Colonel Michael R' Gonzales

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Fort Bliss Training Facilities Concept
Briefing

• Presented By
• Colonel Michael R. Gonzales
• Director of Total Force Integration
• U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery School

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Briefing Outline

• Reserve Component Training Requirement
• Commanding Generals Strategic Planning Guidance
• Capability of Fort Bliss to Support Maneuver
  Training
• Current Initiatives and Potential Enhancements
• Demonstration of Proof of Principle and Future
  Enhancements
• Long Range Plan and Resourcing Concept

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Reserve Component Training Requirement
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Factors Bearing on Requirement

• Army Maneuver Combat Force Consists of 10 Active
  Divisions, 3 Active Armored Cavalry Regiments, 2
  Integrated Divisions, 8 ARNG Divisions, 15 ARNG
  Enhanced Separate Brigades (ESBs) and 2 Strategic
  Reserve Brigades (SRBs)
• Scheduling at the NTC, JRTC and Other Training
  Centers Cannot Accommodate All Requirements
• ARNG ESBs/SRBs Limited to Eight Year Rotation
  Cycle
• ARNG Divisional Brigades Not Currently Programmed
  to Receive CTC-Like Experience
• Local and Regional Training Centers Not Large
  Enough to Accommodate Doctrinal Array Above the
  Battalion Level

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Training Focus

• Army and Joint Training Exercises
• Mission Rehearsal Exercises in Preparation for
  Combat Training Center Rotations
• Reserve Component Annual Training
• Annual Service Practice and Gunnery
• Combat, Combat Support and Combat Service Support
  Operations
• Small Scale Operational Testing

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Operational Requirements

• Mobilization and Readiness Platform
• Adequate Maneuver Areas
• Adequate Ranges
• Observer / Controllers
• Opposing Forces
• Instrumentation
• Simulations
• BASEOPS Support
• Synergy with RC Units

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Not Meant to Compete With Other Training Centers

• National Training Center (NTC) and Joint
  Readiness Training Center (JRTC) - Graduate Level
  Course
• Army National Guard Regional Training Centers -
  Focus on Platoon / Company Level / Battalion Level

Fort Bliss
BN / BDE / DIV TASK FORCE
CTC WARMUP JOINT OPNS
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Commanding Generals Strategic Planning Guidance
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Commanding Generals Vision
To be the Premier Training Installation for
Training in the Training and Doctrine Command,
the United States Army and the Department of
Defense a Soldier, Civilian Employee and
Family-Oriented Community a Values-Based
Organization Focused on Training to Fight and
Win, While Promoting Growth and Providing High
Quality Service to a Diverse Population.
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Mission Analysis Based onCommanding Generals
Guidance

• Optimize the Inherent Capabilities of Fort Bliss
  in Support of a Variety of Roles and Missions
  Critical to the Execution of the National
  Military Strategy
• Enhance and Leverage These Capabilities in
  Support of Maneuver Training in Support of Army
  Requirements
• Expand the Concept to Facilitate Joint and
  Combined Operations
• Forge a Multi-Component and Inter-Agency
  Coalition Focused on Cooperation and Mutual
  Support That Will Promote the Growth and
  Relevance of Fort Bliss Into the 21st Century

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Capability of Fort Bliss to Support Maneuver
Training
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Operational Requirements

• Mobilization and Readiness Platform
• Adequate Maneuver Areas
• Adequate Ranges
• Observer / Controllers
• Opposing Forces
• Instrumentation
• Simulations
• BASEOPS Support
• Synergy with RC Units

Meets to a Degree
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Facilities and Infrastructure

