (CSP), allowing a real-world system to be used as a simulator when needed in DMO events. ASSESSMENT & AUTHORIZATION (A&A)/SOFTWARE CERTIFICATION: The DMOC supports cybersecurity requirements definition, integration/test support, analysis, systems engineering support, A&A of core systems, and support software certification. The DMOC implements cybersecurity requirements and complies with the application of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Continuous Monitoring. Efforts include Cross-Domain Information Sharing / Multi-national Information Sharing (CDIS/MNIS) ruleset development, load sharing, and testing; integration and testing of various newly developed / updated systems such as the DMOC Replay Tool, Dr. J, DIS Filter, and the DMOC Battlespace; support of Air Force Network Integration Center (AFNIC) software certification. DISTRIBUTED TRAINING SITES & SYSTEMS INTEGRATION: DMOC integrates over 40 geographically separated LVC training locations and 50+ systems into LVC DMO training events such as VF and VF:C by resolving interoperability issues between disparate systems and networks so that all exercise participants can interact in the DMO environment. New sites and systems are incorporated into LVC DMO events each year based on higher headquarters and Combatant Commander's (CCDRs) emerging requirements. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. In FY24 $0.00M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY25 $0.00M is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element. This program is in Budget Activity 7, Operational System Development because this budget activity includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate production funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year.

Mission — Full Combat Mission Training source

Full Combat Mission Training (FCMT) supports Air Force Distributed Mission Operations (DMO), Live-Synthetic Blended integration. FCMT funding provides research in areas benefiting the DMO/Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) environment and the Air Force synthetic training enterprise. It also provides research and development to facilitate integration of fielded and newly acquired Air Force owned training devices into DMO/LVC networks; enhances the quality of training for the systems added to the network; enables aircrews to network with LVC components to form the integrated DMO battlespace; links geographically distributed high-fidelity combat and combat support training devices including Command and Control and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance systems and develops, demonstrates, and inserts Multi-Level Security (MLS) capability. This capability enables warfighters to exercise and train at the operational and strategic levels of war, conduct networked unit-level training at home station and high-end test and training at joint test and training sites. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. In FY24 $0.00M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element. FY25 $0.00M is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element. This program is in Budget Activity 5, System Development and Demonstration (SDD) because it has passed Milestone B approval and is conducting engineering and manufacturing development tasks aimed at meeting validated requirements prior to full rate production.

Mission — Full Combat Mission Training source

Full Combat Mission Training (FCMT) supports Air Force Distributed Mission Operations (DMO), Live-Synthetic, Blended, and Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) integration. FCMT funding provides research in areas benefiting the DMO/Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) environment as a whole; provides research and development to facilitate integration of fielded and newly acquired Air Force owned training devices into DMO/LVC networks; enhances the quality of training for the systems added to the network; enables aircrews to network with LVC components to form the integrated DMO battlespace; links geographically distributed high-fidelity combat and combat support training devices including Command and Control and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance systems and develops, demonstrates, and inserts Multi-Level Security (MLS) capability. This capability enables warfighters to exercise and train at the operational and strategic levels of war as well as conduct networked unit-level training at home station. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. In FY 2024 $0.00M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element. FY 2025 $0.00M is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element.

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