1 Joint Modeling & Simulation Capability Working Group Irregular Warfare Training Symposium Worldwide Joint Training and Scheduling Conference LTC John T. Janiszewski Chief, Technical Development and Innovation Branch J7, Joint Warfighting Center U.S. Joint Forces Command

2 Irregular Warfare Training Symposium What: A symposium on Irregular Warfare Training Sciences and Technologies Who: –Training scientists and managers, military personnel with recent IW experience, and technologists from the military, industry and academia –Co-sponsored by JFCOM and Service M&S acquisition community in Orlando (Team Orlando) When: 16 and 17 September, 2009 Where: Fairwinds Alumni Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida –Register at Why: –Understand the desired characteristics for small unit (platoon and below) training strategies –Identify the state of science and technology in relationship to the desired characteristics –Promote cross community integration Training sciences and technology Services, government agencies, industry and academia –Understand the requirements for instructional strategies to develop, measure, and assess cognition and human performance

3 Irregular Warfare Training Symposium How –Setting the stage with briefings by military training leadership, combat veterans, training scientist and technology developers –Panel discussions on the training sciences and technologies –Group discussions to discuss training strategies and relevant technologies on four areas Team decision making Joint enabling capabilities Mission training and rehearsals Measurement, assessment and evidence based training –Develop a road map (post symposium) that drives future research efforts toward meeting of the characteristics

4 Irregular Warfare Training Symposium 8 Characteristics That Can Make A Difference 1.Measurement and assessment of human performance is the centerpiece, not simply an ancillary benefit to help rationalize an investment. Provides the critical standard upon which "black boxes" will be evaluated. 2.Immersive, decision-making stimuli infinitely repeatable though nothing exactly repeated that was done before. 3.Modular to introduce increasing variables of complexity within changeable environments (to include conventional, nuclear, and irregular war). 4.Stresses tactical and ethical decision making leading to overall individual and small unit self-confidence. Open ended objectives, not merely electronic lane training. Challenges Cold War era Task-Condition-Standard construct. 5.Replicates joint enablers such as ISR and joint fires (air and ground) when used at home station, and can integrate these live enablers in real-time for mission planning/rehearsal in combat. 6.Ensures distributed integration of joint capabilities -- designed with standard architectures to ensure interoperability with other systems. (A virtual F-22 at Langley AFB, Virginia "flying" in support of a Marine infantry squad negotiating the Infantry Immersive Trainer at Camp Pendleton, California). 7.Easily transitioned to the field. Same capability used at home station and in combat. Small, lightweight, transportable. 8.Evidence-based. Results measurable and can be correlated to return on investment. Diagnostic baseline, objective measurement / assessment.