• Largest Installation in TRADOC (1.1 Million
  Acres) Second Largest in Army (WSMR is Largest
  and Adjacent)
• Largest Maneuver Area in the Army (550 Square
  Miles) Three Times the Size of the National
  Training Center
• Largest Contiguous Tract of Virtually
  Unrestricted Airspace in the Continental United
  States (1500 Square Miles)
• Designated by DA as a Power Projection Platform
  to Support Mobilization and Deployment
• Biggs Army Airfield and Two Smaller Air Strips
  Accommodate a Variety of Aircraft Types
• Airfield and DACG Enhancements Support Emergency
  Deployment and Readiness Exercises
• Three Air Force Bases (HAFB, CAFB, KAFB) and
  Civilian Airfield with ARNG Facilities (RIAC) and
  Variety of Aircraft, Airborne Platforms and Other
  Capabilities in Close Proximity

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Facilities and Infrastructure

• Seven Lane Digitized Multi-Purpose Range Complex
  (MPRC) Ideal for Combined Arms Training Up to
  Tank Table XII Requirement
• Nine Artillery Firing Groups With Capability to
  Fire All Systems Including MLRS and ATACMS
• Sixty-Seven Firing Ranges Support a Myriad of
  Weapons Systems
• Fully Equipped Simulation Center Supports All
  Three Domains (Live, Virtual and Constructive)
• NMARNG Maintenance and Equipment Site (MATES) on
  Dona Ana Range Camp
• On Post Facilities and Three Remote Base Camps
• Support From Complimentary ARNG Unit Capabilities
  Available Within Local Area and Region
• Potentially Further Enhanced by Leveraging
  Regional Synergy

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Fort Bliss Capabilites

• Criteria
  Standard Fort Bliss
• Maneuver Space 3 Company Level Boxes 12 Company
  to 2 Brigade Level
• Environmental and No Significant Negative No
  Significant Negative
• Community Impacts
• Site Capabilities MOUT, Drop
  Zone, Programmed MOUT, 7 Drop Tactical
  Airfield, River Zones, 3 Tactical
  2 at WSMR,
• Crossings Simulated Sites for River
  Crossings
• Gunnery Ranges Indirect Fire (155mm), 9 Firing
  Groups, Can Accommodate 2 CALFX
  Boxes MLRS/ATACM, 5 CALFX Boxes
• Installation Infrastructure Barracks, Medical,
  Multiple Brigade Level Capabilities
• 
  Maintenance, Supply, in All Areas Administrat
  ion and Services,
• 
  Utilities
• Accessibility Strategic
  Airfield, Railhead Strategic Airfield HAFB and
  RIAC,
• Railhead, Additional Spurs Projected
• Training Support Simulations and MILES Robust
  Simulation Center (Live,
• Equipment Virtual, Constructive),
  Limited MILES Capability

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Relative Size of Fort Bliss
CARLISLE BARRACKS 402
FORT MONROE 569
FORT JACKSON 52,301
FORT McCLELLAN 45,979
FORT GORDON 55,587
FORT EUSTIS 8,228
FORT LEONARD WOOD 62,910
FORT ORD 28,000
FORT CHAFFEE 71,758
FORT STORY 1,570
FORT HAMILTON 177
FORT BENNING 181,626
FORT SILL 94,303
FORT LEAVENWORTH 5,634
FORT KNOX 109,068
TOTAL ACRES 1,907,775
FORT BLISS 58 (1,119,722)
FORT LEE 5,575
FORT RUCKER 64,366
OTHER TRADOC INSTALLATIONS 42 (778,053)
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Fort Bliss Training Areas and Facilities
200 Miles Northeast
RAIC / WETS (NMARNG) (815 Billets)
Stallion AAF / Base Camp (500 Billets)
200Miles North
Orogrande Range Camp
WSMR Main Post (650 Billets)
(1125 Billets)
Condron AAF
7 Lane Multi-Purpose Range Complex
Wilde Benton Dirt Airstrip
McGregor Range Camp
Dona Ana Range Camp
(1000 Billets)
Meyer Range Complex
(1150 Billets)
NMARNG MATES
Biggs AAF
Fort Bliss Main Post
(560 Billets)
Proposed TXARNG UTES
(300 Billets)
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Fort Bliss and White Sands Complex
WSMR
FBT
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Current Initiatives and Potential Enhancements
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Leveraging of Strategic Partnerships

