1. Ellen Roland ROLANDS & ASSOCIATES Corporation
JTLS 6.0 Summary
Ellen Roland
ROLANDS & ASSOCIATES Corporation

2. Status Of JTLS Versions
Still Being Used By One User
Maintained Under Separate Contract
JTLS 5.0
Supported Until January 2020
We Will Fix Errors Found and Reported
As Of June 2019, No Longer Back Integrating
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September 2019

3. Status Of JTLS Versions
Most Current Release
Discuss Later Today
Plans To Support Until January 2021
JTLS 6.0
Actively Working On Designated Improvements
Still Working Most Designs
Database Has Not Been Closed Yet
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September 2019

4. Status JTLS 6.0 Test Schedule Test Location
Alpha Test – 16 to 20 December 2019
Beta Test – 03 to 14 February 2020
Acceptance Test – 16 to 27 March 2020
Test Location
Joint Staff / J7 Suffolk, VA
Implies US Government Participation Only
We Have Not Planned NATO Test
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September 2019

5. JTLS 2013-11707 Improve Simscript Debugging Capability
Moving From Simscript II.5 To Simscript III
Basically Not Of Concern To End User
Still There Are Enough Changes To Understand
Basically Started Because
Improving Debugging – Allow “Break If” Commands
We Were Using Debugging Techniques From 1970’s
CACI Built The Capability Because Of JTLS Imput
Time We Started To Use What They Implemented
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September 2019

6. JTLS 2013-11707 Improve Simscript Debugging Capability
Secondary Reason For Simscript III
Simscript II.5 No Longer Supported
Didn’t Want To Wake Up One Day
Find Out It No Longer Works With New Linux Release
Can’t Get Approval To Run On Older Linux
Considered Moving Away From Simscript
Major Multi-Year Effort
All Options Were More Difficult To Manage
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September 2019

7. JTLS 2013-11707 Improve Simscript Debugging Capability
Start Entire Process By Getting Training
Simscript III Is Promoted As Object-Oriented
Basic Conclusion Was
Not Truly Object-Oriented
Unworkable From JTLS-GO Point Of View
Need To Use Process Approach
JTLS Must Use Event Approach
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September 2019

8. Event Approach When We Take A Checkpoint Save Each Customer
Event Customer Arrive
Create Customer
Drawn Random Server Needed Time
Is Server Available
Yes - Schedule Customer Leave
No Put Customer In Queue
Schedule Customer Arrive
Event Customer Leave
Destroy Customer
Is Queue Empty
Yes – No Nothing
No – Take Customer From Queue and Schedule Customer Leave
When We Take A Checkpoint
Save Each Customer
Save Each Event Time
No Need To Save Data In Event
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September 2019

9. Process Approach When We Take A Checkpoint Need To Save Each Customer
Process Customer
Until Process Ends
Create A Customer
Draw Random Server Needed Time
Put Customer In Queue
If Server Is Available
Restart Server Process
Wait Until Next Customer Arrives
Loop
When We Take A Checkpoint
Need To Save Each Customer
Need To Save Each Process
Line Number Where Event Was
All Local Data Values
Time Next Line Should Execute
Process Server
Until Process Ends
Wait For Customer To Arrive
Until Queue Is Empty
Remove First Customer
Work For Server Needed Time
Destroy Customer
Loop
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September 2019

10. JTLS 2013-11707 Improve Simscript Debugging Capability
So What Did We Decide To Do
Moved To Simscript III
Did Not Move To Object-Oriented Approach
JTLS 6.0 Was Running With Simscript III Within A Week
Remove “Deprecated” Simscript II.5 Features
“Deprecated” Means:
They Work, But
CACI Wants To Remove Them
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September 2019

11. JTLS 2013-11707 Improve Simscript Debugging Capability
Deprecated Items And What They Mean
Bit Packing
Remove Bit Packing
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September 2019

12. JTLS 2013-11707 Improve Simscript Debugging Capability
Deprecated Items And What They Mean
Equivalenced Variables
Remove Equivalence
Keep Readability
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September 2019

13. JTLS 2013-11707 Improve Simscript Debugging Capability
Deprecated Items And What They Mean
Remove Permanent Entities
Permanent Entities Remain Throughout The Game
Aircraft Classes
Targetable Weapons
SSM Types
Difficult To Create / Destroy (Not A JTLS-GO Capability)
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September 2019

14. JTLS 2013-11707 Improve Simscript Debugging Capability
Deprecated Items And What They Mean
Remove Permanent Entities
Temporary Entities
Air Missions
Convoys
Units
Easy To Create / Destroy
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September 2019

