Organizations and Missions

TEAM WHITE SANDS
White Sands Missile Range is the largest overland military test range in the United States, occupying some 3,200 square miles of southern New Mexico. Some of the world's most advanced and sophisticated weapon systems are tested at the missile range each year. White Sands Missile Range organizations are known collectively as Team White Sands, each possessing a unique set of capabilities.

U.S. ARMY GARRISON, WHITE SANDS (USAG-WS)
Provides White Sands Missile Range the capabilities and services that support expeditionary operations in a time of persistent conflict, to provide the facilities and services to allow the Tri-Service testing and integration of our Nation's weapons and sensors and to provide a quality of life for our Soldiers and Families commensurate with their service.

Key Tasks:
Provide administrative services to acquire, support, educate and retain a quality workforce that meets the manpower needs of the Army.
Provide for the physical, behavioral and spiritual fitness of the WSMR Community.
Provide a safe and secure work environment and high quality of life for WSMR residents.
Provide supplies, maintenance, property accountability and transportation to allow tenant units to meet their missions.
Comply with environmental, cultural, historical and hazardous materials laws and policies.
Provide the infrastructure and facilities to adequately house Families and Soldiers, train Soldiers and test equipment.
Ensure the safety and health of the Garrison and tenant workforce.
Prevent unlawful discrimination.
Set the conditions to maximize the contributions of every employee/Soldier.
Organize and support events for official visitors.
Provide a quality of life to Soldiers and their Families that is commensurate with their service.

Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security
Newly reorganized, the Directorate manages two major categories of programs. Those that protect the installation, its resources, and its people, and those that integrate our business practices to ensure we continuously work toward common goals. It is the principal Garrison staff agency for all matters concerning security, plans, operations, antiterrorism/force protection, operations security, and emergency management. It has merged with the Plans, Analysis, and Integration Office.

The Intelligence and Security Division administers the Garrison security programs to include Security Educations and Training, Personnel Security, and Information Security. The division conducts preliminary inquiries into Garrison security compromises and provides procedural guidance, advice and assistance for the Information Security program to all Garrison activities. Additionally they support processing of background investigations and administer security clearance actions, report adverse information under a continuous evaluation program, and execute industrial security responsibilities for unclassified and classified contracts supporting Garrison. Plans are to merge this division into the Plans and Operations Division in 2012.

The Plans and Operations Division prepares and coordinates operational, emergency, disaster, and force protection policies and directives. Force protection specialists within the division manage the programs designed to protect our personnel, assets and capabilities from terrorist attacks. The Emergency Management Officer ensures the integration of all crisis response planning on the installation and coordinates with civil agencies. They manage and coordinate deployments and redeployments, military support to civil authorities, and are responsible for the Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The Division also coordinates and directs installation matters pertaining to exercises, the use of small arms ranges and local training areas.

The Plans, Analysis, and Integration Division conduct analytical reviews, monitor Army baseline standards, captures and enables implementation of best business practices, and identifies, tracks, and orchestrates reporting of performance measures. This office is the Garrison Commander's focal point for the Installation Strategic and Sustainability Plan and hosts the Installation Planning Board.

Directorate of Emergency Services
The Directorate of Emergency Services (DES) provides law enforcement, physical security and fire support to the White Sands Missile Range Community. The White Sands Missile Range Fire and Emergency Services Division is committed to providing the highest level of broad based Fire, Rescue and Emergency medical services to those entrusted in our care. We will work to prevent harm to people, personnel, government property and the environment, through education, training and prevention programs.

The White Sands Police Operations Division is responsible for coordinating the daily operations of law enforcement patrols, physical security and DES Police station. These functions include police patrols, specialized law enforcement training, criminal investigations, liaison with civilian law enforcement agencies, traffic accident investigations, animal control, funds escort and game warden. DES police patrols are responsible for enforcing all laws, regulations and policies; deterring and detecting crime through motorized, walking and bicycle patrols; responding to calls for police assistance; assisting stranded motorists; speed enforcement and traffic accident investigations, access control, special events security, traffic control and school resource officer assistance and animal control.

The Directorate of Emergency Services and White Sands Control Center (WSCC) serves as a 911 centralized Fire and Police Dispatch Center responsible for receiving, coordinating and dispatching all emergency responders to incidents on the White Sands Missile Range and can assist in general information requirements. The Directorate of Emergency Services also has a Police Administration Section which provides the administrative support to the White Sands Police Station and to the Garrison. Activities include processing reports, assisting in traffic tickets, assessment of traffic points, coordinating bar and revocation letters regarding installation access and providing reports to Law Enforcement, legal sections and customers. This section also provides crime and traffic accident statistics to the Director of Emergency Services, the installation and its tenant units in order to provide commanders with the necessary information to make security and safety decisions based on those statistics. Police Administration receives a wide variety of requests by mail, in person and by telephone for police report information. Police Records Section also interfaces with the U.S. Army Crime Records Center and the local Commanders ensuring the final case dispositions are received and forwarded to the U.S. Army Crime Records Center. For further information contact (575) 678-3317.

Directorate of Logistics
The Directorate of Logistics is a leader in Installation Support providing Supply, Equipment Maintenance & Repair, and Transportation Services in a timely and cost effective manner in order to meet the requirements of the Test Community and tenant organizations. Customers receive support through four divisions. Plans and Operation Division provides logistical planning and coordination for test missions, training and special events. They also provide equipment life cycle management and assist with Financial Liability Investigations of Property Loss. Supply and Services Division orders, receives, stores and issues all classes of supply except medical through the SSA. Supply and Services Division also manages the Installation Property Book, Central Issue Facility and Petroleum, Oil and Lubricant (POL) Branches. POL provides water and bulk fuel to remote areas of the range in order to support and sustain training throughout the AFORGEN cycle, for test missions and special events. Maintenance Division provides all types of maintenance services for tactical and non-tactical vehicles, material handling equipment, combat equipment, construction equipment, power support equipment and weapons. The Generator shop provides generator support for the test missions, training, special events and provides onsite repair of generators. Maintenance Division oversees the Left Behind Equipment mission. Transportation Division consists of three branches. Personal Property Branch is responsible for the movement of Soldier and family household goods arriving and departing the installation. This branch arranges official travel through Carlson Wagonlit. Freight Branch is responsible for shipping and receiving all types of freight from truckloads to small packages and serves as the installation central receiving point. Freight branch oversees the Unit Movement Section which ships unit equipment to the port of embarkation and from the port of debarkation. Transportation Motor Pool supports the installation with GSA vehicles and other equipment on a short term basis. Motor pool provides equipment recovery across the range, runs the shuttle bus and busses for students enrolled in before and after school programs. Transportation Division also oversees the Mass Transportation Benefit Program. For more information on the Directorate of Logistics call (575) 678-1743.

Directorate of Human Resources
The Directorate of Human Resources executes individual, family and community support services and programs for Team White Sands. The directorate coordinates, recommends and provides authoritative analysis, advice and services enabling commanders and directors to provide leadership in executing their military and civilian personnel management responsibilities. In addition, the directorate maintains readiness of individuals, families and communities by developing, coordinating and delivering education and social service programs that promote self-reliance, resiliency and stability during war and peace.

