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TRADOC G-2 Decisive Action Training Environment (DATE) World 2023
Maintaining a Competitive Advantage: The Role of Date World in US Army Training The US Army faces a continuous challenge in responding to the pacing threat of near-peer adversaries who are engaged in major military modernization efforts across all domains. To ensure the Army and its partners are prepared to outmaneuver these potential foes, a…
READ STORYScenario Development | Phase 5 – Evaluate
EVALUATE The evaluate phase determines the quality of learning resources and how well they accomplished exercise/event goals. It is the quality control mechanism for learning and learning product development.
READ STORYScenario Development | Phase 4 – Implement
The planning phases (analyze, design, and develop) set the foundation for the training to be conducted and for individual Soldiers and the unit to achieve the desired levels of readiness. The implement phase puts these plans into action. IMPLEMENT The implement phase marks the transition from planning phases (analyze, design, and develop) to execution of the training event or exercise.…
READ STORYScenario Development | Phase 3 – Develop
The purpose of the develop phase is to provide a compilation of products that set the initial conditions and timeline of events imposed on the training audience. Within the scenario, the training audience is presented with problems, completes tasks, and makes decisions to achieve training outcomes. Although the resolution of a scenario can vary greatly, it always addresses the operational environment…
READ STORYScenario Development | Phase 2 – Design
The purpose of the design phase is to conceptualize the execution of the event or exercise. Design activities provide the framework and drive the detailed scenario development actions that occur in the develop phase. Designers must envision relevant problems and anticipate corresponding actions and reactions to conceptualize and event or exercise. This creativity requires designers to have an advanced understanding of the following…
READ STORYScenario Development | Phase 1 – Analysis
Before beginning scenario development in support of an event or exercise, one must first conduct the analysis phase. Analysis is the cornerstone for leaders to identify the who, what when, why, and how of scenario development with the training event or exercise. The analysis phase is for defining the training needs (goals or objectives)…
READ STORYFMSO: Russia OE Watch Articles from 2024 Issue #3
FMSO: Russia OE Watch Articles from 2024 Issue #3 Russia Increases Defense Spending for 2024 https://fmso.tradoc.army.mil/2024/russia-increases-defense-spending-for-2024/ By Dodge Billingsley Russian Engineer Troops Gain Assault Combat Mission https://fmso.tradoc.army.mil/2024/russian-engineer-troops-gain-assault-combat-mission/ By Chuck Bartles Russia Developing Sixth-Generation Combat Aircraft https://fmso.tradoc.army.mil/2024/russia-developing-sixth-generation-combat-aircraft/ By Lionel Beehner Belarus Agrees To Host Russian Tactical Nuclear Weapons https://fmso.tradoc.army.mil/2024/belarus-agrees-to-host-russian-tactical-nuclear-weapons/ By Paris Gordon
READ STORYFMSO: China OE Watch Articles from 2024 Issue #3
FMSO: China OE Watch Articles from 2024 Issue #3 China Increases Presence in East China Sea To Change Status Quo https://fmso.tradoc.army.mil/2024/china-increases-presence-in-east-china-sea-to-change-status-quo/ By Cindy Hurst China Claims Philippine Navy Seeks External Intervention in South China Sea https://fmso.tradoc.army.mil/2024/china-claims-philippine-navy-seeks-external-intervention-in-south-china-sea/ By Jacob Zenn Sri Lanka Suspends Chinese Research Vessel Visits https://fmso.tradoc.army.mil/2024/sri-lanka-suspends-chinese-research-vessel-visits/ By Matthew Stein Uzbekistan and…
READ STORYFMSO: Iran OE Watch Articles from 2024 Issue #2
FMSO: Iran OE Watch Articles from 2024 Issue #2 Spotlight on Vatanpour, Iran’s “Most Active” Airbase https://fmso.tradoc.army.mil/2024/spotlight-on-vatanpour-irans-most-active-airbase/ By Michael Rubin Iran Hints It Will Supply Air Defense Weaponry to Palestinians https://fmso.tradoc.army.mil/2024/iran-hints-it-will-supply-air-defense-weaponry-to-palestinians/ By Michael Rubin Iran Rationalizes Russia’s Pro-Arab Position on Disputed Islands https://fmso.tradoc.army.mil/2024/iran-rationalizes-russias-pro-arab-position-on-disputed-islands/ By Michael Rubin
READ STORYFMSO: Russia OE Watch Articles from 2024 Issue #2
FMSO: Russia OE Watch Articles from 2024 Issue #2 Russia Standardizing Munitions Used on First-Person View UAVs https://fmso.tradoc.army.mil/2024/russia-standardizing-munitions-used-on-first-person-view-uavs/ By Chuck Bartles Former Wagner Troops Integrated Into Chechen Unit Fighting in Ukraine https://fmso.tradoc.army.mil/2024/former-wagner-troops-integrated-into-chechen-unit-fighting-in-ukraine/ By Lionel Beehner Russia Continues To Enhance Its Arctic Infrastructure https://fmso.tradoc.army.mil/2024/russia-continues-to-enhance-its-arctic-infrastructure/ By Les Grau Russia Changes Arctic Icebreaker Names To…
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