• Diverse Elements Within Installation
• USAADA CEN SCH
• JTF-6
• USASMA
• WBAMC
• GAFADS
• Army and Joint Partners Within Region
• HAFB
• CAFB
• KAFB
• WSMR
• Army and Air National Guard and Reserve
  Infrastructure
• Originated With Texas and New Mexico
• Incorporated USAR
• Have Expanded to 14 Air Defense and Maneuver
  States and Growing (Including ESB and Divisional
  States Like Texas, California, South Carolina and
  Tennessee)

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Ongoing New Mexico Initiatives

• New NMARNG Maintenance and Equipment Site
• ADA Brigade Has Support Base at DARC to Support
  Training for
• 1 Air Defense Artillery Brigade
• 1 Patriot Battalion
• 3 Avenger Battalions
• 1 Paladin Field Artillery Battalion
• 2 Transportation Battalions (1 Medium Truck 1
  Petroleum)
• 2 Maintenance Companies (1 Direct Support 1
  General Support)
• Forward Deployment of Patriot Battery to WSMR to
  Support RDTE
• DS Maintenance Support to the Installation
• Distance Learning Capability to Validate Export
  of TASS/TATS and Exercise Programs
• Army Aviation Support for Selected Missions
• Tactical Fighter Support For Training and
  Testing From 150th TFG

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Ongoing and Future Texas Initiatives

• Stationing of Heavy Equipment Transport Company
  (-)
• Activated in Apr 99
• Trucks to Begin Arriving by Dec 99
• Conduct of Pilot FA CMF TASS Course in FY 99
  Growing to Multi-Discipline Regional TASS by FY
  00
• FA TASS Unqualified Success
• Significant Growth Projected in FY00 and FY01
• Synergy With ADA and Transportation Courses
  Already Being Conducted by Fort Bliss
• Expansion into Infantry, Armor, Signal and Other
  Disciplines

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Ongoing and Future Texas Initiatives(Continued )

• Stationing of Mechanized/Armor Task Force in FY
  00
• 143 M1A1 Abrams and M1A2 Bradleys to Begin
  Arriving by Mar 00
• Nucleus for Equipment Site and OPFOR Capability
• Potential Expansion to Brigade Task Force in
  Outyears
• Relocation of Organizational Maintenance Shop to
  BAAF in FY 00 Based on Identification of
  Facilities Projected Expansion to Unit Training
  and Equipment Site in FY 01
• Activation of ARNG ADA Signal Company Commencing
  in FY01 to Support 35th ADA Brigade

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USAR Presence

• 5035th Garrison Support Unit Stationed at Fort
  Bliss
• 90th Area Support Group Stationed in the El Paso
  Area
• 377th Theater Army Support Command Routinely
  Supports JTX Roving Sands and Has Forward
  Element Permanently Stationed at Fort Bliss

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Current Shortfalls
OPFOR
Observer / Controller Package
Instrumentation System
M-1 Simulators
Venue to Demonstrate
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Future Potential Enhancements

• Enhancement Potential Provider
• Opposing Forces Contingent 49th Armored Division
• Observer/Controller Package 49th Armored
  Division
• Mobile Instrumentation System U.S Army Research
  (D-First) Institute
• New Generation M-1/M-2 U.S. Army Research
• Simulators Institute
• Combat Star Simulation White Sands Missile
• Interface System Range
• Other Emerging Technology Battlelabs and Others
• Technology Integration AFOTEC
• Venue for Validation
• 278th ACR NTC Preparation NGB
• JTX Roving Sands Global Patriot JFCOM / FORSCOM
  

