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Program Manager for Training Systems

Products & Services

Information Handbook

November 2006

Table of Contents

From the Front Office page 1

PM Training Systems Organization & Information page 3

PM TRASYS Functional Areas page 5

PM TRASYS Orlando Office Location page 8

Marine Corps Ground Training Consortium page 9

Interservice/Industry Training, Education and Simulation Conference page 11

Assistant Program Managers

Live Training Systems Development page 13

Virtual Training Systems Development page 27

Constructive Training Systems Development page 35

Advanced Distributed Learning page 43

Training Operations Support page 45

Training Technology Development page 51

Instructional Systems Development page 55

PM TRASYS Liaison Offices

Marine Forces Reserve Liaison page 57

Marine Aviation Liaison page 61

Welcome to the fourth edition of the PM Training Systems (PM TRASYS) Products and Services InformationHandbook. The PM TRASYS team remains committed to providing superior training systems, products andservices to our customers. This handbook continues to advance as a relevant and ready reference to assistwith your training systems and services management requirements. This latest edition has been expandedto reflect our evolving organizational structure and our growing portfolio of military training capabilities.

We hope that you find this handbook to be an effective information resource and that you refer to it often insupport of your respective training systems management requirements. Please share this document withothers who have an interest in our unique mission and the many products and services we provide in supportof our Marines. We remain committed to enhancing this handbook to better meet the needs of the MarineCorps training community. We welcome your comments and recommendations as to how we can continueto improve and expand this document.

These are dynamic times throughout the military training and education enterprise. The DoD's ongoingcommitment to Training Transformation continues to provide us with unprecedented opportunities andresources to continue to enhance our live, virtual, and constructive training systems and ranges as well asour Advanced Distributed Learning infrastructure and capabilities. Your PM TRASYS team stands ready tofulfill your training needs.

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From the Front Office

Colonel Walter AugustinProgram Manager for Training Systems

Mr. Daniel TorglerDeputy Program Manager for Training Systems

Colonel W.H. Augustin Mr. Daniel O. Torgler

Program Manager, Training Systems Deputy Program Manager, Training Systems

3www.marcorsyscom.usmc.mil, select ”TRASYS”

The Program Manager for Training Systems (PMTRASYS) is the Marine Corps Systems Command’sindependent Program Manager assigned theresponsibility to provide products and services to supportthe development and life cycle sustainment of USMCtraining and training systems. Further, PM TRASYSprovides various types of training analyses includingManpower and Training Analyses in support of MarineCorps acquisition programs.

Mission and Vision

Mission: To serve as the Marine Corps’ center ofexcellence for providing training solutions to our Marinesin a way that enables them to effectively accomplish theirmission.

Vision: To be the recognized leader in providing trainingsolutions to develop and enhance the performance ofMarines.

Organization

To accomplish our mission, PM TRASYS is staffed withprofessionals of the following disciplines: programmanagement; instructional system design; systems,software, and facilities engineering; logistics; contractmanagement; budget and financial management;business operations; and administrative support.

The personnel at PM TRASYS hold over 35Baccalaureate Degrees, 15 Master Degrees and 1Doctorate Degrees in the areas of Engineering,

Psychology, Business, Management and Education.

Marine Aviation Liaison

MARFORRES Liaison

Program Manager

Deputy Program Manager

Live

Training

Systems

Development

Training

Operations

Support

Virtual

Training

Systems

Development

Constructive

Training

Systems

Development

Business / Operations

Management

Admin

Strategic Warfighting Team (SWT)

Strategic BusinessTeam (SBT)

- Integrated LVC Training Environment -

- Indicates direct & formal interactions for staffing; program coordination/integration and

accomplishment; establishment/accomplishment of procedures & strategic initiatives

Strategic, Operations & Procedures

Instructional

System

Development

Advanced

Distributed

Learning

Training

Technology

Development

PM TRASYS PM TRASYS

Chain of CommandChain of Command

TECOM Liaison

MARCORSYSCOMContracts Office

Orlando


Business and Operations

Management

The Business and Operations Office is the entry point toPM TRASYS for customers, sponsors and industry part-ners. The Business Office has established a central tele-phone line (407-381-8762), e-mail address([email protected]) and website(www.marcorsyscom.usmc.mil then select "TRASYS") tosupport communications and to more easily direct yourrequests to the proper personnel within PM TRASYS.The Business and Operations Office provides strategicplanning and resourcing of programs, including businessdevelopment, POM efforts, support services and staffing.The Business and Operations Office is the advisor to thefront office on issues affecting operations and to theAssistant Program Managers (APMs) and their projectteams in the performance of acquisition related duties. Itis also the mechanism to support the day to day opera-tions, including NMCI, Integrated Data Environment,Inventory control, website management, organization andcommunication of management policies, procedures andobjectives and the coordination of request for information(internal and external to the command). The Business andOperations office also coordinates and facilitates leverag-ing efforts between the "Team Orlando" service partners.To learn more on how to work with the PM TRASYS, visitour website which provides a general overview of PMTRASYS; descriptions of the product and service linessupported by each Assistant Program Manager (APM);News and Events; and Business Opportunities. Under theNews and Events section you can download a copy of"Doing Business with Marine Corps Systems CommandProgram Manager for Training Systems" guide. This guidewill help answer frequently asked questions on how to do

business with our office and items of interest to our indus-try.

Budget and Financial Management

The PM TRASYS Budget and Financial ManagementTeam is a dedicated focal point for all the financial require-ments and the coordination of all financial actions. Theteam performs oversight and support for research, devel-opment, acquisition and life cycle management of trainingsystems. The financial team influences plans, implements,directs and coordinates the financial activities andresources of a broad range of appropriations for trainingand training systems, business functions, and administra-tive costs. The financial team exercises control over allfunds allocated and serves as the technical expert in theareas of financial management and accounting. The teamprovides PM TRASYS with management oversight andexpert advisory support for making decisions regarding thefinancial management aspects of the complex training sys-tems and equipment for USMC and other customers with-in DoD, this allows the PM to make sound program deci-sions, assess the accomplishments and progress of theprograms.

Contracting and Contracts

Management

The PM TRASYS Contracting Team is delegated their pro-curement authority from the Head Contracting Authority(HCA) at Marine Corps Systems Command. The PMTRASYS Contracting Team is a full service, cradle-to-grave contracting section, performing all contracting func-tions for PM TRASYS from requirement concept to con-tract closeout. The team not only performs contracting

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functions but also negotiates memorandums of under-standing, agreements, small purchases, Broad AgencyAgreements (BAA), General Services Administration(GSA) Orders, Foreign Contracts (Foreign ComparativeTests/Foreign Military Sales) and more. All contractactions are advertised in the Federal BusinessOpportunities (FedBizOpps) website www.eps.gov. Allinterested parties are then directed to the PM TRASYSBusiness Opportunities website for contracting documents(i.e. SOW/SOO's, RFP's, RQI's, etc.). The PM TRASYSwebsite and Business Opportunities page can be found atthe Marine Corps Systems Command website, www.mar-corsyscom.usmc.mil, select "TRASYS" then select"Business Opportunities"

Facilities Engineering

The PM TRASYS Training Facilities Engineering Teamreviews and analyzes training system facility requirementsand oversees the implementation of these requirementsinto adequately designed and constructed facilities. Theteam develops square footage requirements, prepares pre-liminary facility layouts, facility cost estimates and budgetsubmissions for MILCON (Military Construction) andSpecial Projects, to fulfill the facility requirements for train-ing systems procured by PM TRASYS. The facilities teamtracks these projects to ensure all facility requirements areidentified and adequately funded. The team reviews pro-gram objectives, identifies deficiencies and recommendscorrective actions on established programs. The facilityteam monitors and evaluates both the training systemscontractor and building contractors performance in fulfillingfacility requirements in prime acquisition contracts anddesign/construction contracts. In addition, the facility teamreviews and evaluates proposed training system changesto insure that all facility requirements affected by the pro-posed changes are identified, priced, funded, planned andimplemented consistent with the program objectives.One example of a MILCON the PMTRASYS FacilitiesEngineering Team recently completed is the AssaultAmphibian School for the new EFV's and associatedTraining Systems and Simulators. The PMTRASYSFacility Engineering Team under direction from the EFV

Program Office was involved with this project from start tofinish. They started in 1998 developing the initial squarefootage requirements to support the new EFV and all thetraining systems and then prepared the preliminary facility

layout & site plan and cost estimate. The project was thenbriefed to HQMC and included in the MILCON budget.They actively participated in all the Architectural DesignReviews for the Facility, performed ConstructionInspections and tracked the procurement of all theCollateral Equipment and Furnishings to completely outfitthis $22 million facility. See photos below.

Instructional Systems Development

The Primary function of the PM TRASYS InstructionalSystems Specialists is to provide Instructional Systemssupport for PM TRASYS Assistant Program Managers andTECOM and to provide Instructional Systems relatedprocess development support to MARCORSYSCOM. Weconduct Front End Analyses to include: Training SituationAnalyses, Manpower Training and Personnel Analyses,Job Tasks Analyses, Training Systems FunctionalDescription Documents, and Special Use Analyses asrequested.

Logistics Management

As a core discipline of the systems acquisition process, theprimary objective of logistics is to ensure a structured,comprehensive framework exists to enable the integrationof product support considerations throughout the acquisi-tion and life cycle sustainment of Live, Virtual andConstructive training systems. A synopsis of PM TRASYSLogistics and Product Support capabilities are as follows:

- Maintenance Planning- Manpower & Personnel- Supply Support- Support Equipment- Training & Support- Technical Data

6 [email protected] 407-381-8762

- Computer Resources Support- Facilities (see facilities engineering section)- Packaging, Handling, Storage & Transportation- Life Cycle Sustainment- Inventory Management- Configuration Management and Status Accounting- Data Management- Engineering Drawings and Technical Publications

ManagementLogistics has two primary initiatives:The first is to influence system and equipment design.This initiative is designed to increase level of supportabili-ty of emerging training system through the proper combi-nation and analysis of specific product support elementslisted above. For legacy systems, the focus is on supportsystem capability and effectiveness. A fully integrated sys-tem of design and logistics elements can be measure byperiod of high usage and availability.The second is adopting the best logistics business prac-tices available. Providing education, direction, and guid-ance on key initiatives like Performance Based Logisticsand Total Life Cycle Systems Management lays the foun-dation for a well-organized and competent workforce. Thepayout is improved logistics responsiveness that is deliv-ered consistently and reliably to shareholders and cus-tomers.Ultimately, all logistics efforts should lead to the delivery ofhigh quality, cost-effective training and training systemsthat maximize availability and readiness, while reducingtotal ownership costs.

Training Technology Development

The PM TRASYS Assistant Program Manager for TrainingTechnology Development Team performs research andprovides the technical management for technology devel-opment activities that are of interest to future Marine Corpstraining system acquisition programs. PM TRASYS servesas a United States Special Operations Command (USSO-COM) sponsored Technology Development Agent (TDA)managing both Applied Research (6.2) and AdvancedTechnology Development (6.3) activities. The researchand development team supports the Live, Virtual andConstructive Simulation Assistant Program Managers bydeveloping capabilities to fill future training systems capa-bility gaps. The applied research performed gives USSO-COM and PM TRASYS the ability to focus scientific knowl-edge on their training capability requirements. Theadvanced technologies developments allows USSOCOMand PM TRASYS to assess the feasibility and effective-ness of new technology applications towards meeting theirtraining capability requirements. Ultimately, the objectiveof the training technology development team is to provideincremental capability improvements for Marine CorpsGround Training Systems via the insertion of training tech-nology enhancements.

Systems and Software Engineering

The PM TRASYS Systems and Software Engineering(SSE) Team provides a wide and diverse range of engi-neering support to PM TRASYS. This support includessystems and software engineering expertise, and servicesto project teams involving in acquisition, development, andlife cycle support of USMC training systems. The SSEteam prepares training systems requirements and specifi-cations, statement of work, and other contractual docu-mentations in support of the acquisition process of trainingsystems. The SSE Team provides government oversight tothe development effort, assists in the development andintegration tests, assesses design for safety, security andinteroperability, and conducts government acceptancetests. The SSE Team maintains a high level of technicalexpertise in the areas of Live, Virtual and Constructive sim-ulations, Position Location Information systems, TacticalEngagement Simulation systems, E-Learning, GamingTechnology, High Level Architecture and software engi-neering.


PM TRASYS Orlando Office

Location

PM TRASYS is located in the Central Florida ResearchPark, at the corner of Research Parkway and TechnologyParkway, (3100 Technology Parkway, Partnership IIBuilding, 4th Floor) and only a few yards from the DeFlorezComplex, This location provides a cohesive andsynergistic environment for PM TRASYS to work with theother military services, academia and industry.

The PM TRASYS mailing address is:

Marine Corps Systems Command

Program Manager for Training Systems

12350 Research Parkway

Orlando, FL 32826-3275


Partnership II Building


Marine Corps Ground Training Consortium

Marine Corps Ground Training Consortium

PM TRASYS works in close partnership with severalorganizations to provide the best training solutions possiblefor Marines. The independent and interactive efforts in theareas of training and education by each of theseorganizations focuses on developing and delivering the mostcurrent and effective training available. A key member and aprimary recipient of the products from these efforts is theMarine Corps Training and Education Command (TECOM)located in Quantico, VA. The organization and mission ofTECOM are featured below along with selected sections thatreinforce the partnership required to provide the bestpossible training and education solutions during newacquisitions. The never ending goal of this partnership is toproduce the right Marine, at the right time and place, with theright skills required to succeed on today's modern battlefield.

Marine Corps Training and Education CommandQuantico, Virginia

TECOM Mission and Organization: The mission of Trainingand Education Command is to "Develop, coordinate,resource, execute, and evaluate training and educationconcepts, policies, plans, and programs to ensure Marinesare prepared to meet the challenges of present and futureoperational environments". To accomplish this diversifiedand burgeoning mission TECOM is further broken down intoseven subordinate commands located across the Corps.

These seven subordinate commands are: TrainingCommand (TRNGCOM), Education Command (EDCOM),Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command(MAGTFTC), Marine Corps Recruit Depots San Diego andParris Island, Marine Aviation Weapons Training Squadron 1(MAWTS-1), Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC).

Key TECOM Staff Sections that interface with PMTRASYS

TECOM G-3

The TECOM G-3 is the primary coordination and integrationagency that PM TRASYS interfaces with during new andexisting acquisitions. This coordination also includes theestablishment of policies, procedures, and processes thatstandardize how training, education, and manpower issuesare resolved and implemented during new and existingacquisitions. The G-3 supports PM TRASYS by conductingcoordination and liaison with all formal schools anddetachments. Assigns action officers to track, support, andresolve manpower and training issues during new andexisting acquisitions. Provides expertise on overarchingtraining and education policies/directives. Reviews and staffsmanpower and training analysis/plans to insure trainingsolutions satisfy TECOM's funding and resourcingrequirements. Assist in the coordination with advocates,Occupational Field sponsors, Total Force Structure and otheroutside agencies impacted by any new or existingacquisition.

TECOM Technology Division (TechDiv)

Technology Division and the Program Manager for TrainingSystems maintain the partnering relationship of CombatDeveloper and Acquisition Agent for USMC TrainingSystems. As the Combat Developer (POM sponsor) andRequirements Generator (JCIDS and internal USMCrequirements developer) for USMC ground training systems,Technology Division is responsible for the Joint CapabilitiesIntegration Development System (JCIDS) and the MCCDCExpeditionary Force Development Process (EFDS)processes which include: review and analysis of MarineCorps needs (to include School Houses), conducting theCapabilities Based Assessment (CBA) to include theFunctional Area Assessment (FAA), Functional NeedsAssessment (FNA), and Functional Solution Analysis (FSA).During the FSA Technology Division, in conjunction with PMTraining Systems, Office of Naval Research, and the MarineCorps Warfighting Laboratory considers technologies foracquisition potential and identifies technology gaps. Theanalysis and evaluation of technologies helps to better shapeMarine Corps POM during the Planning, Programming,Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process thereby creatinga functional POM profile to enable capabilities for thewarfighters.

Technology Division is the lead USMC agency responsiblefor the implementation of DoD Training Transformation. Tomeet this requirement Technology Division is crafting theUSMC Live, Virtual, Constructive Training Environment

which will transform training systems to mission planning andmission rehearsal capabilities within both a Joint and Title IXcontext. .

During FY-07 Technology Division will begin the CapabilitiesBased Assessment for the Squad Immersive TrainingEnvironment (SITE). SITE is envisioned to be a tetherless,squad sized team training, that will permit a squad leader toutilize all his real operational C2 tools, and an environmentthat trains to skills in the full range of military operations, witha 24/7 training capability.

Technology Division represents TECOM on internal andexternal Marine Corps matters pertaining to training systems.These meetings include the Joint Training FunctionalCapabilities Board (JTFCB) , the Joint Training ReviewGroup (JTRG), the MCCDC Capabilities Development andIntegration Board (CDIB) and the Executive-level IPT (E-IPT)for Capable Manpower at the Office of Naval Research.Technology Division also serves as the MCMSMO (MarineCorps Modeling and Simulation Management Office) whichrepresents the Marine Corps to the Defense Modeling andSimulation Office (DMSO) under DoD on high-level modelingand simulation management issues.

TECOM Range and Training Area Management (RTAM)Division

RTAM Division was established to provide advocacy, policy,and headquarters oversight for range mattersthroughout theMarine Corps. Recent developments with respect toencroachment, safety, legal matters, weapons developmentand environmental issues have demonstrated the need forthe Marine Corps to speak with a single voice to protect andsustain our valuable training sites. The RTAM Division is theentity to advocate and provide that single voice.

Accordingly, RTAM Division performs the following majorfunctions:

- Acts as the proponent for all matters pertaining to theoversight and coordination of ranges and training areas.

- Represents the Marine Corps at DoD, Joint andInterService level meetings pertaining to ranges andtraining areas.

- Develops and publishes policy and programs to ensureefficient utilization of ranges and training areas.

- Develops plans and policy for the sustainment, upgradeand modernization of ranges and training areas.

- Coordinates Marine Corps legal policy with respect torange and training area issues.

- Acts as the single point of contact for USMC range(ground and air) safety issues to include certificationand re-certification.

- Develops and fields a single Marine Corps RangeManagement System that provides forscheduling/managing ranges and includes training andmanagement tools to enhance training effectivenessand range safety.

- Serves as the program sponsor for all Marine Corpstraining range programs and, as such, prepares asingle, integrated program for POM consideration.

Interface and coordination with the PM TRASYS is nearly

continuous. RTAM provides requirements information forPOM initiatives dealing with ranges and training areas. PMTRASYS is our principal POC for all equipment purchasedunder the Ground Range Sustainment Program, theprocurement POM initiatives, and all congressional adds orsupplemental appropriations. PM TRASYS also managesthe Contractor Operation and Maintenance of Simulators(COMS) contracts that provide contractual support servicesto ranges and training areas that have been the recipient oftraining systems acquired through RTAM initiatives. TECOM(RTAM) and PM TRASYS have begun coordination toestablish an overarching range maintenance and operationscontract.

TECOM College of Continuing Education

The College of Continuing Education (CCE) develops theprofessional competence of Marine, other service,international, and civilian students by developing andimplementing Professional Military Education (PME) andtraining via distance learning. This is accomplished through aworldwide network of satellite campuses, Video Tele-Training(VTT), Learning Resource Centers (LRC) and the Internet.The programs and courses concentrate on the leadership,warfighting and staff development skills of the nation'smilitary, and feature the educational standards, learningareas and learning objectives of the Joint ProfessionalMilitary Education (JPME) program required by the Chairmanof the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Through a variety of distancelearning delivery systems, programs are accessible globally,thus preparing the graduates to perform more effectively inservice, joint, and multinational environments at the tactical,operational, and strategic levels of war as well as in situationsranging from humanitarian assistance to combat. Interactivemulti-media instruction is also developed in support of theTECOM Centers of Excellence.



Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and

Education Conference (I/ITSEC) 2007

Each year over 16,000 participants gather in Orlando for the premiere international military training conference.Participants come to see what industry has to offer and to gather information from the over 160 tutorials and paperpresentations. I/ITSEC 2007 will be held 4-6 December 2007 at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando FL. The2007 conference theme is "Maintaining The Edge, Transforming The Force”.

PM TRASYS, as the Marine Corps one of the hosts for the conference, encourages Marines to place this conference onyour schedule and attend. With over 400 exhibitors, this conference definitely has something to offer for all the areas oftraining from learning management systems, to gaming technology, the classroom, distance learning, simulation; and livetraining operations and ranges.

Hope to see you there.

Stop by the Marine Corps booth to see what the Marines are doing and let us know how we can assist you.

Contact PM TRASYS for information or visit the I/ITSEC website www.iitsec.org.



Mission: To design, develop, field and sustain the MarineCrops' integrated family of Live Training Systems andtraining aids providing MAGTF capability to conduct force-on-force and force-on-target training in realistic live fire andnon-live fire environments.

The PMTRASYS Live Training Systems (LTS) division hasreorganized to emphasize integration of solutions used inlive training - both live fire and non-live fire. Our purposein ensuring end to end integration of training systems is toprovide to Marines the immersive live training environmentnecessary to replicate the Contemporary OperatingEnvironment (COE). Focus of realism in 2006/2007 willcontinue to be replication of the urban environment.

Product Teams within the Live Training division are:

Range Instrumentation Systems (RIS) - Infrastructure,data collection systems, and integration of live trainingcomponents providing operationally realistic interactions oflive training audiences with live or simulated OpposingForces and their intelligence functions and after actionreview/data capture capabilities. Leveraging commoninfrastructures where possible, RIS also implementssystem baselines for USMC Range Operations Centers(ROC).

Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) - Urbantraining systems providing representative and re-configurable environments for both live-fire (ball serviceammunition) and non-live fire (simunitions, LASERengagement) urban warfare training.

Tactical Engagement Simulation Systems (TESS) - afamily of training systems which simulate the weapons

interaction of friendly and opposing forces direct andindirect fires.

Opposing Force Simulations (OPFOR) - Opposing forcesurrogates providing indication of enemy presence andmaneuver. Targets, Battle Field Effects (BES), andImprovised Explosive Devices Defeat (IED-D) trainingsystems to be integrated with other Live Training Systemsto provide increased interaction and sense of realism ofOPFOR fire, and maneuver. These efforts include theGround Range Sustainment Program (GRSP).

