Training Tomorrow’s Fight: Project Convergence at Kirtland
Headquarters Air Force conducted its Air Planning Workshop in support of the capstone phase of Project Convergence, a joint and multinational U.S. Army-led campaign of learning, at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Jan. 21–22.
Hosted by the 705th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Distributed Mission Operations Center, theworkshop enabled U.S. Army,HAFand industry planners to explore and stress-test aircomponentoperational plans in a joint, contested training environment.
“Our role in Project Convergence is to provide a robust and realistic virtual battlespace where joint and international forces can truly test the limits of new technologies,” said U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. David Jones, 705thCTSDMOCcommander. “TheDMOC’s ability to seamlessly merge live and synthetic environments allows us to train thousands of participants and experiment with tactics that will define the future of multi-domain operations, while achieving significant cost savings.”
As part of Project Convergence Capstone 6,HAFisleveragingthe DMOC to provide a critical aircomponentthat enables the combined force to train with and evaluate emerging technologies in a realistic, multi-domain environment.
The Air Force’s Directorate for Strategy, Integration and Requirements (HAF A5/7) is leading a team of enterprise-wide stakeholders to experiment with strategic airpower concepts. The experiments are focused on advancing long-range kill chains and point defense capabilities while improving joint interoperability between the Department of the Air Force’s Battle Network and the Army’s Next-Generation Command and Control system, both which are foundational to the Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control ecosystem.
“Coming into this venue gives us an opportunity to look at things on the horizon and get in front of those implementation plans by working and experimenting with the Joint Force early on in the process,” said U.S. Air ForceReserveCol. Christopher Williams, asubject matter expert for ProjectConvergence. “Havingthe opportunity to practice andknock down communication and data barriers prepares us to be ready to fight and defend the Constitution.”
By integrating synthetic environments with live assets, the DMOC provides a high-fidelity, cost-effective training venue that allows planners and operators to test concepts at scale. Through this integrated environment, the 705thCTSsupportsHAFobjectives by evaluating 15 emerging technologies across seven mission threads, reinforcing the Department of the Air Force’s commitment to joint-force innovation and enhanced warfighter effectiveness.
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