The Military Personnel Division (MPD) is responsible for providing military personnel manning functions for the Garrison and other resident organizations. The office provides information on military personnel requirements, authorizations, level of fill and distribution of personnel resources, readiness management and strength management. Soldiers, family members and retirees are provided with a wide range of personnel services support that includes military personnel records support, military awards, personnel evaluations, identification cards, retirement services, personnel automation, consolidated in/out-processing, mobilization processing, reassignment processing as well as assistance with the Army Career and Alumni Program. The office offers administrative, logistical and operational functions in support of Army Casualty, Mortuary and Memorial Affairs. Hours of operations are: Monday through Wednesday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Thursday, 1 to 4:30 p.m.; and Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For information call (575) 678-7380.

The Alcohol and Drug Control Officer administers the Substance Abuse Prevention and Suicide Prevention Programs. These include drug testing, prevention and awareness Training to deter and reduce alcohol and other drug abuse. The Employee Assistance Program under Substance Abuse Prevention Program is a comprehensive services designed to help employees with problems that impact their ability to do their jobs. The services may include screenings, short-term counseling, referral and prevention services. Services are available for eligible Civilian Corps Members and their families, as well as Military and their family members. For information call (575) 678-6571/1957.

The Education Services Division provides Army continuing education services to the WSMR community and Soldiers within WSMR's geographic boundary. The division develops and administers Soldier and family education services that provide counseling, enhance education levels through college programs, financial aid, distance learning and support Soldier performance and improvement through learning centers, personnel testing and leader enhancement training. It promotes lifelong learning opportunities to sharpen the competitive edge of the Army by providing and managing quality self-development programs and services and oversees Army Continuing Education Services.

The Records Management Division provides the Records Management Program and its subprograms to include the Official Mail and Distribution Program, Army Records Information Management System, Army Correspondence Program, Freedom of Information Act Program, the Army Privacy Program, Rulemaking Program, Dictionary of United States Army Terms, Authorized Abbreviations and Brevity Codes, Compilation of Army Addresses, Office Symbols and the Management Information Control System and operates records staging/ holding areas as required. For information call (575) 678-4196.

Directorate of Public Works
The mission of the Directorate of Public Works is to provide base support services to include public works services, limited missile test support and environmental conservation/compliance programs to Team White Sands Missile Range elements and organizations with specialties as follows:

The Environment Division provides support and services to range customers through its three operating branches: Customer Support Branch which is the entry point for all range customers and their sponsors needing any environmental services, the Environmental Stewardship Branch which is responsible for the Range Natural and Cultural Resources Programs and the Range Conservation program and the Environmental Compliance Branch which is responsible for the Range Cleanup and Restoration Program and Pollution Prevention Program, as well as the Environmental Compliance Program.

The Master Planning Division develops concepts, plans and policies for Public Works Directorate support, developing and managing master planning, engineering, construction programs for facilities, grounds, pavements, railroads and airfields. It also monitors the Directorate of Public Works (DPW) Integrated Facilities Systems (IFS) and manages Real-estate and Real Property, by assigning and terminating facility assignments and land lease(s). The Master Planning Division also performs updates to the Master Plan with Real Property Board Actions (RPBA) for new construction.

The Housing Division provides housing services and assistance to all military personnel and their families. One of the functions of this office is to act as the liaison for the Balfour Beatty Communities privatized housing partnership. Through programmatic oversight, the division assures the program is being executed in accordance with the agreements and needs of the community. The division manages all Unaccompanied Personnel Housing (UPH) for the installation, ensuring the soldier quarters are maintained and furnished at a standard commensurate with the service they provide our country. The Housing Service Office (HSO) provides off base rental and housing counseling services for military families and single soldiers.

The Operations and Maintenance Division provides support throughout the 3,200 square mile missile range for all facilities, roads, pavements, grounds, ecology, electrical and water support including the full range of public works services or business, commercial and test mission support are provided by this division. The Engineering Services Division provides support in the areas of infrastructure engineering, planning and modification.

The Business Operations and Integration Division consists of the Requirements Branch and the Programs Branch. They provide support to the Directorate of Public Works in the following areas: annual work planning, prioritization and execution, work reception and scheduling, installation facilities system operation (IFS-M), installation status reporting (ISR) Parts 1 (Infrastructure), 2 (Environmental) and 3 (Services), reimbursable work planning, integration and execution, activity based costing/management, common levels of support accountability and business engineering. For more information on Public Works call (575) 678-8966.

Plans, Analysis and Integration Office
The Plans, Analysis and Integration (PAI) Office structure within IMCOM provides the leadership with new management processes explicitly designed to manage strategy. Garrison PAI Offices provide the structured approach for communicating strategy as well as processes and systems to help implement strategy and measure results of that implementation.

The Plans, Analysis and Integration (PAI) Office provides oversight of assigned programs; conducts analytical reviews; monitors Army baseline standards; captures and enables implementation of best business practices; identifies, tracks and orchestrates reporting of performance measures; and integrates and optimizes use of technology. This office is the garrison commander's focal point for strategy and management planning for installations.

To accomplish its missions and functions, the PAI Office is managed by a PAI officer and organized into two sections:
Management Analysis Functions
Provide analysis and advice to the Garrison Commander along with program oversight to assigned garrison officials and staff. Oversee and execute performance measurement programs to include Customer Management Services (CMS).

Planning Integration Functions
Provides analysis and advice to the garrison commander, staff and operating officials. Provides independent assessments of program alternatives and priorities. Executes short and long range planning programs and selected business improvement initiatives.

Garrison Resource Management
Garrison Resource Management oversees resource allocations for all support activities, including budget formulation, control and execution; accounting policy; funding manpower resources; developing installation support agreements; providing customer service for payroll, monitoring the Government Travel Card Program and provides accountability to the American Public.

The Budget Division is responsible for programming, budgeting, controlling and administering the use of appropriated funds. They serve as the principal point of contact below the Garrison Command Group for solving problems in the Resource Management arena. People are the Army's most important resource. The Manpower Division's challenge is to ensure White Sands Missile Range organizations have the right number of people to do the job and an efficient organizational structure, to best use its personnel.

The Management Analysis and Agreements Division manage a variety of programs in support of the Garrison mission. They work with our customers to coordinate management improvement programs, principles and practices to achieve efficient and effective operations.

Payroll Customer Services Division manages variety of programs in support of the WSMR mission. They are responsible for applying a working knowledge of payroll procedures and requirements pertaining to pay, leave and benefit deductions. They receive and process documents from employees to authorize changes which affect their payroll account to include address changes, allotment initiations and changes, and changes in tax status (W-4s). For information call (575) 678-2251.

