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vol. 4, no. 26 Serving Southern Nevada’s military community, including Nellis, Creech and NTTR nov. 20, 2020

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Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Isaiah J. Soliz
Maj. Gen. Christopher Azzano, Air Force Test Center commander, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., (5th from left), stands alongside mission partners and project planners
as a united front during the joint simulation environment (JSE) ground breaking ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. 5, 2020. The JSE will support up to 20 high-
fidelity simulators and associated equipment that will further enable testing, tactics and training.
AFTC Joint Simulation Environment becomes reality

by 2nd Lt. Christine Saunders “Today, we break ground on the first
Nellis AFB, Nev. of several facilities that will take JSE
from concept to practice -- from vision
The Air Force Test Center, headquar- to reality. Future capability development
tered at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., leaders will look to this event as a leap
broke ground on the 52,000 square-foot forward in well-integrated live, virtual,
Joint Simulation Environment facility at constructive test and advanced training.
Nellis AFB, Nev., Nov. 5, 2020, during a I’m very proud of the team for moving
ceremony hosted by the 412th Electronic this critical capability forward,” said
Warfare Group. Maj. Gen. Chris Azzano, Air Force Test
The $27.5 million dollar state-of-the- Center commander.
art, energy efficient building is the first The JSE at Nellis will support up to 20 JSE Logistics Team illustration
of two planned JSE modeling and simu- high fidelity simulators and associated An artists rendering of the 52,000 square-foot Joint Simulation Environment facility at
lation facilities set to house operations, equipment to enable multi-platform, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
engineering, maintenance and logistics multi-domain developmental testing,
personnel. operational testing and high end ad- test and training capability, not only for on the F-35 and F-22, but the flexible
The JSE will enable rapid development vanced tactics and training. the Air Force but also for the DOD and open-architecture design will allow the
for future platforms and improve testing “The Air Force is breaking ground for the entire nation,” said Maj. Gen. Jim incorporation of other aircraft and weap-
of current weapon systems that will en- on a new building but also ‘breaking Sears, Air Force Operational Test and ons systems in the future.
hance multi-domain operations in ways ground’ on a bold initiative for a govern- Evaluation Center commander.
physical testing cannot achieve. ment-owned and government-operated The first JSE systems will be focused See aftc, on Page 12

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