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B -- DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE METHODS FOR ASSESSING JOINT FIRES TRAINING EFFECTIVENESS" POC Linda K. Heartley, (703) 697-6258 or (703) 695-9746 E-MAIL: heartlk@hqda.army.mil, heartlk@hqda.army.mil. This research will support the Joint and Multi-Service Distributed Training Testbed program under the Defense Technology Objective titled " Joint Training Performance Assessment Technologies". The goal is to measure performance at higher echelons, in large military units as the basis for evaluating training systems, improving feedback, and estimating training readiness. The program will use a Joint Task force exercise to developmentally test and refine candidate training assessment instruments. (0009)

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