reducing resource requirements to only the test assets, with the organization’s maneuver funds supporting personnel and equipment not provided by the pro- gram manager.
An additional benefit of using home sta- tion training for data collection is the increased opportunity
for Soldiers become familiar with the test asset. REALISM RULES
The integrity of a tent could be a matter of life or death for Soldiers operating in areas contaminat- ed by biological or chemical weapons. The Joint Expeditionary Collective Protection tent was put to rigorous testing this spring at the Yuma (AZ) Test Center and Tropic Regions Test Center, elements of ATEC. To adapt to numerous fiscal constraints, the T&E community is exploring more effective ways to test, collect meaningful data and evaluate systems with less money and fewer personnel. (U.S. Army photo by Carlos Mora, U.S. Army Tropic Regions Test Center)
operationally realistic DT environment can also reduce the scope of a subsequent OT event because there is no need to gather specific operational data again.
One example of leveraging DT to sup- port the OT evaluation is in the Joint Assault Bridge T&E master plan. ATEC will be
able to create an operation-
ally realistic environment during the production- qualification test by adding Soldiers and realistic scenarios
to the
last portions of the launch-and-retrieve cycles and the reliability, availability and maintainability (RAM) miles of the operational-mode summary and mission profile testing.
In the past, civilians would conduct the total RAM event without adding Sol- diers and realistic scenarios to the event. Tus the event was missing Soldier-con- ducted RAM mileage, and RAM miles could not be reduced in the actual OT event, which ultimately meant higher cost. Te environment will be further improved by having the Soldiers perform their duties as vehicle crew members and execute their primary mission using
the Joint Assault Bridge. Avoiding the use of an opposing force saves valuable resources without affecting the reli- ability assessment. We expect that this combined DT-OT strategy will reduce the duration of the initial OT, from six to five weeks.
HOME STATION TRAINING With fewer deployments, priority for use of installation training areas is going to mission-essential task list (METL) validation and preparation for capstone events at CTCs, which are expecting organizational units to arrive prepared to execute their METL without requiring training. By identifying platoon- through battalion-level units that are preparing, ATEC can integrate system evaluations with scheduled maneuver home station training exercises to capitalize on oppor- tunities for Soldier feedback.
Historically, an OT is a stand-alone event, forcing the program manager to provide funding for test assets, blue force, oppos- ing force, support and sustainment costs. Using home station training for data col- lection benefits the program manager by
CTC ROTATIONS AND OPERATIONAL IMPACT Like NTC rotations at Fort Irwin, CA, Army CTCs are DA-resourced, large- scale, realistic operational events that offer a rich environment for conduct- ing program T&E. CTC formations are normally at the battalion or brigade level, which provide a better sample size for evaluation without additional cost to the program manager. School-trained and
-certified observer controllers are present to provide feedback on mission success and data collection, reducing the custom- ary number of data collectors.
By using the unit that participated in the home station training exercise, ATEC can eliminate the need to repeat new equipment training. In addition, the unit transports test assets to a CTC with its organic
equipment, providing critical
transportability data that can be used to support the system evaluation.
Evaluating operational effectiveness
and mission performance is the primary objective during a CTC event. ATEC uses the data collected to complement data from the DT and the home station events, resulting in a comprehensive evaluation report to inform Army decision-makers.
Successful T&E requires senior leader buy-in and early cross-organizational planning. ATEC prepares a memorandum
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