While the primary purpose remains the training of aerospace crews and system operators, the potential of the DMT environment and its components to support ancillary efforts such as experimentation, test, and tactics development has been theorized since the inception of the DMT initiative. An effort to investigate the potential utilization of the USAF Distributed Mission Training-Aircrew (DMT-A) initiative's Mission Training Center (MTC) resources to augment Air Warfare Center's 53d Wing (53WG) test activities has recently been proposed. Significant portions of the 53WG activities are dedicated to the support of operational test and evaluation of new equipment and systems proposed for use by these forces. The utilization of the MTCs is viewed as a possible means to not only further enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of 53WG test activities, but also as a way to mitigate the expense and personnel tempo issues associated with such activities. The flexibility offered by the high-fidelity simulators within the synthetic environment allows for direct application within the 53WG's Design of Experiments (DOE) test methodology. The initial effort, which will focus on the replication of specific legacy tests and their associated objectives within the local F-15C MTC at Eglin AFB, FL, can easily be extended across 53WG functional missions and the spectrum of operational components within the DMT network.
Mission Training Center Utilization To Augment Operational Testing
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