APM Live Field Operations - Training systems andpersonnel which field and improve live training capabilitiesand training relevancy. Most visible of providedcapabilities is the role players and civilians on thebattlefield supporting Predeployment Training atMAGTFTC and homestations. Projects and efforts includeunique system installations or upgrades as well asrecurring support not falling within the ContractorOperations and Maintenance Support (COMS) regionallyprovided by PMTRASYS.

Live Training Systems Focus - The OSD TrainingTransformation (T2) initiative, implemented since 2003,continues to provide an end state focus for Live TrainingSystems integration. Capabilities which will becomeincreasingly visible during 2007-2010 include integration ofsystems across the above focal areas plus interaction withVirtual and Constructive Simulations, thereby providing aflexible training environment able to expand in relationshipto MAGTF and Joint training audience compositions.Integrating live and simulated training technologies, thetraining capabilities provided by the system of systems areable to enhance live-fire, force-on-target, and force-on-force training by providing after action review/ground truthfeedback, realistic representation of opposing forces(OPFOR) and enhanced range and exercise controlcapabilities. Development of the live training systems isperformed within a systems engineering process outliningthe current "as-is" USMC Live Training EnvironmentArchitecture while also designing to meet a future USMCLive-Virtual-Constructive Training Environment (LVC-TE)end-state.

Our touchstone in Live Training Systems is the focus of theMarine - "The Training Audience is always LIVE!"

Mr. Brad ValdykeAssistant Program Manager for

Live Training Systems Development

Live Training Systems Development

Range Instrumentation Systems (RIS) Product Team

Programs

What follows are the programs under development by theRIS Product Team.

Range Modernization and Transformation (RM/T)

The Range Modernization and Transformation (RM/T)program modernizes major USMC base and station livetraining ranges with a dynamic training system capable ofreal time and post mission battle tracking, data collectionand the deliverance of value added After Action Review(AAR). Interface with installation command and controltraining centers (i.e. Battle Staff Training Facility,Combined Arms Staff Trainer, Battle Staff SimulationCenter) is paramount to producing multiple scenarioevents that deliver relevant and realistic training.Integrating live and simulated training technologies, thefielded capabilities actively enhance live-fire, force-on-target, and force-on-force training through extensive afteraction review with ground truth feedback, realisticrepresentation of opposing forces (OPFOR) and enhancedrange and exercise control capabilities. Major systemcomponents of modernization include:

- Dismounted and Vehicle Tracking Instrumentation(CRIS, DITS, IGRS, Video Instrumentation)

- Aircraft Tracking Instrumentation

- Exercise Controller Instrumentation providing remotesituational awareness display

- Tactical Voice Recording

- Tactical Data/C4ISR Interoperability (C2PC, DACT,FBCB2, BFT)

- Real Time 2D/3D Exercise Monitoring Capability

- Near Real Time Dynamic-Multimedia/Replay AARCapabilities

- Take Home Output Packages

- Range Control Information Processing andSituational/Safety Awareness Displays

- Globally connectivity of USMC live training withdistributed simulation and joint training through acommon training-information architecture and local-connecting infrastructures

R a n g eModernization andTr a n s f o r m a t i o nlinks Marine Corpslive training to thetenets of TrainingTransformation (T2)- Joint NationalTraining Capability(JNTC) and JointAssessment and Evaluation Capability (JAEC).Instrumentation allows Service and Joint virtual andconstructive forces to interact with USMC live trainingforces from distributed locations. Eventually expanded toalso incorporate coalition forces, MAGTF live training inopen and urban terrain is enhanced by providingcapabilities to conduct realistic training which exercises allbattlefield operating systems, and by allowing continuousassessment of performance, interoperability, andidentification of emerging requirements.

Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) Product

Team Programs

What follows are the programs under development by theMOUT Product Team.

Non-Live Fire MOUT/UWTC Facilities

The Non-Live FireMilitary Operations inUrban Terrain(MOUT) / UrbanWarfare TrainingCenter (UWTC)Facilities are trainingfacilities based onextensive studies by

the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, which haveshown that units trained to operate as an integratedcombined arms team are more successful within the urbanbattle space and suffer fewer casualties. With this in mind


and given the nature of operations in support of OperationIraqi Freedom and the Global War On Terrorism, therequirement to train company and battalion sized forces iscritical. Individuals and small units up to battalion sizeconduct foot, mobile, mechanized and/or armor patrols upto and through the site. Operations are conducted duringboth day and night. The training facilities containsdispersed structures to support 360 degree training of fireand maneuver. The MOUT/UWTC Non-Live Fire Facilitiesis primarily used for company and battalion pre-deployment force-on-force fire and maneuver trainingusing SESAMs ammunition and/or MILES gear within anurban terrain facility. Roads are of variable width allowingand limiting vehicle movement, to include the capability ofsupporting armored vehicle movement.

The Non-Live Fire MOUT/UWTC facilities are currentlyfielded at MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms. CA. Futurefielding (3QFY06) will occur at MCB Camp Lejuene, withfuture plans for MCB Camp Pendleton, CA; MCBQuantico, VA; MCB Okinawa Japan; MCB Kanehoe Bay,Hawaii; MCAS Yuma and MWTC Bridgeport.

Live Fire MOUT/UWTC Facilities

The MOUT/UWTC Live Fire Facilities follow the sameconcept as the Non-Live Fire MOUT/UWTC facilities. TheLive Fire facilities includes company live fire and maneuvertraining complexes and multi-vehicle convoy live fire andmaneuver training complex. The complexes consist of 3types of structures:

1) modular, nonpermanent, internally reconfigurable,breachable/seizable enclosed structures, live-firecapable internally/externally up to 7.62mm

2) modular, nonpermanent, empty, partially seizable,enclosed structures, live-fire capableinternally/externally up to 7.62mm;

3) and nonpermanent, non-enterable 4-sided façadestructures.

Individual and small units up to company size conduct foot,mobile, mechanized and/or armor patrols up to andthrough the two sites. Operations are conducted duringboth day and night. Individual, crew served and indirectfires are employed with 5.56mm and 7.62mm ballammunition used to fire at targets and structures within theMOUT area and larger weapon systems directed at targets

in outlying areas. For example, a .50 cal may be fired at atarget 1,000 meters from its position from within the MOUTwhile the Forward Air Controller (FAC) calls in a Cobra ona fleeing target 3km away. Fire and maneuver occursalong andb e t w e e np r i m a r ya n dsecondarystreets anda c c e s sways. Thefirst twotypes of structures have capability to support and sustainfires at internally placed targets. Both training facilitiescontain dispersed structures to support 360 degreetraining of fire and maneuver. Roads are variable widthallowing and limiting vehicle movement, to include thecapability of supporting armored vehicle movement.

The Live Fire MOUT/UWTC facilities are currently fieldedat MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms. CA. Future fielding oflimited live fire facilities will occur at MCB Camp Lejeune inthe 3rd quarter of FY06.

Sniper Towers

Sniper towers shall improve the existing firing points andincrease the variety of urban “shot-types”. Improvementsincludes:

A multi-storied platform for ground-level and aboveground level urban sniper scenarios and TTPproficiency

Eight (8) unique training compartments and roof-topfiring position scenario variety

A training environment that allow sniper teams toconduct live fire training both into and out of the multi-storied compartmentalized façade with existingportable, remote operated targets and/or bullet traps(as necessary).

Combined Arms Military Operations in Urban Terrain

(CAMOUT)

Extensive studies by the Marine Corps WarfightingLaboratory have shown that units trained to operate anintegrated combined arms team are more successful with-in the urban battle space and suffer fewer casualties. TheCAMOUT training system at the Marine Air Ground TaskForce Training Command (MAGTFTC) Marine Corps AirGround Combat Center (MCAGCC) Twentynine Palms,California will support this critical training requirement.CAMOUT will allow the USMC to conduct quality and cred-ible Advanced Urban Warfare Training in a realistic ThirdWorld environment. CAMOUT will primarily be used forforce-on-force fire and maneuver training using SESAMSammunition and/or MILES gear within an urban terrain set-ting and is designed for training units up to MarineExpeditionary Brigade (MEB) level. CAMOUT will supporta variety of training tasks related to the deployment and


maneuver in an urban setting of a MEB and its constituentelements. Within CAMOUT, Marines can be confrontedwith the full range of tactical challenges from humanitarianrelief efforts to peacekeeping and law enforcement todirect combat that might be encountered in a complexurban setting within a relatively brief timeframe or a smallphysical area - known as the "three block war".To accomplish the training mission, CAMOUT will be con-figured to include the following functional componentsknown as Primary Town: Urban Core, Old Town, and fourMixed Use Districts (i.e., Hospital District, DiplomaticDistrict, Industrial District, and the Stadium District). All ofthe Primary Town components are non-live fire environ-ments. The structure, character, density, and features ofeach district reflect logical functions that are typical withinan urban setting and each district has the capability ofengaging an entire battalion.

Tactical Engagement Simulation Systems (TESS)

Product Team Programs

What follows are the programs under development by theTESS Product Team.

Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System - 2000

(MILES-2000)

MILES 2000 is atraining system thatprovides a realisticb a t t l e f i e l denvironment forMarines involved intraining exercises.M I L E S - 2 0 0 0provides a family oflow power, eye safelasers whichsimulates the directfire characteristics of infantry assault, armor, anti-armormechanized weapons system and provides the gunner

with hit or missdetermination. Eachindividual andvehicle in thetraining exercise hasa detection systemto sense hits andperform casualtyassessment. Lasertransmitters areattached to eachindividual and vehicle weapon system and accuratelyreplicate actual ranges and lethality of the specific weaponsystems. MILES-2000 is designed for use by MAGTF asa force-on-force engagement simulation training system.

Precision Gunnery Training Systems (PGTS)

PGTS is used to teach precision gunnery skills to TOWgunners in the field. This training can occur at designatedranges, general outdoor areas, or representative tacticalenvironments. This system can be used for both initialgunner familiarization in an outdoor environment as well asfor gunner skill enhancement and progression.

Special Effects Small Arms Marking System (SESAMS)

SESAMS is a user-installed weapons modification kit thatallows the individual Marine to fire, at short range, a lowvelocity marking ammunition while precluding the weaponfrom firing live ammunition. SESAMS providesinstantaneous feedback during force-on-force closequarter battle scenarios. This immediate visual andsensory feedback to the shooter and target without firinglive ball ammunition reduces risk to participants andsignificantly reduces the maintenance costs to shootinghouses. SESAMS is employed with current and projectedstandard and non-standard Marine Corps small arms.SESAMS conversion kits convert current and future smallarms to fire low velocity marking ammunition by replacingthe barrel, upper receiver, and or bolt. A SESAMSconverted weapon has distinct identifiable markings toenable identification under both normal and reduced-visibility conditions.


Primary Town

Tank Weapons Gunnery Simulation System / Precision

Gunnery System (TWGSS/PGS)

TWGSS/PGSis ana p p e n d e d ,laser-based,p r e c i s i o ngunnery andt a c t i c a lengagements i m u l a t i o ntrainer. TheTWGSS is them o d e lintegrated on the M1A1 tank to simulate the main gun andthe coaxial machine gun. The PGS is integrated on theLight Armored Vehicle (LAV) to simulate the 25mm maingun, coaxial machine gun and TOW missile. TheTWGSS/PGS allows on-vehicle precision gunnery withoutthe expenditure of actual ammunition. Both TWGSS/PGSare fully integrated with the vehicle fire control systemrequiring the crew member to perform gunnery functions;lead, super-elevation, and lase, exactly as they would incombat. The TWGSS/PGS provide visual tracers, burst,and obscuration through the vehicle sights. All event dataare recorded for display on a notebook computer for afteraction review.

Opposing Force Simulations (OPFOR) Product Team

Programs

What follows are the programs under development by theOPFOR Product Team.

Remote Engagement Targets (RETS)

RETS is a computer-controlled automated system ofweather resistant stationary pop-up and moving targets forinfantry, armor, and anti-armor training. The system offerscomputer-driven programmed tactical scenarios or it canbe operated in a manual mode with group or individualtargets raised on command. The number of scenarios islimited only by the quantity and type of targets and theimagination of the users. There are several differentconfigurations of the system and several variations withineach configuration. RETS Ranges have been installed atvarious locations within the Marine Corps and will supportFleet Marine Force (FMF) and base units live-fire trainingrequirements for all ground direct fire weapons to includecombat vehicles employing field-firing techniques. RETSsignificantly enhances the capability to train individualMarines, crew-served weapons teams, small units, andcombat vehicle crews in the employment of their weaponssystems under the most realistic combat conditionspossible.

IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE (IED) SIMULATORS

Improvised Explosive Device (IED) simulators are trainersused to enhance the OPFOR training environment

M155T Roadside Bomb Simulator

Simulates the appearance and size of a 155 shell. Thisdevice utilizes CO2 and talcum powder to recreate a visualand audible blast. Detonation occurs through remote orhardwire triggering devices.

M80TR Antipersonnel Mine Simulator

Simulates the appearance and size of an M80Antipersonnel mine. This device utilizes CO2 and talcumpowder to recreate a visual and audible blast. Detonationoccurs through pressure plate device.

M12TR Booby Trap Simulator

Simulates the appearance of pipe bomb booby traps.These devices utilize CO2 and talcum powder to recreatea visual and audible blast. Manual detonation required.

Self Contained Portable Improvised Explosive Device

Simulator (SCOPIS)

SCOPIS is a small, lightweight, portable, modular systemthat fires six pyrotechnic devices individually orsimultaneously for an unmistakable audible and visualblast. Its versatility and flexibility allow the operator to addon external triggers and pyrotechnics, providing additionaltraining enhancement. It features multiple mode ofactivation. It cartridge produces a flash/bang effect thatprovides the trainer with the ability to replicate IED's.

Counter Radio-controlled Electronic Warfare (CREW)

Training Devices

The CREW training kits are retrofitted with a radiotransmitter which allows them to interface and work withthe USMC approved IED simulators. They are developedto replicate the Warlock CREW1 family of systems.Marines learn nomenclature and function of the devices,receive specific training on how to operate the systems,and incorporate this training and usage into their dailytactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP's).

BATTLEFIELD EFFECTS SIMULATORS

Devices used in a live and non-live fire trainingenvironment to re-create the battlefield with a morerealistic and vibrant OPFOR threat. These devices includepyrotechnics blasts, visual signatures, sound effectssimulation, and gunfire simulation.


Omega 36 and 60 Battlefield Effect Simulator (BES)

Omega BES systems are portable and lightweight modularsystem that can fire up 36 cartridges (Omega 36) and 60cartridges (Omega 60) on command, individually orsimultaneously in order to create a realistic OPFORtraining environment. The Omega 36 and 60 launchersare battlefield effect simulators that fire LA 44 - LA 47(Omega 36) and LA 53 and LA 54 (Omega 60) pyrotechniccartridges. All pyrotechnic cartridges can safely be firedfrom both systems. The cartridges simulate targetryreceiving an impact (Target Hit), weaponry firing (hostilefire) , air explosion (airburst), and small air missile beingfired (Stinger). These devices can be used as stand-alonesimulators or mounted to a moving armor target (MAT). Allof our targetry interface with the Omega 36 and 60systems.

Ground Range Sustainment Program (GRSP)

The Range and Training Area Management Division ofTraining and Education Command has partnered with theProgram Manager for Training Systems, Marine CorpsSystem Command (PMTRASYS) and the Naval SurfaceWarfare Center, Corona Division (NSWC Corona) toestablish a Ground Range Sustainment Program (GRSP).This program will gather potential projects for GRSPfunding, complete basic engineering/costing data forprojects, prioritize the projects to be funded, and fund theapproved projects according to the prioritization and limitsof the GRSP budget. This refers to accomplishing today’straining using improvements or replacement of existingtraining devices such as lifters, worn targets andreplacement control computers that cannot beaccomplished with existing operating and maintenance(O&M) budgets. The maintenance of “state of the art”range control systems also supports current trainingrequirements. This is the area where GRSP will be mostused.

APM Live Field Operations Product Team Programs

What follows are the programs under development by theAPM Live Field Operations Product Team.

ROLE PLAYERS

The urban battlefield has Marines encountering a myriad ofactivity. Host nation people in their daily activity is a typicalsite for Marines deployed world-wide. To re-create thebattlefield and provide a more realistic trainingenvironment, PM Training Systems has acquired roleplayers to be dispersed amongst specific training areas inMCAGCC, Twentynine Palms CA, MCB Camp Lejeune,NC, and MCB Kanehoe Bay, HI. This training will requirethe employment of role players (RPs) to act as ForeignLanguage Specialists (FLS) and Civilians On theBattlefield (COB), insurgents, terrorists, and otherpersonnel encountered in the intended theater ofoperations.

The Role Playing contractor provides a total turn-keyoperation. This includes furnishing all labor, cold and wetweather clothing, housing, feeding requirements andservices to perform required operations, and performing allwork incidentals to the equipping and preparation ofpersonnel to serve as role players functioning as COBsand FLSs during Training Operations..

Role players will interact with USMC units in accordancewith (IAW) the Master Scenario Event List (MSEL). Therole players shall replicate all aspects of a populatedmunicipality. It is required for role players to refrain fromspeaking English or speak only broken English whileinteracting with Training Units.



Fielded Systems Supported by APM Live

Listed below are fielded systems receiving life cycle sus-tainment support from APM Live.

Armor Moving Target Carrier

(AMTC)

The AMTC is atarget moverdesigned tocarry a woodentank silhouettetarget over a3 0 0 m e t e rlength of track.It is used in thetraining of anti-armor weapons.It provides amoving targetwith the capability of raising and lowering armor target sil-houettes through a 90 degree arc. It provides an indicationwhen the target silhouettes are hit. With the addition of theJoanell Pyrotechnic Device the system can also simulatefiring hostile and/or target kill. These movers are radio con-trolled and can operate in winds of up to approximately 20MPH. The AMTC are available at the following Marine CorpsBases: Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Center, 29Palms, CA.

Black Smoke Generator

During live fire exercises, the Black Smoke Generator pro-vides Marine forces with a visual indication of direct hits onopposition force targets.

Dust Generator

During live fire exercises strategically placed DustGenerators provide Marine forces with visual indicatons ofopposition force presence and movement.

Enhanced Remoted Target System

(ERETS)

Also Known as RETS, the ERETS is targetry equipmentwhich, when installed on standard ranges, supports marks-manship, gunnery, and combined arms training. ERETSconsists of stationary and moving infantry and armor targethardware with related control hardware and software. Arange control station provides automatic and manual con-trol of target mechanisms, detects and accumulates targethit data, and prints a permanent record for evaluation ofthe firer's or crew's performance. Simulators adding real-ism to training scenarios include infantry night muzzle

flash, armor target kill, and infantry and armor hostile firesimulators.The RETS range system may include the following majorcomponents: Infantry Target Mechanism (ITM), InfantryMoving Target Carrier, Rifle Fire Simulator, Range ControlStation, Target Holding Mechanism Tank Gunnery, ArmorMoving Target Carrier, and Gunfire Simulator.Part of ERETS is a moving version of the ITM that consistsof a hard-wire controlled infantry pop-up target mecha-nism. This allows Marines to engage a moving target.ERETS are located on several live fire and simulation train-ing ranges at Marine Corps Bases Camp Lejeune, NC,Camp Pendleton, CA , Quantico, VA and the Marine AirGround Task Force Training Center, 29 Palms, CA.

Hostile Fire and Target Kill

Simulator (Joanell Device)

The Hostile Fireand Target KillSimulator (JoanellDevice) is apyrotechnic deviceused to simulateeither hostile fire ortarget hits. One ofvarious pyrotech-nic packages areinserted into thetubes and firedremotely: i.e. L602Arty Flash Simulator - simulating enemy arty shooting atfriendly forces, L709 Simulator Target Hit - flash represent-ing a hit to a target, and L720 Target Hit - black smoke rep-resenting a destroyed target.The Hostile Fire and Target Kill Simulator (Joanell Device)is available at the following locations: Marine Air GroundTask Force Training Center, 29 Palms, CA.

Live Fire Miltary Operations in

Urban Terrain/Urban Warfare

Training Center (MOUT/UWTC)

Facilities

The MOUT/UWTC Live Fire Facilities includes companylive fire and maneuver training complexes and multi-vehicle convoy live fire and maneuver training complex.The complexes consist of 3 types of structures:

1) modular, nonpermanent, internally reconfigurable,breachable/seizable enclosed structures, live-fire capableinternally/externally up to 7.62mm

2) modular, nonpermanent, empty, partially seizable,enclosed structures, live-fire capable internally/externallyup to 7.62mm;

3) and nonpermanent, non-enterable 4-sided façadestructures.

Individual and small units up to company size conduct foot,mobile, mechanized and/or armor patrols up to andthrough the two sites. Operations are conducted duringboth day and night. Individual, crew served and indirectfires are employed with 5.56mm and 7.62mm ballammunition used to fire at targets and structures within theMOUT area and larger weapon systems directed at targetsin outlying areas. Fire and maneuver occurs along andbetween primary and secondary streets and access ways.The first two types of structures have capability to supportand sustain fires at internally placed targets. Both trainingfacilities contain dispersed structures to support 360degree training of fire and maneuver. Roads are variablewidth allowing and limiting vehicle movement, to includethe capability of supporting armored vehicle movement.

The Live Fire MOUT/UWTC facilities are currently fieldedat MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms. CA.

Non-Live Fire Miltary Operations in

Urban Terrain/Urban Warfare

Training Center (MOUT/UWTC)

Facilities

The Non-Live MOUT/UWTC Facilities are training facilitiesbased on extensive studies by the Marine CorpsWarfighting Laboratory, which have shown that unitstrained to operate as an integrated combined arms teamare more successful within the urban battle space and suf-


fer fewer casualties. With this in mind and given the natureof operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom andthe Global War On Terrorism the requirement to train com-pany and battalion sized forces is critical. Individuals andsmall units up to battalion size conduct foot, mobile, mech-anized and/or armor patrols up to and through the site.Operations are conducted during both day and night. Thetraining facilities contains dispersed structures to support360 degree training of fire and maneuver. TheMOUT/UWTC Non-Live Fire Facilities is used for companyand battalion pre-deployment force-on-force fire andmaneuver training using SESAMs ammunition and/orMILES gear within an urban terrain facility. Roads are ofvariable width allowing and limiting vehicle movement, toinclude the capability of supporting armored vehicle move-ment.

The Non-Live Fire MOUT/UWTC facilities are currentlyfielded at MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms. CA. Future field-ing will occur at MCB Camp Lejuene in 3rd quarter ofFY06. Plans exist for MCB Camp Pendleton, CA; MCBQuantico, VA; MCB Okinawa Japan; MCB Kanehoe Bay,Hawaii; MCAS Yuma and MWTC Bridgeport in the future.

