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U.S. Army Maneuver Support Centerand Fort Leonard Wood (FLW)

Society of American Military Engineer (SAME) Missouri River and TEXOMA Regional Education and Training Conference

& 3rd Annual Joint Engineer NCO Symposium

Fort Leonard Wood, MO3-5 October 2006

“Joint Engineer Training”

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• Introduction

• Interservice Training Review Organization (ITRO) Overview

• Engineer ITRO Training Sites

• FLW – ITRO Objectives/Normandy Training Area 244 (TA 244)

• ITRO Lessons learned

• Joint Engineer Officer Course

• Conclusion

Agenda

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ITRO Overview

• ITRO was mandated by Congress in 1993 and implemented in 1994.

• ITRO’s mission is to achieve training efficiencies through consolidation or co-location of common training among the services.

• ITRO’s goal is the elimination of unnecessary duplication and training redundancy without negatively impacting on training quality.

• ITRO impacted many Engineer Military Occupational Specialty starting in 1994.

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ITRO COURSES SUPPORTED BY USAMPSMilitary Working Dog (owned by AF; located at Lackland, AFB) USMC, USAF and Army

**Goodfellow AFB, TXFire Fighters USMC, Navy, USAF and Army

Sheppard Air Force Base, TexasPlumbing SpecialistElectric Power Line SpecialistNavy, USAF and Army

Gulfport, Mississippi (Navy)Carpentry and Masonry SpecialistNavy, USAF and Army

Panama City, Florida (Navy)(Phase II - Diver) Navy and Army

Ft Belvoir, Virginia (Army)Geodetic SurveyTopographic AnalystLithographer USMC and Army

Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri (Army)Engineer Diver (Phase I) (FTX in Phase II) ArmyTechnical Engineering Specialist All svcsConstruction Equipment Repairer USMC and Army

Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri (Army)Heavy Construction Equipment Operator All svcsGeneral Construction Equipment Operator USAF/Army unique Concrete and Asphalt Equipment Operator USAF /Army unique

Legend: Location (Host)/Type of training/Service trained

Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (USMC)

Urban Mobility Breachers Course(Phase II - Diver) USMC and Army

Engineer ITRO Training Sites

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FLW ENGINEER ITRO Objectives

A. Execute training to the spirit and letter of the agreement with our ITRO Services.

B. Make ITRO training more relevant to the current joint Contemporary Operational Environment and lay the foundation for a more integrated training experience.

C. ITRO Focus:1. Establish processes and systems in ITRO by which we can prepare the way for the

future, in light of the current joint tactical nature of GWOT, OIF, OEF. 2. Assess joint efforts in combat to create an effective and efficient organization and

system of training. 3. Modernize equipment and Program of Instructions. 4. Recommend equipment commonality strategies. 5. Establish a Strategic Alliance of Equipment, Schedule, Terminology, Deployment

Packaging, etc..

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FLW Normandy Training Area 244 - ITRO Disposition

ITROGraders(ALL SVCs)

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ITRODozer

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FLW – USAFITRO Lessons Learned

• Teaching techniques between individual services are relatively similar, but learning philosophy differs– ITRO SOP is a mixture of the different rules and

techniques presented by the various services, so everyone is equally represented

• Instructor rewards– Knowing that we are sending out equally proficient,

quality troops to all branches of the military– Competing amongst all services for Instructor of the

Month/Quarter/Year adds to the prominence of the recognition

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• Great job with consolidated ITRO training at Brown Hall for our Engineering Aids (21T). Awesome support and working relationship with the sister services.

• The Navy is looking to conduct more joint training as a result of the 21 Super E CRB. During the Nov 06 RRA, we are interested in performing more joint training with Excavators, Backhoes, and Earthworks phases in addition to the three phases we currently participate in.

• As always, the Navy is working to improve our current licensing program. Possibly implement a NCF (Naval Construction Force) training license and issue to the students with hours trained on the back of them. This would reduce admin time significantly with a valid training license on each piece they trained on in school. Why re-invent the wheel when we can learn from our sister services.

• The way ahead, look for opportunities to conduct additional joint training.

FLW – US NAVYITRO Lessons Learned

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• Over the years since the start of ITRO we have found that consolidation works very well for some of the entry level courses.

• The Engineer Assistant course and Engineer Equipment Repairer course are examples of consolidated training that meets the needs of all services involved.

