Building Partnership Capacity for Integrated Operations: The Importance of Interoperability

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Building Partnership Capacity for Integrated
OperationsThe Importance of Interoperability
Training

• Joint ADL Co-Laboratory
• Implementation Fest 2008
• Orlando, Florida

Dan Gardner Director, Readiness Training,
Policy Programs Office of the Secretary of
Defense (Readiness) August 26, 2008
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Updated Strategic Plan - Vision
Provide dynamic, capabilities-based training for
the Department of Defense in support of national
security requirements across the full range of
Integrated Operations (Service, Joint,
Interagency, Intergovernmental, Multinational
Operations and Private Volunteer and
Non-Governmental Organizations (and Industry)).
Create Dynamic, Global Knowledge Network
Build Live, Virtual, Constructive (LVC)
Training Environment
Establish Performance Assessment Architecture
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Joint Knowledge Development Distribution
Capability
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Environment

• Dynamic/Integrated Operations
• Joint Urban Ops (JUO)
• Information Operations (IO)
• Stability, Security, Transition and
  Reconstruction Operations (SSTRO)
• Assigned Forces w/Non-Traditional Roles
• USAF Convoy Ops
• USN Security Ops
• Tactical Ops w/Strategic Consequences

Training technology to fill the voids?
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Training New Skill Sets (Soft Power Hard Power)

• Continuing need to focus on Non-kinetic skills
• Language and cultural skills
• Interpersonal skills, negotiation skills, and
  empathy
• Ability to lead through advocacy
• Whole of Nation/Society
• Irregular Warfare
• Civil Affairs
• Psychological Operations
• Information Operations

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Interagency
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Senior Leader Roundtable
Integrated Training for Reconstruction and
Stabilization (RS) Operations
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Intergovernmental Organizations
Have regional / global influence and support

• Regional
• NATO
• African Union
• Organization of American States
• Global
• United Nations
• UNHCR UNOCHA
• UNWFP UNICEF
• UNWHO
• International Committee Red Cross
• Red Cross
• Red Crescent
• Red Crystal

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Nongovernmental Organizations

• Mercy Corps
• Amnesty International
• Doctors without Borders
• Feed the Children
• Catholic Relief Services
• World Vision

• Insights
• Their processes may differ from ours
• Understand it wont be perfect...

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Key Takeaways for Unified Action to Conduct
Integrated Operations

• Todays complex environment requires Unified
  Action to overcome National demarcations and
  achieve National Objectives
• Understand your partners
• Culture
• Resources
• Authorities
• Think inclusion
• Planning, execution, and assessment

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Do We Have The Right ToolsIn The Training Kit
Bag?

• Non-kinetic cause-effect modeling
• Influence Operations modeling
• Virtual immersive simulation/gaming
• Adaptability
• Negotiation
• Stress
• Fusion

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Need for Realistic Training Environments

• Immersion in contemporary operating environment
• Training focused on ethical decision-making
• Create chaotic, live environment that looks,
  sounds, smells, like contemporary operating
  space...Up the Stress

• Allows trainees to
• Communicate and interact with indigenous
  population
• Conduct ambush, reconnaissance, security, and
  presence patrols
• Communicate and call for joint fire
• Decision making under duress

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Global ADL Partnerships Build Partner Capacity
Canada
United Kingdom
Norway
NATO/ PfP (26 20)
Korea
ILCE (13)
Australia
Canada
Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicación
Educativa
ILCE
Australia
Korea
NATO
NATO Training Group
ADL REACHES OUT
PfP
Partnership for Peace/ADL Working Group
Norway
United Kingdom
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Global Training Partners
Global Training Network
Delivers distributed Joint Training capabilities
to the user instead of requiring the user to come
to the training
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Future WorkerNew Learner - Learning New
Todays Cyber Teenager Tomorrows Knowledge
Worker
Workstation Intel Dual Core Broadband
Network Playstation 3 Multiplayer Tactical
Trainer (US Navy Seals)
Cell/Camera Phone Web/IM
Alienware Wireless Laptop Massively Multiplayer
Gaming/ Immersive Virtual Environments Voice over
IP
Video Conferencing WebCam
Federated Search Personalized News
Reputation Management (EBay)
Collaboration (Netmeeting)
TIVO PVR 80 Hrs DirectTV Sat
MP3 Player Portable Digital Library
Wireless PDA Email
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The generational button gap
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Technology
Technology will "not" be the limiting factor
Technology
Smart Phone
Wireless
Virtual Reality
AI
Video
Geolocation
Broadband
Computing
GPS
Search
Storage
Visualization
Gaming
3-D
Collaboration
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Industry Can Help Fill the Training Kit Bag

• Extending distribution of learning content -
  anytime and anywhere
• Non-kinetic cause-effect modeling
• Influence Operations modeling
• Immersive simulation/gaming
• Cultural
• Language
• Decision Making
• Sensing

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