The Enterprise Team: The United States Modeling and Simulation Collaboration Assistance Effort

Abstract : In the year 2000, representatives from the U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM), U.S. NAVAIR Orlando Training Systems Division (TSD), and U.S. Army Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation Command (STRICOM), working on different programs but supporting the same Partnership for Peace (PfP) nations, discovered that they had overlapping goals and were using common resources. Representatives from these organizations decided they could better serve U.S. interests, save resources, and provide more capable, integrated and interoperable systems if they coordinated their efforts. Another impetus to working cooperatively was the establishment of USJFCOM as the lead agent for the Regional Security Cooperation Network (RSCN). The RSCN was designed to facilitate coalition-based distributed education and training, building on existing information technology efforts. As a result, representatives from these three organizations decided to form the Enterprise Team to better cooperate while implementing their individual programs. This informal team meets periodically to brief the members on their individual programs and look for ways to support each other's security assistance programs. The Enterprise Team's primary product is integrated, interoperable systems that support national security objectives and facilitate international cooperation. The U.S. Air Force Electronic Systems Center and U.S. Modeling and Simulation Information Analysis Center (MSIAC) joined the team in 2001 and 2002, respectively. Of note, each organization maintains control of its programs while supporting the overall team objectives. The benefits of Enterprise Team activity are clear: each organization brings unique capabilities and different perspectives, resulting in a Big Picture approach to meeting national and regional security objectives. The remainder of the paper outlines the key security assistance programs supported by the Enterprise Team organizations. Ten briefing charts are included. (4 refs.) 7