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Joint Test & Evaluation ProgramJT&E
Jim ThompsonProgram ManagerJT&E ProgramDOT&E
August 2010
Overview
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• Overview
• Process
• Review and Approval
• Support Structure
• Current Projects
• Notable Accomplishments
Briefing Content
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• A conduit for warfighters to solve joint operational issues
• OSD (DOT&E) manages the program; partnerships with Services and COCOMs critical for executing tests
• Provides non-materiel solutions to warfighter issues
• Works on process improvements so that fielded equipment is used more effectively in a joint operational environment
• Does not assess weapon system performance
• Not a hardware acquisition program
• Test products are:• Improved tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs); architectures,
and training packages
• New test and evaluation methodologies
What is JT&E?A Unique OSD Program
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• Joint: JT&E defines joint as two or more Services or a COCOM recognizing the proposed issue as being important to their organizations
• Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E): JT&E uses OT&E techniques to solve issues. We conduct detailed test planning, training, and rehearsal of new procedures to collect statistical data in a joint operational environment and evaluate the relevance of the changes being tested.
• We do not conduct experiments or demonstrations
Important Definitions
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• JT&E Program’s objective is to provide near-term solutions to COCOM problems
• Service/COCOM leadership must endorse the issue as being important and provide subject matter experts to the project
• Each project addresses a different issue, but all are resolved using operational test and evaluation techniques
• Typical products take the form of:• Joint, Service, COCOM handbooks, CONOPS, and TTPs
• Chapters or sections in doctrine publications
• DOTMLPF Change Recommendations
• Products integrated into ALSA MTTP publications
• Training inputs to joint and Service schools
Providing Validated Warfighter Solutions
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Joint Test and Evaluation Program
The Process
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How Does the Program Work?
• Nominations come from the field– Ideally joint operational issues not in someone's assigned lane– Subject matter experts are the best presenters
• Joint board (Flag/SES level) selects projects
• DOT&E charters; Services & COCOMs support– DOT&E provides money (contract support, test-unique items)– Services & COCOMs provide people, infrastructure, test venue
• Tailored test team built to solve the problem– Nominator (warfighting sponsor) leads the test team– Operational testers populate the test team– Operational test rigor built into the test plan (JT&E oversight)– Warfighter guidance incorporated through General Officer Steering
Committee reviews
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Avenues to Conduct Joint Testing
Quick Reaction Test Projects• Quickly addresses specific and focused warfighter issue within
scope of the JT&E purpose
• Accelerated review, approval, execution
• Duration: 6-12 months (Nomination-to-Closedown)
• Sponsors: COCOMs, Services, OSD
• Testers: Executed by Operational Test Agencies
• Resources: OSD provides up to $1M for contract support, government travel, and test-unique requirements
Quick Reaction Tests provide a specific answer to an urgent warfighter need
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Joint Tests deliver defined and useful products to the warfighter
Avenues to Conduct Joint Testing
Joint Test Projects• In-depth, methodical evaluation of issues within scope of approved charter
• Duration: – Feasibility Study: 7 months (generally 3 per year, prior to Joint Test
charter)– Joint Test: 3 years maximum (Charter-to-Closedown) (generally 2 new
projects chartered annually)
• Sponsors: COCOMs, Services, OSD
• Testers: Executed by Service/COCOM-led Joint Test teams
• Resources: – Services/COCOMs: Subject matter experts (military/civilian), home
station facilities, test assets, senior level mentorship– DOT&E/JT&E: Funding for contract support, government travel, and
test-unique support ($10 - $13M over three year test)
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NominatorAny COCOM, Service, Joint
Staff, or Agency
Relevant Joint Issue Needing a
Solution
Warfighter Solutions
TTPs, Doctrine, Architectures,
Methodologies
Joint TestUp to 3-year effort led by the nominating
agency. Supported by Services & COCOMs as needed to solve the issue.
Quick Reaction TestUp to 1-year effort led by Service OTAs to
quickly solve a specific issue.
