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ftc, from Page 1 Ceremonial shovels are left on display representing the beginning

“AFOTEC proudly stands with the and ending of the joint simulation environment ground breaking
JSE team to acknowledge this historic ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. 5, 2020. The JSE
event and we pledge to continue work- will house a versatile team of personnel to include operations,
ing to ensure JSE accurately reflects the engineers, maintenance and logistics.
reality of the fifth generation fight so that
it can reveal performance capabilities,
limitations, and vulnerabilities of F-35,
F-22 and other platforms. Well done
to the entire JSE team!” congratulated
Sears.
JSE builds on AFTC’s 70-plus year
history of pushing boundaries and in-
novation to deliver best value solutions
to customers that meet their fiscal and
schedule constraints.
“Technology trends drive what Dr.
Roper recently called the new digital
reality,” said Col. Jay Orson, 412th
Electronic Warfare Group commander. The JSE is an example of AFTC’s
“Wherein digital engineering, agile partnership with the U.S. Air Force
software development, cloud computing Warfare Center at Nellis, and AFOTEC
and advanced security practices all point to accelerate change within the U.S. Air
to the value of capabilities like the Joint Force at the start of the developmental
Simulation Environment.” testing cycle.
Recent advances in smart adaptive Construction of the facility is sched-
technology have challenged the test uled to complete in June 2022 and reach
community’s ability to accurately test initial operational capability in 2023. Air Force photographs by Senior Airman Isaiah J. Soliz
using open air ranges. Construction for another $34.4 mil- Col. Jay Orson, 412th Electronic Warfare Group commander, Edwards Air Force Base,
“The JSE will enable high end threat lion JSE facility located at Edwards AFB Calif., provides opening remarks during the joint simulation environment (JSE) ground
replication that can be denser and more is set to commence in February 2021. breaking ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. 5, 2020. The JSE at Nellis is one of
real than anything we can fly in the open The Edwards facility will focus on two facilities slated for construction. The Nellis facility will focus on operational testing
air,” said Orson. developmental test and evaluation. while Edwards will host a second facility focused on developmental testing.

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