COMMANDER, WHITE SANDS
MISSILE RANGE (WSMR)
White Sands Missile Range is a subordinate organization of the Army's Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC), which is a directly reporting unit under the Chief of Staff, Army. The General Officer position is the senior commander on the installation and serves as the Commander of WSMR. Staff organizations which report to the Commanding General (CG) include the Executive Director, the Chief of Staff, the Staff Judge Advocate (SJA) and the Inspector General (IG), Installation Safety Director. The Public Affairs Office (PAO) and Directorate of Resource Management report to the Chief of Staff. The Process Improvement Office reports directly to the Executive Director of WSMR. Many of the staff organizations provide support to the CG as well as to other organizations located on this installation. The test organizations are located within the White Sands Test Center and discussed in a later section. The Commander/Director of the Test Center reports to the CG on test and evaluation issues. The Directorate of Resource Management is tasked with managing the financial and manpower resources for the command. Additionally, managerial accounting, budgeting, management and manpower analysis are performed to support the operations of the command.

The Process Improvement Office (EDP)
The Process Improvement Office serves White Sands Test Center by analyzing and improving their work processes using Lean Six Sigma methods. Lean Six Sigma is a customer centered, systematic, data driven approach to process improvement aimed at the near-elimination of defects from every process. Lean Six Sigma can be used for any activity that is concerned with cost, timeliness and quality of results. Lean Six Sigma eliminates excessive transportation, motion, inventory, waiting, over-processing, over-production and defects. For more information on using Lean Six Sigma for process improvement, call (575) 678-0053/8943.

Protocol Office
The Protocol Office provides guidance in creating itineraries in support of distinguished visitors (O7 and above/and civilian equivalent) to the WSMR Command. They provide guidance and support for command ceremonies and special events hosted by the Commanding General. They also provide Protocol advice to subordinate commands and community organizations. The Protocol Office plays an integral role during the preparation and execution of distinguished visits and events to ensure proper courtesies are rendered. For further information call (575) 678-1038 or e-mail wsmrprotocol@conus.army.mil.

WHITE SANDS TEST CENTER
The White Sands Test Center (WSTC) is responsible for planning and conducting tests at White Sands Missile Range. Center command position is a board Command Selected Position from Assistant Sectary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology ASA (ALT) at the COL/GS15 level. WSTC reports to the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command. The specific functions and responsibilities of WSTC elements are:

An integral part of test operations, Army Air Operations (WST-A) operates six UH-1H Huey helicopters and a C-12 King Air, twin turboprop aircraft to support on-and off-range test customers. The fleet is used to search and recover critical test components. All aircraft can be modified with various instrument packages, sensors and payloads to support test missions. All WSMR aircraft can be used as photo/chase platforms. WST-A helicopters are also capable of external load operations.

Range Operations Directorate
The Range Operations Directorate (WSR) establishes and implements policies, programs and procedures, coordinates range operations and data measurements and has complete flight safety control for all missiles, rockets, munitions and other devices launched from or into WSMR, or which pass through WSMR controlled airspace.

The Range Operations Control Division (WSR-C) performs flight safety management, schedules and controls all range operations and provides a WSR also has a vast inventory of instrumentation used to measure and monitor the performance of systems during firing and non-firing tests. Required measurements are made on ground support equipment, vehicles targets, rockets, missiles and environment induced on personnel and equipment by the weapon systems. Instrumentation systems are available for measuring basic physical properties including mass, temperature, force, pressure, position, velocity and acceleration. Acoustic and electro-optics instrumentation are also available, including visible and infrared imaging and non-imaging systems. Sophisticated computer systems are available for real-time and post-test processing of test data in reportable formats. About 95 percent of the instrumentation capability is mobile to support testing efforts elsewhere in the United States and overseas. In addition, WSR-C manages the Aerial Cable Range, a three mile long Kevlar cable strung between two mountain peaks. Large targets can be suspended and rocket-propelled down the cable or drop tested. WSR-C supports off-range launch complexes, including a site north of the missile range proper in one of the range call-up areas and one at Fort Wingate near Gallup, N.M.

The Data Collection Division (WSR-D) is responsible for test data acquisition and collection's-D provides data products to the end user and to flight safety. The primary data collection systems are telemetry, radar, optics, Global Positioning System (GPS), timing, meteorology and remote control systems. Various instrumentation systems are used to receive record and relay test data. This data is processed for real-time display at facilities where test conductors, flight safety officers and range controllers monitor and manage the test. The data is recorded for post-test conversion and reduction's-D also provides the ground control equipment for aerial and ground vehicle targets. These targets range from subscale aircraft, full-scale fighter aircraft, tanks and other vehicles modified to be controlled by the Drone Formation Control System. The division is also responsible for support of off-site missions such as firings from Fort Wingate and Kodiak using the Transportable Range Augmentation and Control System (TRACS), a system developed to augment existing range capabilities and/or provide complete support at remote locations. TRACS is a mobile, self-contained mission control center, designed to support mission planning, execution, real-time data collection/processing, communications, mission control, flight safety and post-mission data analysis. TRACS provides interface capabilities to connect external sensors such as Global Positioning Systems (GPS), radar, telemetry, communications, optics and satellite systems typically found at existing test ranges. The TRACS may also connect to instrumentation assets drawn from "test asset pools" using versatile interfaces utilized by the DoD instrumentation community.

For more information, visit the WSMR website at http://www.wsmr.army.mil or call (575) 678-2400. Write to: Director, Range Operations Directorate, White Sands Missile Range, NM 88002.

Materiel Test Directorate
The Materiel Test Directorate (MT) provides evaluation of systems, materiel and equipment through field and laboratory testing and sponsors testing on WSMR for DoD, foreign, space and industry customers. Throughout its history, MT has tested a wide variety of hardware, both U.S. and foreign. Among these are air defense missile systems including Stinger, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor, Patriot/Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3), surface-to-surface rocket/missile systems including Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) and its variants (Guided and Unitary), High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) and various unmanned aerial vehicles. MT has the lead in the test center's support of the Future Combat Systems (FCS) which is a highly-integrated structure of manned and unmanned, air and ground assets bound by a distributed network to act as a unified combat force.

The testing of today's complex systems continues to dominate the MT workload. A typical test program will include several components: the review of system performance requirements; the development of detailed test plans; tests ranging from component, subsystem and system to software verification; validation of human factors assessments; and finally, the firing of rockets and missiles.

At each testing step, data is collected and analyzed. Finally, overall system assessments are made to assure systems are ready for the Soldiers in the field. To accomplish the complex task of testing, a core team consisting of a project engineer, systems analyst and test conductor is formed. The project engineer is the focal point for all project related test activities. He or she is responsible for planning, coordinating, executing and reporting test results and associated data analysis. The test conductor is responsible for accomplishing the test program and for directing the actual test efforts.

A key activity in the successful development and execution of an effective test program is system analysis. Systems analysts are assigned to each project to develop and implement a comprehensive test and evaluation program. Throughout a given program, analysts review the test requirements, develop detailed test plans and monitor the collection of data during test and simulation activities. Upon completion of the test program, results are assembled to quantify the system's performance. These assessments, along with data accuracy and confidence level quality indicators, are presented in final test reports.

Explosive testing capabilities include facilities for safety tests such as fire, drop, bullet impact, sympathetic detonation and others. Warhead arena tests, warhead penetration tests and failure analysis of explosive components also are available. Maximum data collection for failure analysis on lethal weapon systems and submunitions can be conducted remotely using a robotic Remote Area Disassembly Vehicle.

