COCOM Exercise Engagement and Training Transformation (CE2T2) - non-MHA

Mission— Joint Training, Exercise and Evaluation Program (JTEEP)

These programs support readiness of the joint force by creating a joint training environment to replicate the complex and changing operational environment. These investments directly support defense strategic guidance, Joint Operational Training Infrastructure strategy, and enhance joint warfighting readiness by building training capabilities that support the operational readiness of the joint force. The elements associated with this coordinated effort consist of: JNTC: The mission of the Joint National Training Capability (JNTC) program is to advance joint capabilities and interoperability by concentrating on emerging joint training requirements through collective training using a managed set of globally distributed capabilities and activities. The program resources Service and Special Operations Forces joint training to improve interoperability and create realistic tactical and operational joint training. JNTC enables joint training for Combatant Commands and Services by developing joint training content and ensuring global distributed access. JNTC enabling capabilities support Services and USSOCOM requirements to provide trained and ready joint forces in support of Combatant Command operational requirements. The program supports the Joint Operational Training Infrastructure (JOTI). This program focuses efforts on improving readiness and creates a ready surge force consistent with Chairman’s guidance and will provide the means to train joint forces for the operationalization of the Joint Warfighting Concept. JKDDC: Joint Knowledge Development & Distribution Capability (JKDDC) Joint Knowledge Online (JKO) is the program of record for online joint training that implements and operationalizes the OSD training transformation JKDDC. JKO directly supports the JTEEP program by developing, delivering, tracking, reporting, and supporting online training for Combatant Command exercises; Combatant Command required training; doctrinally based Joint Operations Core Curriculum; multinational, coalition, interagency training; OSD required training; and administration of the Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education program. JKO expends RDT&E funding for leading edge technology review, market research, and integration to directly enhance various aspects of the training capability required to support Combatant Commanders, JTEEP program objectives, and the Chairman's joint training guidance. JKO satisfies all requirements necessary to provide JTEEP stakeholders with a distributed learning capability and access to web-based training content, learning resources, and distributed online training tools. Air Force Joint National Training Center (JNTC): Air Force JNTC funding provides a focused upgrade to develop models for space-based and cyber capabilities for integration into the Joint Live, Virtual, and Constructive (JLVC) environment as well supporting development of cross-domain solutions. Additionally, the Air Force invests in development of capabilities to enhance the rigor and fidelity of training for live and virtual members of joint training audiences. Navy JNTC: These funds enable Navy to develop unique maritime capabilities that integrate JLVC elements into a seamless joint training environment. The Navy program activities include conducting research, development, and integration of a common, realistic, joint and coalition, operational to tactical level training architecture to deliver individual and collective constructive joint training for use in Fleet Synthetic Training (FST) events, CCDR exercises, Ballistic Missile Defense Exercises (BMDEX) certification events, and BMD at Sea training events in support of CCDR’s training, deployment certification and operational requirements. Joint Staff Live, Virtual and Constructive Modernization: This funding supports the Department's priorities to defend the homeland, deter strategic attacks and aggression, prevail in conflict, build enduring advantage, and build a resilient and ready joint force and defense eco system. China has greatly increased the urgency for realism of joint training using JLVC to improve readiness and interoperability, unearth operational weaknesses to train a joint force to key operational problems. The Joint Live, Virtual and Constructive (JLVC) Modernization project seeks out, develops, and integrates training technologies to provide a reliable, realistic, relevant, repeatable, and recordable training environment to train joint warfighters to successfully execute operational plans (OPLANs). Through analysis driven by a threat-informed China task force study in 2022, the Joint force lacks the training enterprise capability and technical architecture required to provide all-domain, high-end training for globally operations. Aligned with the Interim National Defense Strategy, JLVC Modernization is critical to ensure the Department of Defense (DoD) can close joint operational training gaps, provide a key enabler for the Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability, provide training for advanced systems that cannot be realistically trained in live environments, provide training for future capabilities the force must be prepared to employ, and to build the readiness of a more lethal force. To meet this objective, the JLVC Modernization project performs the following activities: • Exploit new technologies and leverage industry advances in equipment, modeling and simulation, and networks support the joint training enterprise • Expedite the transition and integration of new training technologies (simulations, network, range integration) from Services, Industry, and Academic environments to the joint training enterprise • Establish data standards to enable the transition to a data-centric architecture, aligned to CJADC2, ensuring consistency and provide ‘analytic ready’ data to support all domain training; implement Joint LVC interoperability standards to enable all domain joint force training across LVC training ranges • Develop and integrate a fully-informed (Program to S/REL) Space, Cyber, Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS), and 5th/6th Gen synthetic capabilities for the joint training enterprise • Work with CCMDs and Services to optimize existing service programs while beginning to develop Next Generation simulations and simulators that are inherently interoperable across warfighting and security domains • Advance the use of innovative applications of Artificial Intelligence for scenario generation, dynamic threat, smart opposing force (OPFOR), and after-action review (AAR) for the joint training enterprise Additionally, the JLVC Modernization project examines emerging joint training requirements resulting from new operational concepts, wargames, experiments, and exercises to identify training technology needs and develop a long-range roadmap for technology insertion into the joint training enterprise. The project leverages and employs applicable applied research efforts from the highly developed technology base in the DoD/DOE laboratories, Service System engineering Centers, test and evaluation centers, other Government agencies, and industry to accelerate development and integration of new training capabilities. The project outreaches and engages Academia to address joint training technology challenges in DoD. This program provides travel funds for JLVC Modernization project oversight, special studies, analyses, and strategic planning related to modernization of training capabilities and infrastructure.