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Projected Timeline
Establishment of Training Center
Concept Validation
Establishment of Combat Arms TASS
Mech/Armor TF Stationing
Pilot FA CMF TASS
JTX Global Patriot II
OPFOR O/C Package D-First Mobile Instrumentation
System New Generation M-1/2 Simulators Combat
Star Interface System
HETT Co. (-) Stationing
Concept Formulation
FY 99
FY 00
FY 01
FY 02
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Demonstration of Proof of Principle and Future
Enhancements
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DemonstrationofProof of Principle

• Commitment From 278th ACR (TNARNG) to Petition
  NGB to Allow Them to Deploy to Fort Bliss in FY01
  
• 278th Wants to Array Doctrinally in Preparation
  for FY02 NTC Rotation
• NGB Supportive of Mission Rehearsal Exercise
  (MRE)
• 49th AD and 35th ID to Provide Controllers and
  OPFOR
• Interest by Canadians in Augmenting OPFOR With
  Company
• Potential for Integration into NGB Multi-Year
  Training Model for ESBs
• Potential Alternative for ARNG Divisional
  Brigades

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Fort Bliss Armored Cavalry Regiment Doctrinal Box
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ACR Mission Doctrinal Template
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ACR Mission Doctrinal Template
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ACR Mission Doctrinal Template
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ACR Mission Doctrinal Template
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Fort Bliss / White Sands Divisional
Force-On-Force Box
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Brigade Combat TeamDoctrinal Template
BCT Movement to Contact
10-20 KM
SECURITY FORCE
10-15 KM
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Divisional Doctrinal Template
Division Movement to Contact
20-30 KM
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15-30 KM
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Army Interest

• Interest by USAR and ARNG in Training Combat
  Support / Combat Service Support Battlefield
  Operating Systems by Augmentation of the
  Installation
• ADA, Field Artillery (Paladin), Army Aviation,
  Transportation and Maintenance Support From
  NMARNG
• I Corps Artillery (UTARNG) Planning to Deploy
  Brigade in FY 02 to Play JFCOM Sponsored Exercise
  Global Patriot
• Potential Stationing of a Second Mechanized /
  Armor Task Force From 40th ID (CAARNG) at Dona
  Ana Range Camp Rotation of Armored Battalions
  First Step
• Training, Evaluation, and Controller Support from
  the ARNG Divisions and USAR Training Divisions

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Joint and Combined Interest

• 150th TFG (NMANG) to Provide Tactical Air Support
• Participation of 27th Tactical Fighter Wing
  (F-16) From Cannon Air Force Base in the Close
  Air Support, Air to Air Interdiction and Air
  Defense Suppression Roles
• Interest on Part of Several Coalition Partners
  (Canadians, Germans, British and Others ) in
  Participating
• Either in OPFOR or Blue Force
• Lack of Desert Training Sites in Other Areas
• Shilo and Other Sites Becoming Increasingly
  Unaffordable
• Integration of Maneuver Component into JTX
  Roving Sands or Global Patriot
• Designation for Use as the Air National Guards
  National Training Center

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Long Range Plan and Resourcing Concept
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Stepping Stone Approach
Multi-Service Training Center Testbed
Regional Maneuver Training Center
RC Maneuver Center
TXARNG Maneuver Training Center
FY 2000
FY 2002
FY 2004
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Resourcing Concept

• All Organizations Facing Significant Resourcing
  Constraints
• Fort Bliss Provides the Basic Infrastructure and
  Training Areas to Support the Concept
• Reserve Components and Joint Forces Provide the
  Personnel and Equipment to Conduct Training
• The Army National Guard and United States Army
  Reserve Provide an Augmentation to the CS/CSS
  Package and Evaluation Teams
• Joint and Interagency Organizations Enhance
  Training and Demonstration Capabilities
• Other Agencies Provide the Technology and Data
  Collectors
• Certain Fees and Ancillary Costs Are Waived to
  Members of the Coalition Supporting the Effort

Result Quality Training and Testing at
Relatively Low Cost to Participants
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Air Defense ArtilleryOne Team, One Fight,
One Future
First to Fire