This paper has been prepared with the cooperation, assistance and concurrence of the National Training Center TRADOC System Manager's Office, Headquarters, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia.

Now more than ever the U.S. Army must be prepared to survive and win in battle. This paper discusses this necessity and how the Army is meeting this need by the development of the National Training Center. An overview is presented on the training, evaluation, and control concepts of the National training Center and how these concepts have been implemented by the NTC Instrumentation System.