M31A1 Pop-up Targets

M31A1 Pop-up targets are used at various RETS ranges.All are hard-wired and programmable for number of hits tokill. Targets will fall once that number has been reached.Provides Marines with a stationary individual target toengage.

M31A1 Pop-up targets are employed on several Live-Fireand Simulation Ranges at Marine Corps Bases, CampLejeune, NC, Camp Pendleton, CA, Kaneohe Bay, HI,Quantico, VA, and the Marine Air Ground Task ForceTraining Command (MAGTFTC), 29 Palms, CA.

Multiple Integrated Laser

Engagement System 2000 (MILES

2000)

MILES 2000 is a family of low power, eye safe laserswhich simulates the direct fire characteristics of infantryassault, armor, anti-armor mechanized weapons systemand provides the gunner with hit or miss determination.MILES 2000 is designed for use by the MAGTF as aforce-on-force engagement simulation training system.MILES 2000 components included:

- Individual Weapon Systems (M16, M249, M2, M40A1,M240G)

- Anti-Armor Weapons (AT-4, SMAW, TOW)

- Combat Vehicle Systems (M1A1, LAV family, AAVfamily)

- Combat Support Vehicle Systems (M900, LVS,HMMWV)

- Independent Target Systems (ITS) for structures

- Pyrotechnic Devices (Main Gun Signature Simulator)


- Controller Device/Training Data Transfer Device(CD/TDTD)

- MILES Target Interface Device (moving and stationarytargets)

- Automated Small Arms Alignment Fixture (ASAAF)

The MILES 2000 is available at the following locations:Marine Corps Bases, Camp Lejeune,NC, CampPendleton, CA, Hawaii, Okinawa, Japan, Quantico, VA, theMarine Air Ground Task Force Training Center, 29 Palms,CA, and other Active and Reserve Marine OperationalForces and Supporting Establishments Reserve locations.

Portable Infantry Target Systems

(PITS)

PITS are a live fire target system with automatic scoringand are programmable to support various scenarios. Thissystem will be used to train personnel in marksmanshipusing a realistic threat oriented environment. It is light-weight and one-man portable. Each PITS consists of 60portable remote controlled target lifters, a battery recharg-ing system and four or six hand-held VHF controllers thatare capable of controlling lifters out to a distance of 1500meters.PITS are available at the following locations: Marine CorpsBases, Camp Lejeune, NC, Camp Pendleton, CA, Hawaii,Okinawa, Japan, Quantico, VA, the Marine Air GroundTask Force Training Command, 29 Palms, CA, and otherActive and Reserve Marine Operational Forces andSupporting Establishments.

Precision Gunnery System (PGS)

The PGS is a LAV-25 mounted training device that assiststhe LAV crew in gaining and improving proficiency in gun-nery skills without expenditure of live ammunition. Gunneryand tactical training can be conducted anywhere the eye-safe laser firing is permitted. PGS provides the crew withvisual and sound effects that accurately simulate real firingconditions.The PGS is available at the following locations: MarineCorps Bases Camp Lejeune, NC, Camp Pendleton, CA,Quantico, VA, Okinawa, Japan and the Marine Air GroundTask Force Training Command, 29 Palms, CA.

Precision Gunnery Training

Systems - TOW - Field Tactical

Trainer (FTT) (Outdoor)

The AN/TWQ-T5 Precision Gunnery Training System TOWOutdoor (PGTS TOW Outdoor) is used to teach precisiongunnery skills to TOW gunners in the field. This trainingcan occur at designated ranges, general outdoor areas, orrepresentative tactical environments. The Outdoor TOWsystem can be used for both initial gunner familiarization inan outdoor environment as well as for gunner skillenhancement and progression.


The PGTS - TOW (FTT) Outdoor is available at the follow-ing locations: Marine Corps Bases Camp Lejeune, NC,Camp Pendleton, CA, Quantico, VA, Okinawa, Japan, theMarine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, 29Palms, CA, and other Active and Reserve MarineOperational Forces and Supporting Establishments.

Simunition FX Adaptor Kits

The adaptor kits are a series of user-installed conver-sion/modification kits that allows various infantry weaponsto fire at short range, a low velocity marking ammunition.The FX adaptors kits preclude the weapon from firing liveammunition. This system allows for realistic Force onForce training by providing normal environmental cues,immediate target feedback, non-toxic primers, and a non-toxic marking medium. Adaptor kits are available for theM16A2, M9, M1911, and MP5.Simunition FX Adaptor Kits are available at the followinglocations: Marine Corps Bases Camp Lejeune, NC, CampPendleton, CA, Quantico, VA, and the Marine Air GroundTask Force Training Command, 29 Palms, CA.

Small Arms Gunfire Flash Noise

Simulator (24V)

This simulator generates flash and sound for realistic sim-ulation of small arms gunfire. The Small Arms Gunfire Flash Noise Simulator (24V) isavailable at MCB Okinawa, Japan.

Small Arms Gunfire Noise

Simulator

This device simulates small-arms gunfire (rifle or machine-gun noise) for infantry training, thus adding realism to dayor night maneuvers, and conditioning trainees to the soundof operational small caliber weapons. The device consistsof a gun simulator, a gas supply, and an AC to DC convert-er. Outwardly, the device resembles a real machinegun.

The simulator may be fired locally or remotely. It can firesingle shots or bursts using a metered amount of oxygenand propane that is ignited inside the barrel by a sparkplug.Small Arms Gunfire Noise Simulators are available at thefollowing locations: Marine Corps Bases Camp Lejeune,NC, Camp Pendleton, CA, Quantico, VA, Okinawa, Japanand the Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command,29 Palms, CA.

Special Effects Small Arms Marking

System (SESAMS)

SESAMS is a user-installed M249 Squad Automatic

Weapon (SAW) conversion/modification kit that allows theM249 SAW to fire, at short range, a low velocity markingammunition, while precluding the weapon from firing liveammunition. The system provides normal environmentalcues, immediate target feedback, non-toxic primers, and anon-toxic marking medium.SESAMS are available at the following locations: MarineCorps Bases Camp Lejeune, NC, Camp Pendleton, CA,Quantico, VA, Okinawa, Japan, the Marine Air GroundTask Force Training Command, 29 Palms, CA, and otherActive and Reserve Marine Operational Forces andSupporting Establishments.

Stationary Armor Target / Tank

Target Mechanism

The Tank Target Mechanism is used for training in the useof anti-armor weapons. It provides the capability of raising


and lowering armor target silhouettes through a 90-degreearc and indicates when hits on target silhouettes are made.With the addition of the Pyrotechnic Device the system canalso simulate firing hostile and/or target kill. The systemcan either be portable or hardwired and is designed for usein various terrains. Stationary Armor Target / Tank Target Mechanism areemployed on several Live-Fire and Simulations Ranges atMarine Corps Bases, Camp Lejeune, NC, CampPendleton, CA, Hawaii, Quantico, VA, and the Marine AirGround Task Force Training Command, 29 Palms, CA.

Surface-to-Air Signature Launcher,

Simulator

The Surface-to- Air Signature Launcher Simulator is alauncher mechanism for the Surface-To-Air MissileSignature simulator. This training device providesMarines with a visual representation of simulated enemysurface-to-air missiles.

Tank Gunfire Simulator (TGS) -

Hoffman

The TGS, also known as the Hoffman Device, is used forforce on force MILES/TWGSS training. With the aid ofpyrotechnic charges, the device simulates, both visibly and

audibly, the firing of a tank main gun. The TGS can bemounted on 90 to 152 mm gun barrels. Each simulator canbe loaded with up to nine electrically ignited pyrotechniccharges. The TGSs are checked out to customers who arethen responsible for transporting, employing and operatingthe devices. The customer is also responsible for ordering,transporting, and loading of the pyrotechnics. The TGS, is available at the following locations: MarineCorps Bases, Camp Lejeune, NC, Camp Pendleton, CA,Hawaii, Quantico, VA, and other Marine ReserveOperational Forces.

Tank Weapon Gunnery Simulation

System (TWGSS)

The TWGSS is a tank-mounted training device that assiststhe crew in gaining and improving proficiency in gunneryskills without expenditure of live ammunition. Gunnery andtactical training can be conducted anywhere the eye-safelaser firing is permitted. TWGSS provides the crew withvisual and sound effects to accurately simulate real firingconditions. TWGSS simulates the firing of the tank's maingun, the firing of the coaxially mounted machine gun andthe effects of a target vehicle being hit. The TWGSS con-sists of three subsystems: firing system, target system, andTraining Data Retrieval System (TDRS).TWGSS is interoperable and compatible with PGS, MILES,Laser Target Interface Devices (LTIDs), Thru-Sight Video(TSV) System, and Improved Tank Gunfire Simulator(ITGS)(Hoffman Device).The TWGSS is available at the following locations: MarineCorps Bases Camp Lejeune, NC, Camp Pendleton, CAand the Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command,29 Palms, CA.


Target Holding Mechanism, Tank

Gunnery (THMTG)

A predecessor to the Tank Target Mechanism, the THMTGis used to train the use of anti-armor weapons. It providesthe capability to raise and lower armor target silhouettesthrough a 90-degree arc and indicate when hits on targetsilhouettes are made. With the addition of pyrotechnicdevices, the system can also simulate hostile fire and/ortarget kill. The system can be portable or hard-wired on arange. When not hard-wired, the Offensive RangeController (ORC) radio controller is used to control andprogram targets remotely.The THMTG are available at the following locations:Marine Corps Bases Camp Lejeune, NC, Camp Pendleton,CA, Quantico, VA and the Marine Air Ground Task ForceTraining Command, 29 Palms, CA.



Mission: To develop, procure, field, and sustain VirtualTraining Systems that meet USMC approved requirements.

Vision: To efficiently and effectively field Virtual TrainingSystems that improves a Marine's warfighter capabilitythrough an interoperable training environment.

Listed below are the programs under development by theVirtual Training System Development APM at PM TRASYS.

Assault Breacher Vehicle Remote Control System (ABV

RCS)

The Assault BreacherVehicle Remote ControlSystem training effortconsisted of developinga training package(operator andmaintenance) for theOperational Testing insupport of the JointRobotics ProgramOffice. As part of this

effort, a low-level desk-top training tool was also developedto help training. The focus of this project was to providequickly an 80% training solution to get past Operational Testand then focus on the long-term solution, such as DistanceLearning and Mobile Training Teams (MTTs). The operatorand maintenance manuals and the desk-top training toolwere delivered 3rd quarter FY06 to the Joint RoboticsProgram Office in Huntsville, AL. FY07 tasks will consist ofdeveloping an ABV RCS low fidelity maintenance trainer andupdates to the operator and maintenance training packages.

Combat Vehicle Training System (CVTS)

CVTS provides the Marine Corps the ability to train M1A1,LAV-25, and AAV crew members to the approved standardsof combat skills and readiness. The end state system will bea high fidelity networked training system supportingindividual, collective (crew, section, and platoon), combinedarms, and joint training scenarios. CVTS will support gunneryproficiency, weapons platform familiarization, and tacticaltraining. CVTS will provide a measurable improvement inindividual, crew, and unit level tactical proficiency levels fortank, light armored reconnaissance and assault amphibianbattalions. The system will train target acquisition,identification, and engagement with the weapons appropriatefor each platform. The CVTS project will provide a computergenerated battlefield to include targets, target signatures, andweapon effects. Aural cues presented to the crews willconsist of realistic environmental, platform, and weaponsounds. An instructor/operator will be able to control exerciseselection, observe crew member actions, and conduct after-

action reviews with the crews.The CVTS - M1A1 are fieldedland-based training systems.The CVTS - M1A1 also has arequirement for a deployable

training application and is under contract for delivery in fourthquarter 2007. The CVTS - LAV has a requirement for land-


Virtual Training Systems Development

Ms. Annette PikeAssistant Program Manager for

Virtual Training Systems Development

based and deployable training applications. The land-basedand deployable configurations are under contract for deliveryin first quarter 2007 and fourth quarter 2007 respectively.The CVTS-AAV is under contract for land-based trainingsystems with delivery in second quarter 2006.

Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) Training System

Program

The overall objectives for the EFV training system programis to design, test, field, and support the various trainingresources necessary to adequately train new EFV crewsand veteran AAV Marines in the operations andmaintenance of the EFV at the Assault Amphibian School(AAS) in Camp Pendleton, CA and Reserve Forces. Thespecific training tasks include vehicle familiarization andoperations, primary and secondary weapon systemgunnery techniques, communication and navigation, andcommand and control operations. The EFV training systemconsists of the following training devices to be installed inthe new Assault Amphibian School:

- Driver Simulators

- Turret Simulators

- Maintenance Trainers

- electrical system maintenance part task trainer

- weapon system maintenance part task trainerintegrated w/GFE turret

- set of maintenance skill trainers

- engine maintenance component trainer

- Communication and Navigation Laboratory

- EFV (C) communications and navigation part task

trainer

- EFV (P) communications and navigation part task

trainer

- Automated Electronic Classrooms

These training devices will use a high-fidelity trainingapproach that replicates the actual EFV systemperformance characteristics and man-machine interfaces.The objective is to facilitate and enhance the student'stransfer of training in both familiarization and skillsproficiency. These training devices are to provide a methodfor measuring the level of student achievement concerningacademic, hands-on skills training and retention.

Improved Moving Target Simulator (IMTS)

IMTS is a Short Range Air Defense (SHORAD) weaponstraining system. The upgraded IMTS is a weaponsproficiency trainer that provides computer-generatedaircraft and computer-generated background images in a360-degree dome. Real time weapon interface and studentaction monitoring are provided during scenario execution.

This system provides the Stinger gunner the opportunity tomaintain proficiency for successful operation of the Stinger

Manportable AirDefense System(MANPADS) usingthe latesttechnology. Thetraining providedallows for threeStinger gunners totrain simultaneouslyusing propertechniques andskills to identify,acquire, track andlaunch Stinger missiles. The upgrade will provide for morerealistic feedback and better video resolution.

This system will provide the Stinger gunner and his teamLeader the opportunity to work on individual tracking skills,the proper acquiring methods and the gunner's ability toproperly launch his missile. The upgraded system allowsthe Stinger Section Leader to train with three teams atonce resulting in improved training of the entire section.

The Section Leader will have the opportunity to interjectmalfunctions into the scenario that will cause the gunner toapply immediate action, or make a split-timing decision,thus providing a better trained SHORAD for the MarineCorps.

Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer - Enhanced

(ISMT-E)

ISMT-E is ani n t e r a c t i v ea u d i o / v i d e oweapons simulatorthat providesm a r k s m a n s h i ptraining, weaponsemployment training,and tactical decision-making training for avariety of smallarms. The training system consists of infantry weaponsthat are instrumented with lasers which enable Marines tosimulate engaging numerous target types in lanes, video,and CGI scenarios. The scenarios replicate range firing forqualification on basic infantry weapons, tactical weaponsemployment training, and shoot/no- shoot scenarios. TheISMT provides training for up to four shooters per system.An Infantry Squad Trainer (IST) links 3 ISMTs together andprovides training for up to 12 shooters in a squad. TheISMT-E upgrade supports up to five firing positions persystem and 15 Marines per IST. The ISMT-E portraysvideo scenarios with DVD, utilizes lanes imagery formarksmanship training, and has the flexibility for Marinesto author CGI scenarios for tactical employment training.Both configurations, the ISMT and ISMT-E, replicatemarksmanship qualification ranges and judgmentalshoot/no-shoot situations. Both configurations also have a


computer-based instructor control station which allows theoperator to select and control all training while providingcomprehensive diagnostic, replay, feedback, and scoringcapabilities. The ISMT-E/IST can also provide forwardobserver, forward air controller, and indirect fire training.Other system capabilities include scenario development,target authoring, video branching, and night vision devicetraining. The ISMT-E will be permanently installed on boardthe LPD-17. ISMTs are fielded across the Marine Corps atformal schools, infantry regiments, the Wing, MSG,Security Forces, and Reserve locations.

Two ISMT-E upgrades are currently under contract, whichare:

the integration and fielding of optics gear and

the replacement of obsolete computers.

The ISMT-E Optic Upgrade integrates live USMC fieldoptics with ISMT's virtual small arms marksmanship andcombat shooting training capabilities. Upgraded systemcapabilities include:

Weapon tracking system accuracy at one minute(threshold), 0.5 minutes (objective);

Night Vision (NV), Optics, and aiming lights training;

Wireless Simulated weapons;

Marine Corps Combat Marksmanship Program, and

Rifle Combat Optics (RCO) Range Exercises.

The fielding of this capability began in July 2006 and will becompleted 2nd quarter FY07.

The obsolescence upgrade will replace the PrimarySimulation Computer (PSC) and Instructor Control Station(ICS) computer with an ISMT-MSG equivalent computer.This upgrade will also reduce the number of ISMT variantsfor compatibility. The fielding is anticipated to begin 1stquarter FY08.

Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer- Marine

Security Guard (ISMT-MSG)

The ISMT-MSGwill provide MSGD e t a c h m e n t saround the worlda non-live firetraining system,in order tosustain andm a i n t a i nmarksmanship,w e a p o n shandling, andsupport training deadly force application decision-makingskills. The system will consist of simulated weaponsinstrumented to enable engagements in various video andcomputer-generated scenarios relevant to real worldwarfare situations. The system will be used indoors withinpermanent training rooms as well as in operating officespaces within Embassies, Consulates and BachelorEnlisted Quarters worldwide. It will be a man portable,user-friendly, digital-based, interactive system, thatrealistically replicates the firing capabilities of small armsweapons, in a variety of environments and target arrayoptions. This system will support training MSGmarksmanship skills with the M9 service pistol, theM16A4/M4A1 service rifle, and the M870 Remington(military) Shotgun. The system will also provide USMCand State Department qualification courses of fire, fieldfiring, and judgmental shooting situations. The fielding ofthe trainers began in July 2006 an will be completed the2nd quarter of FY07.

Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement - Training System

(MTVR-TS)

The current MTVR-TS contracting effort is designed toupgrade and standardize the courseware now used in theelectronic classrooms (EC) at Camp Johnson, NC and FortLeonard Wood, NC. As part of this project, Web- and CD-based courses will also be created to provide "classroom"training on the MTVR and HMMWV to Incidental MotorVehicle Operator (IMVO) candidates. Completion of thisproject is scheduled for 3rd quarter FY07.


Reconfigurable Vehicle Simulator (RVS)

The RVS is being procured to train Marines in basic andadvanced convoy skills using variable terrain and roads in avariety of weather, visibility, and vehicle operationalconditions. The RVS incorporates small arms and crewserved weapons. Additionally, the RVS training program willprovide proficiency for the following tasks: convoy andweapons engagement skills training; identification andavoidance of danger zones; react to contact, call for fire andclose air support; dismount and prepare for dismounted fireand maneuver; and shoot on the move. The RVS will bedesigned for unit training and/or to sustain convoy operationsproficiency of crews so they will be able to perform criticalskills required in combat. The RVS, like the Virtual CombatConvoy Trainer - Marine, is a mobile, self-supporting trailer,with 360 degree field of view capability, but incorporates twomock-up HMMWVs in a single trailer, where the VCCT-M hasonly one mock-up HMMWV.

The Commander Marine Forces Reserve has procured twoRVS trailers, which will interoperate with their current VCCT-Ms in order to have six vehicles in a convoy trainingoperation. The Reserves will take delivery of these twotrailers in July 2007.


Listed below are fielded systems receiving life cycle sus-tainment support from APM Virtual

Combat Vehicle Training System

(CVTS)

CVTS-M1A1, which is a fully self-contained, land-basedtraining system, provides the Marine Corps the ability totrain M1A1 crewmembers to approved standards of com-bat skills and readiness. The CVTS-M1A1 provides gun-nery proficiency, weapons platform familiarization, and tac-tical training. The CVTS-M1A1 land-based training systemis comprised of relocatable and mobile configurations.The relocatable configuration is housed in its own shelterwith AC unit and power supply. The mobile configurationis housed in its own shelter with AC unit and power supply,but is on a mobile trailer.

The CVTS-M1A1 is fielded at the following locations: field-ed at Marine Bases Camp Lejeune, NC, Camp Pendleton,CA, the Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Center, 29Palms, CA and other Marine Force Reserve locations.

High Mobility Multi-purpose

Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Egress

Assistance Trainer (HEAT)

The HMMWV Egress Assistance Trainer (HEAT) device isone the final steps in an overall Vehicle Safety TrainingProgram. HEAT is intended to instill the training neces-sary to survive a rollover and understand how to egressfrom an inverted vehicle by emphasizing teamwork anddeveloping muscle memory through crew/battle drills.HEAT trainers are available at Mohave Viper, 29 Palms.When HEAT is fully fielded they will be at Camp Lejeune,NC; Camp Pendleton, CA, MCB Quantico, VA; MCBOkinawa Japan, MCB Kaneohe Bay, HI, and MarDet Fort

Leonard Wood, MO.

Javelin Basic Skills Trainer (BST)

(Indoor)

The BST (Indoor) is used to provide target acquisition andtarget engagement practice in a classroom environmentusing simulated targets in lieu of an actual Javelin. TheBST is a three-dimensional training device, consisting ofan Instructor Station and a Student Station. A computer inthe BST Instructor station generates battlefield scenes.The scenes provide a wide range of training situations towhich the gunner must react using the Student Station.The exercises are developed from a set of terrain data(e.g. desert, rolling, built-up), scenarios (target paths),weather conditions (e.g. clear, rain), run times (1 to 7 min-utes), and malfunctions (e.g. hang-fire, misfire). TheJavelin BST is designed as a classroom or shipboard train-er.The BST (Indoor) is available at the following locations:Marine Corps Bases, Camp Lejeune NC, Camp Pendleton,CA, Hawaii, Okinawa, Japan, Quantico, VA , the Marine AirGround Task Force Training Center, 29 Palms, CA, and


Fielded Systems Supported by APM Virtual

other Active and Reserve Marine Operational Forces andSupporting Establishments Reserve locations.

Improved Moving Target System

(IMTS), Stinger

The IMTS Stinger pro-vides training toSTINGER missile gun-ners by presenting air-craft targets to stu-dents in a controlledtraining environment,which representstypes and flight pathsthat may be encoun-tered in a definedarea.The IMTS Stinger islocated at the followinglocations: MarineCorps Base Camp Pendleton, Ca, Marine Corps AirStation, Cherry Point, NC, and Marine Corps Base,Okinawa, Japan.

