Joint Land Component Constructive Training Capability (JLCCTC)

The Joint Land Component Constructive Training Capability (JLCCTC) is a software modeling and simulation capability that contributes to the Joint training functional concept and the Army training mission area by providing the appropriate levels of model and simulation resolution as well as the fidelity needed to support both Army and Joint training requirements. The JLCCTC is comprised of two separate federations, JLCCTC-Multi-Resolution Federation (MRF) and JLCCTC-Entity- Resolution Federation (ERF). The MRF is a federated set of constructive simulation software that is supported by commercial software and Commercial Off -the-Shelf (COTS) hardware that will support training of commanders and their staffs in maneuver, logistics, intelligence, air defense and artillery. The federate models are connected by a combination of the standard High-Level Architecture (HLA) Run-Time Infrastructure (RTI), Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS), custom interfaces, the Master Interface (MI) and Point-to-Point (PTP). The JLCCTC-MRF is a Command Post Exercise (CPX) driver designed to train Army commanders and their staffs at division through echelons above corps. The JLCCTC provides the simulated operational environment in which computer-generated forces stimulate and respond to the command and control processes of the commanders and staffs. The JLCCTC models will provide full training functionality for leader and battle staff for the Army and the Joint, Intergovernmental and Multinational (JIIM) spectrum. The JLCCTC provides an interface to Army Battle Command System (ABCS) equipment allowing commanders and their staff s to train with their "go-to-war" systems. JLCCTC-ERF is a federation of simulations, simulation Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information (C4I) interfaces, data collection and After Action Review (AAR) tools. It stimulates the ABCS to facilitate battle staff collective training by requiring staff reation to incoming digital information while executing the commande's tactical plan. The targeted training audience is comprised of brigade and battalion battle staffs, functional Command Post (CP) training and full CP training. Battle staffs of higher echelons may also employ JLCCTC-ERF to achieve specific training objectives.