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CReaMS Phase I
CReaMS Phase I was a collaborative effort between the United States Navy (USN) and the
Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in adapting, implementing, and evaluating the BFTT learning
model to a coalition training environment. The BFTT learning model is presented below in
Figure 1.
Figure 3: BFTT conceptual learning model.
The Phase I effort uncovered challenges for coalition training and measurement. The Afloat
Training, Exercise, and Management System (ATEAMS) was used to apply and manage the
team learning methodology during these exercises. ATEAMS contains an extensive database of
training objectives for each ship in the Afloat Training Group. Based on the chosen training
conditions, the user selects specific training objectives to be associated with various events
throughout the training session. This carries with it the measures of performance associated with
each objective (Hession, Burns, & Boulrice, 2000).
While this training management system has been successful, it presented challenges and
limitations when applied to the CReaMS effort (i.e., management of such a large database has
been shown to be cumbersome). In addition, the focus of ATEAMS is on intra-ship training,
while the CReaMS effort involves inter-ship training. The results of the Phase I effort showed
the ATEAMS tool was not the best choice for CReaMS performance measurement. Lessons
learned were applied to the Phase II effort.
CReaMS Phase II
Using lessons learned from Phase I, CReaMS Phase II involved the development of a new
approach to coalition performance measurement, from developing training objectives to data
45 th Annual Conference of the International Military Testing Association
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