…Generate, Develop, & Support Joint Test Activities

This Briefing is:

UNCLASSIFIED

Air Force Joint Test Program Office (AFJO)

Proving Capabilities

Presented for ITEA’s Technical Track: Policy, Processes, Procedures, and Facilities

for Future Test and Evaluation

AFJO Overview and

Proposed Future Joint Test

Locations

Capt Rachel “R2” Ramirez

702-652-8754/DSN 682-8754

Rachel.Ramirez@us.af.mil

…Generate, Develop, & Support Joint Test Activities

AFJO – What is it and why do I care?

Why we need ‘fixed’ Joint Test Units (JTUs)

A review of past 10 years of Joint Test locations

Proposed future JTU locations

Conclusion

Overview

…Generate, Develop, & Support Joint Test Activities

Air Force Chief of Staff (CoS) delegates management responsibility for Joint Test (HAFMD 1-52) to HAF/TE:

Air Force Director of Test and Evaluation (AF/TE) delegates execution responsibility for Air Force participation in Joint Testing (AFI 99-106) to AFJO:

Air Force Joint Test Program Office (AFJO) generates, develops and supports Joint Test activities. AFJO serves as the Operational Test Agency (OTA) for AF-led joint test projects.

Air Force Joint Test

Program Office (AFJO)

Proving Capabilities

…Generate, Develop, & Support Joint Test Activities

To generate, develop, and support Joint Test activities that enhance Air Force

capabilities and mission effectiveness in Joint operations

AFJO Mission Statement

…Generate, Develop, & Support Joint Test Activities

Tested solutions to Joint Warfighter problems

Generate joint tests in coord w/Services and COCOM partners COCOM IPLs, MAJCOM TPLs, Other Service testing

Review organizational problems, match test concepts

Arrange meetings between needed stakeholders

Lead advocacy efforts and determine initial objectives

Develop test documents, venues, schedules and objectives Determine test methodology, potential locations and assets

Create initial proposal materials and briefing documents

Assist with test sponsorships, endorsements, MOAs, etc

Solicit external funding for test projects

Support start-to-finish all AF sponsored Joint Tests Personnel, Facilities, Equipment, Funding

AFJO Business Focus

…Generate, Develop, & Support Joint Test Activities

Provides near-term solutions to COCOM and Service problems

Provides non-materiel solutions to warfighter issues

JT&E is a non-title 10 program, Not a hardware acquisition program It does not assess weapon system performance

No experiments, no ‘demonstrations’

The US Air Force has been DOT&E’s largest JT&E partner. During the past nine years, the USAF has provided/sponsored…

More than 20 Joint Feasibility Studies

10 Joint Test Projects, 13 QRT Projects, 2 DOT&E Special Projects

Provided USAF personnel to tests everywhere from Hawaii to Florida

Provided test facilities and equipment (primarily at Nellis and Eglin)

DOT&E’s JT&E Program and the Air Force

…Generate, Develop, & Support Joint Test Activities

Primary reason … a major budget cut starting in FY13 Director of DOT&E issued a 43% cut to the JT&E program

This reduces total program budget from $44M to $26M

Secondary reason … Sponsors want faster tested solutions Test sponsors want JT results sooner (max 2 years vice 3 years)

Current JT Projects are all “cold start” projects: This drives 8-9 mo. delay before military/gov’t personnel arrive, unfeasible for new 2-yr JT model

Only way to get down to 2-yr model is a ‘ready cadre’ of test personnel. Therefore, the “Joint Test Unit” (JTU) concept was created

Good News: USAF and Army already meet the “JTU” concept

The Air Force and Army have already been running joint tests at “permanent” locations for well over 10 years

DOT&E’s JT&E Program is Being Re-structured Starting in FY13

…Generate, Develop, & Support Joint Test Activities

Joint Tests (JTs) (Chartered for a max of 2 years)

OSD (DOT&E) will fund up to $3M per/yr (up to $6M max)

Resource-sponsored by Service(s), COCOM(s), and DOD Agencies

Joint Test Director (mil O-5/6 or GS-14/15) funded/provided by sponsor

Test team must be based at a designated “Joint Test Unit” location

Joint Feasibility Studies (JFS) (5-6 months each)

OSD (DOT&E) will fund up to $500K for each of these

Thorough review of technical feasibility issues for each JT proposal

Quick Reaction Tests (QRTs) (Chartered for max of 12 months)