15. JTLS 2013-11707 Improve Simscript Debugging Capability
Deprecated Items And What They Mean
Remove Permanent Entities
All Permanent Entities Become Temporary Entities
What Does This Mean
No Longer Access By Integer – Access By Name
Order Streams Will Be Longer
Time Impact To Find By Name – Integer No Longer Available
Easily Provide Capability To Add Permanent Entities During Game
Copy Existing Entity
Use Set Orders To Alter
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September 2019

16. JTLS-2016-12714 Build Inherent JTLS-GO MSEL Tool
Has Been In Prototype For Some Time
Needed SuperWHIP Capability
Delivered But Needs Refinement
Desire To Interact With
JS/J7 Tool
Joint Training Information Management System (JTIMS)
JTIMS Lite – Web Based
NATO MEL/MIL Tool
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September 2019

17. JTLS-2016-12714 Build Inherent JTLS-GO MSEL Tool
Basic Features
Tags In
Orders, Messages, s, Documents
Select Object At Execution Time That Fit Situation
Object Name, Location Place In Tags For
Ease
Consistency
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September 2019

18. JTLS-2017-13132 Allow HRUs (UAVs) to Gather Intel from DSAs
Planned Originally For JTLS 5.1
Still In Design Phase
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September 2019

19. JTLS-2017-13139 Better Location Info in IIR Messages (NWARS)
NWARS Plays National Collection
Primarily Used By US INDO-PACOM
Finalize Design In October With NWARS
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September 2019

20. JTLS-2019-14350 Detailed Engagement Reports For Users
Currently Detailed Engagement Reports
Provided To Controller
Not Available To User
Technically No Reason For This
Original Concept Was To Keep A Distinction Between
User – Only Has Information Exercise Audience Should Receive
Makes It Simple For User WHIP To Maintain Consistent Storyboard
Controller – All Information Available From Model
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September 2019

21. JTLS-2019-14350 Detailed Engagement Reports For Users
Still In Design Phase
Needs Full Coordination With NATO
NATO Funded ECP
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September 2019

22. JTLS-2019-14351 Allow Viewing Multiple Messages
NATO Funded
Design Has Not Been Started
Can Bring Up Multiple Message Browsers Already
Design To Be “More Outlook-Like”
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September 2019

23. JTLS-2019-14352 Develop Specific Maritime DSA Report
NATO Funded
In Previous Versions Of JTLS
IIR Report Worked With DSA
RECCEXREP Report Worked With Swwep Collection
User Community Found RECCEXREP Unusable
Way To Much Data – Totally Unusable
Removed RECCEXREP
Kept The Detections – Simply No Report
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September 2019

24. JTLS-2019-14352 Develop Specific Maritime DSA Report
NATO Maritime Cell Needs Sweep Report Back
In Design Phase
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September 2019

25. JTLS-2019-14353 Convoy Data In AAR
After Action Review (AAR) Database
Does Not Contain Full Convoy Results Data
Major Events Needed
Pickup Supplies, Dropoff Supplies
Damage / Kills
Lost Assets and Supplies
Need Data But Also Supporting Reports
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September 2019

26. JTLS-2019-14354 All WHIP Objects Searchable
NATO Funded
Not Limited To WHIP
Web Hosted Interface Program (WHIP)
Database Development System Client (DDSC)
JTLS Order of Battle Editor (JOBE)
Search For Any/All Displayable Objects
DSAs. OPAREAs, Network Nodes, Network Arcs
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September 2019

27. JTLS-2019-14356 Attacking Mission ROE Help
NATO Funded
Current Situation
Based On Past Middle East No Fly Zone Operations
Air Missions Launched With Possible Target Assignments
If Mission Was Bothered On Way To Target – Mission Fired
If Mission Had To Issues Prior To Release Point – Mission RTB
Current Logic
If Mission Squadron Has Hold ROE, Operates As Described
If Mission Given Positive ROE – Mission Fires When In Range
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September 2019

28. JTLS-2019-14356 Attacking Mission ROE Help
Scenarios Are Moving To More Kinetic Operations
Users Are Forgetting To Set Air Mission ROE
Missions Are Returning To Base Without Firing
JTLS 5.1, Makes It Possible To Turn Missions Around
Still The ECP Requests A Warning
When An Air Mission Starts Its Leg To Firing Location
If Mission Has No Positive ROE, Generate An Alert
If Mission Has Positive ROE Warning Necessary
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September 2019

29. JTLS-2019-14356 Attacking Mission ROE Help
If User Does Not Want Warning
Turn It Off
Each Warning Type Can Be Turned On/Off Individually
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September 2019

