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Annex D (Training Support Packages) to OPORD 1-95

1. SITUATION:

a. Unit commanders and their staffs spend too much time on preparation and not enough time executing training. Traditionally units spend three days to prepare for one day of training. Warfighter XXI Training Support Packages (WF TSP) will enable units to spend one day preparing for three days of training. WF TSP will provide commanders at all levels with the products necessary to execute rigorous, structured, combined arms training making use of a table based training methodology; "gates," which measure task proficiency as training progresses. Additionally, WF TSP will provide a means for trainers to gain training feedback which is evaluated against measurable standards. These automated training packages will make optimal use of TADSS and live training in order to facilitate effective and efficient training.

b. The Army has traditionally defined Training Support Packages (TSP) as the materials and instructions needed to plan, prepare and execute training. They are complete, stand alone training packages integrating the products/materials necessary to train one or more critical tasks. TSPs vary greatly in content depending on the training environment, audience, available Training Aids, Devices, Simulators, and Simulations (TADSS) and tasks. They can range from a paper based set of lesson plans used to execute classroom instruction to the myriad of materials, orders, overlays, Observer/Controller (O/C) instructions, Opposing Force (OPFOR) cell, computer hardware, and simulation based scenarios required to support a Battle Command Training Program (BCTP) Warfighter Exercise. WF TSPs are unique in providing battle command/staff and unit training, in structured tables and gateways, based on critical tasks, conditions, and standards to train and measure performance.

c. The WF TSP is broken down into four components: Scenario Overview, Evaluator Materials, Training Unit Materials, and Opposing Forces Materials. These components may include the following:

SCENARIO OVERVIEW
Scenario History
Training Environment
Training Objectives
Target Audience
Equipment Requirements
Training and Evaluation Outline

Training Unit Materials
Operations Order
Execution Matrix
Maps and Overlays
"Away" Demonstration Tape
Simulation Requirements

OPPOSING FORCES MATERIALS
OPFOR Commander Instructions
Orders
Entities

EVALUATOR MATERIALS
Exercise Director Support Package
OC Support Package
Rules of Engagement
SOPs for Manual Work-arounds
AAR Framework/Instructions
Take Home Package
Train the Trainer Guide

d. The Combined Arms Training Strategy (CATS) is the foundation of the structured training development for WF XXI. CATS provides the over-arching strategy for training management, sets the direction for how the force trains and identifies the best mix of training resources (including TSPs) to execute the training. Future CATS will be a true "Combined Arms" strategy, integrated both horizontally across the battlefield operating systems (BOS), and vertically to echelon's higher and lower. The Force XXI Training Program (FXXITP) being executed by the Armor School has developed the prototype armor and mechanized infantry CATS of the future.

 2. MISSION:

TRADOC develops and fields WF TSPs that unit trainers access via the Standard Army Training System (SATS), and that support execution of collective training within Force XXI Combined Arms Training Strategies (CATS), NLT December 1999.

 3. EXECUTION:

a. Desired End-State. Trainers at all levels will access TSPs stored at the Army Training Digital Library (ATDL) via an improved SATS network. Improved SATS will provide the recommended training strategy for selected tasks based on the unit assessment and the resources/TADSS available. This will provide the commander the flexibility to select and tailor the optimum unit training strategy. The commander then selects the TSP that best supports his training objectives. The result is structured, task-based training, using the most effective training method available for the task(s) to be trained. WF TSP will be incorporated into ATDL NLT Dec 99

b. Concept of the Operation As TRADOC's WFXXI executive agent, Battle Command Training Directorate (BCTD) will ensure that all WF TSP products are synchronized and compatible with all components of the Army Training Information Management Program (See Annex E). The WF TSP Master Plan is a three phased operation consisting of : PHASE I : Identification of WF TSP requirements ; Phase II : The digitization of existing required TSPs; and Phase III: The creation and sustainment of new required WF TSPs.

(1). WF TSP provide the task based products (orders, overlays, execution matrices, etc) to plan, prepare and execute battle command/staff (individual through collective) and unit (collective) training. WF TSPs may be organized into structured tables and exercises similar to the training exercise matrix used by armor/mechanized infantry crewman in the Unit Conduct of Fire Trainer (UCOFT). An initial proficiency level is established based on previous training experience and demonstrated performance. This level is set for the crew or unit to enter the training event.

