TRAINING AS A SERVICE


PEO STRI is working to make the Common Operating Environment truly common for training


by Dr. Jeremy T. Lanman and Mr. Amit Kapadia I


ndustry is spearheading the advance of consumer appli- cations and services that are available anytime, anywhere and on any device. Tis transformation features stream- lined real-time collaboration, universal data access,


intuitive user interfaces and seamless, round-the-clock avail- ability on desktops, tablets and mobile devices. Te immense popularity and growing adoption of these data and services are being leveraged within the Army’s larger Common Operat- ing Environment (COE). Tis technology provides the key to migrating the Army’s simulation and training systems to the training as a service (TaaS) paradigm whereby any user, at any time, anywhere can access an ecosystem of training services, data and applications.


Current systems and capabilities provided by the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) fall into the live, virtual or constructive (LVC) sim- ulation domain. Live training systems focus on real players for force-on-force and force-on-target exercises. Simulators, such as the Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer, embed real crew members with Army ground or aviation platform mock-ups for human-in-the-loop training. Constructive simulations feature complex models of simulated Army units and entities and their associated behaviors, manipulated with operator input (a key- board, for example) to support collective command staff training.


Each of these domains has independent standards, components and architectures that facilitate delivery of training systems.


Current PEO STRI LVC systems employ a unique,


system-specific and complex configuration of hardware, soft- ware, network, facilities and associated personnel expertly skilled to operate and sustain training activities across various Army installations. Te heavy overhead and footprint to con- duct


live force-on-force, force-on-target and command-post


training exercises must be streamlined to meet the Army’s Force 2025 vision.


To mitigate the complexity, PEO STRI is systematically infus- ing its live training and constructive simulation product lines with commercial and COE-proven technology to achieve TaaS. Tese modernization efforts aim to reduce overall acquisition system life-cycle costs, reduce technical complexity, streamline the user experience and enable on-demand access to simulation services, at any time and anywhere.


COMMON OPERATING ENVIRONMENT Central to the live-constructive transformation is the Army’s establishment of the COE, an approved set of computing tech- nologies and standards that enable the development and rapid deployment of secure and interoperable applications across six


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Army AL&T Magazine


July–September 2014


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