OSD (DOT&E) will fund up to $1M (typically $700-900K)

Resource sponsored by Service(s), COCOM(s), and DoD Agencies

Led by a Military O-4/5 or GS-14

Test team can be based at any approved location

AFJO Participates in These DOT&E (JT&E) Project Categories

…Generate, Develop, & Support Joint Test Activities

Joint Test History FY02 – FY12

J-CLU

J-ACE

J-DIAMD

JUDIE

JJAM

JEPAC

JC2NEW

JFCM

JDICE

JSCO

BIS-MDI

JBC2

J-BADL

JADSA

JTANIICS

AMMTI

J-PERFECT II

JEMS

JRAP

JPERFECT

JUFIC

EOR

JINDI

JEEP

CIFC

UAS-AI

CNDSP

JBAT

JVPSS

JMWD

AMN-CBM

JANA

RDEMS

JSPAR

HBSS

FHA/DR

JMPS

JMAP-HT

JMETE

JDSCA

JCR

JEWO

JSD

JHAWK

JTBMEW

JCREW

JSAABR

JIMI

JBETSSC

JLGCCS

JCOB

JCOP

Recent Quick Reaction Tests (Air Force Sponsored in Bold/Blue)

Recent Joint Tests (Air Force Sponsored in Bold/Blue)

UAS-AI

JCO

JIMDA

JDI

JCIM

JNKEI

JADO-H

JACC

JC2WTA

JICM

JIISO

JMNO

10 of 22 JT 13 of 42 QRTs

…Generate, Develop, & Support Joint Test Activities

Previous Joint Test Locations

…Generate, Develop, & Support Joint Test Activities

Previous QRT Locations

QRT Location #Tests

Alexandria, VA 10

Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 3

Camp HM Smith, HI 1

China Lake, CA 1

Eglin AFB, FL 1

Ft Huachuca, AZ 2

Ft Meade, MD 1

Indian Head, MD 1

Melbourne, FL 1

Nellis AFB, NV 1

Norfolk, VA 1

Offutt AFB, NE 1

Peterson AFB, CO 9

Portsmouth, VA 1

San Antonio, TX 1

San Diego, CA 1

Suffolk, VA 3

Vicksburg, MS 2

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…Generate, Develop, & Support Joint Test Activities

JT Supporting Locations

…Generate, Develop, & Support Joint Test Activities

JTs + QRTs + Support Sites

…Generate, Develop, & Support Joint Test Activities

Top Picks for Joint Locations

Nellis AFB, NV

Eglin AFB, FL

Aberdeen

Proving

Grounds, MD

…Generate, Develop, & Support Joint Test Activities

USAF already meets the “JTU” concept

The Air Force (and Army) have already been running joint tests at “permanent” locations for over 10 years

AFJO will provide the following JTU capability at no-cost to DOT&E:

Uniformed and GS civilian Joint Test ‘Process Experts’

“Turn-key” facility and office space for test team bed-down Nellis AFB, NV and Eglin AFB, FL

The JTU partnership concept will allow more DOT&E test dollars to go directly for test work: A joint test “win” for DOT&E, the Air Force and other JT Sponsors.

USAF Future Partnership Support to DOT&E’s JT&E Program

…Generate, Develop, & Support Joint Test Activities

AFJO is unique. We’re an AF unit focused full-time on Joint Testing to improve joint warfighter capabilities and combat effectiveness

We provide ‘Process Experts’ on the generation, development, and on-going support for Joint Test projects

We work with DoD organizations, COCOMs, other Services, and USAF organizations to coordinate joint test project resources

One of the test programs we support is the DOT&E JT&E Program

If you are interested in setting up a Joint Test:

Capt Rachel “R2” Ramirez

702-652-8754, DSN 682-8754

Rachel.Ramirez@us.af.mil

AFJO Summary

…Generate, Develop, & Support Joint Test Activities

This Briefing is:

UNCLASSIFIED

Air Force Joint Test Program Office (AFJO)

Proving Capabilities

Presented for ITEA’s Technical Track: Policy, Processes, Procedures, and Facilities

for Future Test and Evaluation

AFJO Overview and

Locations for Future Joint Tests

Capt Rachel “R2” Ramirez

702-652-8754/DSN 682-8754

Rachel.Ramirez@us.af.mil