In addition to controlled environment testing, the actual operation of the system is tested, which in many cases involves the launching of a rocket or missile. Reliability, availability and maintainability (RAM) information, including MANPRINT factors and safety data, is collected and evaluated during these tests. MT provides knowledgeable reliability engineers and equipment specialists to develop test methodology and to plan customer reliability and maintainability test programs. Test data from the programs are processed in the Developmental Test Command (DTC) Standard Data Collection System and provide Test Incident Reports to assess overall system performance. These performance parameters indicate utility and effectiveness of the system so MT can assure the best systems possible are fielded.

For systems with embedded software, a unique requirement-oriented software assessment methodology targeted at the system performance level can be applied. The approach is focused at the software's requirement level and deliberately avoids further debugging of the contractor's computer code. Simulation techniques are available for evaluation of systems under test.

Mathematical models of systems, subassemblies and major components can be assembled and executed on digital computer systems. The results of simulations can be used in determining range safety boundaries, pre-flight and post-flight analysis, environmental effects on system functions and overall system performance in preparation for live firings.

MT has experience in a variety of other technical activities which are test related. Some examples include supporting the systems engineering process, performing software independent verification and validation, monitoring developer (contractor) testing, assisting in establishing the extent to which simulation could/should be used, assisting in the verification and validation of simulations and assisting in the identification of data collection and data reduction requirements.

When appropriate, MT coordinates requirements with the Range Operations Directorate to conduct live rocket or missile firings. This coordination determines the launch and impact site, the use of targets and the type and accuracy of data required. For more information, visit the WSMR website at http://www.wsmr.army.mil or call (575) 678-1241/1243. Write to: Director, Materiel Test Directorate, White Sands Missile Range, NM 88002-5158.

Survivability, Vulnerability
and Assessment Directorate
The Survivability, Vulnerability and Assessment Directorate (SV) is a recognized center of expertise for nuclear effects test and evaluation. Major nuclear weapon effects test facilities operated by SV include:
White Sands Solar Furnace (WSSF)—The WSSF produces intense thermal pulses or steady state thermal radiation exposures to simulate the thermal radiation from detonation of a nuclear weapon. At full power, the energy generated by the WSSF can penetrate a half-inch stainless steel plate in 40 seconds.

Relativistic Electron Beam Accelerator (REBA)—The REBA is a high-energy, pulsed, field-emission electron beam or Bremsstrah lung X-ray source. It provides an energy source of short duration for determining material responses to rapid and in-depth energy deposition and is a particularly cost-effective means of testing relatively large items.

Linear Electron Accelerator (LINAC)—The LINAC is designed to simulate the high intensity gamma spike associated with a nuclear weapon detonation by producing high intensity, short duration pulses of high-energy electron radiation for threat level exposures.

Gamma Radiation Facility (GRF)—the GRF is designed to provide the total gamma dose and residual gamma dose environments needed for nuclear effects testing on virtually any size item. The GRF is used primarily for Transient Radiation Effects on Electronics (TREE) experiments and verification tests of systems for gamma dose survivability. However, the uses of the GRF are diverse, including radiography and shielding experiments, as well as calibration and operational testing of military RADIAC instrumentation.

Fast Burst Reactor (FBR)—The FBR is an unmoderated and un-reflected cylindrical assembly of uranium and molybdenum alloy. The FBR produces high-yield pulses of microsecond width, as well as long-term, steady state radiation, to closely simulate the neutron radiation environment produced by a fission weapon. Eldorado Facility—The Eldorado Irradiator Facility is used for gamma dose simulation testing. The facility is capable of providing dose rates between 50 and 0.01 Rad-Si/sec in the direct beam with no attenuation. The Eldorado can also operate in an extended operation mode to fulfill the unique requirements of Space Radiation Environment tests. Utilizing off-axis irradiations or aluminum attenuators, lower dose rates are achieved.

Pulsed Laser Vulnerability Test System (PLVTS)—The PLVTS is the largest pulsedCO2 laser in the United States, designed to support susceptibility and vulnerability testing of EO/IR tactical weapon systems. Fully transportable and self-contained, PLVTS is capable of providing tactical threat environments at virtually any test range in the U.S. or in the world.

Electromagnetic Test Capabilities—SV operates extensive Electromagnetic (EM) Environmental Effects (E3) Test Facilities to support the requirements for test and evaluation of weapons systems while being subjected to electromagnetic environments (EMEs). SVE3 test and evaluation capabilities include: Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR), Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), Electromagnetic Interference (EMI), Electrostatic Discharge (ESD), Electromagnetic Pulse(EMP), EM Radiation Hazards (fuel,ordnance and personnel), High Power Micro-wave (HPM) and Lightning Effects (LE).

Horizontally Polarized Dipole II (HPDII)—The HPDII EMP simulator is a fast rise time free-field EMP simulator. It is stationed at WSMR, but is a mobile EMP simulator routinely requested by the customer to be set up at remote sites. The mobile HPDII consists of a lowboy trailer used to transport the pulser, antenna and a data acquisition trailer.

Lightning Test Facility (LTF)—The LTF is capable of simulating both the direct and indirect lightning strike characteristic required in lightning effect testing. It also is capable of simulating the characteristic of a direct strike. The characteristic of a direct strike. To go simulate the direct strike of lightning there is a high current bank capable of producing component A, which component is 200,000 Amps.

Semiconductor Test Laboratory (STL)—The STL enables all types of discrete, active and custom semiconductors to be characterized and then tested by exposure to the appropriate initial nuclear radiation (INR) environment. Due to a rapid transfer system between the four INR facilities and STL, detailed post exposure characterization of test samples can be initiated within two minutes. More than a dozen experienced engineers have characterized and tested more than 5,000 different types of electronic devices during the past 13 years. Parametric characterizations are performed on the following mainframe testers:

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Radiation Tolerance Assured Supply and Support Center (RTASSC)—The RTASSC is an ISO 9002 certified service-oriented supply and support center dedicated to assist military and space system program offices with diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages, proactive and reactive management and solutions and radiation tolerance(RT) "cradle-to-grave" life-cycle management and solutions.

In order to determine if systems can effectively operate in diverse real world conditions, SV can subject an entire system to extreme low and high temperature environments in climatic test facilities. Temperature tests can be run on complete systems or individual components. The capability also exists to expose both the system and its components to rigorous dust, wind, fungus and other phenomenon. Shock and vibration facilities that duplicate typical life cycle environments are also available.

There are several non-destructive test laboratories available to perform specific evaluations of systems. One lab conducts metallurgical inspections to assess corrosion prevention and control, health hazards assessment and conformance, environmental testing and failure analysis of explosive components. For more information, call (575) 678-1161 and/or (575) 678-5584.

