1. JTLS-GO Use For Globally Integrated Exercises (GIE)
Ellen Roland
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2. Background Air Force Brigadier General John Healy
Directs Exercises For U.S. Forces In Europe
“What we’re eventually going toward is a globally integrated exercise program so that we (are) ... all working off the same sheet of music in one combined global exercise,” Week of 24 July 2017
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3. Background (Con’t) Needed To Better Prepare For Complex Threats
Across All Domains Of War
Land, Sea, Air, Space And Cyber.
Goal More Challenging Exercises By Fiscal 2020
Involved Forces From All Nine U.S. Combatant Commands
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4. Use Of JTLS-GO No Decisions Have Been Made
JTLS-GO Meets Many Of The Requirements
Global Terrain Representation
Global Force Representation
World-Wide
Combat System Representation
Supply Representation
Operational Level Given Complexity Of Situation
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5. Proof Of Concept Scenario
We Are Currently Developing
Proof Of Concept Scenario
Three Major Regional Contingencies (MRCs)
Korean Peninsula
Middle East
Russian / Ukrainian Issues
JS/J7 Demonstration October Timeframe
Current Status Demonstration – Available
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Sept 2017

6. Some Improvements Are Needed
Number Of Sides
Difficult Staying Within Our 10-Side Limitation
JTLS 5.1 Will Include 20-Side Capability
Model – Little Or No Issue
JODA – Memory Issue Possibility
WHIP – Biggest Issue
What Colors To Use
Super-WHIP Will Help With Exercise Construct
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Sept 2017

7. Some Improvements Are Needed
Increase Number Of Sides
Model – Designed Single Variable Change / Recompile
JODA – Memory Requirement Of Slight Concern
Review What Data Is Based On Perception
Don’t Expect Many Changes, but Some May Become Apparent
WHIP – Biggest Challenge Colors
Currently 10 Colors And 10 Highlight Colors
20 Colors That Are Differentiable
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8. Some Improvements Are Needed
Possible Colors
Black – No Icon Outline
Grey – No Color Of Unowned
Yellow – No Color Of Icon Thermometer Effect
Nothing Left For Highlighting
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Sept 2017

9. Some Improvements Are Needed
Possible Colors
Black – No Icon Outline
Grey – Dark Grey For Side / Light Grey For Unowned Targets
Yellow – No Color Of Icon Thermometer Effect
No Longer Highlight Using “Lighter/Brighter” Colors
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Sept 2017

10. Some Improvements Are Needed
Proposed Highlight Option
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11. Some Improvement Are Needed
Increase Number Of Terrain Layers
Current Status
Maximum 1023 Layers
Maximum 2047 by 2047 Grids Per Layer
Terrain Layer
10 Bits
X-Grid
11 Bits
Y-Grid
11 Bits
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12. Some Improvement Are Needed
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13. Some Improvement Are Needed
Two Choices
Expand Number Of Terrain Layers
Need To Modify Everyone’s Terrain
Accept Larger Terrain Layers
Worried About Memory Issues
Terrain Layer
12 Bits
X-Grid
10 Bits
Y-Grid
10 Bits
Maximum 4095 Layers
Maximum 1023 by 1023 Grids Per Layer
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Sept 2017

14. JTLS 5.1 ECPs Important To GIE
Removing CSP From Database
Too Difficult To Manage
Adding All Master Combat Systems To Repository
Super-WHIP
With 20 Sides, Many Small Sides Expected
Execute From One WHIP To Save Personnel Requirements
Data Repository Even More Important
Easily Combine Regional Exercises Into GIE
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Sept 2017

15. New Capabilities Concept of Assumed Friendly, Assumed Enemy
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16. Questions
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