Indoor Simulated Marksmanship

Trainer-Enhanced (ISMT-E)

The Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer - Enhancedis an interactive audio/video weapons simulator that pro-vides enhanced marksmanship training, weapons employ-ment training, and tactical decision making training for avariety of small arms. The training system consists ofinfantry weapons that are instrumented with lasers whichenable Marines to simulate engaging numerous targettypes in lanes, video, and computer generated imagery(CGI) scenarios. The scenarios replicate range firing forqualification on basic infantry weapons, tactical weaponsemployment training, and shoot/no-shoot decision making

drills, indirect fire training that supports marksmanshiptraining, ITS, annual rifle qualifications, recruit training, for-mal schools, and MOS specific training. The ISMTProgram was upgraded with new wire-less M4A1 andM16A4 simulated weapons to provide enhanced nightvision and day optics training to fleet Marines. Over 550ISMT systems are employed at Marine Corps BasesCamp Lejeune ,NC, Camp Pendleton, CA Hawaii,Okinawa, Japan, Quantico, VA, the Marine Air GroundTask Force Training Center, 29 Palms, CA, and otherActive and Reserve Marine Operational Forces and sup-porting establishments (Embassies) around the world.

Light Armored Vehicle Full Crew

Interactive Simulation Trainer (LAV-

FIST)

The LAV-FIST is an appended trainer for the LAV-25. It isdesigned to provide familiarization, proficiency, and sus-tainment training to the LAV-25 crew. The LAV-FIST willprovide individual training for crewmembers, as well as,complete coordinated crew training. The system will pro-vide training in the skill areas of gunnery, crew coordina-tion, and tactics.The LAV-FIST is available at the following locations:Marine Corps Bases, Camp Lejeune, NC, CampPendleton, CA, Quantico, VA, the Marine Air Ground TaskForce Training Center, 29 Palms, CA, and other MarineCorps Reserve Operational Forces.


Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) Turret

Trainer

The LAV Turret Trainer is a stand-alone training device thatuses microprocessors, a videodisc player, and mockupassemblies to simulate the LAV turret operations and pre-cision gunnery effects. This device was fielded in 1981.The LAV Turrett Trainer is available at the following loca-tions: Marine Corps Bases, Camp Lejeune, NC, CampPendleton, CA, Quantico, VA, the Marine Air Ground TaskForce Training Center, 29 Palms, CA, and other MarineCorps Reserve Operational Forces.

Medium Tactical Vehicle

Replacement - Operator Driving

Simulator (MTVR-ODS)

The Marine Forces Reserve(MFR) procured MediumTactical VehicleReplacement (MTVR)Operator Driving Simulatorsfor training vehicle operatorsat east and west coast MFRtraining sites. The trainersutilize a manufactured cab with an MTVR specific dash set,three degrees of freedom seat motion for the driver, and180 degrees visual display. The trainers were installed atLas Vegas, NV and Red Bank, NJ. The Las Vegas traineris a permanent installation within an existing facility and theRed Bank trainer is a trailer mounted mobile system. TheOperator Driving Simulators were fielded 1st quarter 2006.

Medium Tactical Vehicle

Replacement Training System

(MTVR-TS)

The MTVR-TS is an operator and maintenance trainingsystem designed to support the Marine Corps new mediumtactical vehicle. The MTVR-TS is comprised of a mix ofoperator driving simulators (ODSs), electronic classrooms(ECs), and interactive EC-based courseware that togetherprovide the basis for all Motor Transport (OccupationalField 3500) training in the Marine Corps at the FormalLearning Centers.The Motor Vehicle Operator Course (MVOC) is conductedat Fort Leonard Wood, MO and teaches the principles ofvehicle operation utilizing the ODSs and ECs. TheAutomotive Organizational Maintenance Course (AOMC)is conducted at Camp Johnson, NC and teaches the prin-ciples of vehicle maintenance utilizing the ECs and actualtactical vehicles. Additionally, ODSs located at CampCourtney, Okinawa support sensitive, on-island drivertraining for III MEF operators in Japan.

Precision Gunnery Training System

2 - TOW Indoor

This trainer is used to train Tube-launched, Opticallytracked, wire-guided (TOW) gunners from novice through


advanced (sustainment) levels of skill. The PGTS 2 - TOW Indoor is available at the followinglocations: Marine Corps Bases Camp Lejeune, NC, CampPendleton, CA, Quantico, VA, Okinawa, Japan, the MarineAir Ground Task Force Training Command, 29 Palms, CA,and other Active and Reserve Marine Operational Forcesand Supporting Establishments.

Precision Gunnery Training System

LAV-AT

The trainer provides LAV-AT gunner indoctrination, track-ing instruction, practice, and qualification for the TOW(Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided) WeaponsSystem. The trainer consists of an instructor console, LAV-AT interface. A target set (including vehicle adapters), anda missile simulation round. The missile simulation round isthe same size, shape, and approximate weight as the tac-tical TOW missile.The PGTS LAV-AT is available at the following locations:Marine Corps Bases Camp Lejeune, NC, Camp Pendleton,CA, and Quantico, VA.

Virtual Combat Convoy Trainer -

Marine (VCCT-M)

The VCCT-M trains Marines in basic and advanced com-bat convoy skills using variable terrain and roads in a vari-ety of weather, visibility and vehicle conditions. The VCCT-M is a mobile, self contained and self supporting virtualsimulation system that utilizes a HMMWV mock-up, smallarms, crew served weapons, a 360 degree visual display,and after action review capability. The trainers were pro-cured for Commander Marine Forces Reserve. One suite(4 trailers) is currently employed at 29 Palms and the halfsuite (2 trailers) is employed to Reserve locations through-out the mid-Atlantic region.


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Mission: To develop, procure and field ConstructiveTraining Systems.

Vision: Effectively and efficiently develop, procure andfield Constructive Training Systems that satisfy approvedMarine Corps training requirements and are capable ofsupporting Interoperability and Joint level training.

Programs:

Combined Arms Command & Control Training

Upgrade System (CACCTUS)

The CACCTUS project will provide interoperabilitybetween the CAST trainer and other Marine Corps Air andGround Training devices. It will provide fire-support trainingfor the MAGTF elements up to and including the MEBlevel. CACCTUS will upgrade the existing CAST trainingsystems and provide enhanced 2D and 3D visualization of

the battlespace, scenario development based upon train-ing objectives and an after action review capability thatdepicts specific events that can be used as teaching pointsfor improvement of team skills. The upgrade will incorpo-rate command and control systems and a reconfigurablecommunications capability. All five CAST-training systemswill be integrated through a common network architectureand will provide the ability to accomplish distributed train-ing. The CAST training system will be capable of integra-tion with other Marine Corps Air and Ground Training sys-tems in order to provide fire support training for the MAGTFelements up to and including the MEB level.

The CACCTUS Program began as an Advanced ConceptsTechnology Demonstration (ACTD) initiative in FY00 with agoal to demonstrate training enhancements afforded bycurrent modeling and simulation (M&S) technologies. Aprototype system was defined, developed, and installed atthe Twentynine Palms, CA CAST facility in FY03 for userevaluation and feedback in an ongoing spiral developmentprocess.

The lessons learned are being used to further refinerequirements and incorporate future systems to build thefoundation for the Combined Arms Command and ControlTrainer Upgrade System (CACCTUS) program that will bedeployed to all five USMC CAST facilities: MAGTFTC,Twentynine Palms, California; Marine Corps Base Hawaii(MCBH) Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; Camp LeJeune, NorthCarolina; Camp Pendleton, California; and Camp Butler,Okinawa.

CACCTUS is envisioned as a pivotal component in USMCM&S offerings and provides the overarching architecture tosupport live, virtual, and constructive (L-V-C) training andinteroperability with existing and emerging USMC training.Demonstration of the CACCTUS (L-V-C) system is to becompleted to meet Full Operational Capability (FOC) inFY09. CACCTUS will also serve as the USMC componentof the Joint National Training Center (JNTC) to be complet-

ed to meet FOC in FY11.

www.marcorsyscom.usmc.mil, select ”TRASYS”

Constructive Training Systems Development

LtCol Gregory CaldwellAssistant Program Manager for

Constructive Training Systems Development

Deployable Virtual Training Environment (DVTE)

DVTE is a first person skills sustainment trainer that trainsMarines from the individual to battalion staff level by usinga simulation network with reconfigurable workstationscapable of emulating a vast array of training scenarios.DVTE is made up of two components; the first is theInfantry Tool Kit (ITK) which contains several TacticalDecision-making Simulations (TDS). The other half ofDVTE is the Combined Arms Network (CAN). This is a setof PC based simulators (FO, FAC, AAV, M1, LAV, AH-1)connected to Joint Semi Autonomous Force (JSAF).PMTRASYS recently accepted delivery of the Virtual FireSupport Trainer (VFST) which incorporates much of theCAN functionality. VFST interfaces JSAF with AFATDSand the PFED to facilitate training of a variety of fire sup-port platforms using Marine Corps gear. Individual MAGTFskills can be trained in this virtual environment using asemi-autonomous force model as its basis. DVTEresponds to the need for a flexible, deployable, trainingsystem that provides combined arms, MAGTF and NavalIntegration training. Currently a prototype desktop trainingnetwork, the DVTE addresses a significant subset ofUSMC combined arms training. DVTE provides a custom-built standalone Combined Arms Network (CAN) coveringmost USMC ground and air weapon systems, and is aUSMC capability for providing interoperability with otherJNTC participants. This interoperability will also enabledistributed interactive unit training for widely separatedunits.

FOPCSim is a Call for Fire Simulator that was developedby Marines at the Naval Postgraduate School using Delta3D. Based on Marine Corps and Army doctrinal publica-tions, FOPCSim allows users to conduct basic call for firetraining on actual 29Palms terrain. Eachmission is scoredbased on the Ft. SillObserved Fire gradingstandard. FOPCSimhas realistic enemytargets which the usermust correctly identifyand then determinethe correct munitions

to engage it with.

To date FOPCSim is being used throughout the MarineCorps. It has also been evaluated at the school level atThe Basic School and Infantry Officers Course inQuantico, VA. FOPCSIM is available across the DOD forfree in a downloadable version. Development onFOPCSim is primarily based on user input and includes theintroduction of moving targets, improved networking capa-bility, and enhanced Call For Fire capabilities.

DVTE also serves as a platform for delivering individualand team training simulations with the Infantry Tool Kitincluding the USMC Tactical Decision-making Simulations(TDSs). Individuals, fire teams, squads, and platoons cantrain everything from patrolling with or without vehicles andconvoy training, to conducting an ambush and sweepingfor Improvised Explosive Devices. These TDS tools pro-vide staff training for command and control, fire supportcoordination, and staff team interaction. For unit trainingthe TDS tools provide combined arms training, small unittactics, and teamwork skills. Team training tools providefor fire team tactics, teamwork and leadership skills, aswell as tools to develop individual decision making skills.Another addition to the DVTE is the Tactical Iraqi programwhich will allow Marines to train mission specific languageand cultural situations during pre-deployment workups to

support Operation Iraqi Freedom. DVTE suites are cur-rently being fielded to II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF)with fielding to I and III MEF planned for the near future.The following discusses the Tactical Decision-makingSimulations in detail.

Below are the five TDSs available via DVTE:

Tactical Operations Marine Corps (TacOpsMC)

TacOpsMC, a Combat Engineering TDS developedfor the Engineers School, is a PC-based, fast-paced,and tactically realistic turn-based simulation. Theintent is for students, or the training audience, to bepresented with a tactical situation for which theydevelop a plan. The students will then wargame theirplan using the simulation, to provide feedback. Thechanging nature of the enemy will also force rapiddecision-making. The simulation is modeled tosimulate the execution of combined arms operations


at the Company and Battalion level and will cause theEngineer Officers to apply all of their critical thinkingand decision-making skills while operating as a partof a simulated MAGTF. Repeated simulation play willenhance their skills as commanders and planners.The simulation can be played in a competitive freeplay mode to develop combat decision-making skills.The simulation can also be used as part of acommand post exercise scenario where planning isdone prior to the simulation, then simulation data isused to provide feedback. Command and Control andCommunications personnel can be trained using the

command post exercise mode. TacOpsMC is basedon the commercial product "Tactical Operations" byMaj I. L. Holdridge, USMC (Ret). TacOpsMC supports30+ participants on a LAN. See Maj Michael L.Muller's article, "TacOpsMC: A New Training Tool," inthe June 2004 Marine Corps Gazette.

Close Combat: Marines (CCM)

CCM is a real-time strategy TDS that teaches tacticsat the squad, platoon, and company levels. Thetarget audience is Non-Commissioned Officers(NCOs), Staff NCOs, and junior officers. It isdesigned to supplement field exercises, allowinginstructors to create their own scenarios. The trainingscenario duration is generally limited to less than twohours with up to six players in various configurationsof one-to-one, one-to-many and many-to-many. In theone to one configuration, a Marine can engageanother Marine or fight the computer's ArtificialIntelligence. CCM was developed by Atomic Gamesand was based on the commercial Close Combatseries. A copy of CCM was included in theSeptember 2004 issue of the Marine Corps Gazette.

Combat Decision Range (CDR)

CDR is a PC-based, event-driven decision-makingsimulation. A Marine is provided video clips of a real-world situation, played out by both Marines andactors. The video leads to a series of events; each

target event requires a decision to be made by thetrainee. CDR provides a number of decision branchesthat facilitate the trainee's freedom to choose his own

(most logical) courses of action. CDR training is bestperformed under the guidance of a trained facilitator.CDR was developed by GAMA Corporation for theMarine Corps Warfighting Lab. An enhanced versionof CDR, Combat Decision Range 2, is currently underdevelopment.

Marine Air/Ground Task Force XXI (MAGTF XXI)

MAGTF-XXI is a battalion, Battalion Landing Team,and Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Command andControl (C2) real-time strategy TDS that teachestactics at the company, battalion landing team, andMEU levels. The target audience is Captains andStaff NCOs. MAGTF XXI can be used to help MEUcommanders develop warfighting skills by allowingthem to plan the battle, fight the battle, and reviewthe battle. At the start of training, trainees produce,via Command and Control Personal Computer orMAGTF XXI, all graphical and text-based products tosupport their military planning process. During thisprocess, trainees collaborate on shared graphicaloverlays and text-based plans. When trainees areready, they can activate the simulation and fight theirplan against other players or a computer-directedenemy. During the exercise, trainees can worktogether to revise the plan and issue changes tosubordinate unit commanders. They can manage thedeployment of assets and control maneuvers, andthen view the results through an eagle-eye battlefieldview, panning and zooming in on the battle. At theend of the exercise, MAGTF-XXI provides charts andtracking information to determine the success of thebattle plan, as well as a full recording of the exercisefor later review. MAGTF XXI was developed by MäkTechnologies.


Logistics TDS

The Logistics TDS under development for theLogistics Operations School is a real-time strategysimulation targeted at training battlefield logistics toLieutenants and Staff NCOs in the 0402 LogisticsOfficer and 0491 Combat Service Support ChiefMilitary Occupational Specialties (MOS). Theobjective of the Logistics TDS is to leverage existingtechnology to develop a fast-paced, realistic logisticssimulation that will force logisticians to apply all oftheir critical thinking and decision-making skills toinsure that their Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) isoperationally and logistically successful. The TDSallows the student to primarily serve as a CombatService Support Operations Center (CSSOC) WatchOfficer with the MEU Service Support Group (MSSG)and use Combat Service Support personnel andequipment in order to support the mission. Repeatedsimulation play is designed to enhance their skills asadaptive logistics commanders and planners. Themission of the Logistics TDS is to teach Marines howto plan for the full spectrum of Combat ServiceSupport in a forward deployed, expeditionaryenvironment while enhancing the Marine's awarenessof Combat Service Support. The Logistics TDS usesthe best commercial practices and the latest videosimulation technology to provide users with severalunique MEU mission scenarios. Key logisticsdoctrine, concepts, and principles are highlighted bythe play in each scenario. The Logistics TDS was

developed by Technologies To Be, Inc.

Virtual Battlefield System 1 (VBS1)

VBS1 was developed as part of the Deployable VirtualTraining Environment (DVTE) Infantry Toolkit (ITK). VBS1is an adaptation of the game Operation Flashpoint fromBohemia Interactive Studio. It is designed as aninteractive, three-dimensional synthetic environment inwhich small unit tactics may be practiced among teammembers. Photo-realistic terrain, user-definable missionscenarios, and variable environmental conditions enhancethe team training experience. VBS1 provides the ability tooperate a myriad of land, sea, and air vehicles across largeoutdoor terrains and allows free-play within scenario-based training missions. It supports 32 users on a localarea network or across the Internet. The Marine Corps hasrecently purchased an unrestricted license to use VBS1thereby eliminating the USB security key. Plans areunderway further enhance our capabilities and purchasean unrestricted license to use VBS2. VBS2 will have anextensive tool set that will allow the user to create a widevariety of training environments including those using geospecific terrain.

Copies of TacOpsMC, CCM, CDR, MAGTF XXI, and LogTDS are available now, free of charge, for all Marines.They can be downloaded from the Training MissionSupport Center (TMSC): http://www.usmc-tds-msc.com/


MAGTF Training Systems Support (MTSS)

MTSS effort encompasses training support in the areas ofcommand and control systems and supporting C4I applica-tions, technical simulation support services, I/T Instructionand Support Services for MSTP, I MEF, II MEF, III MEF, theMAGTF Training Command located in 29 Palms, MAR-FORPAC, MARFOREUR, MCAS Yuma, Marine CorpsUniversity in Quantico and SCETC. This program includesbut it not limited to providing support services for trainingactivities employing current fielded modeling and simula-tion systems, the operation of designated information sys-tems (and follow on versions thereof), development of sup-porting training documentation, advisor training, and theneed for contractor personnel conversant in training sup-port technology. In addition, this program provides the abil-ity to evaluate emergent training support technologies. Thesupported training audience encompasses Marine Corpsunit commanders and their staffs, the Marine Corps educa-tion establishment, Marines under training, developers oftraining systems, conceptual experimenters, and futureevolving activities supporting the Marine Corps.

MAGTF Tactical Warfare Simulation (MTWS)

MAGTF Tactical Warfare Simulation (MTWS) is the MarineCorps' only aggregate-level constructive simulation systemdesigned to support the training of tactical commandersand staff, from battalion through MEF level, in operationalstaff planning and Command and Control (C2) processesand procedures. The system provides interactive, multi-sided, force-on-force, real-time modeling and simulationwith stand-alone tactical combat scenarios for air, ground,surface, and amphibious operations. With interfaces tofielded Marine Corps C4I systems such as Command andControl Personal Computer (C2PC) and IntelligenceOperations Server (IOS), MTWS provides the battle staffthe ability to seamlessly train with and use their C4I sys-tems during the execution on an MTWS supported trainingevent. Through the implementation of a High LevelArchitecture (HLA) interface between MTWS and the enti-ty-level Joint Conflict and Tactical Simulation (JCATS) sys-tem, high-resolution tactical objectives can be simulated inJCATS and reflected within the context of a larger opera-tional scenario conducted in MTWS. MTWS has been thecombat simulation system used to support I MEF and IIMEF Mission Rehearsal Exercises (MRX) prior to OPERA-TION IRAQI FREEDOM deployment, MEF-level exercisesat III MEF, Weapon and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course inYuma, Eastern Cross exercises at the ExpeditionaryWarfare School, coalition exercises with the Royal ThaiSupreme Command, and numerous battalion CommandPost Exercises (CPXs).

MTWS Version 3.4 is scheduled for release in December2006 and will include C4I interfaces to the Marine AirCommand and Control (MACC) system via Tadil J / Link 16messaging and enhanced terrain mapping functions usingVector Product Format (VPF) maps.

MTWS is available at the following locations: Marine CorpsBases Camp Lejeune, NC; Camp Smedley D. Butler,Okinawa, Japan; Camp Pendleton, CA; Quantico, VA; andthe Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, 29Palms, CA..



Listed below are fielded systems receiving life cycle sus-tainment support from APM TOS

Combined Arms Staff Trainer

(CAST)

CAST is a computer-aided simulation system used to trainMarines in the proper employment and coordination of firesupport assets in support of the ground commander'sscheme of maneuver. The CAST is used to emphasize thedetailed planning and coordination required to develop,execute, and validate a particular scheme of maneuverand its fire-support plan. The process utilized in the CASTrequires each echelon in the fire support command to com-municate and properly execute their respective functionsbefore the requested support materializes. The trainer isused to allow the using units to prepare, test and refineoperation orders, including supporting arms requirements,in response to both friendly and opposing forces scenarios.The CAST is available at the following locations: MarineCorps Bases Camp Lejeune, NC Camp Pendleton, CA,Okinawa, Japan, and Hawaii.


Fielded Systems Supported by APM Constructive



ADVANCED DISTRIBUTED LEARNING

The Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) initiative beganwithin the Department of Defense (DoD) as a strategy tomodernize training and education. This strategy wasdeveloped in response to the 1997 Quadrennial DefenseReview (QDR). The intent of the strategy was to provideDoD personnel access to training and education that wastailored to their individual needs and to deliver this trainingwhenever and wherever it was needed in an efficient,effective and affordable manor through the use oftechnology.

Executive Order 13111, which was signed in January 1999,tasked DoD to lead the development of commonspecifications and standards for technology-basedlearning in both the federal and private sectors. Shortlythereafter, the initial draft of the Sharable Content ObjectReference Model (SCORM®) was developed. SCORM®incorporates emerging standards and specifications intoone common reference model for use by both sectors. Thecurrent version of this standard is SCORM® 2004.

In 1999, DoD created a Strategic Plan to guide distributedlearning initiatives. DoD also established the ADL Co-Labat the Institute for Defense Analysis (IDA) to fostercollaborative research and development, evaluatecommon tools and develop standards and guidelines forthe ADL initiative. Since then, other co-labs, partnershiplabs, and ADL centers have been established to create anADL Co-Lab Network. In May 2000, the ADLImplementation Plan was developed to provide aframework for the federal government on implementing thestrategic plan.

ADL is implemented within the Marine Corps through theDistance Learning Program (MCDL) also know asMarineNet. This is the USMC-wide, E-learningInfrastructure that enables Marines to receive training viathe appropriate interactive media, when and where thelearning is needed. DL provides a greater population ofMarines access to learning resources and performancesupport tools and increases the effectiveness of trainingand education through the use of technology and improvesoperational readiness.

