Laboratory Information:
TRADOC Analysis Center
ATRC-PR
255 Sedgwick Avenue
Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027-2345
Website: http://www.trac.army.mil/
Agency/Department: Dept. of Defense - Army
Region: Mid-Continent
FLC Laboratory Representative:
Mr. Barry Bazemore
Phone: 913-684-5511
Fax: 913-684-6894
Email: barry.bazemore@us.army.mil
Background/History of the Laboratory:
TRAC is an analysis agency of the United
States Army. TRAC conducts research on potential military
operations worldwide to inform decisions about the most challenging issues facing the Army and the
Department of Defense (DoD). TRAC relies upon the intellectual capital of a highly skilled workforce
of military
and civilian personnel to execute its mission. Ultimately, TRAC serves our Nation's soldiers by helping
to define
and underpin the concepts, requirements and programs that enable our Army to be the best organized,
equipped, trained and ready Army in the world. TRAC conducts operations research (OR) on a wide range
of
military topics, some contemporary but most often set 5 to 15 years in the future. How should Army units
be
organized? What new systems should be procured? How should soldiers and commanders be trained? What
are the costs and benefits of competing options? What are the potential risks and rewards of a planned
military
course of action? TRAC directly supports the mission of the Army's major command, the Training and Doctrine
Command (TRADOC), to develop future concepts and requirements while also serving the decision needs
of
many military clients. TRAC analysis enables change. The discipline of OR is built upon the collaboration
of
interdisciplinary team members who have mutually supporting knowledge, skills and experiences pertinent
to
the study problem. The TRAC building blocks of military operations analysis are future scenarios; leading
edge
models and simulations; realistic data about systems, forces, and behavior; and skilled operations analysts.
Leading a core team of analysts, a TRAC Study Director may receive support from other TRADOC and Army
agencies, and from other government agencies and industry as well. TRAC adheres to the proven principles
of
scientific inquiry and applies the problem solving model to perform its analysis. TRAC is a values-based
organization with high standards of conduct and professional ethics.
Technology Transfer Mechanisms:
- Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs)
- Technical Assistance
- TRAC Reimbursable Program
Technology Areas of Expertise:
- Military operations research and analysis
- Scenario development
- Modeling and Simulation (M&S)
