SBIR-STTR Award

The Department of Defense has identified the need for computer mediated training to assist the Department's transformation. Wexford will implement a plan that is grounded in operational, technical, and programmatic diligence to employ the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) methodology of functional needs, area, and solution analyses. This will identify capabilities, and capability gaps where cognitive skills are most relevant to a Joint Expeditionary mindset, and also lend themselves to use in simulation or distributed training. A post independent analysis and Phase II plan will be conducted. Wexford and Aptima's previous experience in this type of collaborative environment, focusing on the needs/gaps and determining how technical offerings meet the functional needs will ensure the proposed prototype solution is effective and acceptable to users.

Keywords:
JOINT MINDSET, EXPEDITIONARY MINDSET, TRAINING JOINT MINDSET, JEM

The United States has arrived at a unique time in its history. There is an abundance of expertise in expeditionary operations, such as those associated with counterinsurgency, and it is growing. We must not squander this resource given the growing presence of the associated threat. The Infantry Captains Career Course has been updating its program of instruction based on guidance from the Training and Doctrine Command to emphasize challenges of counterinsurgency in the contemporary operational environment, and to balance offensive, defensive, stability operations. An integrated set of products and processes will be developed to help instructors achieve this objective.

Keywords:
Cognitive Development, Pedagogy, Experiential Learning, Blended Learning, Contemporary Operating Environment, Counterinsurgency, Expeditionary, Joint