MCDL is an Acquisition Category III InformationTechnology (ACAT III-IT) program that is co-managed byPM TRASYS and the Training and Education Command(TECOM) College of Continuing Education (CCE). PMTRASYS is responsible for the procurement, integration,installation and life-cycle support of the system while CCEis responsible for providing the requirements,standardization of ADL within the Marine Corps IAW ADLstandards and the development of content to run onMarineNet. The program also provides information on ADLstandards in general as well as specific information andguidance to include a style guide and technicalspecification to other Marine Corps Systems CommandProject Managers who are developing DL products to behosted on MarineNet.

The Marine Corps collaborates with other services andDoD organizations through its participation in numerousforums. One of those forums is the Joint ADL Co-Lab inOrlando. Part of their mission is to assist the services inresolving problems in implementing ADL. The PM forTraining Systems serves as a member of the Board ofDirectors and the DL Project Officer serves as theAssociate Director for the Marine Corps.

Additional information on Marine Corps Distance Learningcan be found at www.marinenet.usmc.mil.

Additional information of ADL can be found atwww.adlnet.org.

Distance Learning (DL)

Distance Learning (known as MarineNet) is the USMC E-Learning Infrastructure that enables Marines to receivetraining and education via the appropriate interactivemedia, when and where the learning is needed. DLprovides access to learning resources and performancesupport tools to a greater population of Marines. DLincreases the effectiveness of training and educationthrough use of technology. DL contributes to the MarineCorps' operational readiness by providing all Marines withaccess to military occupational specialty (MOS) andcommon skills training opportunities and ProfessionalMilitary Education (PME). DL capabilities fill critical gaps inthe training and education continuum and can reduce theamount of time Marines are required to be away from their

Ms. Anne SullivanAssistant Program Manager forAdvanced Distributed Learning

Advanced Distributed Learning

home duty station attending formal training. DL gives thecommander a better-trained Marine while increasingpersonnel availability to accomplish the unit's mission.

The Distance Learning program consists of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware and software that is thatruns on the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI)/MarineCorps Enterprise Network (MCEN). Various DistanceLearning suites have been fielded to major Marine Corpsbases and stations.

Distance Learning components are as follows:

- Content Delivery Engines (CDE) (Network Appliancesthat host content)

- Centralized Learning Management System (LMS) forStudent Administration

- Learning Resource Centers (LRC)

- Video Teletraining Training (VTT) Centers

- Deployable Learning Resource Centers (DLRC).

Learning Resource Centers are located at Marine Corpsbases, stations and detachments worldwide. Locationsinclude Camp Pendleton, Camp Lejeune, Quantico,Okinawa, Iwakuni, Hawaii, MCRD San Diego andMARFORRES.

Content Delivery Engines serve content to both theLearning Resource Centers as well as local base desktopusers.

Deployable Learning Resource Centers are located atCamp Lejeune, Camp Pendleton, Okinawa, MARFORRESand 29 Palms for use when deployed aboard ship or in atactical environment. DLRC Suites are currently beringused as Training and Education Command (TECOM)

classrooms in Iraq. An Internet site provides access toMarines from their homes via their Internet serviceprovider. The Distance Learning program now has morethan 2100 courses available. Over 300 of these coursesare Marine Corps developed. Some of this year’s offeringsinclude pre-deployment training which includes ImprovisedExplosive Devices and Incidental Motor Vehicle Operator.

For access to this Distance Learning capability, go to:www.marinenet.usmc.mil.



Mission: Provide comprehensive and integrated oversightof all logistics management activities associated with theacquisition and support of Marine Corps ground trainingsystems and/or devices. There are two primary focalpoints of the Training Operations Support (TOS) team;analysis and recommendation on best business practicesfor acquisition logistics support, in other words getting theproduct through the Deployment phase of the AcquisitionLife Cycle Management framework, and supporting theproduct and the Marines using it once it reaches theOperations and Support phase of the Acquisition Life CycleManagement framework.

Training System Acquisition Logistics Support

TOS manages the integration aspects of support forground training systems and equipment using the MCSCEquipping Process. Throughout the systems developmentprocess, TOS provides integrated logistics support toproperly influence the system design for cost-effectivesupportability that meet the needs of the Marine Corpstraining community. Emphasis is focused on strategicallyimplementing these support considerations early andthroughout the acquisition processes.

Minor Training Devices.

The Minor Training Device (MTD) program is an annualreoccurring TECOM initiative that allows Marine Corpsunits to request training devices or aids that are normallyof intrinsically small cost, thus not covered under otherPOM initiatives, or are viewed as consumable items. Thecall for candidates is normally addressed through aMARADMIN and has historically been released in theAugust/September timeframe. Examples of the FY06approved submissions included: - Rubber and Plastic

Weapons (M16A2, AK47, Knives, RPG7) - CPR Manikin -60/81mm Training Rounds - Casualty Simulation Kits.Once TOS receives the prioritized list from TECOM,coordination regarding shipping destinations and points ofcontact will be conducted concurrent with the purchases.Units are responsible for the support and upkeep of MTDs.Replenishment or replacement outside of the annualTECOM funded initiative is a unit responsibility.

A Minor Training Device catalog is being developed andwill be published on the PM TRASYS web site by the 2ndQuarter FY07. Any suggestions for additions or updates tothis catalog would be welcomed and can be submitted [email protected].

Training Systems Support

Throughout the operations and support phase of thetraining system life cycle, TOS manages an array ofGovernment and Contractor programs that provideoperation, maintenance, and modifications/upgrades tofielded training systems and live fire ranges world-wide.The primary objective of this phase is to maximizeperformance and availability of fielded systems andsupport equipment, examples of these support programsinclude:

In-Service Engineering Offices (ISEO), TRASYS LiaisonOffices (TLO), Contractor Operation and MaintenanceServices (COMS), Contractor Logistics Support (CLS),Contractor Maintenance Support (CMS), Contractor FieldServices (CFS), Contractor Supplied Instructions (CSI),Instructional Systems Support (ISS), Warranty, and otherService's support

In-Service Engineering Offices (ISEO) and TRASYS

Liaison Offices (TLO)

In-Service Engineers are another cost-effective means oflife cycle support, configuration management, andengineering support services for fielded training systems.Prior to FY 07, all ISEOs were Naval Air WarfareCommand, Training Systems Division (NAWC-TSD)employees supporting PM TRASYS. There were ISEOslocated at Camp Lejeune, Camp Pendleton, MAGTFTC 29Palms, MCB Hawaii and MCB Okinawa, Japan. Starting inFY07, the ISEOs located at Camp Lejeune, CampPendleton and 29 Palms were converted to Marine CorpsPM TRASYS employees and assumed the title of TRASYSLiaison Office (TLO). MCB Hawaii and MCB Okinawa,Japan will continue to be supported by ISEOs.

TOS coordinates the staffing and management of both theISEOs and TLOs located at major Marine Corpsinstallations, enabling a direct line of frequentcommunications with our training system customers,stakeholders and commercial support contractors. Theircapabilities include: Technical liaison with commands thatpossess training systems, development and installation of

Maj Stuart MuladoreAssistant Program Manager for

Training Operations Support

Training Operations Support

quick-response or emergency modifications to trainingsystems, assistance with engineering analysis, feasibilitystudies, and Cost & Lead-Time Estimates (C&LTE's) forproposed training system change requests, processTraining Equipment Change Requests (TECRs) andprepare Training Equipment Change Directives (TECDs)for training systems hardware, software, anddocumentation modifications, assist with Training SituationAnalyses (TSA), Manpower and Training Analyses, andFacilities Analyses, assist project engineers andintegrated project teams with development andacceptance of training systems, and assist installationswith the disposal of training systems.

Modular Amphibious Egress Trainer (MAET)

MAET provides egress training for non-aircrew flyers aswell as for other vehicle crews and passengers. MAETsimulates underwater disorientation caused by rapidlysinking vehicles, aircraft or amphibious vehicles. With theuse of modular panels, this system replicates aviationplatforms such as, but not limited to, the CH-46, CH-53 andthe MV-22, as well as other ground vehicles, such as theLAV-25, AAV and EFV. The trainer serves as a portion of

an overall survival training program for non-aircrew"frequent flyers" that includes Shallow Water EgressTraining (SWET) and Intermediate Passenger Helicopter

Aircrew Breathing Device (IPHABD) familiarization andusage training. The MAET is available at Marine CorpsBase Hawaii, Camp Hansen - Okinawa, Japan, and CampPendleton, CA. Delivery to Camp Lejeune, NC isscheduled for late FY07 or early FY08 contingent on theconstruction of the required swimming pool.

[email protected] 407-381-876246

Listed below are fielded systems receiving life cycle sus-tainment support from APM TOS

Amphibious Training Demonstrator

The Amphibious Training Demonstrator is used to trainpersonnel of the Navy, Army and Marine Corps in the doc-trines, tactics, and techniques for all phases of an amphibi-ous operation.Using video, slide shows, terrain and sea representations,movable models, and electronic lighting and effects, thetrainer can represent a complete amphibious assault.The Amphibious Training Demonstrator is available at thefollowing location: Expeditionary Warfare Training Group,Atlantic, Little Creek, VA.

Basic Electronics Trainer /

Labvolt's Fault Assisted Circuit

Equipment Trainer (FACET)

FACET is a desktop computer and printed circuit boardinterface base station system that instructs the student in

basic electronics theories and principles through hands-onlab and Interactive Courseware. This trainer augments thelecture portion of the Basic Electronics Course that allMarine electronics repairmen and technicians must com-plete and constitutes over 40% of the 51 training daycourse.FACET is available at the following location: Marine CorpsCommunications and Electronics School 29 Palms, CA.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

(CPR) Learning System

The CPR Learning System is used to provide cardiopul-monary resuscitation training and certification.The CPR Learning System is available at the followinglocation(s): Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, NC.

Javelin Field Tactical Trainer (FTT)

(Outdoor)

The FTT is used to provide target acquisition and targetengagement practice in a range or field environment usingsimulated or real targets in lieu of using an actual Javelin.


Fielded Systems Supported by APM TOS

The FTT is used for Situational Training Exercises (STX) orField Training Exercises (FTX). The FTT with InstructorStation (IS) adds the capability of monitoring, reviewing,and recording gunner activities. The FTT with or withoutthe Instructor Station can be used to train and reinforcegunnery skills. A Javelin Command Launch Unit (CLU) isrequired, but is not a component supplied with the FTT.The FTT provides visual, aural, and physical cues associ-ated with the Javelin Missile when engaging targets.Visual cues provided by the FTT include simulated Seekerimagery with the appropriate track gate and crosshairs.Aural cues include a simulation of launch signature effectsof the Javelin Missile. Weight of the Simulated Round(SR), when connected to the CLU, provides the simulationof the Javelin Missile.The FTT is available at the following locations: MarineCorps Bases, Camp Lejeune,NC, Camp Pendleton, CA,Hawaii, Okinawa, Japan, Quantico, VA, the Marine AirGround Task Force Training Center, 29 Palms, CA, andother Active and Reserve Marine Operational Forces andSupporting Establishments Reserve locations.

LVTP-7 Assault Vehicle Display

Panel, Transmission Hydraulic

System

This trainer is an animated display panel depicting a styl-ized diagram of the hydraulic flow operation, an animatedcutaway view of the converter assembly, a mockup of thespeed control unit, and a switching control panel.The trainer is designed to provide a simplified interpreta-tion of the sequential steps that occur in the operation ofthe hydraulic system of the LVTP-7 transmission.The LVTP-7 Assault Vehicle Display Panel, TransmissionHydraulic System is available at the following location:Amphibious Assault Vehicle School, Camp Pendleton, CA.

LVTP-7 Assault Vehicle Take Off

Power

The trainer is used in the classroom for basic training in theoperating principles and general arrangement of compo-nents of the LVTP-7 PTA mechanism. The trainer is alsoused to demonstrate the operation of the LVTP-7 powertakeoff assembly, showing the interrelationship of compo-nents to each other and to the input gear and output yokes.Trainees are Marine Corp maintenance personnel.The LVTP-7 Assault Vehicle Take Off Power is available atthe following location: Amphibious Assault Vehicle School,Camp Pendleton, CA.

M32A1 Pneumatic Mortar Trainer

The sub caliber mortar trainer is a pneumatically operatedattachment designed to adapt a 60-mm or 81-mm mortarto fire the 25-mm training projectile on a 500-inch, 1,000-inch, or 2,000-inch range. The trainer is a unit packed in acase complete with: a projectile rack with twenty 25-mmtraining projectiles; a barrel and valve assembly, to adaptthe operational mortar to receive the 25-mm projectilesand to release compressed air charges for simulating oper-ational mortar fire; a bottle and valve assembly, to providecompressed air supply; a regulator assembly to control thepressure released for each charge; and a quick disconnect


hose assembly, for attaching the air supply to the barreland valve assembly.The M32A1 Pneumatic Mortar Trainers are available at thefollowing locations: Marine Corps Bases Camp Lejeune,NC, Camp Pendleton, CA, Quantico, VA and the Marine AirGround Task Force Training Command, 29 Palms, CA.

Mobile Firearms Trainer (MFT)

The MFT is a trailer-ized live fire range that includes a dig-ital system for displaying targets and scenarios on ascreen. Acoustic sensors located alongside the screen toaccomplish scoring.The Mobile Firearms Trainer is available at Marine CorpsBase, Quantico, VA.

Main Gun (M1A1) Signature

Simulator (MGSS)

The MGSS is used for force on force/MILES/TWGSS train-ing. With the aid of pyrotechnic charges, the purpose of thedevice is to simulate visibly and audibly the firing of a tankmain gun.

Modular Amphibious Egress

Trainer (MAET)

The Modular Amphibious Egress Trainer provides egresstraining for non-aircrew flyers as well as for other vehicle

crews and passengers. MAET simulates underwater disorientation caused by rap-idly sinking vehicles, aircraft or amphibious vehicles. With

the use of modular panels, this system replicates aviationplatforms such as, but not limited to, the CH-46, CH-53 andthe MV-22, as well as other ground vehicles, such as theLAV-25, AAV and EFV. The trainer serves as a portion of an overall survival train-ing program for non-aircrew "frequent flyers" that includesShallow WaterEgress Training(SWET) andI n t e r m e d i a t eP a s s e n g e rHelicopter AircrewBreathing Device(IPHABD) famil-iarization andusage training.The MAET is available at Marine Corps Base Hawaii,Camp Hansen - Okinawa, Japan, and Camp Pendleton,CA. Scheduled for future delivery to Camp LeJeune, NC.

Radio Fundamental Maintenance

Training System / NIDA Model 205B

The NIDA model Radio Fundamental Maintenance


Trainer/NIDA Models 205B is used to enhance the stu-dent's understanding of troubleshooting techniques forbasic radio circuitry. The trainer has two basic configura-tions: AM Transmitter Trainer & Narrow Band FMTransceiver Trainer. The NIDA trainers are used as part ofthe Marine Corps Communication Electronics School(MCCES) formal training. The Radio Fundamental Maintenance Trainer/NIDA Model205B is available at the following locations: Marine AirGround Task Force Training Command, and 29 Palms, CA.

Radar Fundamentals Training

System

The Radar Fundamentals Training System a miniaturescale live functional radar system used to teach the funda-mentals of analog and digital radar theory. Students willbuild he radar as they progress through the course, learn-ing the various components and how they interact as wellas learning principles of radar jamming from natural andelectronic warfare sources.The Radar Fundamental Maintenance Training System isavailable at the following locations: Marine Air Ground TaskForce Training Command, 29 Palms, CA.

Tactical Radar Threat Generator

TRTG)

Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Tactical Trainingand Exercise Control Group use the TRTG duringCombined Arms Exercises. It is used to enhance aviationtraining by simulating an enemy "radar threat" for pilotsparticipating in the exercise.The TRTG is available at the following location: Marine AirGround Task Force Training Command, 29 Palms, CA.

Terrain Multi-purpose Model

The Terrain Multi-purpose Model is intended for Junior andSenior officers and command staff personnel to utilize fororientation and briefing for logistics and combat involved inmarine amphibious assault operations.The Terrain Multi-purpose Model is available at the follow-ing location: MCB Quantico, VA.

Universal Maintenance Training

System (UMTS)

The UMTS is a net-worked motor transporta-tion panel training sys-tem that provides realis-tic troubleshooting andoperational training formaintenance personneltasked with support ofsystem related to dieselengines and hydraulicsubsystems. The stationallows control and opera-tion of the simulatedequipment represented by the following display panels:..- 11H118/4 Tactical Vehicle Wiring and Lighting System

- 11H118/6 Airbrake and Air Operated AccessorySystem

- 11H118/8 LVS Auxiliary Hydraulic Systems- 11H118/9 LVS Hydraulic Steering System.

The UMTS is available at the following location: MCCSSS,Camp Johnson, NC.


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Mission: To develop and transition valued technologies toMarine Corps ground training.

Sponsors and Partners: Training and EducationCommand (TECOM) (Technology Division), US SpecialOperations Command (USSOCOM), Defense AdvancedResearch Projects Agency (DARPA), Joint ImprovisedExplosive Device Defeat Office (JIEDDO), Office of NavalResearch (ONR) (Expeditionary Warfare Division), MarineCorps Reserve Force (MARFORES), Marine CorpsWarfighting Lab (MCWL), Headquarters Marine Corps(Manpower and Reserve Affairs), and Joint AdvancedDistributed Learning Co-Laboratory. Together TECOM,MCWL, ONR, and PM TRASYS form the Marine CorpsGround Training Systems Consortium.

Program Thrusts:

- Tactical decision-making simulation technology

- Language and culture training technology

- Synthetic environment technology

General:

As the USSOCOM and JIEDDO sponsored TechnologyDevelopment Agent (TDA), PM TRASYS TrainingTechnology Development (TTD) Division develops andthen transitions technologies to USMC ground trainingsystems. The TTD Division works very closely with theTechnology Developer; with TECOM, the RequirementsDeveloper; with PM TRASYS, the Material Developer; withMCWL; and with the Marine Forces (MARFOR) to developthose technologies that provide the greatest benefit forMarine Corps ground training systems.

PM TRASYS TTD conducts both Applied Research (6.2)and Advanced Technology Development (6.3). Appliedresearch is a systematic study to understand the means tomeet a recognized and specific need. It is a systematicexpansion and application of knowledge to develop usefulmaterials, devices, and systems or methods. It may beoriented, ultimately, toward the design, development, andimprovement of prototypes and new processes to meetgeneral mission area requirements. Advanced TechnologyDevelopment includes development of subsystems andcomponents and efforts to integrate subsystems andcomponents into system prototypes for field experimentsand/or tests in a simulated environment. Projects in thiscategory have a direct relevance to identified militaryneeds and demonstrate the general military utility or costreduction potential of technology when applied to differenttypes of military equipment or techniques.

PM TRASYS TTD programs are training requirements-focused. Any given USMC Mission has a Mission EssentialTask List (METL). The METL then determines theCollective Training Standards (CTS) and IndividualTraining Standards (ITS) required to ensure trainingreadiness for that mission. The CTSs and ITSs are thefocus of each PM TRASYS TTD program.

PM TRASYS TTD has implemented a Cognitive TaskAnalysis/Training Effectiveness Evaluation methodology toprovide objective measurement against baselineconditions. Cognitive Task Analyses (CTA) are conductedfor projects within each thrust. Each CTA will consist of fivestages: (1) Preparation and Domain Familiarization, (2)Knowledge Elicitation, (3) Data Analysis, (4) KnowledgeRepresentation, and (5) Application. Products can includeuser interfaces, facilitation guides, scenario development,teaching points and identification of performancemeasures. Training Effectiveness Evaluations (TEE) areconducted on the products of each thrust. Each TEE willincorporate measures at multiple levels to provide a morediagnostic assessment of training effectiveness. Currently,a CTA and TEE are planned for multiple programs ofinstruction for providing the cognitive skills training neededin support of IED defeat.

Tactical Decision-making Simulation Technology

The USMC Family of Tactical Decision-making Simulations(TDSs) is being developed to demonstrate theeffectiveness and affordability of cognitive skills trainingsimulations based on commercial gaming technology forrealistic scenario-based training for individual Marines,small units, and Marine Air/Ground Task Force (MAGTF)staffs. The desired capabilities include:

- Near real time development of simulation environmentwith geo specific data to support Mission Preparationand Rehearsal activities.

Mr. Martin BushikaAssistant Program Manager for

Training Techology Development


Training Technology Development


- Enhanced integration with real-world Command,Control, Communications, Computers, andIntelligence (C4I) systems to maximize trainingtransfer

- Multi-echelon, multi-player, network compatible withrobust After Action Review (AAR) for enhanced teamtraining and teams of teams training

- Multi-scenario high repetition cognitive skills training forall MAGTF elements

- Warfighting experimentation and development ofconcepts and tactics for use by the Ground CombatElement (GCE), Combat Service Support Element(CSSE), Aviation Combat Element (ACE) andCommand Element (CE) of a MAGTF appropriatelyintegrated

- "Marine Corps Tactical Warfare System (MTWS) on aPC" capability that is CD-ROM-based and provideswar gaming

- Enhancement to formal instruction

The ultimate purpose of the USMC Family of TDSs is toprovide: Affordable training for Marines, anytime, and any-where! USMC Family of Tactical Decision-making Simulations

The USMC Family of TDSs teach cognitive (vicepsychomotor) tactical decision-making skills for MarineCorps leaders. All current and future TDSs are distributedvia Compact Disk (CD) without individual license fees. Thetraining methodology of a TDS involves a three-phasedapproach:

- Conduct planning based on the Operation Orderprovided in the scenario

- Execute the plan in the simulation

- Conduct an After Action Review

To ensure that the proper cognitive skills are being taughtin the TDSs, PM TRASYS is conducting a Cognitive TaskAnalysis and a Training Effectiveness Evaluation for eachTDS. The research aspects of the family of TDSs includevertical integration of training systems (training teams fromdifferent echelons of the MAGTF), horizontal integration oftraining systems (training teams of teams from differentelements of the MAGTF), gaming technology to High LevelArchitecture interoperability, situational and spatialawareness, C4I to simulation interoperability, cognitive andphysical integrated training and recognitional decision-making, all in low-cost, deployable systems. PrecursorsSome early efforts to create TDSs are well known, such as

"Marine Doom" and "Virtual Battlefield Systems" (VBS1).

