1997 Annual Defense Report Table of Contents - Air Force Magazine

anticipated threat forces, and the joint warfighting capability required for each warfighting mission. With
readiness requirements in hand, the Department can allocate resources appropriately.
TRAINING AND EDUCATING READY FORCES
The key to ensuring a trained, ready force in the future is to develop ways to train the force in more
efficient and less costly ways. To that end, the Department is examining both technological improvements
in the training process and outsourcing and privatization efforts projected to provide lower cost of training
and education. The Department continues to build upon the Commission on Roles and Missions study
that recommended more outsourcing of training and education to provide better individual training at
significantly less cost. Efforts include using the private sector to accelerate the applications of advanced
learning technology, and distance learning to produce more efficient and effective training.
Simulation Training
Providing realistic joint training across all phases of military operations for all types of missions remains
a formidable challenge. Recognizing the need for more such training, the Office of the Secretary of
Defense, the Joint Staff, and the Services are coordinating their efforts to create a coherent integrated plan
for the use of modeling and simulation in support of joint and interservice training.
The Executive Council for Modeling and Simulation established a Training Council for Modeling and
Simulation, chaired by the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Readiness and the Joint Staff Director
for Operational Plans and Interoperability. The primary objective of this council is to develop and
implement joint/interservice training simulation plans that represent the needs and interests of the training
community. This effort:
• Provides a central focus for coordinating simulation training plans across DoD.
• Provides high-level user requirements to guide DoD research and development efforts.
• Greatly increases the cost-effectiveness of DoD investments by eliminating unnecessary
duplication while improving the Services' ability to share common resources.
A major focus of the Training Council is the Joint Simulation System (JSIMS) program. In development
for a 1999 introduction, the JSIMS program represents a quantum leap over existing training technology.
It will encompass the full range of missions across all phases of military operations. JSIMS will provide
better simulations for joint training across the force by using efficient, composable simulations tailored to
meet training needs. It will share a common architecture with other training simulations, as well as
analytical and acquisition related models. Finally, it will interface with actual command, control,
communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I) functions and equipment in the field. DoD has
established a joint program office for management of JSIMS and is in the process of providing staffing
from each Service. A new program element has been established for the core JSIMS developments and
efforts are underway to coordinate related Service activities.
The Department has made a priority of exploiting enhanced modeling and simulation through distributive
technology. The Department's policy for joint readiness includes proactive application of simulation
technologies in the areas of joint training, exercises, and readiness monitoring. The coordinated use of
simulation and C4I systems design will allow for the distribution of training support while reducing
training costs. The DoD Modeling and Simulation Master Plan is being amended with a definitive
description of the requirements, plans, and programs to support joint and interservice training. In addition,
DoD is pursuing development of better modeling methods to improve U.S. capability to predict the
interaction of forces and reduce the fog and friction of war. This coordinated effort will increase
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