Joint Test & Evaluation Methodology
DOT&E/JT&E SupportContractor Support, Unique Test Funding, Logistics,
Security and Program Oversight and Structure
Sponsor Support(COCOM, Service, OSD Agencies)
Facilities, Test Assets, Military/Government Personnel
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= SAC= Call for Nomination = Service Selection Boards = Planning Committee = TAB
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JFS
Chartered Joint Test
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TAB = Technical Advisory Board – Provide technical review of studies
SAC = Senior Advisory Council – Senior Warfighter, Service, OSD group for recommending JFS and Joint Test approval
JFS = Joint Feasibility Study – 7 month study to determine if the test is feasible
Joint Test = DOT&E chartered test activity funded to answer a joint warfighter issue by conducting up to a three-year test and evaluation program
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Chartered Joint Test
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JFS JFS
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JT&E Program Timeline
CY09 CY10 CY11
Jan Jul Jan Jul Jan Jul
Joint Test Annual Cycle
Quick Reaction Test Annual Cycle
= QRT Working Group = Executive Steering Group (Electronic meeting)
3 QRTs 3 QRTs1 - 3 QRTs 1 - 3 QRTs
(Extremely Urgent QRTs directed as needed)
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• DOT&E/JT&E is committed to partner with JFCOM• Established JT&E-Suffolk facility near JFCOM• Funded liaison efforts for test coordination• Coordinating future Joint Tests early with JFCOM J7 Capabilities and
Exercise Planners
• Joint Test projects identify all potential training venues that could support testing
• Uses General Officer Steering Committee (GOSC), joint warfighter advisory groups, and coordinates with Operational Test Agencies (OTA) and Service schools to identify potential venues
• Any COCOM or Service exercise could be a potential test venue
• Economies of scale for test planning• Each Joint Test is responsible for its individual test planning• Multiple projects using the same joint venue will have a JPO representative
identified as lead JT&E integrator
Coordination for Leveraging
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Review & Approval
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Senior Advisory Council (SAC):
Prioritizes
Senior Advisory Council (SAC):
Prioritizes
Joint Test
Results
Technical Advisory Board Assesses Feasibility &
Execution Risk
Results
Res
ult
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Interim Products
(Up to 3 years)
PlanningCommittee:
Initial Prioritization
PlanningCommittee:
Initial Prioritization
(Up to 12 months)
Exec SteeringGroup:Prioritizes
Exec SteeringGroup:Prioritizes
Quick Reaction Test
Results
Joint Feasibility
Study
(7 months)
Nomination from Services, COCOMs,
OSD Agencies
Sponsoring Services or COCOM providesGovernment personnel,facilities, and O&M support
DOT&E provides dollars for test specific support including contractor support
The JT&E Processes
QRT WorkingGroup:
Initial Prioritization
QRT WorkingGroup:
Initial Prioritization
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Senior Advisory Council• Reviews and recommends nominations for Joint Feasibility Study (January)
– Based on Planning Committee recommendations– Considers purposes and criteria for nominations
• Reviews and recommends Joint Feasibility Studies for Joint Tests (August)– Considers operational necessity and technical feasibility
Executive Steering Group• Reviews Quick Reaction Test (QRT) nominations and make
recommendations for selecting (electronically)• Responsible for management oversight of QRTs
– Approves lead OTA for selected QRTs• Commits resources to support Quick Reaction Tests planning and execution
Technical Advisory Board• Senior test analysts and scientists from the Services, OSD, and COCOMs• Reviews the progress of Joint Feasibility Studies and makes
recommendations to the Senior Advisory Council as to technical feasibility
JT&E Advisory Boards
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• Action Officers for SAC members
• Reviews nominations– Does the nomination meet the purposes of a JT&E?– Does the nomination support the Combatant Commands’
Integrated Priority Lists?– Has the nominating organization committed the necessary
resources?