Marine Doom

Marine Doom was a project of the Marine Corps Modelingand Simulation Management Office from 1995 to 1997.Lieutenant Scott Barnett and Sgt Dan Snyder adapted thegame Doom II from Id Software for training four-man fireteams. The game taught concepts such as mutual fire

team support, proper sequencing of an attack, ammunitiondiscipline, and succession of command. It incorporatedM16A1 rifles, M249 squad automatic weapons, and M67fragmentation grenades. Marine Doom supported fourplayers on a network; each player was provided withtraining objectives and information about potential enemyand friendly units. Marines had to purchase thecommercial game Doom II; Marine Doom would not runwithout the commercial game.

Transitioned (Fielded) Systems PM TRASYS hastransitioned the following five TDSs to the TacticalDecision-making Simulation System (TDSS) of the DVTEprogram.

- Tactical Operations Marine Corps (TacOpsMC)

- Close Combat: Marines (CCM)

- Combat Decision Range (CDR)

- Marine Air/Ground Task Force XXI (MAGTF XXI)

- Logistics TDS

- Virtual BattleSpace One (VBS1)

Systems Under Development

In order to enhance the USMC Family of TDSs, we areinterested in conducting research into the:

- vertical integration of training systems (training teamsfrom different echelons of the MAGTF)

- horizontal integration of training systems (trainingteams of teams from different elements of theMAGTF)

- gaming technology to High Level Architecture (HLA)interoperability

- situational and spatial awareness in a deployablesystem,

- cognitive and physical integrated training and -recognitional decision-making.

The following TDSs are currently under development:

Close Combat: First to Fight 2 (CC:F2F2)

The CC:F2F2 TDS under development is a "first-personshooter" simulation targeted at small unit leaders. Theoverall objective of this infantry TDS is to produce atraining system that will emulate the tactical combat

environment and allow squad leaders, team leaders, andteam members to practice the appropriate cognitive skillsin a first-person synthetic environment. First to Fightfeatures the first-ever implementation of "Ready-Team-Fire-Assist" (RTFA), the U.S. Marine Corps' proven systemof formations, movement and tactics that Marine fire teamsuse right now in urban combat. First to Fight's use of RTFAensures that each of the player's three Artificial Intelligenceteammates behaves the way Marines behave in livecombat. RTFA guides how Marine fire teams move as aunit safely through streets under siege, cover fire sectorson stairs, take down rooms, use bounding over-watch,achieve multiple angles of fire against enemies, and muchmore. Because players can trust that their Marines arefollowing RTFA, players can keep their eyes sighted, theirfingers firing their weapons, and their minds focused onmaking the right decisions to bring their teams safelythrough battle. Destineer Studios is the developer of CC:F2F2.

Anti-Terrorism (AT) TDS - Close Combat Marine: AT

The AT TDS developed for the Marine Corps SecurityForces (MCSF) Battalion is a PC-based, fast-paced, andtactically realistic computer-based simulation. The AT TDSprovides training for armed anti-terrorism and physicalsecurity personnel involving the use of deadly force toprotect designated installations. The intent is for thetraining audience to be presented with a platoon-leveltactical situation for which they develop a plan. Thestudents will then war game their plan using the simulation

to provide feedback. Repeated simulation play willenhance their skills. The simulation can be played in acompetitive free play mode to develop combat decision-making skills where planning is done prior to thesimulation, then simulation data is used to providefeedback. The AT TDS is being developed by DestineerStudios.

Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) TDS - Close

Combat Marine: JTAC

The JTAC TDS under development will provide the meansfor JTACs to develop and practice situational awarenessfor conducting calls for fire and Close Air Support, bothfixed- and rotary-wing. The JTAC TDS will have a multiplayer capability that includes ground elements, as aresult, the JTAC trainee will be immersed in a fluid combatscenario, supporting a platoon or company, rather than ata static observation post. This reinforces closecoordination (and movement) with the supported groundforces. Destineer Studios is the developer of the JTACTDS.

Synthetic Environment Technology

Synthetic Environment (SE) technology is being developedto provide a deployable live fire and force on force trainingcapability. The SE technology has been developed toprovide the capability to rapidly create geo-specific three-dimensional models of the interior and exteriors ofbuildings in a MOUT training environment. Real time videointegration (Video Flashlights) technology and position


location information technology have also been developedto provide a visualization and tracking capability for smallunit members in the context of the three dimensionalmodel. This information is recorded and played backproviding precise adjudication of training events andsituational awareness during after action review. Thistechnology also provides amission rehearsalcapability. This provides astrong foundation for furtherdevelopment of AutomaticPerformance Evaluationand Lessons Learned(APELL) technology. For agiven training facility thetraining events includingindividual position locationinformation, orientation andweapon orientation will berecorded for subsequentanalysis. The APELLtechnology will enable individual and team performance tobe assessed based on Marine Subject Matter Expert(SME) guidance. The assessment will enable dynamicscenario modification to accelerate individual and teamperformance along the novice to expert training continuum.A key part of the technology required to provide a dynamicscenario modification capability is the capability to providea realistic synthetic opposing force for the live fire andforce on force training events. Advanced image projectiontechnologies will be developed to provide this capability. Inaddition, the enhanced situational awareness from thistechnology provides a real time safety interventioncapability during training events

Transitioned (Fielded) Systems

APM TTD has transitioned the Real Time Video Integration(Video Flashlights) Technology to the RangeModernization and Transformation (RMT) program ofrecord. Video Flashlights are installed at Range 200 at theMarine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) 29Palms, CA and at the Marine Corps Security Force (MCSF)Battalion live fire training facility in Chesapeake, VA.

Language and Culture Training Technology

The USSOCOM sponsored Special Operations ForcesTeletraining System (SOFTS) is being developed toenhance foreign language training capability. Theobjective of the SOFTS is to provide a PC-basedcollaborative learning environment that deliverssynchronous distance learning language training toSoldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines at any locationwhere they have access to broadband Internet services.

The USSOCOM sponsored Tactical Language and CultureTraining System (TLCTS) is being developed to enhancetactical language and culture training capability. Theobjective of the TLCTS is to provide a PC-based, scenario-oriented training tool for foreign-language impairedstudents that delivers a usable grasp of culture, gestures,and situational language for various missions and areas ofinterest. The Tactical Iraqi software, user's manual andassociated training support materials are currentlyavailable for all Marines with a *.mil email address at theTactical Language Training, LLC support web site:http://www.tacticallanguage.com/Support/ . TacticalPashto and Tactical French are currently underdevelopment.

These projects greatly enhance the USMC's and DoD'scapability to provide the foreign language and culturetraining required to fight and win the Global War On Terror(GWOT).


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Mission: To provide Instructional Systems Developmentsupport to Marine Corps organizations as requested.

Military instructional systems require determination ofinstructional needs and priorities, to develop effective andefficient solutions to achieving these needs, and toimplement these solutions in a competent manner, and toassess the degrees to which the output of the systemmeets the specified needs. The Instructional SystemsDevelopment (ISD) model summarizes approvedtechniques and procedures to be followed in thedevelopment and conduct of interservice training. The ISDmodel was adopted by the Marine Corps as its SystemsApproach to Training (SAT) model for use in developingand conducting all Marine Corps training and education.Whether referred to as ISD or SAT, this model is arecognized standard governing the instructional process inthe private sector and within the Department of Defense(DoD).

To provide Instructional Systems Development services tosupport PM TRASYS and other Marine Corps sponsors,the PM TRASYS Assistant Program Manager (APM) forISD employees qualified Instructional Systems Specialiststo analyze, design, develop, implement and evaluateinstructional products that support Marine Corps trainingsystems.

Analysis Phase

During the analysis phase, various forms of analyses arerequired to determine training needs and training tasks.These Front End Analyses (FEAs) provide customers witha structured plan for the designing effective trainingsolutions. Possible products provided in the Analysis

Phase include:

Training Systems Acquisition PlanningDocumentation

Manpower Personnel and Training Plans

Training Situation Analyses

Job Analyses

Tasks Analyses

Similar Systems Analyses

Design Phase

During the Design Phase, the training system is definedand documented in greater detail. Products that can beprovided during this phase by the APM ISD are:

Learning Objectives

Objectives Hierarchy

Individual Training Standards

Media Analyses Documents

Training Device Requirements Documents

Training System Facilities Specifications

Courseware Design Strategy Documents

Lesson Strategy Documents

Courseware Logic Flow Diagram

Development Phase

During the development phase, the training system isconstructed and prepared for delivery to the user. Possibleproduces provided by the APM ISD during this phase are:

Updated Manpower Personnel and Training Plan

Training Course Data

Learning Content Management Systems

Script/Storyboards

On-screen Development

Training System Test Packages

Training System Implementation Plan

Implementation Phase

This phase includes preparation for, and the actualconduct of, instruction according to the plan producedduring the Development Phase. During this phase theAPM ISD can provide assistance to the training systemdeveloper to ensure that the Training System Plan meetsappropriate Marine Corps standards and guidelines.

Evaluation Phase

This phase provides procedures for measuring theeffectiveness of the instruction in meeting the stated



Mr. Bill FranklinAssistant Program Manager for


learning objectives. It also provides feedback on theefficiency of the instructional program. The APM ISD canprovide expert assistance to customers with planning andexecution of Training System evaluation initiatives.

Current Initiatives

APM ISD is currently conducting Manpower Personnel andTraining Analyses, Job Tasks Analyses forMARCORSYSCOM and TECOM. We are also assistingother PM TRASYS APMs with Front End Analyses for non-standard Training Systems and Manpower Personnel andTraining Plans for non-standard Training Systems.

The APM ISD provides representatives to several DoD andMARCORSYSCOM working Groups including:

Visibility and Management of Operating and Support

Costs (VAMOSC) Working Group.

VAMOSC is a management information system thatcollects and reports US Navy and US Marine Corpshistorical weapon system operating and support (O&S)costs. VAMOSC provides the direct O&S costs of weaponsystems, some linked indirect costs (e.g., ship depotoverhead), and related non-cost information such as flyinghour metrics, steaming hours, age of aircraft, etc.VAMOSC has recently added the Personnel databasewhich contains all Active Duty Navy and USMC personnelcosts and attributes data.

Operating and Support Cost Analysis Model (OSCAM)

Working Group.

OSCAM is a joint US/UK program providing rapidassessments of the O&S costs of high cost capital assetsand their component systems. Using System Dynamics,OSCAM represents the business processes that drivecosts and their relationship to management policies inorder to assess the impact of alternative maintenancestrategies and operating policies on the cost andavailability of these assets.

Defense Training Standards Working Group (DTSWG).

DTSWG has training experts from each of the Servicesplus industry and academia who work together to developand maintain performance specifications and guidancedocuments for acquisition and development of educationand training programs in the Department of Defense.

Marine Corps Systems Command Instructional

Systems Specialist Forum.

This forum brings Marine Corps Systems CommandInstructional Systems Specialists together to map thefuture of training development for weapons systemsfielded by the commands Product Groups. The Majorfocus of this group is the Marine Corps' ManpowerPersonnel and Training Process and how that processinteracts with Headquarters Marine Corps, Marine CorpsCombat Development Command, and Fleet trainingcustomers.

APM ISD also provides training expertise to the MarineCorps Systems Command Integrated Logistic Assessmentand Milestone Review Processes. We providerepresentatives to these reviews as required insuring thattraining system development and support is adequatelyaddresses for the Commands Weapons SystemsProcurements.


Mission: To provide and facilitate the development, pro-curement, fielding and maintenance of training solutions toThe Marine Corps Reserves.

Organization

The Reserve Liaison Office serves as the main entry pointfor the Marine Corps Reserve Component to PM TRASYS.This office was established in April 2004 in response totraining requirements that the Marine Corps Reservesexperienced in support of the Global War on Terrorism.The office works in direct support to the Commander ofMarine Forces Reserve (MFR) and the G3 Training AC/Slocated in New Orleans, LA. The Reserve Liaison Officer inconjunction with the Assistant Program Mangers (APM) forPMTRASYS currently supports training systems at 185remote Inspector - Instructor, Reserve Centers throughoutUnited States. This office reviews approved trainingrequirements and oversees the development of trainingsystems to Reserve units. In addition, Program Manager Training Systems in coordi-nation with Marine Corps Systems Command ReserveAffairs sponsors the Mobilization Training Unit Florida - 4and Individual Marine Augment program. This is a MFRadministrative program comprised of enlisted (sergeantand above) and officers who work on programs as SubjectMatter Experts and system analysts testing and evaluatingTactical Decision-making Simulations. This unit has alsoprovided services that include deployment of reserve per-sonnel in support of PM TRASYS and MARCORSYSCOMwith OIF /OEF requirements.

Services that the MFR liaision office provides or supervis-es include:

- Requirements Analysis / Review

- Manpower & Personnel Analysis

- Contracts Support

- Training System Support Equipment

- Direct Engineering Support

- Technical Data & Publications

- Data Management

- Software

- System Design

- Facilities engineering (planning / preparation)

- Testing and Installation

- Procurement

- Training/Education Support for Training Systems

- Liaison to Military Procurement Offices (Army, Navy, AirForce)

- Industry Liaison

- Handling, Storage & Transportation

- Life Cycle Support / Planning

- Inventory Management

- Budget and Financial Management

- Maintenance Planning

- Supply Support

- Tactical Decision-making Simulation Support

- Minor Training Devices Support

The current operational tempo that the Reserve compo-nent has experienced in the last four years has increasedthe demand for training and expanded the number of train-ing resources required to sustain individual and unit readi-ness in FY 05 and 06. This increase demand continuesinto FY 07 due to mission requirements and Marine CorpsReserve demographics. This environment has movedunits to seek alternate methods of training for individualReserve Marine, units and staffs. The below - followingsystems are procurements that the Reserve Componenthas made in the last two Fiscal cycles or capabilities beingresearched for future development.


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Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer - Enhanced

(ISMT-E/XP)

The Reserve Component currently has 175 ISMT Systemsof which 53 are the ISMT-XP. The remaining legacy sys-tems are scheduled to be upgraded to the XP version in FY07/08. This interactive audio/video system providesweapons marksmanship training, employment, and tacticaldecision-making training. Depending on the configuration,this system is able to accommodate 4 to 15 Marines. Thesystem can also provide forward observer, forward air con-troller, and indirect fire training. Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement - Operator

Driving Simulator (MTVR-ODS)

The MTVR-ODS vehicle simulator is a virtual training sys-tem that provides realistic MTVR or HMMWV driver skilltraining in diverse environments ranging from a normal dayto harsh weather and difficult terrain. The simulation repre-sents the dynamic response and visual perspectives inter-facing with the available cab controls. MFR has procuredone mobile training systems that is currently in operationwith 6th Motor Transport Battalion, Red Banks, NJ and afixed facility system located at Bulk Fuel TransportationPlatoon, Las Vegas, NV. Additional mobile systems areanticipated with MFR units in Pennsylvania, Illinois,Florida, Washington, Oregon and Texas.Virtual Combat Convoy Trainer - Marine (VCCT- M)

The VCCT-M is a mobile, self-contained and self-support-ing trailer. This virtual simulation system was developed totrain Marines in basic and advanced combat convoy skillsusing variable terrain and roads in a variety of weather, vis-ibility and vehicle operational conditions. The systemincludes a HMMWV mock-up, small arms weapons, crewserved weapons and utilizes a 360 degree wrap screen.The VCCT has been in operation with MFR since the 2ndquarter of FY05 with the initial purchase of one VCCT-Msuite (4 trailers). This system is currently at Camp Wilson,29 Palms, CA. This system has also been utilized to pro-vide training to infantry and artillery units at Seal Beach,CA and Alameda, CA. MFR also has the VCCT-M halfsuite (2 trailers) that it received the first quarter of FY06.This mobile system performed training at Reserve loca-tions in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, California,Pennsylvania, Florida, Maryland and Virginia. As ofNovember 2006, these combined systems have providedtraining for over 12,500 active and reserve Marines.Future upgrades will include the Reconfigurable VehicleSimulator - VCCT in the 4th quarter of FY 07. AdditionalVCCT-M systems are also anticipated at Great Lakes, ILand Fort Worth, TX.Call for Fire Trainer System

The Marine Corps Reserve is currently working withPMTRASYS and TECOM / TECHDIV on the developmentof a comprehensive call-for-fire sustainment trainer for for-ward observers and forward air controllers. The integratedprogram team is reviewing and working to leverage exist-ing technology within the DOD and industry to help fulfillthis need. Research and analysis for a training solution willcontinue in FY07.

Combat Vehicle Training System (CVTS)

CVTS provides the ability to train M1A1, AAV and LAV-25crew members to the approved standards of combat skillsand readiness. This system is a high-fidelity, networkedtraining system supporting individual, collective and com-bined arms. It will support gunnery proficiency, weaponsplatform familiarization, tactical training, target acquisition,identification, and engagement with the weapons appropri-ate for each platform. Instructor/operators are able to con-trol exercise selection, observe crew member actions, andconduct after-action reviews. - CVTS-Advance Gunnery Training System -LAV

Delivery and installation of these systems will occur inthe 2nd and 4th Qtrs of FY07. All systems will support4th LAR Battalion, at Riverton, UT, Fort Detrick, MD,Syracuse, NY, Eastover, SC and Camp Upshur, VA.

- CVTS- Advance Gunnery Training System -M1A1

These training capabilities currently exist with 4th TankBattalion at Gowan Field, ID, Yakima, WA, Fort Knox,KY and Camp Pendleton, CA.

Future system upgrades will include;

a. Fire Power Enhancement (FY08)

b. PC IG & Database Package

c. (2) Mobile PAAR to Pendleton and Knox (3rd QtrFY07)

d. Deployable AGTS Production/Delivery (FY08)

e. 50 cal thermal sight upgrades (1st Qtr FY07).

- CVTS- Advance Gunnery Training System -AAV

One system is in operation at 4th AABN in Tampa, FL.Projected installations of systems with 4TH AABN areprojected at Norfolk, VA, Galveston, TX, Gulfport, MS,and Jacksonville, FL.

Tactical Decision Simulation & Combat Decision

Ranges

The USMC family of Tactical Decision-making Simulationsprovides cognitive skills training based commercial gamingtechnology for individual Marines, small units and MAGTFStaffs. This laptop/desktop capability provides affordabletraining for Marines anytime and anywhere. The trainingmethodology of a TDS involves a three-phased approach;Conduct planning based on the Operation Order providedin the scenario, Execute the plan in the simulation, andConduct an After Action Review. These simulations included:- Close Combat Marine- TacOps Marine Corps- Combat Decision Range- MAGTF XXI- Logistics TDS- ROC-VSince FY04 TTECHDIV and PMTRASYS has distributed510 CD Suites to MFR units that also included "train-the-trainer" courses.


AAV Turret Trainer

The AAVTT is a stand-alone trainer that utilizes a surplusAAV turret and ISMT weapons (M-2 and MK-19) to provideindividual, crew, and section gunnery training. The systemconsists of instructor operator station, driver station, AAVcomputers and simulation software, and intercom system.Fielding plan for 1st and 2nd quarter of FY07 include; 4THAABN, Norfolk, VA, Galveston, TX, Gulfport, MS, Tampa,FL and Jacksonville, FL. Learning Resource Center (LRC) / Deployable

Learning Resource Center (DLRC)

Deployable Learning Resource Centers and LearningResource Centers provide Marine units COTS hardwareand software computer suites that support computer-based training, distance learning, local and/or wide-areanetwork wargaming, Tactical Decision-making Simulationtraining. Fielded systems comprise of one DLRC and OneLRC at MFR New Orleans, LA. Future suites are project-ed at Texas and Illinois locations.Marine Force Reserve - Integrated Training Capability

(MFR-ITC)

MFR has an emerging requirement to access, link andintegrate many existing training, education, simulation, andwar-gaming capabilities across the many Reserve Units.An additional requirement is to create a usable link for theReserve Marines, when not on duty, to access this capabil-ity from their home or work. MFR has conceptualized anintegrated networked anytime, anyplace capability that willenable Reserve Forces to efficiently plan, schedule, coor-dinate, collaborate and execute current and future technol-ogy-based USMC training capabilities.



Mission: To facilitate total life-cycle acquisition support ofMarine Corps aviation training systems in order to satisfythe aviation training requirements of the Marine Corps.

Overview

The Aviation Liaison Division resides within the NAVAIR,Orlando Training Systems Division (NAVAIR, Orlando-TSD) Program Directorate for Aviation, and is co-locatedwith the PM TRASYS in Orlando, Florida. Liaison teammembers work in an Integrated Product Team (IPT)environment to coordinate fleet requirements with theacquisition community [Naval Air Systems Command(NAVAIRSYSCOM) and MCSC].

The Aviation Liaison Division's focus regularly expandsand evolves in response to the goals and objectivesoutlined in the Department of Defense TrainingTransformation Implementation Plan and Marine AviationTraining Transformation Policy Letter. The division isideally situated to manage the growth, integration andinteroperability of USMC aviation training assets with theUSMC ground training element and sister services inresponse to Joint National Training Capability (JNTC)initiatives, specifically a globally networked trainingenvironment, seamlessly linking ranges and simulationcenters. The Distributed Mission Operations (DMO)capability will allow warfighters to train as they would fight,ensure training system interoperability, and to maintaincombat readiness. As training continues to evolve,particularly with respect to integration of Live, Virtual, andConstructive elements, our goal is to coordinate andmanage the various aviation training systems in order toprepare the Marine Air Ground Task Force for success intomorrow's battlespace.

Aviation Training Systems Program (ATSP)

The ATSP concept has been developed under direction ofthe Deputy Commandant for Aviation (DC/A) toinstitutionalize integrated training support to the fleet andwill encompass aircrew, aviation maintenance, andaviation command and control training. The goal of theATSP is risk reduction during individual and unit training.This is accomplished by daily focused attention onestablished operational safety programs and processesand through development of a standardized end-to-endaviation training continuum from new accessions throughLevel IV master technician and senior combat flightleadership designations.

The ATSP is the overarching aviation training program thatintegrates policy, manpower, equipment and fiscalrequirements for all Marine aviation officer and enlistedtraining.

The ATSP links the entire aviation training continuumthrough three core elements; Systems Approach toTraining (SAT) curriculum development, Standardizationand Evaluation, and Training Device configuration andstandardization.

(a) Training Devices. Training devices are built andmaintained to the type/model/series (T/M/S) current config-uration and curriculum standard. They include all devicesbuilt to support the Aircrew, Maintenance, and MACCS cur-riculums. Per the Marine Corps Aviation Plan all aircrew-training devices will be maintained in accordance with theMarine Corps Aviation Simulator Master Plan (MCASMP)and the Naval Aviation Simulator Master Plan (NASMP) forFA-18 and EA-6B simulators.