• Our Basic Engineer Equipment Operators Course over the years has become more co-located than consolidated due to service specific equipment, service specific missions as well as the Marine Corps Licensing Program.

• Over all the ITRO Goal is still met regardless of whether the training is consolidated or co-located. We are all still sharing resources without degrading service specific training requirements.

FLW – USMCITRO Lessons Learned

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• FLW has allowed for a constant dialogue between services; which has reinforced the understanding of other service requirements and capabilities.

• A Strategic Alliance of Equipment, Schedule, Terminology, Deployment Packaging, etc. is needed in order to better leverage each service’s unique capabilities.

• Dissimilar equipment causes ITRO collocated training vs consolidated.

• Curriculum Review Boards (CRB) have been a good vehicle to increase joint training (e.g. CRB for 21S/T consolidation will result in increased consolidated training).

• Army students should attend the full Program of Instruction at Naval Construction Training Center (Gulfport – 21W Carpentry and Masonry Specialist ) and Sheppard AFB (21K - Plumber) to give the field the best trained Soldiers possible.

FLW – US ARMYITRO Lessons Learned

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Joint Engineer Officer Course (JEOC)

Mr. Bob McFarlandC2 Technologies, Inc.robert.mcfarland@wood.army.mil573-563-5402

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Provide the SAME a progress update on Joint Engineer Training through the JEOC initiative.

PURPOSE

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AGENDA• JEOC Overview

• Distributed Learning (dL) Phase

• Resident Phase

• Student Selection

• Pilot #1 Feedback

• Way Ahead

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• “We continue to improve joint professional military education to provide more joint

experiences, education and training to warfighters – junior and senior officers and noncommissioned officers. At the senior officer level, a modified capstone course will increase the emphasis on jointness while preparing senior officers to lead joint task forces and other joint operations. For junior officers and noncommissioned officers, incorporating joint education and training early in their careers ensures future leaders will more effectively integrate tactical operations with interagency and multinational components.” National Military Strategy of the United States of America 2004. A Strategy for Today; A Vision for Tomorrow.

• “Early planning efforts within the C7 were hampered by a lack of knowledge of capabilities, requirements, and limitations of other services and coalition engineer forces, particularly among junior members of the staff. Action officers are often junior field grade or company grade officers who do not have sufficient joint engineer education or experience to be effective at the beginning of their assignment.” (An after action review comment from OIF as quoted in Engineer January-March 2004)

JEOC Why A Joint Engineer Course?

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• Commissioned by the Joint Staff J-4 Engineer Division

• Report Published Sept 2002

• Identified Key Capability Gaps

• Recommendations (22 total)

Engineer Capabilities Study

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Joint Operational Engineer Board

• In Response to the Study, the Joint Operational Engineer Board (JOEB) was Formed – Chaired by the JS J-4– Service Engineer GO/FOs– Joint Staff Engineer– Combatant Command Engineers– Meets Quarterly

• Four Working Groups– Engineer Doctrine & Training (DTWG) – Air Force

• JP 3-34/4-04 Consolidation• Joint Engineer Officer Course (JEOC)

– Capabilities (CWG) – Army• Modularization of Engineer Forces

– Interoperability (IWG) – Navy• Joint Engineer Planning & Execution System – JEPES 7 (JFCOM)• Standardization of Beddown

– Transformation (TWG) – USJFCOM• Future Joint Engineer Force

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• Target Students: Senior Company Grade and Junior Field Grade Engineer officers, selected NCOs and Civilians

• Concept: Understand and be able to integrate engineer capabilities across the spectrum of operations to ensure support of the Joint Force Commanders engineer requirements and accomplishment of the Joint mission.

• End State Competencies: – Describe Joint Operations, Joint Warfare and the Joint Planning System. – Describe, comprehend, apply Joint Engineer Doctrine. – Describe, comprehend, apply Joint Engineer Planning using scenarios,

historical examples, case studies, practical exercises. – Describe, comprehend Service Engineer Capabilities and Support

Requirements. – Describe, comprehend and apply the strengths, effects, and

basic doctrinal employment concepts of Service Engineers. – Describe, comprehend, apply employment principles for using Service

engineer capabilities to support Joint and Service Engineer requirements.