• Prioritizes nominations
• Recommends which nominations should brief the SAC
Planning Committee
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Planning Committee (PC) MembersORGANIZATION MEMBER
JT&E Program Manager Mr. Jim Thompson (Chair)Joint Staff - J8 Lt Col David Chelen
JFCOM - J8 Mr. Randy Coonts
SOCOM Lt Col Dale VanDusen
USCENTCOM Mr. Marty Drake
USNORTHCOM Col Michael Hafner
USPACOM Mr. Mel Chaloupka
USSTRATCOM Mr. Eric Dernovish
USTRANSCOM Mr. Lou Bernstein
Army- G8 Integration Mr. James Lee
Navy- CNO, N091 CAPT Colin Chafee
Air Force- HQ USAF/TEP Col Scott Woodson
Marine Corps- MCCDC Mr. Robert (Mac) McKinney
ASD(NII)/DOD CIO CDR Ben Torreon
OSD (PA&E) Mr. Paul Farmer
AT&L, DD, DT&E Mr. Larry Paulson
DISA Ms. Linda Whitely
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• Advisory board to DOT&E
• Reviews nominations (January SAC meeting)– Based on Planning Committee (PC) recommendations– Considers purposes of nominations– Recommends priority of nominations for directing as a Joint Feasibility
Study
• Reviews Joint Feasibility Studies (August SAC meeting)– Considers necessity and feasibility
(feasibility recommendation from the TAB)– Recommends priority for charter as a Joint Test and Evaluation project
• Reviews completed Joint Tests and Evaluation projects
Senior Advisory Council
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Senior Advisory Council MembersORGANIZATION MEMBER
DOT&E, Air Warfare Mr. Mike Crisp (Chair)
Joint Staff - J8 BGen Glenn Walters
AT&L – SSE/DT&E Mr. Christopher DiPetto
USCENTCOM – J8 Ms. Barbara Sisson
USJFCOM - J8 BG Frederick Rudesheim
USNORTHCOM – J8 Mr. Charles Carpenter
USPACOM - J8 Dr. George Ka’iliwai
USSTRATCOM Mr. David Tyner
USTRANSCOM Brig Gen Michelle Johnson
Army - G8 Mr. Lewis Steenrod
Navy-CNO, N091 RADM Nevin Carr
Air Force-HQ USAF/TE Mr. Jack Manclark
USMC-MCCDC BGen Robert Hedelund
SOCOM - Op T&E Lt Col Dale Van Dusen
OSD (CAPE) Mr. Paul Farmer
ASD(NII)/DOD CIO Mr. Jack Zavin
DISA Dr. Steve Hutchison
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• Advisory board to DOT&E
• Decision body for Quick Reaction Test (QRT) nominations– Group meets as nominations are submitted
• Responsible for final vetting and management oversight of QRTs
• Commits resources to support Quick Test planning and execution
• Approves lead OTA for selected QRTs
• Joint Staff and JFCOM vet QRT nominations for urgency and jointness
Executive Steering Group
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Executive Steering Group MembersORGANIZATION MEMBERDOT&E, Air Warfare Mr. Mike Crisp (Chair)
Joint Staff - J8 BGen Glenn Walters
USCENTCOM - J8 Ms. Barbara Sisson
USJFCOM - J8 BG Frederick Rudesheim
USSOCOM - Op T&E COL Douglas Rombough
USNORTHCOM - J8 Mr. Charles Carpenter
USPACOM - J8 Dr. George Ka’iliwai
USSTRATCOM Mr. David Tyner
USTRANSCOM Brig Gen Michelle Johnson
Army - G8 Programs Mr. Lewis Steenrod
Army - ATEC Dr. James Streilein
Air Force - HQ USAF/TE Mr. Jack Manclark
Air Force - USAFWC Brig Gen Stanley Kresge
Navy - CNO, N091 RADM Nevin Carr
Navy - OPTEVFOR RDML David Dunaway
USMC - MCWL BGen Robert Hedelund
USMC - MCOTEA Col David Reeves
DISA Dr. Steve Hutchison
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• Advisory board to the JT&E Program Director
• Senior test analysts and scientists from the Services, OSD, and JFCOM
• Reviews the progress of Joint Feasibility Studies– Technical issues and feasibility– Makes recommendation to the SAC as to technical feasibility
• Reviews on-going Joint Test and Evaluation projects– Technical progress– Technical advice and guidance
• Conducts meetings in April and July
Technical Advisory Board
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Technical Advisory Board MembersORGANIZATION MEMBER
ATEC Dr. Jim Streilein, (Chair)
USCENTCOM Mr. Marty Drake
USPACOM Mr. Mel Chaloupka
USSTRATCOM Mr. David Tyner
USTRANSCOM Mr. Lou Bernstein
AF/TE Mr. Ricky Peters
COTF Mr. Bill McCarthy
MCOTEA Mr. Paul Johnson
USJFCOM Mr. Greg Knapp
USNORTHCOM Col Francis Cox
USSOCOM Lt Col David O’Nan
ASD(NII)/DOD CIO Mr. Jack Zavin
OUSA (AT&L)/SSE/DT&E Mr. Larry Paulson
DISA Dr. Steven Hutchison
JT&E Program Manager Mr. Jim Thompson
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Support StructureTotal Program Management Support
• Provides a well balanced operational test team– The warfighter is the subject matter expert– Contractor staff provides operational test expertise– Services/COCOMs contribute infrastructure resources and test assets to round
out the testing effort