Mission— Air Force Joint National Training Capability (JNTC)

Air Force JNTC funding provides a focused upgrade to develop models for employment of cyber and 5th generation capabilities for integration into the Joint Live, Virtual, and Constructive (JLVC) environment as well as supporting development of cross-domain solutions. Additionally, the Air Force invests in development of capabilities to enhance the rigor and fidelity of training for live and virtual members of joint training audiences.

Mission— Joint National Training Capability (JNTC)

Investment in the Joint National Training Capability (JNTC) program enables Service and Combatant Commands to train as they operate as part of the overall Joint Force. JNTC provides the technical standards, architecture, and development processes required to integrate/link joint training enablers in programs across the Department of Defense. The capabilities enable simultaneous training at scale, with aggregation of training audiences at the Combatant Command, Joint Task Force, Component Command headquarters, and Service tactical levels. The funding also supports modernization of the Joint Training Environment (JTE) through a Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA) approach to include development of a cloudready, web-accessible Joint Training Platform providing the Joint Training Tool (JTT) and supporting data services that support all phases of an exercise from initiation, force sourcing, planning, design, execution, integration with JLVC, AAR, and analytics of results with Artificial Intelligence (AI). The JTT will increase warfighter access to semi-automated training enablers within the Joint Training Synthetic Environment (JTSE). The JTT will also modernize the automation of Joint Training System (JTS) by incorporating functionality and capabilities of the Joint Training Information Management System (JTIMS). JNTC enables the Department of Defense to train the Joint Force on the operationalization of the current and future Joint Warfighting Concept, and provides more effective training by providing capabilities that replicate the contemporary and future operating environment. This program will implement the goals listed in the Joint Operational Training Infrastructure (JOTI).

Mission— Joint Knowledge Development & Distribution Capability (JKDDC)

