Assessment of User Reactions to the Multi-service Distributed Training Testbed (MDT2) System

Assessment of User Reactions to the Multi-service Distributed Training Testbed (MDT2) System
Author: Angelo Mirabella
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Total Pages: 112
Release: 1997
Genre: Close air support
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"This research was part of a larger program to develop a methodology for multi-Service training of Close Air Support (CAS), using Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) technology. This paper summarizes all assessment of user reactions to the training. Survey questionnaires. group interviews, and observations of the training were used to obtain data on to questions. What value is added to existing Service training cycles by the DIS methodology developed? How well did the training work? A key finding was that the distributed methodology fills a critical gap in training multi-Service CAS coordination tasks. An important potential application of the research is to 'ramp-up' training in preparation for rotations to combat training centers. Many lessons were learned about how to develop and apply survey and interview instruments as part of a larger evaluation of DIS training. For example, we 'discovered' that for multiple sites and services 'one size does not fit all.' Assessment instruments must be carefully prepared in different versions to suit the varying perspectives and roles of multiple services."--DTIC.

Appendices. Recommendations for Planning and Conducting Multi-Service TacticaL Training with Distributed Interactive Simulation Technology

Appendices. Recommendations for Planning and Conducting Multi-Service TacticaL Training with Distributed Interactive Simulation Technology
Author: Herbert Bell
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Total Pages: 182
Release: 1997-02-01
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ISBN: 9781423567066

These appendices support a report, bound separately, which recommends practices for planning and conducting tactical training using distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) technology with multi-Service groups. Groups are geographically separated. The recommendations presented are based on the experience gained from the Multi-Service Distributed Training Testbed (MDT2)--a testbed designed to develop training opportunities and tools to increase the utility of multi-Service training. MDT2 is a realistic, although synthetic, environment for training with the flexibility to support planning, preparation, execution, and feedback for the multi-Service Close Air Support (CAS) mission. This report combines the knowledge from MDT2-CAS with the authors' knowledge of training into recommendations about how to train best with DIS technology.

Observations about Defining Collective Training Requirements

Observations about Defining Collective Training Requirements
Author: Kenneth D. Cross
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Total Pages: 44
Release: 1998
Genre: Soldiers
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In the past, collective training requirements have been defined in terms of the mission, mission segments, or broad functions that an Army aviation unit must learn to perform as a group. It is impossible to infer from these broad task descriptions the specific knowledge and skills that can be acquired only through collective training. Without a clear understanding of these requisite knowledge and skills, it is impossible to make prudent decisions about the level of realism that is required for each component of a collective training simulator. This white paper describes the nature of the problem and describes the authors' views about the unique knowledge and skills that can be acquired and sustained only through collective training exercises. All comments are airmed at the training requirements for the Aviation Reconfigurable Manned Simulator (ARMS) and development of the U.S. Army National Guard Bureau (USANGB).-- P.i.