• Program Management oversight provided by DOT&E/JT&E– Functional guidance in: technical issues, contracting, finance, logistics,
personnel, and security
• Operational guidance from the joint community– Senior Advisory Council recommends chartering based on joint need– General Officer Steering Committee represents the warfighting community and
provides direct guidance and feedback to Joint Tests
Warfighter participation is critical to finding credible and relevant joint solutions
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Support Structure
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Support StructureConcept
• JT&E accepts the nominating agency as an expert in the subject area of the proposed issue
• Support structure is designed to provide an operational test team which compliments the nominator’s expertise
• Services partner with JT&E to solve joint interoperability issues in the field
• Support structure is designed to stand-up test team, provide support, and disband quickly while maintaining the historical records in the program office
• JT&E structure uses the synergy, expertise, and knowledge of field organizations to find credible and relevant joint solutions
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Support StructureImplementation
• Program Office provides program management oversight, resources, and guidance on test team structure/approach
– Functional guidance in: technical, contracting, financial, logistics, personnel, and security
– Services align their support with JT&E guidance
• Services/COCOMs provide government personnel, facilities, and test assets
• JT&E provides contract support, travel funding, and test-unique equipment
• Oversight and document approval controlled by DOT&E
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Warfighter SolutionsTTPs, Doctrine, Architectures,
Methodologies
Joint Test Support Methodology…Full Service Support
to Quickly Stand Up and Conduct a Joint TestSponsor COCOM,
Service, OSD Agency
JT&E Program Office
Contracting, Funding, Logistics, Personnel, Security
NominatorRelevant Joint Issue Needing a Solution
JT&E and the Sponsorprovide the tools for the
Joint Test team to solve the problem
Joint Test Team Support
Sponsor Support• Subject Matter Expertise• Personnel• Facilities• Test Assets
Contracting• Task Award• Task Funding• Task Management• Task Closeout
Financial• Funding Unique Test Cost• Government Travel• Government Purchase Cards• Funding Documents• Financial Management
Logistics• Property Acquisition• Property Accountability• Property Disposition• Test Site Liaison
Personnel• Efficiency reports• Awards• Promotion Boards
SCI Security• NAG issue clearance• Manage SCI Billets• SCIF• Secure Equipment Management
Technical• Document Approval• Technical Advisory Boards• Joint Test Support Cell• Action Officer Support
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Director,Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E
Dr. Gilmore (nominee)
Director,Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E
Dr. Gilmore (nominee)
Deputy Director,Air Warfare
Mr. Mike Crisp
Joint Test & Evaluation (JT&E)Program ManagerMr. Jim Thompson
Principal Deputy Director, Operational Test and Evaluation
Mr. David Duma
Principal Deputy Director, Operational Test and Evaluation
Mr. David Duma
JT&E - Joint Test and EvaluationQRT - Quick Reaction TestOTA – Operational Test Agency
JT&E - SuffolkMr. Rickey Williams
Mr. Mel Walton
Joint Tests
Joint Feasibility Studies
QRTs
JT&E Program Director
JT&E Program Manager
JT&E Deputy PMMr. Willie Thomas
Service OTAs
JT&E Program Structure
JT&E Technical Director Ms. Lyn Padgett
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Program Manager
Program OfficeJT&E Technical Director
Staffed to provide Action Officer monitoring of projects and
functional area support (technical, contractual, financial, logistics,
personnel management) (8 contractors)
JT&E SuffolkJPO Suffolk Director
JPO Suffolk Deputy DirectorStaffed to provide technical
support for conducting Joint Feasibility Studies, Quick
Reaction Test, and assisting Joint Test (24 contractors )
JFCOM LNOsProvide liaison support for JT&E activities at
JFCOM (2 contractor)
Joint Tests(7)
Special Projects(1)
JointFeasibility
Studies(0)
QuickReaction
Tests(6)
FFRDC SupportIDA and MITRE
provide SME support to all test activities
Suffolk Facility
JT&E Program Structure
Deputy Pgm Mgr
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Joint Test and Evaluation Program
Current Projects
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SUFFOLK, VA Joint Data Integration [JDI]