1 Distributed Mission Operations (DMO). DMO is thenetworking of simulators within Marine Aviation andout to the Joint environment. It provides the capabilityto conduct unit level to MAGTF and Joint levelsimulated training. In the context of ATSP, DMO willinclude both aircrew and MACCS training and becapable of linking to ground unit simulation exercises.

2 Training System Certification. Training systemcertification is a periodic review of training systemcapabilities. It is conducted to ensure the aviationtraining system and devices are capable of providingthe fidelity necessary to properly train to T/M/S T&Rsimulation events. Annual training system certificationwill be conducted on all aircraft simulators and trainingsupport personnel and materials. This will bemanaged by PMA-205 and supported by Fleet ProjectTeam (FPT) representatives. This action also servesas a validation of the concurrency managementprocess with reference to courseware and curriculaproducts as well as a measure of PMA performance in


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funding training system and device modifications andupgrades.

3 Fleet Project Teams (FPT) The FPT is composed ofplatform/community Subject Matter Experts (SME) thatprovide qualitative and quantitative input during thedesign, development, acquisition, acceptance and life-cycle support of aviation training systems. In thiscapacity, FPTs act in cooperation with the acquisitionprogram manager at specific points in thedevelopment to ensure the expected training system'sperformance supports training requirements.

4 Electronic Classroom Electronic classrooms willprovide the computer and audio/visual assets requiredto instruct FRS student and fleet populations. Inaddition, sufficient classified and unclassified webaccess will be provided to ensure access to requiredtraining materials.

(b) System Approach to Training (SAT) Curriculum ASAT curriculum is based on Instructional System Design(ISD) processes. A SAT derived curriculum utilizes the"ADDIE" model (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement andEvaluate) to develop an enhanced Master Task List (MTL).The MTL includes all required tasks to accomplish aplatforms mission set. SAT based curricula along withother ATSP initiatives (Concurrency Management (CCM),Training System Certification, Standardization,Courseware Maintenance and Review) will determine themethod of applying SAT across the entire training system

in order to better define the following: appropriate trainingdevice or medium, training device fidelity, trainingfrequency, courseware and level of coursewareinteractivity. In addition to training methods andefficiencies, SAT curriculum links individual training eventsto high-level Marine Corps Task List (MCTL) and UnifiedJoint Task List (UJTL) requirements, tying costs toreadiness.

1 Training Management Process (TMP) The TMP isthe mechanism designed to ensure operationalforce/user validation and prioritization of trainingissues affecting the various T/M/S and communitycurriculums. In addition, the TMP can be used tovalidate CCM driven changes to the curriculum andtherefore the T&R manuals. The TMP is divided intoTraining Management Teams (TMT), ATS IntegrationGroup, Advisory Group, and Executive Group and isthe process which provides user validation andprioritization to those changes that affect curriculum.TMTs provide detailed training system issues to theirrespective platform Operational Advisory Group(OAG), Executive Steering Committees, and PMA-205.

2 Concurrency Management (CCM) Concurrencymanagement is a continuous process by whichcurriculum, training devices, and courseware are keptcurrent with a platform or mission. It allows changes(aircraft, mission, tactics, etc.) to be rapidly evaluatedfor impact to the training system. In addition, the CCMprocess provides the resource sponsor and acquisition


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3 Training Management System (TMS) The TMSprovides for web-based management of curriculum,courseware and qualifications. The TMS will alsosupport aircraft, device and classroom scheduling,training device status and reporting and electronictraining jackets and logbooks. The TMS will maintainall training information, provide readiness reports anddraw relevant information from other informationmanagement resources. The TMS will ensure thattraining is administered in accordance with appropriatetraining documents, currency requirements are metand Operational Risk Management is performed.

4 100-600 T&R Courseware SAT curriculum willdetermine community courseware requirements toinclude courseware level of interactivity. Coursewaredevelopment, as set forth by the individualcommunities through the Training ManagementProcess, will be managed by the Marine Federationwithin PMA-205. Courseware revision capability willoccur at the FRS for the 100 level materials and atMAWTS-1 for 200-600 level materials.

5 Training and Readiness (T&R) T&R manuals are thebackbone of daily operational force training andprovide unit training officers/SNCO's with specificperformance standards to effectively train andevaluate their units' personnel. By its nature a SATcurriculum is the basis for a community's T&R manual.To ensure compatibility and standardization across allATSP commodity areas, maintenance occupationalfields 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, and 65 will transition fromIndividual Training Standards System (ITSS) MATMEPto a T&R Individual Training Standard.

(c) Standardization and Evaluation The standardizationand evaluation portion of ATSP will provide for flightleadership to include: Section Leader, Division Leader, andFlight Leader/Mission Commander designations. This willalso include Instrument evaluations and NATOPSqualifications ensuring a common standard therebyeliminating community/platform/locality stovepipes.Additionally, it will provide for standardized maintenanceand MACCS qualifications, certifications and periodictraining. To the maximum extent possible, training deviceswill be utilized to conduct NATOPS and Instrumentevaluation flights which should be conducted by ContractInstructors (CI). To ensure standardization all aviationinstructors and aircrew designated in a flight leadershiprole will receive an ATSP developed Instructor TrainingStandardization course.

1 Crew Resource Management (CRM) Crew ResourceManagement principals are imbedded seamlessly intoSAT curriculum. In addition CRM principals will beincluded in student and instructor training materialsand will be coordinated with Navy CRM School. CRMevaluations will be conducted for each training eventthrough the means of a training event electronicAircrew Training Form (ATF). This will allow CRM datato be evaluated and used as a pro-active tool for actionby leadership.

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certifications Qualifications, certifications anddesignations, outside of MAWTS-1 certifications, willbe standardized and evaluated across communities.The baseline requirements for the variouscommunities will be stated in the Training andReadiness Manuals.

3 Instrument and NATOPS instruction and evaluation

NATOPS standardization will remain with thecommunity FRS. Common instrument instruction willbe standardized and disseminated across MarineAviation. Through the MATSS, individual communitieswill standardize specific instrument events forinstruction by contract instructors. Instrument andNATOPS evaluations will occur in aircraft simulatorsand should be conducted by contract instructors to themaximum extent possible.



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The PM TRASYS Aviation Liaison Division facilitates thedevelopment and fielding of USMC aviation training sys-tems across the continuum of Air Combat Element (ACE)training needs. The Aviation Liaison Division works withinthe NAVAIR Training Systems Division, Orlando (NAVAIROrlando) Program Directorate for Aviation in Orlando,Florida. Division members are members of the AviationTraining System - Transformation Task Force, which istasked by the Deputy Commandant for Aviation to imple-ment Marine Corps Aviation Training plans and policy asestablished in the Aviation Campaign Plan. The predomi-nant role of the Aviation Liaison Division is to interface withand support fleet participation in aviation training systemacquisitions. The following listing of Fielded AviationSystems is provided with this document for informationpurposes only. The acquisition authorities for these avia-tion devices are: NAVAIR PMA-205 and NAVAIR Orlando.

AH-1W Weapon System Trainer (WST),

Device 2F136 (S/N 1&2)

The two AH-1W WeaponsSystem Trainers are hydrauli-cally operated six-degree-of-freedom full motion flight sim-ulators. Each trainer consist oftwo domes housing the pilotand gunner stations separate-ly, and contains separatemotion systems, instructorstations, computer systems,and independent flight con-trols. The AH-1W Weapons SystemTrainer (WST) is suitable for all basic and advancedpilot/gunner training as defined in the T&R syllabus.Training capability includes all normal and emergency pro-cedure operations in day, night, instrument, and NVG envi-ronments. Full weapons and tactics training are accom-plished using current real world air and ground threats. Thepilot or gunner may train individually, at the same time onseparate missions, or simultaneously on one completemission. Location: MCAS New River, NC and MCAS CampPendleton CA.Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando

AH-1W Aircrew Procedures Trainer

(APT), Device 2F170 (S/N 1,2,3)

The AH-1W APT is a non-motion device consisting of acockpit assembly, an Instructor Operator Station (IOS), anda visual system. The device is housed in three (3) mobileunits, MIL-VANs, complexed together to provide a com-plete simulation facility. The APT provides an accurate simulated environment forthe pilot and gunner in cockpit familiarization, engine oper-ation, tactical navigation, weapons release, and operationsutilizing both normal and emergency procedures. The IOSis located adjacent to the cockpit assembly. Location: MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA, NAS Atlanta, GA,and HMLA Johnstown, PA.Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando

UH-1N Aircrew Procedures Trainer

(APT), Device 2F175

The UH-1NAPT non-motion trainerconsists of acockpit assem-bly, anI n s t r u c t o rO p e r a t o rStation (IOS),and a visualsystem. The device is housed in two (2) mobile units, MIL-VANs, assembled together to provide a complete simula-tion facility. The IOS is located adjacent to the cockpitassembly. The APT provides an accurate simulated cock-pit environment for the pilot and copilot in cockpit familiar-ization, engine operation, tactical navigation, and opera-


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tions utilizing both normal and emergency procedures. Afully integrated Tactical Environment Network facilitateshigh-level networked training in a tactical environment, andallows it to interact with other trainers and the MarineAviation Training Systems Squadron's Command Post,which was designed to support graduate level flight leader-ship exercise scenarios.Location: MCAS New River NC.Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando

UH-1N Weapon System Trainer (WST),

Device 2F161

The UH-1N WST is ahydraulically operated six-degree-of-freedom full motionflight simulators. The WSTconsists of a fully functionalUH-1N cockpit for pilot andcopilot training and anInstructor Operator Station.The UH-1N WST is capableof supporting normal opera-tions and emergency proce-dures under day, night, andinstrument conditions. Thevisual system supports NVDtraining, and the Tactical Environment Network (TEN) pro-vides real time networked operation with other devices foradvanced tactical training in a simulated threat environ-ment. Location: MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA.Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando.

CH-53D Helicopter Weapons System

Trainer (WST), Device 2F121

The CH-53D (WST) is ahydraulically operated six-degree-of-freedom fullmotion flight simulator.The device consists of afully functional cockpit fortraining both the pilot andcopilot, and contains anInstructor Operator Station(IOS) for managing train-ing events. This is the only CH-53D representative flightsimulator available to the CH-53D community. A recentupgrade added an electronic control loader for precisionflight control performance, a full dome-on-motion visualdisplay that allows day, night, FLIR, and night vision gog-

gle operation for both pilots, a Tactical EnvironmentNetwork for tactical interplay and networking, and anupgraded Aviation Survivability Equipment suite.Location: MCB Kaneohe Bay, HI.Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando

CH-53E Helicopter AircrewProcedures

Trainer (APT), Device 2F171

The CH-53E AircrewProcedures Trainer isa non-motion simula-tor capable of sup-porting aircraft normaloperations and emer-gency procedurestraining under day,night, and instrumentconditions. Thedevice consists of a fully functional cockpit and contains anInstructor Operator Station (IOS) for managing trainingevents. The visual system supports NVD training, and theTactical Environment Network (TEN) provides real timenetworked operation with other devices for advanced tacti-cal training in a simulated threat environment. In theabsence of motion, aural and acoustic seat shakers pro-vide audio and vibration cues to help simulate a more real-istic flight environment. The 60 X 200 degree panoramadisplay provides both pilots with a realistic out the windowperspective to facilitate Cockpit Resource Management(CRM) training. Location: MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan.Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando

CH-53E Helicopter Weapons System

Trainer (WST), Device 2F174 (S/N 1&2)

The CH-53E WSTs arehydraulically operatedsix-degree-of-freedomfull motion flight simula-tors. Each WST con-sists of a fully functionalCH-53E cockpit for pilotand copilot training andan Instructor OperatorStation. The CH-53EWST is capable of sup-porting normal operations and emergency proceduresunder day, night, and instrument conditions. The visualsystem supports NVD training, and the TacticalEnvironment Network (TEN) provides real time networked


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operation with other devices for advanced tactical trainingin a simulated threat environment. Location: MCAS Miramar, San Diego, CA and MCAS NewRiver, Jacksonville, NC.Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando.

CH-53E Helicopter Aircrew Procedures


The CH-53E AircrewProcedures Trainer isa non-motion simula-tor capable of support-ing aircraft normaloperations and emer-gency procedurestraining under day,night, and instrumentconditions. Thedevice consists of afully functional cockpit and contains an Instructor OperatorStation (IOS) for managing training events. The visual sys-tem supports NVD training, and the Tactical EnvironmentNetwork (TEN) provides real time networked operationwith other devices for advanced tactical training in a simu-lated threat environment. In the absence of motion, auraland acoustic seat shakers provide audio and vibrationcues to help simulate a more realistic flight environment.The 60 X 220 degree panorama display provides bothpilots with a realistic out the window perspective to facili-tate Cockpit Resource Management (CRM) training. Location: MCAS New River, NC.Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando



The CH-46E AircrewProcedures Trainer is anon-motion simulatorcapable of supporting air-craft normal operationsand emergency proce-dures training under day,night, and instrumentconditions. The deviceconsists of a fully func-tional cockpit and contains an Instructor Operator Station(IOS) for managing training events. The visual systemsupports NVD training, and the Tactical EnvironmentNetwork (TEN) provides real time networked operationwith other devices for advanced tactical training in a simu-

lated threat environment. In the absence of motion, auraland acoustic seat shakers provide audio and vibrationcues to help simulate a more realistic flight environment.The 60 X 200 degree panorama display provides bothpilots with a realistic out the window perspective to facili-tate Cockpit Resource Management (CRM) training. Location: MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan.Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando

CH-46E Helicopter Weapons System

Trainer (WST), Device 2F173 (S/N 1&2)

The CH-46E WSTsare hydraulicallyoperated six-degree-of-freedom full motionflight simulators.Each WST consists ofa fully functional CH-46E cockpit for pilotand copilot trainingand an InstructorOperator Station. TheCH-46E WST is capa-ble of supporting normal operations and emergency proce-dures under day, night, and instrument conditions. Thevisual system supports NVD training, and the TacticalEnvironment Network (TEN)provides real time networked operation with other devicesfor advanced tactical training in a simulated threat environ-ment. Location: MCAS Miramar CA, MCAS Camp Pendleton,CA.Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando



The CH-46EA i r c r e wP r o c e d u r e sTrainer is a non-motion simulatorcapable of sup-porting aircraftnormal opera-tions and emer-gency procedurestraining underday, night, and instrument conditions. The device consistsof a fully functional cockpit and contains an InstructorOperator Station (IOS) for managing training events. The



visual system supports NVD training, and the TacticalEnvironment Network (TEN) provides real time networkedoperation with other devices for advanced tactical trainingin a simulated threat environment. In the absence ofmotion, aural and acoustic seat shakers provide audio andvibration cues to help simulate a more realistic flight envi-ronment. The 60 X 220 degree panorama display providesboth pilots with a realistic out the window perspective tofacilitate Cockpit Resource Management (CRM) training. Location: MCAS New River, Jacksonville, NC Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando

VH-3D Helicopter Aircrew Procedures


The VH-3D APT is anon-motion simulatordesigned to trainc r e w m e m b e r sthroughout all aspectsof the aircraft'sassigned missions.The device consists ofa fully functional cock-pit for training the air-crew, and contains anInstructor OperatorStation for managing training events. The VH-3D is onlyflown by the Presidential Support Squadron, HMX-1.The VH-3D APT is a flight trainer capable of simulating allnormal operations and emergency procedures in simulat-ed day, night, instrument and night vision goggle environ-ments. A fully functional cockpit provides training for boththe pilot and copilot. In the absence of motion, aural andacoustic seat shakers provide audio and vibration cues tohelp simulate a more realistic flight environment. Theinstructor is physically located at the Instructor/OperatorStation directly aft of the cockpit. The 150 X 55 degreepanorama display provides aircrew with a realistic out thewindow perspective to facilitate Aircrew CoordinationTraining (ACT) and Cockpit Resource Management (CRM)training. Location: MCAF Quantico, VA.Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando

VH-60N Helicopter Aircrew Procedures


The VH-60N APT is anon-motion simulatordesigned to traincrewmembers through-out all aspects of theaircraft's assigned mis-sions. The device con-sists of a fully functionalcockpit for training theaircrew, and contains anInstructor OperatorStation for managingtraining events. The VH-60N is unique in the Marine Corpinventory since it is only flown by the Presidential SupportSquadron, HMX-1.The VH-60N APT is a flight trainer capable of simulating allnormal operations and emergency procedures in simulat-ed day, night, instrument and night vision goggle environ-ments. A fully functional cockpit provides training for thepilot, copilot, and the Communication Systems Officer(CSO). In the absence of motion, aural and acoustic seat shakers provide audio andvibration cues to help simulate a more realistic flight envi-ronment. The instructor is physically located at theInstructor Operator Station directly aft of the cockpit. The150 X 55 degree panorama display provides aircrew with arealistic out the window perspective to facilitate AircrewCoordination Training (ACT) and Cockpit ResourceManagement (CRM) training. Location: MCAF Quantico, VA.Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando

MV-22 Full Flight Simulator (FFS),

Device 2F182

The MV-22 FFS simu-lates the MV-22B air-craft and is suitable fortraining all normal andemergency proce-dures. The threedevices are networkedand capable of trainingpilots and copilots inall aspects of flight toinclude multi-ship tactics in a simulated threat environ-ment. The FFS is mounted on a 6 Degree of Freedommotion base with a secondary motion system to simulatethe rotor vibrations felt by the aircrews. A fully integratedTactical Environment Network facilitates high-level net-worked training in a tactical environment, and allows it to


interact with other trainers and the Marine Aviation TrainingSystems Squadron's Command Post, which was designedto support graduate level flight leadership exercise scenar-ios.Location: MCAS New River, Jacksonville, NC.Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando

MV-22B Flight Training Device (FTD),

Device 2F183

The MV-22 FTD simulates the MV-22B aircraft and is suit-able for training all normal and emergency procedures.The device is networked and capable of training pilots andcopilots in all aspects of flight to include multi-ship tacticsin a simulated threat environment. The FTD has a second-ary motion system to simulate the rotor vibrations felt bythe aircrews. A fully integrated Tactical EnvironmentNetwork facilitates high-level networked training in a tacti-cal environment, and allows it to interact with other trainersand the Marine Aviation Training Systems Squadron'sCommand Post, which was designed to support graduatelevel flight leadership exercise scenarios.Location: MCAS New River, Jacksonville, NC.Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando.

KC-130J Aircraft Weapons System

Trainer (WST), Device 2F199A

The KC-130J WST is ahydraulically operated sixdegree of freedom full-motion flight simulator. Afully functioning cockpitand augmented crew sta-tion provides training forpilots, copilots and crewchiefs. The device iscapable of simulatingnormal and emergencyprocedures under day,night and instrument con-ditions. Both basic andadvanced flight and mis-sion tasks can be accom-plished in the device. Additionally, NVG stimulationenables aircrew to utilize their own ANVIS-9 NVG's.Location: MCAS Cherry Point NCAcquistion Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205/NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando.

KC-130T Aircraft Aircrew Procedures


The KC-130T APT is anon-motion based sys-tem designed to providerealistic training in pro-cedures, flightmodes/conditions, andmission profiles of theKC-130T aircraft.The KC-130T APT pro-vides simulated trainingfor Marine Corps pilots, flight engineers, and navigators innormal and emergency procedures in the KC-130T aircraft.In addition to the aircrew stations, the device has anInstructor Operator Station to manage training events. Thepanorama screen provides an out-the-window view for theaircrew, and the visuals support day, night, instrument andnight vision goggle training. The device is networked withthe other Okinawa flight simulators via the tactical environ-ment network, and supports tactical training in a threatenvironment.Location: MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan.Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando

EA-6B (ICAP II) Operational Flight /

Navigation Trainer (OFT), Device 2F143

Device 2F143 providestraining, for the pilot andelectronic countermea-sures officers 1, in nor-mal, abnormal, andemergency proceduresinvolving all phases offlight, including takeoffand landing from carrierand land, and enrouteflight of all types. Thetrainer also provides training in navigation skills for the pilotand electronic countermeasures officers 1. The EA-6Btrainer is a fixed-base trainer designed for installation in apermanent-type military facility. The trainer will provide training in the development of pilot and elec-tronic countermeasures officers /copilot skills and tech-niques to efficiently operate the EA-6B aircraft. Device 2F143 simulates the operational and performancecharacteristics of the EA-6B aircraft on the ground andthroughout the flight envelope (including inflight refueling),recreating carrier takeoff and landing effects, realistic cock-pit sounds, motion, visual scenes, instrument presenta-tions, navigation and communication reception, and feel ofthe flight controls.