(2). WF TSPs provide "crawl, walk, run" methodology of training. The trainer's inputs to the Standard Army Training System (SATS) will encompass individual and crew training records, resource availability Operating Tempo (OPTEMPO), ammunition, training areas, fuel/petroleum, oil, lubricants (POL), training guidance, training priorities, and Mission Essential Task Lists (METL). Based on this input, SATS provides the trainer a recommended training program (situational training template) and draws appropriate WF TSPs from the library. The trainer, then reviews and/or modifies, as required, the training package to ensure the unit's training needs are met.

(3). The WF TSP also provides pre-exercise event generation information. This may consist of any, or all, of the products reflected in paragraph one above. This will streamline the training process by eliminating the need for extensive preparation of support products. The WF TSP will include a standard terrain database (TDB), and semi-automated forces (SAF) with variable levels of conflict intensity. The unit executes the training using Army wide objective standards of performance and evaluation included as an integral part of the WF TSP.

(4). The FXXITP at Fort Knox is the lead effort for WFXXI, the Army's vision for training Force XXI. FXXITP is focused on the mounted brigade and represents a prototype strategy to transition the Army from the way it trains today to how it will train in the future. It increases the time the commander and staff spend training by decreasing the time spent determining what and how to train. It employs the use of emerging technologies to turn the commander's assessment of the fighting readiness of his unit into a training program. FXXITP describes which tasks are to be trained to a given standard using prescribed live, virtual and constructive simulations. It has pioneered development of structured individual and small group staff training in the form of tables, and exercises based on detailed tasks, conditions, and standards (TCS). Demonstrations of "a way" of executing a set of tasks to standard can be used to assist staffs in reaching a minimal level of proficiency. Staff procedures can be refined and sustained in unit designed exercises. FXXITP incorporates innovative WF TSPs , which include orders, over lays, scenarios, observer/controller instructions, etc., reinforced with an automated After Action Review (AAR) process. Functional task groupings, the results of an ongoing Army Research Institute (ARI) study, have been instrumental in TSP development at Fort Knox: providing the task analysis and description of training/operations activities required to execute effective simulations- based training and provide the task-based linkages among echelons and BOS (horizontal/vertical integration).

(5). Milestones: The following major milestones are projected over the next several years:

(a) FY 96, Publish TRADOC Regulation 350-70. Consolidates all TRADOC training development policy into a single source regulation and provides guidance on TSP development.

(b) FY 96, TSP Master Plan . Provides further guidance and assigns responsibilities for the creation of required WF TSPs.

(c) FY 96, Terrain Data Base ( TDB) of Southwest United States. The National Simulations Center (NSC) is currently creating a TDB of the National Training Center (NTC), and Twenty-Nine Palms; United States Marine Corps Training Area, California to support development of simulations based division and corps scenarios for Simulations based Division Army Trainer (SIMDART), and Simulations based Corps Army Trainer ( SIMCART).

(d) FY 97, Simulation-based Division Army Trainer (SIMDART). The Combined Arms Center (CAC), Command and General Staff College (CGSC) is the leading agency for the development of SIMDART. SIMDART provides structured, simulations based training for individual staff officers and staff groups on a division staff. It includes vertical integration by BOS with higher and lower echelons and provides innovative training methods, techniques and materials to maximize available simulation capabilities and training time. Objective feedback to the commander for assessing unit performance will be available following training events.

(e) FY 97, Simulations-based Corp/Army Trainer ( SIMCART). It provides structured, simulations based training for individual staff officers and staff groups on a corps staff. It includes vertical integration by BOS with higher and lower echelons and provides innovative training methods, techniques and materials to maximize available simulation capabilities and training time. Objective feedback to the commander for assessing unit performance will be available following training events.

(f) FY 99, Simulations-based Joint/Army Trainer (SIMJART). Structured, simulations based training for individual staff officers and staff groups assigned to a joint staff. Includes vertical integration by BOS with higher and lower echelons. Provides innovative training methods, techniques and materials to maximize available simulation capabilities and training time. Objective feedback to the commander, for assessing unit performance will be available following training events.

(g) FY 00, DIS compliant TDB for all CTCs. Create TDB for the National Training Center (NTC), Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), and Combat Maneuver Training Center (CMTC) in support of simulations based trainers.

(h) FY 03, DIS compliant TDB. Create TDB for all major local training areas and for contingency mission areas worldwide.

 4. RESOURCES- See Annex J (Resources) to OPORD 1-95

5. COMMAND and CONTROL- See Annex H (Command and Control) to OPORD 1-95.

Last Update: 12 Feb, 1996