Joint Knowledge Online (JKO) is the DoD unique and authoritative source for online joint training. JKO is tasked to develop a DoD enterprise-wide, joint individual training toolkit of web-enabled individual and small group training products, services, and enabling training technology. Products and services are developed in response to OSD program goals, CJCS training guidance, Joint Staff training priorities, and JKO stakeholders (Combatant Commands, Services, Combat Support Agencies, Interagency, and multinational partners) prioritized training requirements. JKO supports a career-long joint learning continuum, joint professional military education, and tailored common training standards to Service members on tasks that are jointly executed. JKO’s research and development will improve all components of the Joint Total Learning Architecture (JTLA) including: 1. JKO Learning Management System (LMS): Development and enhancement is required to integrate advanced individual and staff training technologies and methodologies with larger scale, collective training exercises, and modernize military training capability with a DoD enterprise-wide online training toolkit. There are currently over 4.5 million registered users of the JKO LMS. 2. JKO Course Builder: JKO’s Course Builder is a separate component used for organizations to develop online content by both internal and external joint enterprise teams. Course Builder mitigates the need to have programmer’s code Shareable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) standards into content with automation that promotes fiscal efficiency as well as operational responsiveness. Course Builder will advance to support new JKO Content Development techniques including responsive design, micro-learning, parallax scrolling and adaptive learning methodology. 3. Warrior Readiness Site (WRS) – Warrior Readiness is a JKO-SIPR capability focused on providing current and relevant education and training on the Changing Character of War, related Joint concepts, ready-reference information on key adversaries, and service-related warfighting concepts to prepare Joint Force personnel for employment across the DoD. WRS is a collective site of critical need-to-know information, utilizing micro-learning for the inquisitive learner looking to improve their Joint Force acumen. 4. JKO Virtual Classroom (VC LASS): JKO’s new virtual classroom, or VCLASS, meets the need for an enhanced distributed learning capability with the introduction of a collaborative learning environment. VCLASS is a customizable platform within JKO's architecture and that provides JKO elevated users the tools to meet the unique needs of DoD’s training and education audience by providing online/blended course support with syllabus, messaging, gradebook, resources, announcements and synchronous instructional forums.

Mission— Navy Joint National Training Capability (JNTC)

These funds enable the Navy to develop unique maritime capabilities that integrate joint live, virtual, and constructive elements into a seamless joint training environment. The Navy program activities include conducting research, development, and integration of a common, realistic, joint and coalition, operational to tactical level training architecture to deliver individual and collective constructive joint training for use in Fleet Synthetic Training (FST) events, Combatant Commander (CCDR) exercises, Ballistic Missile Defense Exercises (BMDEX) certification events, and BMD at Sea training events in support of CCDR’s training, deployment certification and operational requirements.

Mission— USMC Joint National Training Capability (JNTC)

These funds advance USMC training capabilities by providing stability and risk reduction to a variety of efforts focused on improving the fidelity and realism of training simulation systems. These systems are tailored to prepare operational Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) units for worldwide deployment in support of CCMD operations and engagements and are available to any organization or entity training via the JLVC federation of training tools. Based on the Commandant's planning guidance and JOTI Strategy Goal #1 and objectives, the Marine Corps will continue to improve performance of the MAGTF Tactical Warfare Simulation in the areas of the JLVC-multi-resolution federation bridge, common database terrain data ingestion, and JLVC interoperability. The MAGTF Tactical Warfare Simulation also provides a single source training environment capability that enables users to select single or multiple play boxes (terrain data sets) for training simulation systems easing the burden of requesting terrain, 3D models, and other geographic layers into a single source. In addition to developing an exercise planning, design, implementation, execution, and control tool, the MAGTF Tactical Warfare Simulation also enhances indigenous population modular service enabling exercise designers the ability to rapidly build new scenarios and incorporate human geography elements into the training scenarios.

Mission— Joint Staff Live, Virtual and Constructive (JLVC) Modernization

The Joint Live, Virtual and Constructive (JLVC) Modernization project was developed to address the joint operational training gaps identified in the 2022 China Task Force: Inability of current JLVC capabilities to replicate peer competitor capabilities/capacity at the appropriate classification levels, train to Joint Warfighting Concept (JWC) 3.0-identified Key Operational Problems (KOP) and Concept Required Capabilities (CRC) with existing JLVC training capability and Global Joint Training Infrastructure (GJTI). JLVC Modernization funding will be utilized to develop core data standardization, non-kinetic effects, exercise control, and fully informed simulation environment within the JLVC training capability while investing in Service and Combat Support Agency corresponding JLVC-compliant simulation all-domain capabilities. Additionally, JLVC Modernization funds will invest in rapid capability advancement via Industry and Academia, primarily through other transaction authorities (OTA) vehicles, to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) for a wide range of JLVC applications, from software integration, test and interoperability, scenario generation to AI-powered After-Action Review (AAR) and analysis.

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