(JFCOM) Joint Test and Evaluation
Methodology-Transition [JTEM-T] (a DOT&E special project)
Joint Maritime Evaluation & Transit Escorts [J-METE] (TRANSCOM/USCG)
JT&E Program Office Suffolk
ALEXANDRIA, VA JT&E Program Office
Joint Test/Special Project Quick Reaction Test Joint Feasibility Study JT&E Program Office Support
Legend:
Joint Air Defense Operations-Homeland [JADO-H] (NORAD/NORTHCOM)
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
VICKSBURG, MS JT&E Business Finance Office
Joint Integration of Maritime Domain Awareness [JIMDA] (NORAD/NORTHCOM)Joint Passive Electronic Radio Frequency Emission Classification and Tracking [JPERFECT] (NORAD/NORTHCOM)
PETERSON AFB, CO
Aviation Low Level Friendly Identification and Network Distribution [ALLFIND] (Army)
REDSTONE ARSENAL, AL
Foreign Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief [FHA/DR] (Army) Joint Modular Protection System [JMPS] (Army)
ALEXANDRIA, VA
Updated: July 23, 2010
Joint Non-Kinetic Effects Integration [JNKEI] (STRATCOM)
Joint Rapid Attack Process [JRAP] (STRATCOM)
OMAHA, NE
MACDILL AFB, FL Joint Civil Information Management [J-CIM] (SOCOM)
Current JT&E Locations7 Joint Tests, 6 Quick Reaction Tests, 3 Feasibility Studies, 1 Special Project, 12 Locations
INDIAN HEAD, MD Host-Based Security System
[HBSS] (STRATCOM/DISA)
Joint Jamming Assessment and Mitigation [JJAM](Air Force)
EGLIN AFB, FL
Joint Cyber Ops [JCO] (PACOM)
CAMP SMITH, HI
NELLIS AFB, NVJoint Electronic Protection for Air Combat [JEPAC] (USAF)Joint UAS Digital Information Exchange [JUDIE] (Air Force)
NELLIS AFB, NVJoint Electronic Protection for Air Combat [JEPAC] (USAF)Joint UAS Digital Information Exchange [JUDIE] (Air Force)
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Joint Air Defense Operations-Homeland (JADO-H) JADO-H will focus on improving joint and interagency effectiveness against the asymmetric air threat by refining air and cruise missile defense TTP in support of Deployable – Homeland Air and Cruise Missile Defense (D-HACMD) mission.Sponsor: NORAD/USNORTHCOM Completion Date: Sep 10
Joint Tests
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Joint Electronic Protection For Air Combat (JEPAC) Develops, tests, and evaluates joint TTP to improve our combat effectiveness through the employment of electronic protection via timely integration of specific target track generating capabilities with tactical shooters during combat employment.Sponsor: USAF Completion Date: Sep 10
Joint Non-Kinetic Effects Integration (JNKEI) Will focus on the integration of electronic attack, computer network attack, and space control-negation during time sensitive planning activities against adversary control systems and associated infrastructures and processes.Sponsor: USSTRATCOM Completion Date: Sep 10
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Joint Civil Information Management (J-CIM)Investigates and develops joint TTP and system of systems architecture to synchronize the collection, consolidation and dissemination of civil information to support civil affairs operations at joint, combined, host nation, interagency, and non-governmental levels.Sponsor: USSOCOM Completion Date: Jun 11 Joint Data Integration (JDI)Investigates and develops joint TTP to allow data sharing across component commanders to give the Joint Task Force Commander common tactical and operational pictures.Sponsor: USJFCOM Completion Date: Apr 11
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Joint Integration Of Maritime Domain Awareness (JIMDA)Develops joint TTP to aggregate, analyze, and disseminate essential maritime domain information across joint operational centers.Sponsor: USNORTHCOM Completion Date: Jul 12 Joint Jamming Assessment & Mitigation (JJAM)Evaluates specific network threats from adversary RF jamming capabilities to identify the impact of these threats and what TTP can be employed to mitigate them.Sponsor: USAF Completion Date: Sep 12
Joint Tests
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Joint Test and Evaluation Methodology-Transition (JTEM-T)JTEM JT&E project was chartered to employ multi-Service and other DoD agency support, personnel, and equipment to investigate, evaluate, and make recommendations to improve the ability to conduct testing across the acquisition life cycle in a realistic joint mission environment. JTEM-T will validate JTEM's methodology to define and use a distributed, live, virtual, constructive test environment to evaluate a system’s joint mission effectiveness.