High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility (HELSTF)—The High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility (HELSTF) operated by the Survivability Vulnerability and Assessment Directorate (SVAD) is a component of ATEC-WSMR. SVAD's Directed Energy (DE) facilities cover the High Power Microwave (HPM) and High Energy Laser spectrum. SVAD's experienced workforce at HELSTF coupled with the extensive land and airspace at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), provide a one-of-a-kind capability for a wide variety of laser propagation, lethality, survivability, vulnerability, and dynamic engagements for high energy laser test & evaluation. The HELSTF represents an investment of approximately $800 million offering a wide array of expertise, instrumentation, and unique High Energy Laser infrastructure to support laser technology programs and weapon system development/testing approved for above-the-horizon high energy laser propagation. HELSTF is transforming its infrastructure to keep pace with changing technologies. Modernization efforts include transforming the infrastructure from chemical based laser technology to solid state technology; fully upgrading mission control systems; and fielding mobile diagnostic suites. These modernization efforts assisted the development/testing of future HEL technologies and maintain HELSTF as the organization of choice for testing HEL weapon systems. Key assets include:

Solid State Laser Testbed (SSLTB): Leveraging the capability of the Tactical High Energy Laser (THEL), HELSTF has converted components of the THEL to serve as a test bed for solid state laser systems under development. Initial operational capability is scheduled for FY12 with the 100 kW Joint High Power Solid State Laser (JHPSSL). This is the Nation's highest power solid state laser and will provide for the investigation of high power laser propagation effects, target lethality and engagements of short-range tactical rockets, artillery, and mortars. Future efforts may include the integration of other developmental lasers/systems operating at the solid state wave lengths.

Sea Lite Beam Director (SLBD): A high-precision beam director system built by Hughes Aircraft Company, the Sea Lite Beam Director provides the capability to track highly maneuverable short range and long range targets. The optics coated for the infrared and visible allow the beam director to also serve as a high-resolution imaging system to record laser engagement data and missile test data conducted at WSMR.

20 kW Solid State Fiber Laser: HELSTF owns and operates a 20 kW fiber laser welder device as part of a high energy laser capability for solid state laser testing. The device is housed in container, with its ancillary equipment, that can be transported to any location to support high energy laser testing. Pulsed Laser Vulnerability Test System (PLVTS): The PLVTS is a transportable surrogate laser device capable of duplicating tactical HEL environments. The PLVTS is the highest energy pulsed CO2 laser in the United States.

Advanced Pointer Tracker (APT): The APT is a mobile tactical size HEL beam director to address critical pointing and tracking issues with a flexible government operated open architecture. Prior significant capital investments provide for survivability tests, risk reduction tests, and proof of concept demonstrations. Weapon HEL traceable software such as aim-point designation and maintenance algorithms are tested. Traceable components are evaluated to determine suitability for combat use (sensors, input/output windows, gyros, fire control, optics, and beam path conditioning, etc.). Also low/high power survivability testing is conducted against static and dynamic targets in tactical beam propagation environments. Broadband optical coatings provide a multi-wavelength illumination and imaging capability.

Target Reflected Energy Measurement (TREM) System: The TREM measures in-band laser radiation reflected from a ground target (static or spinning target). This capability was developed by the Directed Energy Test and Evaluation Capability (DETEC) program to address HEL T&E instrumentation shortfalls.

Ground Target Irradiance Measurement (GTIM) System: The GTIM measures at the target, the irradiance distribution of an incident continuous wave (CW) laser beam in the near-infrared (NIR) portion of the spectrum. This shortfall represented the need for a capability to provide time dependent spatial distributions of CW laser irradiance in the NIR. The GTIM capability was developed by the Directed Energy Test and Evaluation Capability (DETEC) program.

HEL Hazardous Test Area (HTA): Located 900 meters downrange from the laser test cells the HTA is used for large targets or targets with significant amounts of high explosive. The site is fully instrumented and has remotely controlled diagnostic equipment.

Optical Maintenance Facility (OMF): The OMF provides an on-site large clean-room capability to clean, characterize (wavefront/damage threshold), and install optics of virtually any type.

Large Vacuum Chamber (LVC): The LVC is a 50 foot diameter sphere/system capable of producing a vacuum equivalent to a 650,000 foot altitude. It is the only large vacuum chamber in the country where weapon class high-energy laser beams can be propagated in the chamber through a 800 ft evacuated beam tube. Also, weapon system altitude qualification tests can be conducted. There is a removable, sectioned internal track platform inside the chamber that is designed to support a very large and heavy test articles. One 30-ton and three 3-ton externally-mounted hoists are provided at the top of the LVC for target handling. Numerous "hard" points within the LVC allow for positioning of the test article in virtually any configuration. Remotely controlled retargeting mirror allow engagement of targets within the LVC.

Data Sciences Directorate
The Data Sciences Directorate manages and operates WSMR information and communication resources for the successful accomplishment of the range mission. It is the single point of contact for information management services. The Director serves as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for WSTC and develops and markets the architecture and long-range strategic plans for WSTC information and communication resources at WSMR consistent with forecast mission requirements. The directorate consists of the Operations Office, Development Office, Information Management Division, Data Processing Division and Distributed Systems Division.

The Operations Office (WSD-OPS) coordinates Human Resources activities, and has Safety, Security and Training Officers. The process improvement section analyzes activities and processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness. In addition, this office provides management of taskings for the directorate to ensure that responses to taskings are complete and responded to by suspense dates.

The Development Office (WSD-DEV) provides management services and the initial interface for all new and recurring telecommunication requirements for mission testing, construction and installation facilities. In addition to coordinating telecommunication requirements, this office also provides program management oversight for customer requirements for all other services provided by the Directorate to include information assurance, mission data processing, digital and audiovisual, and distributed test support. As program managers, personnel are responsible for providing cost estimates and committing directorate resources in support of on and off range mission testing as well as non-mission customer requirements. WSD-DEV provides program management and acts as the WSD single point-of-contact for safari testing worldwide.

The Information Management Division (WSD-I) has elements to support both test mission and general Army Signal communications. WSD-I, in conjunction with the U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command Theater Network Operations Security Center (NETCOM TNOSC), provides Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information Management (C4IM) services as a NETCOM Network Enterprise Center (NEC). This division also provides a myriad of real-time telecommunications support to all on-range, off-range and various outside the-continental-United States (OCONUS) missions. Off-range mission support is provided at: Fort Wingate, N.M.; Cordova, Alaska; Yuma, Ariz.; Washington State; Colorado Springs, Col.; and other locations.

The Information Assurance Office (WSD-IA) provides Installation-level Information Assurance services and is responsible for implementing the Army Information Assurance Program. The most common services available are training, policy and planning, vulnerability management, compliance auditing, DIACAP and Certification/Accreditation support, and Communications Security (COMSEC). The IA office also provides security engineering support to ensure Confidentiality, Integrity, Accountability, Non-Repudiation and Authentication.

The Communications Branch (WSD-IC) manages telephone services, telecommunications support contracts and leased communications services (cell phones, Blackberries, commercial voice and data circuits, etc.), performs electronic maintenance and has the responsibility to maintain many of the automation systems used at WSMR. A switched telephone system connects WSMR personnel with the worldwide commercial telephone network and various military and government networks. WSD-IC also provides electronic support services for hand-held radio and emergency equipment, installation of intrusion detection systems, fire detection systems, and access control systems, as well as the maintenance of these systems.