30. JTLS-2019-14357 Move From Oracle PostgreSQL
JTLS-GO Database History
Non-Relational Database Capability Build By JPL
Ingres Relational Database
Oracle Relational Database
PostgreSQL
Post-Ingres SQL
Almost A Full Cycle
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September 2019

31. JTLS-2019-14357 Move From Oracle PostgreSQL
US Government Mandated Change
Oracle
XE Was Free But Could Not Run Large Analysis
Full License – Expensive and Administratively Heavy
PostgresSQL
Free With No Size Limitations
Many Commercial Data Warehouse Applications
Proves Viability
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September 2019

32. JTLS-2019-14357 Move From Oracle PostgreSQL
Conversion Not Totally Straightforward
Creation Of Database – Done
Load / Unload Database - Done
Glassfish Access To Database – Done
DDSC Accessing / Updating Data – Done
Reports - Done
Migration From Repository – In Work
Multi-User Flashback – Still In Design
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September 2019

33. JTLS-2019-14357 Move From Oracle PostgreSQL
What Is “Flashback”
Special Oracle Capability Used So When
User 1 Changes A Piece Of Data
User 2 Sees Changed Data On His DDS-Client
This Special Capability Does Not Exist In PostgreSQL
Goal Is:
User Will Not See Any Difference In DDS-Client
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September 2019

34. JTLS-2019-14357 Move From Oracle PostgreSQL
There Will Be Some Differences
Format Of Data Files Completely Changes
Show This Later Today
View During Demonstrations
Database Conversion Has Changed Completely
When Converting From 5.1 to 6.0
JTLS Will No Longer Have Oracle Available
Developing Version Conversion Program (VCP)
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September 2019

35. JTLS-2019-14357 Move From Oracle PostgreSQL
Implications Of Version Conversion Program
Previously When Converting
Users Could Skip Versions – Not Suggested, But Possible
For Example, Upgrade 4.1 Scenario to 5.1 Format
Now
Users Must Update Pre-5.1 Scenarios To 5.1 Using Oracle
Take 5.1 Scenario And Use VCP To Create 6.0 Database
VCP Has Proven To Be Easier Than Oracle Conversion
It Will Be Use From Now On – Not Just For 5.1 To 6.0
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September 2019

36. JTLS-2019-14400 GlobalSim Improvements
Link To
CAE’s GESI Tactical Level Momdel
Bohemia’s VBS3
Dr. Donna Womble Will Present Full Plans
Tomorrow
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September 2019

37. JTLS-2019-14466 Expand TACELINT Data Fields
Attended US CENTCOM Test Event
Intel Staff Indicated That
The PRM Record Needed More Data Fields To Be Filled
Pulse Duration
Scan Type
Scan Rate
Absolutely Needed For JTLS 5.1 Exercise
Added Non-Configuration Managed Data
Will Discuss More This Afternoon
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September 2019

38. JTLS-2019-14466 Expand TACELINT Data Fields
Non-Configuration Manage Data
Needs To Be Made Permanent
Include In Database, Allow Data To Be
Entered
Changed
Loaded
Downloaded
Full Design Online
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September 2019

39. JTLS-2019-14476 Use Adopt OpenJDK Project
History
In JTLS 5.0
We Used And Delivered Oracle Java
Ensured JTLS Servers Used Most Current Java
Needed To Meet IA Requirements
Security Release Of Java
JTLS Delivered Three Digit Release Within Two Weeks
User Responsible For Client Machines
No System Admin Support Required
Load New JTLS Release – New Java Automatically Used
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September 2019

40. JTLS-2019-14476 Use Adopt OpenJDK Project
History
In JTLS 5.1
Oracle Java No Longer Provided Free Of Charge
Decision Was To Move To OpenJDK
Licensing Stopped Delivery With JTLS
Needed System Admin Support To Install Current Security Update
JTLS Still Delivers Three Digit Release Within Two Weeks
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September 2019

41. JTLS-2019-14476 Use Adopt OpenJDK Project
Plans For JTLS 6.0
New Adopt OpenJDK Project
Allows JTLS To Deliver Current Security Release Of Java
No Longer Need Admin Support / Permission
Basically Go Back To “Old” Way Of Doing Things
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September 2019

42. JTLS-2019-14477 No Way To Identify Aircraft As UAV
Currently There Is No Data
This Aircraft Is A UAV
Cannot Develop UAV Unique Logic In The Model
Do Not Create Downed-Pilot
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September 2019

43. No ECP Number Assigned Layered GeoTIFF
Request By NATO
Starting To Investigate Feasibility
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September 2019

44. Questions
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September 2019