Sponsor: DOT&E Special Project
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Foreign Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (FHA/DR) Purpose: Develops, tests, and evaluates concepts of operation and TTP to effectively plan and subsequently execute assigned FHA/DR missions outside the continental United States in support of a partner nation following a natural disaster. Lead Service: USA (ATEC) Location: Alexandria, VA Sponsor: USCENTCOM Directed: Jul 10
Joint Modular Protection System (JMPS) Purpose: Develops, tests, and evaluates concepts of operation TTP for employment of the Modular Protective Systems, which is a physical protection capability against common threat weapons that is portable, rapidly deployable and recoverable, with little or no construction assets.Lead Service: USA (ATEC) Location: Alexandria, VASponsor: USSOUTHCOM Directed: Jul 10
Joint Maritime Evaluation of Transit Escorts (J-METE) Purpose: Develops and tests concept of operation and TTP to reduce the vulnerability of in-transit high value ships to underwater attack from asymmetric underwater threats using in-service systems in critical ports, restricted waterways, and chokepoints. Lead Service: USN (COTF) Location: Suffolk, VASponsor: USTRANSCOM Directed: Jan 10
Quick Reaction Tests
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Host-Based Security System (HBSS)Purpose: Develops standard policies and tactics for the implementation and operation of the HBSS in providing effective attack prevention, detection, diagnosis, response, and situational awareness capabilities. Lead Service: DISA (JITC) Location: Indian Head, MDSponsor: USSTRATCOM Directed: Jan 10
Joint Passive Electronic Radio Frequency Emission Classification & Tracking (JPERFECT)Purpose: Researches, develops, and tests concept of operation and TTP for the execution and employment of multi-Service, COCOM, and other agency capabilities to improve detection, tracking, identification, and threat evaluation of potential long range air threats to the United States homeland.
Lead Service: USAF (AFJO) Location: Peterson AFB, COSponsor: USNORTHCOM Directed: Mar 10
Joint Rapid Attack Process (JRAP)Purpose: Develops and evaluates TTP for the execution and employment of multi-Service and other DoD agency support to improve confidence in cyber mission planning, rehearsal, execution and assessment. Lead Service: USAF (AFJO) Location: Nellis AFB, NVSponsor: USSTRATCOM Directed: Jan 10
Quick Reaction Tests
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Notable Accomplishments
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JT&E has conducted several projects directly linked to supporting Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. Recently completed projects are listed with the sponsor, year started, and a synopsis.
• Joint Survivability QRT: U.S. Army T&E Command: (2003) Developed and delivered convoy survivability procedures to CENTCOM to minimize combat casualties.
• Joint Forward Operations Base Force Protection QRT: U.S. Army Engineering Research & Development Center: 2005: Found solutions and provided recommendations to the Services to mitigate the threat of rockets, artillery, and mortars as well as vehicle-borne IEDs on forward operations bases in Iraq.
• Joint Counter Remote Control Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare QRT: Joint IED Defeat Task Force: 2006: Training handbook for Service, multi-Service and joint training on and operational use of CREW equipment.
• Joint Sniper Defeat QRT: U.S. Army Infantry Center: 2007: Handbook provides standardized guidelines for counter sniper actions using all available technology and counter measures.