Location: MCAS Cherry Point NCAcquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando

EA-6B Weapon System Trainer (WST),

Device 2F178

The 2F178 is adeployable, self-contained, EA-6B,Block 89A, WSTproviding pilots andelectronic counter-measures officersthe ability to main-tain a high state ofproficiency in:(a) Operating theaircraft and its sub-systems(b) Executing normal procedures(c) Recognizing malfunctions and abnormal conditions(d) Executing corrective and recovery procedures(e) Executing mission procedures in a realistic tacticalenvironmentThe simulation training scenario presents pre-flight checksand conditions, multiple operations throughout the flightenvelope and post flight procedures and debriefings. TheFlight Station and Tactics Station can be used independ-ently and concurrently, or combined for integrated training.Flight Station (FS) - Supports training in: instrumentation,carrier launch and recovery procedures, take off and land-ing, climb out and approach, enroute flight, normal naviga-tion, formation flight, refueling, low altitude visual naviga-tion, and emergency procedures. Tactics Station (TS) - Supports training in: emitter analysisand recognition, jammer assignments, HARM launch pro-cedures, and emergency procedures.Location: MCAS Iwakuni JAAcquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando

EA-6B (ICAP II) Team Tactics Trainer,

Device 15E22C

Device 15E22C providesintroductory, proficiency,and refresher training forEA-6B ICAP II ElectronicC o u n t e r m e a s u r e sOfficers. US Navysquadrons at NASWhidbey Island, WA andUS Marine Corps

squadrons at MCAS Cherry Point, NC employ Device15E22C in their EA-6B electronic countermeasures offi-cers training programs. The device trains officers withvarying levels of electronic warfare and ALQ-99 weaponssystem experience. The trainee station is an accurate reproduction of the EA-6B ICAP II rear cockpit controls. All the controls used withthe Tactical Jamming System (TJS) are fully operational.Trainees receive practical experience using the TJS intraining exercises that employ scenarios of varying com-plexity. Instructors are provided with a raised viewing platformbehind the trainee station. The instructor station includescolor graphic displays of scenario conditions and a functionkeyboard. The keyboard controls the training exerciseddisplays andthe trainer mode. Scoring displays provide instantaneousand cumulative student performance information. Location: MCAS Cherry Point NC Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando

AV-8B Multi-Task Trainer (MTT), Device

15A23

The AV-8B Multi-TaskTrainer is a portabledesktop device, fast andeasily assembled anddisassembled. The MultiTask Trainer provides toAV-8B student pilotstraining capability inthose aspects related tothe operation of the Air-to-Ground and Air-to-Airmodes of the APG- 65 Radar system. It provides class-room training capability in those aspects related to opera-tion of the radar. Trainees should be previously familiarwith general AV-8B flight characteristics. The device simulates, AV-8B performance characteristics,with reasonable accuracy for up and away flight withrespect to acceleration, deceleration, turning, climb, anddescent. The system hardware includes the following: aflat panel upper display that depicts the visual scene withsuperimposed HUD; a flat panel lower display depictingthe Multi Purpose Color Displays (MPCDs) and controlarea provided with touch panel; two Personal Computers(into a single desktop cabinet) with two graphics boardsand internal UPSs; Real Hands On Stick And ThrottleSystem (HOTAS); and, interfaces for HOTAS, Touch Panelsystem and auxiliary Keyboard and Mouse.Location: MCAS Cherry Point NC, MCAS Yuma AZ. Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando


AV-8B Weapons System Trainer (WST),

Device 2F149

Device 2F149 is used totrain student pilots inAV-8B operational andtactical procedures.Operational proceduresinclude: V/STOL andconventional take-offand landing, aircraftcontrol and instrumentflight procedures.Tactical proceduresinclude: weapons deliv-ery, low altitude tactics,offensive air combat maneuvering, and defensive electron-ic countermeasures. The WST is also used to reinforcetraining in normal/degraded/emergency operations of sim-ulated aircraft systems. Device 2F149 is installed in a multi-room training facilitywith a high bay area. Device 2F149 is grouped and locat-ed in adjacent rooms that include: Trainee Station,Instructor Operator Station, Computer Room, Debrief andUtility Room.The trainee station includes a full size replica of the AV-8Bcrew station and a visual scene projection system. Thecrew station contains controls, indicators, and cockpitequipment required to perform the training mission. A flightcontrol system simulates AV-8B flight control characteris-tics. A G-suit/seat, G-dimming, and buffet system simulatesG-forces and motion cuing. An aural simulation systemsimulates the AV-8B crew station aural environment. Acommunications system simulates all COM/NAV capabili-ties.Location: MCAS Cherry Point NC Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando

AV-8B Night Attack Weapons System

Trainer (WST), Device 2F150

Device 2F150 isused to train stu-dent pilots in AV-8B operationaland tactical proce-dures in day andnight environ-m e n t s .Operational pro-cedures include:V/STOL and con-ventional take-offand landing, aircraft control and instrument flight proce-

dures. Tactical procedures include: weapons delivery, low altitudetactics, offensive air combat maneuvering, and defensiveelectronic countermeasures. The NAWST is also used toreinforce training in normal/degraded/emergency opera-tions of simulated aircraft systems. Device 2F150 is installed in a multi-room training facilitywith a high bay area. Device 2F150 is grouped and locat-ed in adjacent rooms that include: Trainee Station,Instructor Operator Station, Computer Room, DebriefRoom and Utility Room.The trainee station includes a full size replica of the AV-8Bcrew station and a visual scene projection system. Thecrew station contains controls, indicators, and cockpitequipment required to perform the training mission. A flightcontrol system simulates AV-8B flight control characteris-tics. A G-suit/seat, G-dimming, and buffet system simulatesG-forces and motion cuing. An aural simulation systemsimulates the AV-8B crew station aural environment. Acommunications system simulates all COM/NAV capabili-ties. Location: MCAS Yuma AZAcquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando

AV-8B Radar Night Attack Weapon

System Trainer (WST), Device 2F150A

Device 2F150A isused to provide train-ing in those uniqueskills and techniquesinvolved inVertical/Short Takeoffor Landing (V/STOL),basic aircraft control,instrument flight pro-cedures, utilizing Air-to-Ground and Air-to-Air Weapons DeliveryModes of the AN/APG-65 Radar, Night Vision Goggles(NVG), Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR), DefensiveElectronic Countermeasures, and normal/degraded/emer-gency mode operations for all AV-8B Plus Radar Night

Attack Aircraft sys-tems underday /dusk /n i gh tconditions. It pro-vides synthetictraining to comple-ment airbornetraining in thedevelopment ofpilot skills andtechniques toeffectively use the


aircraft to its full performance.The Device 2F150A Radar Night Attack Weapon SystemsTrainer (RNAWST) is intended to allow the pilots to obtaintraining associated with both basic and advanced flight andmission tasks and to operate the tactical and missionequipment, including avionics and weapon systems, withintheir full operating envelope in day and night modes ofoperation. NVG stimulation enables aircrew to utilize theirown ANVIS-9 NVGs. Location: MCAS Cherry Point NC Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando

AV-8B Radar Night Attack Weapons

System Trainer (WST), Device 2F150B

Device 2F150B isused to developpilot proficiency inAV-8B Harrier IIPlus, radarequipped aircraftoperations in dayand night envi-r o n m e n t s .O p e r a t i o n a lP r o c e d u r e sinclude: VSTOLand conventionaltakeoff and land-ing, aircraft control and instrument flight procedures.Tactical procedures include weapons delivery, low altitudetactics, offensive air combat maneuvering, defensive elec-tronic countermeasures, and AN/APG-65 radar operation.The RNAWST is also used to reinforce training innormal/degraded emergency operations of simulated air-craft systems.Device 2F150B is installed in a multi-room facility with ahigh bay area. Device 2F150B is grouped and located inadjacent rooms that include: Trainee Station, InstructorOperator Station, Computer Room and Utility Room.The trainee station includes a full size replica of the AV-8BHarrier II Plus crew station and a visual scene projectionsystem. The crew station contains control indicators, andcockpit equipment required to perform the training mission.Crew station multi-purpose color displays provide simulat-ed AN/APG-65 radar images. A flight control system simu-lates AV-8B Harrier II Plus flight control characteristics. A g-suited, g-dimming, and buffet system simulates g-forcesand motion cueing. An aural simulation system simulatesthe AV-8B crew station aural environment. A communica-tions system simulates all COM/NAV capabilities. Location: MCAS Yuma AZAcquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando

AV-8B Radar Night Attack Weapon

System Trainer (WST), Device 2F150C

Device 2F150C isused to providetraining in thoseunique skills andtechniques involvedin Vertical/ShortTakeoff or Landing(V/STOL), basic air-craft control, instru-ment flight proce-dures, utilizing Air-to-Ground and Air-to-Air WeaponsDelivery Modes of the AN/APG-65 Radar, Night VisionGoggles (NVG), Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR),Defensive Electronic Countermeasures, andnormal/degraded/emergency mode operations for all AV-8B Plus Radar Night Attack Aircraft systems underday/dusk/night conditions. It provides synthetic training tocomplement airborne training in the development of pilotskills and techniques to effectively use the aircraft to its fullperformance.The Device 2F150C Radar Night Attack Weapon SystemsTrainer (RNAWST) is intended to allow the pilots to obtaintraining associated with both basic and advanced flight andmission tasks and to operate the tactical and missionequipment, including avionics and weapon systems, withintheir full operating envelope in day and night modes ofoperation.Location: MCAS Cherry Point NC Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando

AV-8B Power Plants Systems Trainer,

Device 11H93

The AV-8BPower PlantSystems Trainerprovides instruc-tor directedorganizat ional"O" level mainte-nance trainingfor AircraftMechanic (MOS6212). Thetrainer providespower plantmaintenance, troubleshooting, and unscheduled correctivemaintenance which involves identifying instructor insertedmalfunctions/failures and removal/replacement of compo-


nents. The trainer simulates aircraft systems that are partof the power plant system. The trainer allows the instructorto insert any one of 43 software induced malfunctions relat-ing to the engine system. The engine, as simulated on thetrainer, responds to changes of atmospheric conditions,altitude and airspeed. The performance is also dependentof water injection and different bleed conditions caused bythe vectored thrust of the engine nozzles, which are fullyfunctional on the trainer. All fuel control adjustments areactive and respond as the aircraft. The AV-8B Power Plant Systems Trainers are located atNAMTRAMARUNIT, MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina.Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando

AV-8B Avionics Systems Trainer,

Device 11H94

The AV-8B AvionicsSystems Trainerprovides instructordirected organiza-tional "O" level main-tenance training forA i r c r a f tCommunication /Navigation /Weapon SystemsTechnician (MOS6312). The trainerprovides avionicssystems mainte-nance training including troubleshooting, and unscheduledcorrective maintenance which involves identifying instruc-tor inserted malfunctions/failures and removal/replacementof designated components within the AV-8B avionics. Thetrainer simulates aircraft avionics systems, which are mod-eled in a static condition (aircraft on ground, standardatmosphere, temperature, zero acceleration). A full mock-up of the fuselage including the cockpit and a tail moduleboard containing a replica of the vertical fin, and systemground support equipment are provided as part of the stu-dent station to accomplish the training objectives. The AV-8B Avionics Systems Trainers are located at NAM-TRAMARUNIT, MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina.AV-8B Electrical / Cockpit Systems Trainer, Device 11H95The AV-8B Electrical / Cockpit Systems Trainer providesinstructor directed organizational "O" level maintenancetraining for Aircraft Electrical Systems Technician (MOS6332). The trainer provides electrical system maintenancetraining including troubleshooting, and unscheduled cor-rective maintenance which involve identifying instructorinserted malfunction/failure and removal/replacement ofdesignated components within the AV-8B electrical sys-tems. The trainer simulates the aircraft electrical system,lighting, AC/DC power generating and bus logic. A full light-

ing system including exterior lights, console lights, instru-ment lights and warning, caution and advisory lights areprovided. The trainer has full engine run capability. A com-plete engine aural cue system is provided. All engineinstrumentation, temperature limiting and water injectionmay be fully tested. Other systems include InertialNavigation, Air Data Computer and Flight Reference.There are twenty-six door areas with more than eightyactive electrical connectors, five hundred active test pointsand 112 malfunctions available for training. The AV-8B Electrical/Cockpit Systems Trainers are locatedat NAMTRAMARUNIT, MCAS Cherry Point, NorthCarolina. Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando

AV-8B Electrical / Cockpit Systems

Trainer, Device 11H95

The AV-8B Electrical/ Cockpit SystemsTrainer providesinstructor directedorganizational "O"level maintenancetraining for AircraftElectrical SystemsTechnician (MOS6332). The trainerprovides electricalsystem maintenancetraining including troubleshooting, and unscheduled cor-rective maintenance which involve identifying instructorinserted malfunction/failure and removal/replacement ofdesignated components within the AV-8B electrical sys-tems. The trainer simulates the aircraft electrical system,lighting, AC/DC power generating and bus logic. A full light-ing system including exterior lights, console lights, instru-ment lights and warning, caution and advisory lights areprovided. The trainer has full engine run capability. A com-plete engine aural cue system is provided. All engineinstrumentation, temperature limiting and water injectionmay be fully tested. Other systems include InertialNavigation, Air Data Computer and Flight Reference.There are twenty-six door areas with more than eightyactive electrical connectors, five hundred active test pointsand 112 malfunctions available for training. The AV-8B Electrical/Cockpit Systems Trainers are locatedat NAMTRAMARUNIT, MCAS Cherry Point, NorthCarolina. Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando

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AV-8B Egress/Environmental Systems

Trainer, Device 11H96

The AV-8B Egress /E n v i r o n m e n t a lSystems Trainerprovides instructordirected organiza-tional "O" levelmaintenance train-ing for AircraftSafety EquipmentMechanic (MOS6048).The trainer providestraining on in cockpitmaintenance, troubleshooting, and unscheduled correctivemaintenance which involves identifying instructor insertedmalfunctions/failures and removal/replacement of desig-nated components within the AV-8B ECS, canopy, andejection seat systems. The trainer simulates the aircraftsystems that are part of the cockpit system. The trainerconsists of a complete AV-8B cockpit with an operationalbut inert ejection seat, canopy and ladder, active forwardEnvironmental Control System (ECS), On-Board OxygenGenerating System and Anti-G System. All of the GroundSupport Equipment (GSE) and test equipment necessaryfor testing and troubleshooting are supplied and used aswith the actual aircraft. The AV-8B Egress / Environmental Systems Trainers arelocated at NAMTRAMARUNIT, MCAS Cherry Point, NorthCarolina,.Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando

AV-8B Fuel Systems Trainer, Device

11H97

The AV-8B FuelSystems Trainer pro-vides instructordirected organiza-tional "O" level main-tenance training forAircraft Mechanic(MOS 6212) andAircraft ElectricalSystems Technician(MOS 6332). Thetrainer provides fuelsystem maintenancetraining includingtroubleshooting and unscheduled corrective maintenancewhich involve identifying instructor insertedmalfunctions/failures and removal/replacement of desig-

nated components within the AV-8B fuel system. The trainer simulates the aircraft fuel system in a staticcondition (aircraft on ground, standard atmosphere, tem-perature, zero acceleration). A full mockup of the forwardfuselage (cockpit), fuel tanks, and module boards contain-ing items found in other parts of the aircraft and systemGSE are provided as part of the student station to accom-plish the training objectives. The trainer is divided into five(5) major functional systems: power distribution, computa-tion, real-time input/output (I/O), instructor display/control,and student station systems. The trainer demonstrates theoperation, fault isolation, adjustment, and testing of the fol-lowing fuel systems; fuel servicing, fuel pressurization andvent, fuel distribution, fuel jettison, and fuel quantity andlevel indications.The AV-8B Fuel Systems Trainers are located at NAMTRA-MARUNIT, MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina. Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando

AV-8B Armament Systems Trainer,

Device 11H98

The AV-8BA r m a m e n tS y s t e m sTrainer pro-vides instructordirected organi-zational "O"level mainte-nance trainingfor AircraftO r d n a n c eT e c h n i c i a n(MOS 6231).The trainer provides armament systems maintenancetraining including troubleshooting and unscheduled cor-rective maintenance which involve identifying instructorinserted malfunctions/failures and removal/replacement ofdesignated components within the AV-8B armament sys-tem. The trainer simulates the aircraft armament system ina static condition (aircraft on ground, standard atmos-phere, temperature, zero acceleration). A full mockup ofthe fuselage with left wing, cockpit and module board con-taining items found in other parts of the aircraft and groundsupport equipment are provided as part of the student sta-tion to accomplish the training objectives. The trainer isdivided into five (5) major functional systems: power distri-bution, computation, real-time input/output (I/O), instructordisplay/control, and student station systems. The AV-8B Armament Systems Trainers are located atNAMTRAMARUNIT, MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina. Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando.

[email protected] 407-381-8762

AV-8B Flight Controls System Trainer,

Device 11H99

The AV-8B FlightControls SystemTrainer providesinstructor directedorganizational "O"level maintenancetraining for AircraftStructures Mechanic(MOS 6252) andAircraft ElectricalSystems Technician(MOS 6332).Thetrainer provides fuelsystem maintenancetraining including troubleshooting and unscheduled cor-rective maintenance which involve identifying instructorinserted malfunctions/failures and removal/replacement ofdesignated components within the AV-8B flight control sys-tem. The trainer simulates the aircraft flight control systemin a static condition (aircraft on ground, standard atmos-phere, temperature, zero acceleration). A full mockup ofthe cockpit/ fuselage with left wing, and a ground supportequipment module board containing items found in otherparts of the aircraft are provided as part of the student sta-tion to accomplish the training objectives.The AV-8B Flight Controls System Trainers are located atNAMTRAMARUNIT, MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina. Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando

AV-8B Landing Gear System Trainer,

Device 11H100

The AV-8B LandingGear SystemTrainer providesinstructor directedorganizational "O"level maintenancetraining for AircraftMechanic (MOS6212) and AircraftElectrical SystemsTechnician (MOS6332).The trainerprovides landinggear system main-tenance training including troubleshooting and unsched-uled corrective maintenance which involve identifyinginstructor inserted malfunctions/failures andremoval/replacement of designated components within theAV-8B landing gear system. The trainer simulates the air-craft landing gear system in a static condition (aircraft on

ground, standard atmosphere, temperature, zero accelera-tion). A full mockup of the fuselage (cockpit), fuselage, anda module board containing system ground support equip-ment are provided, as part of the student station, to accom-plish the training objectives. The AV-8B Landing Gear System Trainers are located atNAMTRAMARUNIT, MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina.Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando

AV-8B Instructional Graphics Training,

Device 11H156

The AV-8B Instructional Graphics Training Device assiststhe instructor in teaching AV-8B maintenance training. Thisdevice provides the instructional tools necessary toenhance the training environment for the AV-8B mainte-nance trainee and increases the ability of the instructor todemonstrate system operation dynamically for the accom-plishment of physical tasks. The current configuration of the device consists of CUM166 (Day Attack Configuration), CUM 167 (Night AttackConfiguration), CUM 234 (RADAR/Strike AttackConfiguration), and CUM 236 (RADAR AttackConfiguration). Device 11H156 consists of three configu-rations: Instructional Graphics Training Device; InstructorGraphics Review Station, Device 11H156/1; and GraphicsDevelopment Station, Device 11H156/2. Device 11H156 consists of two basic units, an InstructorStation (IS) and the projection system utilizing a PROXIMADP5900 projector. The IS is essentially a podium whichhouses an IBM-compatible Pentium II 350 MHz with a 17-inch touch screen monitor which the instructor uses to con-trol the graphics being presented to the student on theassociated projection system.The AV-8B Instructional Graphics Training Device is locat-ed at NAMTRAMARUNIT, MCAS Cherry Point, NorthCarolina.Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando


F/A-18 Weapons Tactics Trainer (WST),

Device 2E7

Device 2E7 is adual training com-plex, consisting oftwo identical train-ing areas andnumerous support-ing stations andconsoles. Eachtraining area con-sists of an actualF/A-18 cockpitmounted near thecenter of a large sphere. Simulated images of the sky,earth, targets, and gunfire are projected upon the innersurface of the sphere and are viewed by the trainee duringthe training exercise. During the training exercises, thetrainee will utilize all flight and weapon controls of the cock-pit. He will also experience all sights, sounds, accelera-tions, and buffets that would be encountered on an actualflight mission. Training exercises are arranged and monitored by aninstructor who has direct communication with the trainee(s)during the exercises. Independent or coordinated exercis-es are possible for two trainees. The trainees may aid oroppose each other in a coordinated exercise. Alternatively,either of both trainee(s) may oppose an instructor and/or acomputer. Air-to-air combat training exercises are possiblein any of the following three ways: trainee opposes a threataircraft (1 on 1); trainee opposes two threat aircraft (1 on2). The instructor has the capability to record the trainingexercises for later playback and discussion with thetrainee(s). The playback may also be "frozen" at any timefor detailed examination.Location: MCAS Miramar CA, MCAS Beaufort SC Acquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando

F/A-18 Operational Flight Trainer

(OFT), Device 2F132

Device 2F132 is acompu te r - con -trolled trainer thatfaithfully simu-lates the opera-tion and responseof the F/A-18 air-craft flight con-trols, instruments,and systems, aswell as its visual, aural, environmental, and motion sensa-tions. Provides aircrew with cockpit orientation, normal and

emergency procedures training, dusk/night visual andinstrument takeoff and landing from carrier or airfield, andlimited air-to-ground weapons delivery. The dusk/nightvisual display shows the surrounding carrier/airfield terrainthroughout takeoff, maneuvers, and landing approach as afunction of the aircraft attitude, altitude, and speed. Auraleffects, such as engine turbine, engine nozzle, acces-sories, air conditioning turbine, and airflow also are simu-lated. An ejection seat shaker provides buffet simulation. AG-seat, used with a G-suit, provides motion cues. Thetrainer includes such automated instructional features asprocedural sequence monitoring, preprogrammed inser-tion of malfunctions, dynamic replay, parameter recording,checkride and auto mission programs, and demonstrationflights. The trainer also can provide had copy printouts forevaluating trainee performance. Location: MCAS Miramar CA, MCAS Beaufort SC, MCASIwakuni, JAAcquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando

FA-18D Aircrew Procedures Trainer

(APT), Device 2F192

The F/A-18D APT is amulti-purpose trainerthat is configured as anF/A-18D Advanced AllWeather Night AttackFighter aircraft. It isdesigned to providecockpit familiarization forthe pilot and Weapons &Sensors Officer (WSO), in-flight normal and emergencyprocedures, and advanced mission oriented training. Inaddition, the F/A-18D APT provides a capability to evaluateand test pilots and WSO's, and enables them to interactduring normal and emergency operations. The APTincludes a full range of navigational flight instruments, dayand night flight capability in a variety of weather/environ-mental conditions, survival equipment, and weapon deliv-ery capabilities that simulate the aircraft.

The F/A-18D APT providestraining in the followingareas: aircraft ground andairborne systems opera-tions, limited Air CombatManeuvering (ACM), Air-to-Air Weapons Delivery, RadarImagery, Radar Warning

System Operation, Aircraft Control, Normal/Emergencyprocedures, Air-to-Ground (A/G) Weapons Delivery withassociated A/G Sensors Video, and Targeting ForwardLooking InfraRed (FLIR). Performance simulation is pro-vided for air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons. The aircraftand weapons are dynamically and computationally related


to each other so that the pilot and WSO see an accuratevisual simulation of targets, and weapons deployment.The F/A-18D APT will be interoperable with the CH-53EAPT Device 2F190 and the CH-46E APT Device 2F191 toprovide integrated tactical training. In the Integrated Mode,the APT devices will be capable of collaborative training viathe Marine Corps supplied Tactical Environment Network(TEN).Location: MCAS Iwakuni, JAAcquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando

F/A-18 Part Task Trainer (PPT), Device

15C13

Device 15C13 is a PPTfor the F/A-18 aircraft.To provide orientation,familiarization with the"Hands-On-Thrott le-And-Stick" (HOTAS)controls, limited radarintercept geometry andan introduction to thebasic capabilities of the combined use of HOTAS, the UpFront Control (UFC), the Master Monitor Display (MMD),the Multi-Function Display (MFD), the Electronic HorizontalSituation Indicator (EHSI), the Heads Up Display, and thearmament panel. Location: MCAS Miramar, CAAcquisition Organization: Naval Aviation SystemsCommand (NAVAIR) PMA-205 / NAVAIR Training SystemsDivision Orlando


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