KERNEL BLITZ '95 Interactive Training Support (KBITS): Technical Integration Plan

KERNEL BLITZ 95 KB 95 was conducted 3-6 April 1995. The Navy had over 23 ships, numerous aircraft, and 12,000 personnel at sea for this exercise. Simulation participants included five Defense Simulation Internet DSI node sites and three backside sites. In this exercise, live units and simulation systems were successfully integrated into a Synthetic Theater of War STOW. The objective of KB 95 was to improve the ability of Naval Expeditionary Forces to operate effectively, as a total force, in a joint, littoral environment. KERNEL BLITZ Interactive Training Support KBITS, the simulation portion of the exercise, provided a simulated carrier battle group CVBG, geo-transformation of Surface Mine Counter Measure SMCM forces operating in the Gulf of Mexico, and air, land, and sea opposing forces OPFOR. KEITS objective was to enable naval forces to train in a realistic force structure, demonstrate the capability to enrich training by combining afloat and ashore training activities, and provide the infrastructure to more realistically train in a joint, littoral environment. Simulations were provided by the following Naval Sea Systems Command NAVSEA Battle Force Tactical Training BFTT Program Advanced Research Projects Agency ARPA Semi-Automated Forces SAF Program Modular Semi-Automated Forces ModSAF Naval Undersea Warfare Center NUWC Combined Team Trainer Mode CTTM Program Naval Air Warfare Center - Aircraft Division NAWC-AD Air Combat Environment Test and Evaluation Facility ACETEF E-2C simulator and Program Engineering Office Mine In Shore Warfare PEO MlWSPAWAR-32 MCM C41 Joint Maritime Command Information System JIMCIS Program.