Air Force Agency for Modeling & Simulation Mission Brief Col James Spanky Dennis AFAMS Commander
Organizational Structure Executive Services Mr. Bob Verica Financial Officer Mr. Joe Lawrence Commander Col James Dennis Strategic Initiatives Mr. Bob Rohlfing Technical Director Mr. Sam Fragapane Operations Maj. Tom Solz Programs Ms. Lillian Campbell-Wynn Foundations Dr. Ed Degnan Chain of Command Secretary of the AF SAF/XC SAF/XCD Personnel Military: 15 Civilian: 15 Contractor: 20 Liaisons MSCO AFRC AFRL JTC SIL
AFAMS Vision The Air Force Center of Excellence for modeling and simulation delivering realistic, reusable, and costeffective tools for operations, training, analysis, and acquisition support ensuring the contributions of air, space & cyberspace are accurately represented to the Joint Warfighter.
AFAMS Mission Ensure appropriate representation of air, space and cyberspace in Air Force models and simulations Integrate and ensure interoperability of Air Force models and simulations Coordinate Air Force modeling and simulation support for Service, Joint, Inter-Agency and Coalition events Develop and maintain appropriate modeling and simulation skills and knowledge for Air Force personnel
AFAMS Focus Areas Lead for Air Force live-virtual-constructive (LVC) integration: Establish the LVC environment for the Air Force Oversight of constructive simulation: Expand and modernize a constructive environment for the Air Force Coordinate event support: Ensure modeling and simulation support to Air Force sanctioned exercises Develop modeling and simulation workforce Increase community awareness of the AFAMS mission
LVC Definitions Virtual involving real people operating simulated systems. Live involving real people operating real systems. Constructive. involve simulated people operating simulated systems (machine-to-machine).
LVC Integration NAFs Wings Operational Exercises Austere Challenge Ulchi Freedom Guardian Blue Flag Virtual Exercises Tactical Exercises TOC TOC TOC CAOC CAOC CAOC OPERATIONAL TO TACTICAL
USAFE ASOC / JTAC Training Warfighter Integrated JTAC Solutions Remotely Operated Video Enhanced Receiver (ROVER) Support for OEF/ISAF NATO FACs Integration between real-world C 2 and simulation Combines AFSERS / XCITE In-house solution simple & inexpensive Integrates AF with Army systems on the Baumholder and Hohenfels ranges Improves C 2 between AOC, ASOC, Pilots, & JTAC Controllers Ku-Band/CDL Battlefield Operations Support System Plan to integrate LVC using Link 16 and SADL for Fighter Data Link Messages and ASTi radios for Radio over IP (ROIP) L-Band/Analog C-Band/Analog/ROVER ROVER III Sensor to Shooter: Multi-Platform, Multi-Band Operations
Distributed Tactical Operations Center ASOC / JTAC Training Ft Lewis 1 ASOG DTOC enables training at 16 sites via ARCNET Ft Drum 20 ASOS Nellis AFB 6 CTS Ft Irwin NTC 12 CTS Ft Carson 13 ASOS Ft Bliss 12 ASOS Ft Riley 10 ASOS Ft Hood 3 ASOG Ft Sill Ft Campbell 19 ASOS Ft Polk 21 ASOS Ft Knox Det 1, 10 ASOS Ft Benning 17 ASOS Hurlburt Fld Det 3, 342 TRS Pope AFB 18 ASOG Shaw AFB 682 ASOC Ft Stewart 15 ASOS Moody AFB 93 AGOW
Nellis LVC Integration OBJECTIVE: INCREMENTAL INTEGRATION LEADING TO FULL 5 th GENERATION LVC CAPABILITY WITH FULL NTC/NTTC INTEGRATION VIRTUAL PREDATOR (AFSERS) LIVE F-16 LIVE/VIRTUAL AIRCRAFT VIRTUAL WEAPON WEAPON FLYOUTS LIVE/VIRTUAL FLARES/CHAFF LIVE/VIRTUAL GROUND SYSTEMS/TARGETS LIVE/VIRTUAL EMITTERS/SAMS VIRTUAL IIR/TACELINT REPORTS VIRTUAL WEAPONS EFFECTS ROVER III LIVE SA-3
AFFOR / AOC Training Support Joint, Coalition & Service exercise support with accredited Air Force simulations and AFAMS expertise Can t train AOC as a weapon system Without simulation & stimulation COP Battle Management C2 ISR Challenges Duplication of simulation environment generators Integration issues Joint and Coalition integration (cross-domain solutions) Lack of standardized C2 training plans / MECs Operating Systems Databases Targeting
ACE-IOS Products Stand Off and Self Protect Jamming Electronic Order of Battle Air Breathing Sensors (RJ, U2, Global Hawk, Predator, EP-3) Fused National Sensors (SIGINT, IMINT, ELINT) PGM Degradation Fixed Target Adjudication via Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual (JMEM) Links & Nodes (Networks) with Cascading Effects Common Operating Picture (COP) (TADIL, IBS-I (TIBS), IBS-S (TDDS), TRAP) USMTF ISR Reporting (TACELINT, BDAREP, MISREP, IPIR) Interface Between Constructive and Virtual Simulations ACE-IOS is the only integrated provider of these products UNCLASSIFIED
LVC Integration 5 Year Plan 60 Days Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Establishment of a Persistent and Efficient USAF LVC Environment for Training Develop Baseline Metrics Develop Vision Modify Vision Modify Vision Modify Vision Modify Vision Develop Metrics Track Metrics Track Metrics Track Metrics Track Metrics Processes / Organization for Establishment of an USAF LVC Training Environment Identify Data Collection Events Architecture Current Timelines Processes / Modify Plan Modify Plan Modify Plan Modify Plan Organizations Develop 5 Year Plan (POC ID) Execute 20 % Plan Execute 20 % Plan Execute 20 % Plan Execute 20 % Plan Execute 20 % Plan Technical Requirements for Establishment of an USAF LVC Training Environment Identify Software, Hardware, Commo, Database Standards & Architectures Identify and review USAF, DoD, Joint Policy Acquisition Lane Analysis of Items Technical Lane Develop 5 Year Plan Modify Plan Modify Plan Modify Plan Modify Plan Execute 20 % Plan Execute 20 % Plan Execute 20 % Plan Execute 20 % Plan Execute 20 % Plan Policy Requirements for a USAF LVC Training Environment ID Policies???? Funding / POM for USAF LVC Training Environment
AFAMS Advancing Air Force M&S
Air Force Agency for Modeling & Simulation Mission Brief Col James Spanky Dennis AFAMS Commander