Xcite Common Immersive Training Environment and Next Generation Threat System (XCITE/NGTS

expand the current capabilities at the Distributed Training Operations Center (DTOC) and the ANG distributed training enterprise. The principal mission is to provide expertise and staffing for the execution of Distributed Mission Operations (DMO) events and tests, and to provide technical and analytical expertise in support of networked operations. This effort includes the expansion of technical and program management, scenario development, DMO mission execution, data collection, data reduction and analysis, technical and analytical support of networked operations, cybersecurity, test planning and reporting, requirements definitions, system engineering, system software Quality Assurance / Configuration Control (QA/QC) tasks, and Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VV&A) tasks. This ensures warfighters in geographically-separated simulators can train together in a real-time, synthetic environment on a daily basis.

United States Air Force (USAF) Distributed Training Centers (DTCs) have been established to provide technical, operational, security, and event support using Operational Training Infrastructure (OTI). The ANG’s DTC is the DTOC, which has been established since 2003 as a primary DTC, not only for ANG units, but also for the USAF. ANG has established the DTOC as the 132nd Combat Training Squadron, Iowa ANG, located at the Des Moines ANG Base. There is an operating location in Duluth, MN, and planned expansion through additional operating locations.

The DTOC’s primary customers are the ANG and Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), commonly referred to as the ARC (Air Reserve Component). ARC DMO relies on the DTOC to network unit training systems and provide event control to meet warfighter training objectives. The ANG OTS team continues to focus on collaborative efforts among DMO participants (both contractors and government) to develop, establish, adopt, implement, and adhere to DOD, Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO), and industry standards to provide interoperability. These standards, such as High Level Architecture (HLA) and Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS), provide a common interoperability interface, allowing participants to interface with other models and simulations. In addition, common standards provided by the Combat Air Forces (CAF) DMO Standards Development Working Group (SDWG) and the Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation (AFAMS) enable high fidelity modeling of real world, intelligence based, threat and friendly weapons systems. The ANG OTS program continues to evolve and achieve the ANG Live, Virtual, and Constructive vision to maximize ANG readiness to conduct current and projected federal and state missions through efficient, frequent, integrated training in networked live and virtual systems.

Program Manager: Mr. David Henz david.henz@us.af.mil

XCITE COMMON IMMERSIVE TRAINING ENVIRONMENT AND NEXT GENERATION THREAT SYSTEM (XCITE/NGTS)

Xcite Common Immersive Training Environment (XCITE) and Next Generation Threat System (NGTS) are threat generation systems used to simulate and stimulate high fidelity enemy and friendly targets to support effective training. These systems are used across several platforms such as the B-52, C-130, and