The Electronic Documentation Branch (WSD-IE) performs management oversight of audiovisual support services for test mission and general support requirements. These services include still digital media for documentation, high definition digital and analog video for documentation and production, digital/HD online editing, media reproduction, graphic arts, imaging and photo printing. WSD-IE also operates a DISN video teleconference (VTC) center and performs video teleconferencing installation, VTC maintenance and mobile VTC service.

The Lifecycle Management Office (WSD-IL) provides lifecycle management, asset management, and equipment reutilization services, and is responsible for developing, planning and managing logistics and procurement. WSD-IL provides administrative support to the Data Sciences directorate for GSA vehicles, develops and manages all software and hardware inventories for the installation, and manages all hand receipt holder information for the directorate to include sensitive items. WSD-IL also provides directorate support for contracts, supply and equipment acquisition programs, manpower management and Army authorization documents systems for the directorate.

The Range Support Branch (WSD-IR) personnel provide critical support to all WSMR missions. The support encompasses the entire WSMR complex and requires real-time management of transport systems and networks between information management facilities and customer locations. WSD-IR personnel set up all telephone, intercom and special data/video circuits, UHF/VHF radios, ground-to-air radio links and microwave links prior to missions and ensure that all mission requirements are met. Personnel man the communications technical control facilities and operate the various mobile telecommunications units including frequency surveillance mobiles, command control flight termination system (CC/FTS) mobiles and mobile technical control communications units. The Customer Support Branch (WSD-IS)

provides a full range of Information Technology support to the customers on White Sands Missile Range. These include business services which provides access to the Army Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU) networks, including e-mail, access to the internet, management of user accounts, management of the Public website, oversight of the WSDM SharePoint Portal, VPN access, Customer Support Service Desk, technical assistance for automation problems, program management, security updates, database management, anti-virus protection, electronic signatures, SOFIMS administration, Private Key Infrastructure (PKI) management, contractor verification and oversight, and support for special projects. Additionally, WSD-IS manages the Classified (SIPRNet) network providing active directory services such as anti-virus protection, security updates, account management, and workstation configuration and management.

The Data Processing Division (WSD-P) provides scientific and engineering real-time data processing services for range support to test programs, both on range and in safari operations. It provides analysis and programming services in support of range programs and range engineering activities including software integration, operation and maintenance of scientific and engineering computer systems, and digital networks and display systems supporting range test activity. WSD-P integrates improved data processing and analysis procedures and techniques for scientific and engineering systems. The division is composed of three branches, Applied Software, Data Management and Real-Time.

The Applied Software Branch (WSD-PA) manages real-time operational system software, diagnostic software, computer graphics software, and telemetry software programs. It provides software engineering services to integrate real-time computer hardware, software and digital network components, programming services to interface instrumentation data and generate real-time graphics presentations and provides application software services for Cox Range Control Center operations. The branch configures and customizes operational software modules to meet diverse customer requirements, as well as integrating emerging Test and Evaluation technologies into real-time processing, network and display operations.

The Data Management Branch (WSD-PM) performs software integration and maintenance services to provide capability for post-test management and reduction of range instrumentation data. It provides computer engineering support to integrate and optimize computing equipment used in the data reduction and management process and performs specialized data reduction and analysis activities to meet customer requirements. WSD-PM manages and operates the Data Reduction Facility and Optical Data Measurement Systems, processing optical and electronic data from range instrumentation for post-test data reduction and analysis, with methodology investigations performed to improve post-test data reduction results. Data Management integrates emerging Test and Evaluation technologies into operations and provides a common data base repository for reusable software modules and test mission data.

The Real-Time Branch (WSD-PR) manages real-time computer and display facilities. It operates and controls real-time data processing equipment during range operations and establishes policies for application of resources to provide real-time data processing and displays for tests. WSD-PR provides application software programming for real-time data processing and display of instrumentation data, as well as the output of pointing data to range instrumentation. The Real-Time Branch analyzes instrumentation data to develop improved data processing techniques and integrate emerging Test and Evaluation technologies into real-time system operations.

The Distributed Systems Division (WSD-D) directs the development and support of intra- and inter-networks for local and distributed test and training for WSMR in support of WSTC, WSMR and WSMR partners to include operations with ATEC partner sites and other commands. It provides and promotes standardization of Network processes to align with CIO/G6, ATEC, DCSIM, industry, standard architectures, COTS products and to leverage Test Control M&S tools developed within DTC as well as provides engineering support with other DS divisions. This division consists of the Inter-Range Operations Branch, the Networking Branch and the Transmission Engineering Branch.

The Inter-Range Operations Branch (WSD-DI) provides distributed test mission support. It conducts engineering, design, planning and coordination activities to establish requirements and provide solutions for distributed test conduct, distributed networks, test data collection, display and distributed asset integration. It manages distributed tests during the event by controlling and monitoring distributed networks, monitoring test data for quality, providing necessary displays and test applications for test participants and providing overall event management and go/no-go decision making. Additionally it manages a PEO-I test facility by maintaining configuration management of hardware, software, and facilities in support of network integration test activities.

The Networking Branch (WSD-DN) directs the development, support, provisioning, control and sustainment of all network-based communication services in support of WSTC, WSMR and customer mission requirements. It oversees mission support network infrastructure and establishes life cycle management policies to scale capabilities and reduce costs. It also supports and promotes ATEC and DTC Enterprise IT integration goals through initiatives including the ATEC Data Management and Networks domain teams and the DTC Community of Interest (COI) panel. It consists of the Network Engineering and Network Operations Sections.

The Network Engineering Section (WSD-DNE) is responsible for the WSMR LAN/WAN networks; this includes all admin and mission network connections both within the main cantonment area and throughout the range. It procures, configures, installs and manages network equipment, the associated connections to the WSMR backbone and assignment of IP networks and subnets. It also provides support for data calls to include network drawings, device inventories, IAVA compliance and software details.

The Network Operations Section (WSD-DNO) provides daily mission support through monitoring, controlling and maintaining the telecommunications network transport system and monitoring commercial power, circuit alarms and transport related alarms. WSD-DNO controls circuit and bandwidth allocations for the telecommunications network and maintains the telecommunications transport system by providing technical and software support.

The Transmission Engineering Branch (WSD-DT) provides day-to-day engineering support of the range-wide telecommunications transport network system. It provides systems engineering for the outside plant cable infrastructure to include copper and fiber optic cables and the expansion and migration of the existing fiber optic transport network to the latest technologies, including wireless networking, offering state-of-the-art capabilities and functionality as dictated by Army and DoD policies. It provides engineering layouts, diagrams, schematics and drafting services to division, branch and section level personnel and provides configuration control databases with inputs and updates for network and circuit record documentation for areas throughout the range. WSD-DT consists of two sections: Radio and Installation.