JEOC

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FLW LLC - LMS BlackboardStudent requires AKO accountApprox 8 weeks to finish

• Module A – U.S. National Strategy• Module B – Joint Operations Planning• Module C – Joint Engineer Capabilities• Module D – JTF Engineer Organization • Module E – Joint Engineer Theater Operations• Module F – Joint Engineer Contingency Operations• Module G – Resident Phase Read Ahead Materials

Total = 40-48 hours

dL Phase Modules

JEOC

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Small Group Seminars 1:15Some 1:45 classroom instruction

• Seminar 1 – Introduction/Road To War • Seminar 2 – Service Engineer Capabilities• Seminar 3 – JTF Engineer Operations, B2C2WGs• Seminar 4 – 5 Joint Engineer Theater Operations 1 and 2: Combat

Engineering; Reconstruction Engineering; SME Presentations• Seminar 6 – Joint Engineer Theater Operations (Base Camp Planning)• Other:

– GO/FO Seminar– COCOM Engineer Seminar– SME Discussions

• Contracting and CAP• Funding• Environmental

• AAR

Resident Phase Seminars

JEOC

Total = 32–40 hours

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Student Selection

• Target Audience: AC and RC Engineer Officers; Senior 03 and 04; possibly 05-06; selected civilians; select E7-E9• Quotas proportional to Service Joint Population• 3 Bands administered by Services to identify quota

• Band 1 = Assigned to a JTF, COCOM, Component Cmd• Band 2 = Staff officer tasked to stand up a JTF • Band 3 = 03’s preparing to join a prospective JTF HQ; all others

• By Service for Band 1 as of 9-27-05 and reported to JS-J4 = population of 174 possible students; Goal of 45 per class:

• USA = 21; USN = 7; USMC = 1; USAF = 16

JEOC

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Pilot Course #1 (April-June) Feedback

• Pilot Intent was met - Successful first Pilot!• 51 students registered in dL Phase • 35 students attended the Resident Phase (19-23 June @FLW)

• 7 – 05; 14 – 04; 7 – 03; 1 – CW3; 4 – SNCO; 2 – Civ• Four Services represented• Comments reflected rank and experience• Great desire to understand each service’s engineer forces• Interaction among engineers was course highlight!

• Facilitator/Mentors are key to success• Facilitators need to have JTF Ops experience• Facilitator/Mentors must be available from dL day 1• 16 students volunteered to return as Facilitators/SMEs!

JEOC

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• Build on Pilot #1 success and upgrade dL courseware and Resident Phase PEs based on feedback (ongoing)

• JEOC Pilot Course #2 – Oct-Dec 06

• Distributed Learning (dL) Phase open to students on 10 Oct via FLW LLC LMS

• Resident Phase 4-8 Dec at FLW

• Development funding for FY07 = $450K

• Working with the JS-J4 and JFCOM for sustainment funding for FY08 and beyond

• Facilitators: 3 to 4 - identified by Services

• Students: 45 - identified by Services – 03-05 + Sr NCOs + Civs

JEOC Way Ahead

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Upon completion of the Pilot Course(s), the Joint Engineer Community will have:

• a viable Joint Engineer Officer Course with the appropriate course content (dL and Resident)

• a joint course specifically designed for the target audience of senior 03’s, junior 04’s and selected senior noncommissioned officers at the rank of senior E-7 through E-9

• a joint course focused on preparing the target audience for duty with a JTF Engineer Cell

• a joint course designed and developed by the Joint Engineer Community

• a joint course vetted by the Joint Engineer Community

JEOC Way Ahead cont.

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Conclusion

• ITRO is key to success as we transform & fight as a joint force.

• ITRO enables us to leverage each service’s unique capabilities.

• Our sister services bring a different (joint) perspective to the table.

• Shared operational experience is one of the most valuable tools we gain from ITRO, as well as an understanding of joint forces doctrine.

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U.S. Army Maneuver Support Centerand Fort Leonard Wood

Technical Tour of FLW ITRONormandy Training Area 244

1500-1700, 4 October 06

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Tech Tour: Normandy Training Area 244

Legend: = Tour Route = Stops (1-4)

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Timeline for tour: (4 Oct 06)1500 – 1510 Enroute to Bldg 5050, TA2441510 – 1530 ITRO Site Visit (Dozer)1535 – 1555 ITRO Site Visit (Graders)1600 – 1620 ITRO Site Visit (Loaders)1625 – 1645 ITRO Site Visit (Constr Equip Repairer)1650 – 1700 Enroute to Pershing Club

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