• Joint Combat Outpost Force Protection QRT: CENTCOM: 2008: Handbook provides standardized guidelines for force protection at combat outposts.
• Joint Base Expeditionary Targeting Surveillance System–Combined QRT: CENTCOM: 2008: Developed TTP for the employment of the BETSS-C system to conduct reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition to reduce risk to forces occupying forward operations bases, contingency operations bases, and combat outposts.
Recent Successes
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• Identification Friend, Foe, or Neutral (78-89) - Theater Air Command and Control Simulation Facility (TACCSF) was the initial legacy. USAF’s Distributed Mission Operations Center (DMOC) is the legacy today.
• Joint Live Fire (JLF) (84-91) - JLF continues today in DOT&E as the Live Fire T&E Directorate.
• Joint Electromagnetic Interference (JIMI) (88-91) - Institutionalized in Electromagnetic Compatibility Analysis Center (ECAC), which is now the Joint Spectrum Center (JSC).
• Joint Air Defense Operations/Joint Engagement Zone (90-95) - Institutionalized in All Service Combat Identification and Evaluation Team (ASCIET). ASCIET restructured to Joint Combat Identification and Evaluation Team (JCIET) under JFCOM.
• Joint Close Air Support (JCAS) (97-03) - Combined with JCIET under JFCOM to become Joint Fires Integration and Interoperability Team (JFIIT).
• Joint Theater Distribution (JTD) (98-02) - Transitioned as a standing organization in Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).
• Joint Global Positioning System Combat Effectiveness (JGPSCE) (99-04) - continues today as the Joint Navigation Warfare Center under STRATCOM
• Joint Datalink Information Combat Execution (JDICE) (03-06) - Transitioned to Joint Digital Integration for Combat Engagement (JDICE) for the Secretary of the Air Force for Warfighter Integration (SAF/XC)
Notable Success Stories
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Joint Test and EvaluationClosing Shots
• More than a quarter century legacy of support to the warfighters• On the leading edge of developing new tactics, techniques, and
procedures• Making fielded military systems more effective in joint operations• Continually reviewing internal processes to be more responsive to
the warfighters’ needs
• The JT&E Program is managed by DOT&E, but requires active participation and support of the Services, OSD Agencies, Joint Staff, and COCOMs
www.jte.osd.mil
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Additional Details
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• Nominations generated from a variety of sources • QRTs can be nominated at any time from COCOMs, Joint Staff,
Services, JFCOM, and OSD• Pop-up, “hot” warfighter issues are vetted through an accelerated review
process • Review process completed within 30 calendar (submission-to-approval)• All other QRT nominations vetted through “quarterly” review cycle
• Nominations reviewed for scope and feasibility• Program Office and Joint Test Support Cell (JTSC) actively review• Joint Staff and USJFCOM evaluate for jointness and urgency
• Executive Steering Group (ESG) meets as needed to review and select nominations for QRTs
• Once approved, designated OTA leads the effort; up to one year in duration
Quick Reaction Test ProcessDetails
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• Process starts with “Call for Nominations” letter • Letter published in March
• Nominations generated from a variety of sources • COCOMs, Joint Staff, Services, OSD, and other agencies
• Planning Committee (PC) meets in November to review and recommend nominations• Nominations reviewed for scope and feasibility
• PC members represent SAC member agencies and have equal vote
• Senior Advisory Council (SAC) meets in January to recommend DOT&E directing of Joint Feasibility Studies
Joint Test ProcessDetails
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• Joint Feasibility Study (JFS)• Seven month effort, lead by a Service or COCOM• Resolve two basic issues: Is a JT&E necessary? Is a JT&E feasible?• Technical Advisory Board (TAB) reviews and mentors JFS• Develop Program Master Plan and Consolidated Resource Estimate• Joint Test Support Cell (JTSC) and JFCOM Liaison assistance provided
• Senior Advisory Council (SAC) meets in August to recommend charter
• Chartered Joint Test• Up to three-year test effort to answer the “Problem Statement” • Service or COCOM lead; sponsor provides infrastructure• DOT&E funds contract support and test unique requirements• Products focus on customer requirements
(Continued)Joint Test ProcessDetails