The Radio Section (WSD-DT-R) provides day-to-day engineering support for the various radio frequency systems, to include command control/flight termination systems, read-back receiver systems, ground-to-air radio systems, land-mobile trunk radio systems and frequency surveillance systems. The section is also responsible for providing spectrum management to the entire range and coordination with the Area Frequency Coordinator. It also provides engineering layouts, diagrams, schematics and configurations for the radio frequency systems as well as coordinates with range flight safety personnel to provide the necessary interfaces and feedback systems to satisfy range safety requirements.

The Installation Section (WSD-DT-I) provides installation, repair, relocation, modification and fabrication support of communications equipment. It provides inside cable installation, maintenance of special purpose communications systems and installation, maintenance and repair of cable plant systems and associated arts for all of WSMR. Additionally, WSD-DTI installs and brings to service total communications systems (i.e. microwave and fiber optic LAN and transmission systems).

For more information about the Data Sciences Directorate call (575) 678-4411 or write: Director, Data Sciences Directorate, White Sands Missile Range, NM 88002.

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE
The Systems Engineering Directorate (SE) is the principal developer and provider of technology and instrumentation for White Sands Test Center and its customers. SE conducts planning, concept formulation, research and development, systems engineering, systems development, systems integration, field testing, life cycle support and systems acquisition to ensure adequate test resources are available in a timely fashion to enable successful Test and Evaluation of current and future weapons programs. SE also manages the WSTC overall Investment and Modernization process.

The directorate is comprised largely engineers and scientists and is heavily augmented by contractors. SE personnel work closely with operations elements of WSMR and with range customers to identify test technology needs and to develop corresponding solutions. Developed instrumentation supports a broad base of capabilities and includes but is not limited to: radar, telemetry, imaging, graphical displays, optics, tracking, directed energy, data processing, data storage, data transmission and networks, control systems, target control (both air and ground targets), interoperability test environments, directed energy, electro-magnetic effects, counter IED testing, physical environments, etc. The span of development ranges from applied research on new and advanced sensors to subsystem level development of range instrumentation to full systems development and integration of complex range test systems supporting intercontinental weapons testing. The figure above is an example of a new capability provided by SE to support range test. In this example, an existing optical tracking system is directly coupled with a new Doppler radar to form a fused sensor that dramatically improves the performance of the system. This blending of optics and radar sensors provides enhanced target acquisition and tracking range, reduced operational costs and higher quality customer data products. SE primarily supports the investment and capability needs of WSTC, however, the directorate provides support to external customers on a case by case basis. National labs, private industry and other test ranges, augment the SE development resources

SE is structured with an Investment Planning Office and 4 technical divisions. In close coordination with all WSTC elements, the Investment Planning Office has oversight and monitoring responsibility for all WSTC technology investments and ensures that all requirements are accurately documented in the Technology Development and Acquisition Program (TDAP) database and ensures adherence to all applicable regulations and policies.

Each SE division performs the same systems engineering functions of development, integration, testing and field transition, but focuses their efforts on supporting specific technology areas within WSTC. The Range Integration Division provides engineering services in the areas of GPS, optics, telemetry, radar and meteorological systems. The Sensor Systems Division primarily focuses on capabilities in the areas of directed energy, physical environments, simulate/stimulated environments, electromagnetic, imaging systems and counter Improvised Explosive Devices (IED). The Networks and Control Systems Division is responsible for the technology areas to include network architecture, wireless architectures, air and ground target control systems, unmanned autonomous testing and data display systems. The Scientific Software Systems Division provides mathematical and statistical services and software development to range customers and mission support organizations including flight safety, range control and the Inter Range Control Center. This division also has expertise in mathematical modeling and modeling/simulation applications as well as real-time data processing software algorithms.

Directorate of Resource Management
(Mission/Test Center)
The Directorate of Resource Management (Civ (575) 678-4345 or DSN 258-4345) provides financial resource management, budget, financial planning, managerial accounting, policy, compliance, and management analysis support for WSMR. It provides contracting officer representation on major contracts which support the Command. It serves as the interface between higher headquarters (i.e., HQATEC/DTC) and WSMR organizations for those functions. This directorate also exercises staff and technical supervision for resource management, which includes both financial and manpower activities, budgeting, managerial accounting, management analysis, and contract analysis. The director serves as the Chief Financial Officer, and the principal financial advisor to the Commanding General and the Executive Director.

The Budget Division (Civ (575) 678-2207 or DSN 258-2207) performs the full scope of program planning, budgeting, test resource management analysis and justification functions required to acquire financial resources needed by WSMR to perform its current and future mission. Provide technical leadership in development of consolidated WSMR budgets for RDT&E direct Test Support and other miscellaneous program element and appropriations budgets. Ensure budget submissions comply with prescribed budget methods, practices, procedures, regulations, precedents, and policies. Provide budget development and execution support to the WSTC Director and other staff offices. Provide budget and resource management services to the WSTC and other subordinate organizational elements of the WSTC. Our three branches are:

Reimbursable Branch (Civ (575) 678-0054 or DSN 258-0054) which supports test officers and receives MIPRS/funds from Army, Navy, Air Force, Foreign Military Sales, other government agencies, and private/commercial entities for testing at WSMR. Our branch provides inception to retirement support of reimbursable customer funding documents.
Program & Operations Branch (Civ (575) 678-2405 or DSN 258-2405) which deals with the execution of the full spectrum of Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System (PPBES); provide management analysis and justification functions necessary to acquire all of the resources needed by White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) to perform its current and future mission. Provide expert guidance in the development of the consolidated WSMR budgets for RDT&E Test Support and other miscellaneous program element and appropriations budgets. Ensure budget submissions comply with the appropriate budgetary methods, practices, procedures and comply with all legal and regulatory guidance and policies. Provide budget development and execution support to the WSMR Command Group, White Sands Test Center (WSTC) and other subordinate organizational elements of the WSTC. Review, analyze, and recommend approval, disapproval and/or modification of budget requests. Develop, analyze, and maintain statistics for efficiency indicators, goals and capability profiles to ensure WSMR meets HQDA, HQ ATEC, and HQDTC financial goals. Provide technical assistance on overall installation policy and procedures. Prepare presentations for the CG on financial issues for use at higher HQ meetings. Provide advice to the Command Group and other directors on all matters regarding budgetary and/or financial strategies for test resource proposals.

Funds Control Branch (Civ (575) 678-8248 or DSN 258-8248) which deals with the reviewing, validating, and processing all funding documents for incoming orders for all customers. Ensuring that all funding documents; templates; and related documentation are properly submitted to code the line of accounting for each incoming job order number created in the official accounting system or other software applications. Responsible to creating folder to ensure all documents are placed in the official folders and placed in appropriate cabinet. Review and process all non-labor funding transactions in the appropriate accounting system. Branch validates and reconciles all lines of accounting for funding documents have been correctly posted in official accounting system for each account. Responsible for monitoring all undelivered and liquidated orders over $20K, and they have had no activity within 90 days. Prepare ULOs status reports to address discrepancies to budget analysts to take corrective measures in a timely manner. Provide fund certification in accordance with AR 37-1. Review and analyze all transactions in accounting systems to determine if any overage funding balances can be returned back to customers for prior and current year accounts. Attend, participate, prepare and support all Lean Six Sigma financial validation packages for green and black belt projects for White Sands. Monitor equipment usage for the directorate; serve as a single point of contact (POC) between hand receipt holders and the USAG-WSMR Property Book Officer. Maintain needed registers, logs, and other related documents pertaining to the accountability of government property used within the Directorate.

