Introduction

• Constructive, aggregate level simulation of ground, air,

amphibious and maritime operations used at 12 different

locations (USMC, USN, Joint and UK)

• Computer-assisted command and control staff training

system

• Provides exercise control services and tactical combat

simulation

• Multi-sided, real-time

• Wide range of battle space capabilities

• All major phases of military operations

System Overview

• User-definable parametric data (characteristics

and behaviors)

• Global play box; user-definable regions for digital

terrain data

• Tool for course of action evaluation in operational

planning

System Overview

• Tactical Display • Military Standard 2525 Symbology

• Terrain

• 30 meter resolution • Locations to nearest meter using 10-digit MGRS or to

fractions of a meter using decimal degree latitude/longitude.

• Support for DTED, DFAD, CDB, and VPF source data.

• Maps • Support for GeoTIFF, ADRG, CADRG, VPF source data.

System Overview

• Exercise Restart

• Faster, slower or real-time (1:1) rate

• Report Generation (solicited and unsolicited)

• C4I Interfaces: GCCS-M/IOS, C2PC, AFATDS, and MACCS (JRE)

• After Action Review (AAR) Component

• High Level Architecture (HLA) Capability

• DIS Capability

Support Functions

• Ground Combat

• Fire Support

• Air Operations

• Intelligence

• Combat Service Support

• Combat Engineering

• NBC (CBRN)

• Maritime Operations

• Waterway Operations

• Ship to Shore

• Naval Surface Fire Support

• Combat Assessment

• Weather

• Topography

Battle Space Models

• GCCS-M/IOS • OTH-GOLD Message Formats

• JUNIT/JPOS (bi-directional) • CTC/XCTC • OPNOTE

• USMTF Message Formats (with enhanced message controls)

• INTREP (visual and aural ground detection)

• TACREP (detection of improved surfaces and obstacles)

• SENREP (ground-based sensor detection)

• RECCEXREP (in-flight air reconnaissance detection)

• USMTF feed to Microsoft Exchange Server

• C2PC • Units & overlays (bi-directional) • Air, ground, surface, subsurface tracks

• TADIL J (Link 16) Message Formats

• 2.2 AIR PPLI, 2.3 SURFACE PPLI, 2.5 LAND PPLI, 3.2 AIR TRACK • One way feed of air track data to Joint Range Extension (JRE) Gateway

• AFATDS

• Allows training audience to use AFATDS operator to control MTWS artillery batteries and CFR radar units

MTWS C4I Interfaces

• Supports exercise replay and analysis of events

during the exercise

• Replay allows analysts to evaluate alternative COAs

• No additional database preparation is required

• Web-based reporting system

After Action Review

DECISIONS

COMMANDS REPORTS

RESULTS

TRAINING AUDIENCE

Response Cell

Controllers/Terminal Operators

SIMULATION

(MTWS)

Training Concept

• Course of Action Analysis

• Enhance development, analysis, and selection of

friendly courses of action

• Enhance the analysis of enemy courses of action (and IPB)

• Improve the Commander's Decision process

• Mission Rehearsal

• Enhance staff coordination

• Improve fire support coordination

• Improve ARG/MEU/ESG interaction & coordination

MTWS In An Operational Role

DP1

StartEx

COA #3 (Exercise Save #3)

COA #1 (Exercise Save #1)

Decision Point

(Exercise Restart Point)

COA #2 (Exercise Save #2) DP2

COA #2A (Excursion)

COA Analysis

• MCB/I MEF, Camp Pendleton, CA

• II MEF, Camp Lejeune, NC

• III MEF, Okinawa, Japan

• MCAGCC, MCTOG, MCLOG, 29 Palms, CA

• MCCDC, Quantico, VA

• MARFOREUR/AF, Stuttgart, GE

• MARFORPAC, Hawaii

• EWTGLANT, Norfolk, VA

• EWTGPAC, Coronado, CA

• Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA

• JCW, Suffolk, VA

USMC

Sites

Other

Sites

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Installations

• MSTP Training for Marine Expeditionary Forces

• EWTG Training Support

• Logistics Exercise Support

• Battalion- through Division-level Exercises

• School War Games and Exercises

MTWS Exercise Support

E-Mail, Hot Line &Website Support The best way to reach MTWS Help and/or get information

about the MTWS program is through the MTWS Web Portal:

https://mtws.cesicorp.com

Click the help request button on the right side of the site.

Alternatively send an e-mail to:

MTWSHelp@CESICorp.com

For direct Hot Line Support Call:

(619)540-9036 or (619)507-7684 or (407)674-8379

MTWS Developer Staff will be notified by all these methods and

designated MTWS Team personnel will respond as soon as

possible

MTWS User Support