HITS HOMESTATION

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TRAINING SYSTEM

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The unit can sign for portable After Action

Review Workstations from the Fort Drum TASC

to conduct field or classroom AARs. The AAR

Workstation is setup to play the THP disk

provided to the unit by the HITS Team.

HITS can provide coverage for a training area of

up to 20 km x 20 km (seen above on Fort Drum).

The size of the coverage area can be adjusted to

track one specific training event or multiple

training events at one time.

HITS COORDINATION

Exercise Development (180 - 90 days out)

- Contact HITS Team

- Schedule HITS through RFMSS

- Include the HITS Team in the Units Initial

Planning Coordination (IPC)

- HITS Team needs:

- POCs (Unit, Observer Controllers, etc.)

- WARNO, OPORD, and any FRAGOs

- Dates and Locations of Training

- Unit sizes (BLUFOR, OPFOR, etc.)

- Any Graphics produced by the Unit

- Scheme of Indirect Fires (Weapons Systems to

be used)

- Battlefield Effects (IEDs, minefields, NBC

effects, OPFOR indirect fires, etc.)

System Training (45 - 30 days out)

- Augmentees / Liaisons

- Observer Controllers

Exercise Preparation (14 days out)

- Draw HITS equipment for Soldiers and vehicles

simultaneously with MILES equipment

- Develop Battle Roster

- Establish battery change out schedule

Exercise Execution

- HITS Team provides:

- Real Time data collection of the Unit’s training

- Timely AAR composition

- Flexibility for the Unit

Suggested Uses for HITS:

Force-on-Force engagements, Force-on-Target

ranges, Convoy Training, STX Lanes, Land

Navigation, CPX Events, and Joint Training

through LVC-IA.

The Voice Tactical Monitor (VTM) allows the

unit to monitor, transmit, receive, and record

live tactical radio (SINCGARS) transmissions

from the operator workstations. The unit must

provide the radio communications equipment.

The Interactive Pen Display (IPD) is an

additional display that allows key personnel to

draw graphics and interact with the real-time

exercise information on the 2D Map.

HITS is a mobile training device that gives a unit

many of the same training enablers at their

homestation that were previously only available

at the Maneuver Combat Training Centers. HITS

supports Battalion Task Force and below force-

on-target and force-on-force training exercises.

Up to 2,000 live and 8,000 constructive

participants can be tracked 24/7 during a given

training period. Tools are provided to collect,

analyze, and present specific battle-focused

information such as; location, weapons effects,

and battlefield status for real-time exercise

monitoring. Digital video, still images and radio

traffic can all be compiled together to create an

all encompassing After Action Review (AAR)

and Take Home Package (THP).

ACTUAL SCREEN SHOT

Training at Afghan Village in TA17

Yellow Circles - 1st Squad (BLUFOR)

Orange Circles - 2nd Squad (BLUFOR)

Green Circles - 3rd Squad (BLUFOR)

Red Diamonds - OPFOR

Blue Circle - Civilian on the Battlefield (COB)

Red X below Icon - Casualty

Solid Blue Line - BLUFOR Shot w/ Effects

Dotted Lines - Route Entity Traveled

Each soldier wears a HITS player unit (PU);

which consists of a Transmitter / Receiver (1)

and a Battery Pack (2). The system can be

integrated with MILES to show a soldier’s

weapons effects and damage or can be used

separately as a tracking system.

2

1

Fort Drum has, on-hand, 867 soldier player units

and 295 vehicle player units (102 combat vehicle

kits and 193 vehicle kits) available to be issued

to the unit. Each player unit can operate for up to

100 hrs on a single battery charge.

Vehicle mounted

player units

function the same

as the individual

soldier player unit.

The four operator workstations are the primary

interface for exercise execution, management

and feedback activities. The unit can also view

maps, input and edit events, monitor radio traffic

and generate reports for the AAR and THP.

FRONT

BACK

Digital cameras are available for the unit’s

Observer/Controllers to provide digital video

and still images of the training event for the

AAR and THP. Additional video and still

images can also be integrated from outside

sources (i.e. CACTF or camera’s) into the

AAR and THP.