Earmark - Playas Instrumentation Network Design and Development

Agency:		Department of Defense--Military
Bureau:		Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
Account:		Research, development, test, and evaluation, Navy (17-1319)
Certifying Official:		Deputy Comptroller Program/Budget
Contact Information:		http://WWW.DOD.GOV 703-697-5131

Playas Instrumentation Network Design and Development

1 recipient will receive $2,904,000. This is a first-time earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Description: The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NM Tech) Director, Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC) worked with JNTC on the 'Playas Instrumentation Network Design and Development.' This related to the town of Playas, NM, recently acquired by NM Tech. The town is being converted into a training and RDT&E complex, initially supporting training by the Department of Homeland Security, and also supporting urban operations training for an Army Stryker brigade (172nd Infantry Brigade) preparing for deployment to Iraq. JNTC equity in this project was focused on the requirement for interoperability of distributed instrumentation systems. Interoperability requirements can and will be folded into the development of the Instrumentation Network Master Plan. This addressed instrumentation in the Urban Environment and interagency efforts within the scope of training transformation. JFCOM worked with the project execution organizations to ensure that products and activities were integrated into the overall JNTC effort and are compatible with JNTC standards in support of interoperability.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
CDR USA White Sands Missile Range	$2,904		Federal	WSMR, NM