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Elevating Combat Readiness

Elevating Combat Readiness. DoD Modeling & Simulation Conference May 8, 2007. Dan Gardner (presented by Mr. Fred Hartman) Director, Readiness & Training, Policy & Programs Office of Secretary of Defense (Readiness). Battlespace. Dynamic/Integrated Operations Joint Urban Ops (JUO)

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Elevating Combat Readiness

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  1. Elevating Combat Readiness DoD Modeling & Simulation Conference May 8, 2007 Dan Gardner (presented by Mr. Fred Hartman) Director, Readiness & Training, Policy & Programs Office of Secretary of Defense (Readiness)

  2. Battlespace • Dynamic/Integrated Operations • Joint Urban Ops (JUO) • Information Operations (IO) • Stability, Security, Transition and Reconstruction Operations (SSTRO) • Assigned Forces w/Non-Traditional Roles • USAF Convoy Ops • USN Security Ops • Tactical Ops w/Strategic Consequences Training technology to fill voids in the battlespace?

  3. Do We Have The Right ToolsIn The Training Kit Bag? • Non-kinetic cause-effect modeling • Influence Operations modeling • Immersive modeling/gaming • Cultural • Language • Decision Making • Sensing

  4. FOCUS TransformingEducation & Training Source: Arthur K. Cebrowski, Former Director OFT, Brief to AFCEA Conference, 16 Sep 04

  5. LTG Petraeus’Observations from Soldiering in Iraq 1."Do not try to do too much with your own hands." 2. Act quickly, because every Army of liberation has a half-life. 3. Money is ammunition. 4. Increasing the number of stakeholders - critical to success. 5. Analyze "costs and benefits" before each operation. 6. Intelligence - key to success. 7. Everyone must do nation-building. Source: LTG Petraeus, U.S. Army; Learning Counterinsurgency: Observations from Soldiering in Iraq, U.S. Army Military Review, Jan-Feb 06

  6. LTG Petraeus’Observations from Soldiering in Iraq 8. Help build institutions, not just units. 9. Cultural awareness - force multiplier. 10. Success in counterinsurgency requires more than just military operations. 11. Ultimate success depends on local leaders. 12. Remember strategic corporals and lieutenants. 13. No substitute for flexible, adaptable leaders. 14. A leader's most important task - set the right tone. Source: LTG Petraeus, U.S. Army; Learning Counterinsurgency: Observations from Soldiering in Iraq, U.S. Army Military Review, Jan-Feb 06

  7. Transformation Strategy • Transformed Culture Through Innovative Leadership • Transformed Processes • Transformed Capabilities Via Force Transformation • Strengthening Joint Operations • Exploiting US intelligence advantages • Training & Experimenting in support of new warfighting concepts • War gaming • Modeling and Simulation • Joint National Training Capability • Operational Lessons Learned Source: Arthur K. Cebrowski, Former Director OFT, Brief to AFCEA Conference, 16 Sep 04

  8. You Can Help Fill the Training Kit Bag • Non-kinetic cause-effect modeling • Influence Operations modeling • Immersive modeling/gaming • Cultural • Language • Decision Making • Sensing

  9. VBS-2A“Tactical Decision-making Simulation” • Mission Rehearsal Capability • Geo-specific terrain • Networkable (100 players/ HLA) • Arabic language version • Simulates all MAGTF platforms and weapons • Comprehensive AAR • Virtual Toolkit • Marine authored scenarios • “Pluggable” AI • Real Time Editor (Curveballs) • Kinetic and Non-kinetic

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