 USJFCOM
to participate in Orlando military conference
U.S. Joint Forces Command will join other military
organizations in the 2006 Interservice/Industry Training,
Simulation and Education Conference to raise awareness
on how to better prepare the joint warfighter
through modeling and simulation.
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By Robert Pursell
USJFCOM Public Affairs
(ORLANDO,
Fla. – Nov. 2, 2006) -- U.S. Joint Forces
Command (USJFCOM) will join other military organizations
for an annual military conference here to raise awareness
on how to better prepare the joint warfighter of today
and tomorrow through modeling and simulation.
The 2006 Interservice/Industry Training,
Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) will focus
on the collaboration of the armed forces, industry, academia
and various government agencies looking for enhanced training
and education programs, the identification of common training
issues and the development of multi-service programs.
Navy
Capt. David Frost, director of the Joint National Training
Capability Joint Management Office, explained the importance
of USJFCOM’s participation
in the conference and interaction with industry.
“It’s an ideal venue to tell the training and simulation community
what we’re doing within training and simulation from a joint perspective,” said
Frost. “Not only that but also how that can help us achieve our goals
and how they [industry] can come on board to facilitate what we’re
doing.
“We
need industry to be part of the tem to
help us move forward.”
USJFCOM
will exhibit what it does to provide better preparation,
training and equipment to the joint warfighter. It will
look to strengthen awareness for integrating future technologies
into joint training and experimentation. The command
will also seek to develop new partnerships and build on
current ones.
Frost
said USJFCOM intends on being especially active at the
conference to raise awareness. The
command plans to raise awareness by holding a large booth
on the convention floor, demonstrating nine live, virtual,
constructive Homeland Defense scenarios, and participating
in numerous panels and discussions.
“It really is
the only venue of its type for military related training
and simulation things, so that’s why it’s important
for us to attend and tell them what we do and see how they
can help us and vice-versa,” said
Frost.
Frost
also said a modeling and simulation congressional caucus
is taking place and a panel, chaired by Rep. J. Randy
Forbes (R-Va.), is scheduled to speak and answer questions. Some
members of the caucus, including Forbes, are planned
to view the initial booth demonstration.
According
to the conference’s website, it began in 1966 as the Naval Training
Device Center/Industry Conference and has evolved and expanded through increased
participation by the services and industry. The conference, widely regarded
as the world’s largest military-related training
and simulation conference, will be held Dec. 4-7 at the
Orange County convention Center.
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