National Training Center, Joint Readiness Training Center, and Home Station-Based Program Products

Abstract : This report presents a current summary of research products from the Army Research Institute National Training Center, Joint Readiness Training Center, and Home Station-Based Research Program. This research is a joint endeavor by the Army Research Institute and the Combined Army Training Activity (CATA). This integrated research program focuses on the development of a unit performance measurement system and determination of home-station predictors of unit performance effectiveness at the NTC. These elements are critical to the assessment of Army readiness and determination of needs related to doctrine, organizations, equipment, training, and soldier performance. This report describes research products that have been completed and provided to Army users, and ongoing research in support of the Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL), the National Training Center Operations Group, and the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel. Research has proven the usefulness of the training data derived from the NTC in analyzing Army issues and developing lessons learned. Research efforts are continuing for further refine the data collection procedures and develop a user-friendly data base more responsive to research needs. Keywords: Unit performance, Mission effectiveness, Critical tasks, Electronic clipboard, NTC data base, Predictors of unit.