Integrating Combat ID and Blue Force Tracking

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Integrating Combat ID and Blue Force
Tracking into Joint Training Panel Implementing
the Joint National Training Capability (JNTC) -
An Overview
CAPT Howard Tank Thorp, USN Director, JNTC JMO
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Why a Joint National Training Capability?
JNTC can help to... 1. Close gaps seams
(Combatant Commander Title 10 vs. Service Title
10 responsibilities) at all levels of joint
operations (i.e. joint command and control,
intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and
other joint tasks). 2. Provide the capability to
conduct coherent joint training across all levels
with proper joint context.
Strategic National
Unified Command
Strategic Theater
I s s u e 2
Joint Force Headquarters
Operational
Issue 1
Components
Service Tasks
Tactical
Marine Forces
Air Force Forces
Navy Forces
Army Forces
Joint Force Land Component
Joint Force Air Component
Joint Force Maritime Component
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The Pillars of Joint Force Training
Transformed Joint Capabilities
Proper Joint context for training
Joint National Training Capability
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IOC Implementation Events
Horizontal Training Event Western Range Complex A
Full Integration Exercise with a brigade rotation
at the National Training Center, Air Warrior
from Nellis AFB, and USMC Combat Arms Exercise,
29 Palms
Integration Training Event Eastern / Gulf Range
Complex A US/UK Bilateral exercise employing
Joint and Combined Forces in a littoral environmen
t involving forces from Ft. Bragg, Camp LeJeune,
NC, Cherry Point, Eglin AFB
JNTC FOC Oct 09
Jan 04
Oct 04
Mar 04
Jun 04
Sep 04
Jul 04
Dec 03
Apr 04
May 04
Aug 04
Feb 04
Nov 03
Horizontal Training Event Eastern Range
Complex JNTC Horizontal Exercise involving Joint
Readiness Training Center and Air Warrior II
Vertical Training Event Eastern Range Complex
JNTC Vertical Exercise designed to train
USSOUTHCOM Staff, JTF, Components, and Government
Agencies
JNTC IOC Oct 04
IOC Initial Operating Capability FOC Final
Operating Capability
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An Enabler for Joint Training
Todays Western Range Complex Horizontal Training
Event integration successes...
...are the technical and operational
under-pinnings for tomorrows Joint National
Training Capability

• Distributed Ground Truth
• Adaptive asymmetrical opposition forces (OPFOR)
• Common Scenario/Intel
• Linked Ranges
• Common Display
• Composite Picture

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The Way Ahead

• Integrated live, virtual, and constructive
  environment

• Joint asymmetric OPFOR

• Over 100 connected sites, worldwide

• 29 JTTs plus Joint Operational Concepts

• 40 events/year

• No Joint virtual play Segmented live and
  constructive play

• Traditional OPFOR

• 20 connected JNTC sites

• 2 Joint Tactical Tasks (JTTs)

Full Operating Capability (FOC)

• 4 events

Initial Operating Capability (IOC)
TRAINING THROUGHPUT
F Y 0 4
F Y 0 6
F Y 0 5
F Y 10
Joint Warfighting ability is improved and
sustained through improved joint training at the
Strategic, Operational, and Tactical Levels.
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Global JNTC?