Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com (a) Provide SLV analysis and evaluation support over the entire life-cycle of major Army systems and help acquire systems that will survive and/or be highly lethal in all environments against the full spectrum of battlefield threats. (b) Provide advice/consultation on SLV issues to HQDA, PEOs/PMs, evaluators, combat developers, battle labs, intelligence activities, and other DA and DOD activities. (c) Conduct investigations, experiments, simulations, and analyses to quantify SLV of Army and selected foreign weapon systems. (d) Provide well-documented timely technical judgments on complex SLV issues.
(e) Perform special studies and make recommendations regarding tactics, techniques, or design modifications to reduce vulnerability and enhance survivability and lethality of Army materiel. (f) Develop tools, techniques, and methodologies for improving SLV analysis. (g) Manage and execute the Army’s Live Fire Test mission for Army aircraft systems. 2–16. Commanding General, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command The CG, USAINSCOM will— a. Serve as the MATDEV, combat developer, doctrine developer, training developer, and trainer for assigned systems. (See sec IV, chap 2.) b. Conduct T&E for assigned classified or secure systems. c. Provide a member to the TSARC. (See para 9–3.) 2–17.
Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command The CG, USATRADOC is the Army’s principal combat developer, doctrine developer, training developer, and trainer for materiel systems and tactical C4I/IT systems. The CG, USATRADOC will— a. Submit for approval Army requirements for doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leader development and education, personnel, and facilities (DOTMLPF). b. Submit for approval all Army Initial Capabilities Documents (ICD), Capability Development Documents (CDD), and Capability Production Documents (CPD) for materiel and C41/IT systems (see AR 71–9). c.
As the combat developer, doctrine developer, training developer, and trainer— (1) Guide the Army’s requirements and COIC processes. (2) Assist the Army T&E Executive and TEMA in developing T&E policy. (3) Provide centralized T&E management by establishing a T&E manager and by providing representation to T&E forums as required. (4) Participate in the Army’s JT&E and FCT candidate nomination processes. (5) Provide a member to the TSARC. (See para 9–3.) (6) Develop the requirements for instrumentation to support training at Army training ranges. (7) Program, budget, and execute USATRADOC’s FDT/E program.
Determine the need for FDT/E, whether for doctrine, organization, training, leader development and education, personnel, and facilities (DOTLPF) as a stand-alone product or in support of an acquisition program. d. As a developer for system threat assessments— (1) Develop, coordinate, and obtain approval and validation of the initial STAR for program initiation prior to MS B. (See AR 381–11.) (2) Develop, coordinate, and approve (or obtain approval and validation of, as required), the threat test support package (TSP) for OT to the operational tester (AR 381–11).
Conduct (or assist Deputy Chief of Staff, G–2 in conducting) an assessment of the operational tester’s implementation of the Threat TSP and actual representation of the threat for OT. Participate in operational test readiness reviews (OTRRs) when necessary. (See AR 381–11) e. As an operator of battlefield laboratories, coordinate with USATEC and integrate OT planning early in battle lab experimentation to permit data to be collected for system evaluation and reduce future OT where possible. 2–18. Commanding General, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command The CG, U.S. Army Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command will— a.
Execute the Army Transportability Agent mission. b. Review and analyze the transportability and engineering aspects of test related documents. c. Ensure that appropriate transportability testing is planned, conducted, and reported by the MATDEV. d. Provide a transportability assessment to the MATDEV and to USATEC. e. Provide transportability functional expertise in the planning and conduct of T&E, including M&S support. f. Participate in the TSARC as required. (See para 9–3.) 2–19. Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command The CG, USAMEDCOM will serve as the MATDEV, combat developer, doctrine developer, training developer, trainer, tester, and evaluator for assigned systems.
(See sec IV, chap 2.) The CG, USAMEDCOM will— 7 AR 73–1 • 1 August 2006