The Management and Accounting Division (Civ (575) 678-6029 or DSN 258-6029) performs the full range of support activities for major contracts, workload analysis and accounting functions in support of mission activities within the range. The Division is responsible for issues related to concept plans, support agreements, internal control program, contracts oversight, reimbursable civilian and contractor direct labor hours oversight, and overall planning and support of accounting operations and related systems. This division administers and oversees various management and accounting programs and systems to ensure all are in compliance with applicable policies and regulations. The three branches under the division include the following:

The Management and Contract Analysis Branch (Civ (575) 678-2648 or DSN 258-2648) which deals with the monitoring of requests for service contract approval (RSCA), the contract manpower requirements activity (CMRA), program analysis for the three large contracts (CAELUM, NewTec, and ATAMIR), which are monitored by mission, along with some smaller mission contracts, the on ground contracting officer representatives (COR) for all of these contracts, cradle to grave execution and conclusion of the support agreements program, and the manager's internal control program (MICP) for the mission/TC.

Accounting Branch (Civ (575) 678-6029 or DSN 258-6029) provides accounting policy guidance and overall accounting systems and operations support to WSMR mission organizations. This branch overseas and is responsible for the Government Travel Card Program; the Joint Review Program; Debt Management; Telephone Accounts; timekeeping; general accounting research; and oversight of interfacing data files from other systems. Financial systems managed and overseen within the branch include the Automated Time Attendance and Production System (ATAAPS); the Defense Travel System (DTS); the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF); the Standard Operations Maintenance and Research Development System (SOMARDS); the SOMARDS Financial Information Management System (SOFIMS); and implementation of the up and coming General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS).

The Manpower & Workload Branch (Civ (575) 678-7087 or DSN 258-7087) oversees, provides guidance, and manages the day to day activities of ATEC Decision Support System (ADSS) for documenting WSMR workload and ensures all milestones for programs are updated and required documentation uploaded into the Visual Digital Library (VDL). This branch also provides Test Center management monthly analysis of Reimbursable Civilian/Contractor Direct Labor Hours, oversees the Cost Tracking program, ensures all capabilities of the Test Center are captured correctly to ensure Resource Model funding is distributed correctly, and provides critical information related to civilian/contractor reimbursable workload.

OTHER TEAM WHITE SANDS ORGANIZATIONS
2nd Engineer Battalion
The 2nd Engineer Battalion (Combat Effects) consists of a Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), one Field Support Company (FSC), one Mobility Augmentation Company (MAC), one Sapper Company and one Clearance Company. The Battalion provides command and control to plan, integrate and direct execution of assigned companies to provide mobility in support of force application or focused logistics.

The Headquarters and Headquarters Company plans, integrates and directs the execution of full spectrum engineer operations conducted by three mission tailored Engineer companies not organic to maneuver units. The company provided technical and tactical guidance and Command and control (C2) to teams, squads and platoons.

The FSC provides sustainment support to the battalion. It consists of a Maintenance Platoon to perform field-level maintenance, a Field Feeding Platoon provides mess support, a Distribution Platoon orders and distributes all classes of supply within the battalion.

The Clearance Company conducts detection and neutralization of explosive hazards [e.g. Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)] along routes and within areas in support of brigades to enable force application, focused logistics and protection.

The Sapper Company executes mobility, counter mobility, survivability tasks and provides support of general engineering missions in support of maneuver and support brigades to enable a tailored force package to be applied to a specific mission group. Sapper Company missions include hasty route clearance, dismounted and mounted obstacle breaching, general vertical and horizontal construction tasks, engineer reconnaissance and intelligence and to fight as infantry when required.

The MAC mission is to conduct, command and control assault gap crossings, mounted and dismounted breaches and emplace obstacles in support of Maneuver Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs) and Support Brigades to enable a tailored force package to be applied to a specific mission group, focused logistics and a constructive force protection. Missions typically include mobility and counter mobility tasks, such as assault gap crossings, obstacle emplacement, obstacle breaching, engineer reconnaissance and intelligence and fighting as infantry when required.

Mission and Installation Contracting
Command (MICC)-White Sands
MICC-White Sands manages, directs and executes the installation contracting program for the acquisition of supplies, equipment, materials and services required for test mission support and the operation and maintenance of the installation and its tenant organizations. We are a professional contracting team totally committed to utilizing the best practices to support readiness, infrastructure and well-being of Soldiers and Family members. MICC-White Sands is strategically resourced to manage contracts, ensure delivery of quality goods and services in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost for customers.

Additionally, MICC-White Sands provides management for the Government-wide Purchase Card Program, dedicated property administration support, and training and support to an active duty military contingency contracting force. All contractors wishing to do business with the Department of Defense (DoD) must register in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) program by going to the webpage, http://www.ccr.gov. For more information please call (575) 678-1215 or visit our website at http://www.wsmr.army.mil/Contracting/Pages/default.aspx

United States Air Force
The 46th Test Group (TG) mission is to operate world-class test facilities for guidance and navigation system testing, high speed sled track testing, radar signature measurements, aircraft survivability testing, landing gear testing and weapons system flight testing, as well as test and evaluation liaison for USAF Research and Development programs working with directed energy. The 46 TG Commander also serves as White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) Deputy Director for Air Force and is responsible for all Air Force test and training events at WSMR.

The 586th Flight Test Squadron (FLTS) plans, analyzes, coordinates and conducts flight tests of advanced weapons and avionics systems, primarily on WSMR. In addition, the unit provides deployable operational support for test aircraft staging out of Holloman Air Force Base. The squadron provides a variety of services ranging from aircraft bed down to facilities providing a high level of security to its customers.

The 586 FLTS operates three highly modified AT-38B/T-38C aircraft equipped to support a wide variety of flight test operations. Capabilities include: sub-meter accurate time, space, position, information (TSPI) system, chaff, flare, RADAR altimeter, modern pod-hosted digital radio frequency memory (DRFM) electronic attack (EA), pylon-mounted sensor, weapon or tower target carriage and multiple format photographic coverage.

The squadron also operates a highly modified C-12J (Beech 1900) with multiple external antennae and internal pallet configurations for guidance/navigation, avionics and electronics testing. It is equipped with an external pylon for sensor and weapon captive carriage with corresponding internal real-time operator interface.

The 586 FLTS Detachment 1 (Det 1) is physically located on WSMR main post. Det 1 is the executive agent for the 46 TG's Deputy for Air Force role and is responsible for all Air Force programs testing or training on WSMR. As such, Det 1 conducts pre-test planning, schedules range resources, manages project finances and coordinates with WSMR organizations on inter-service issues and process improvements. For more information concerning Air Force missions on WSMR, call (575) 678-1251 or write to: Deputy for Air Force, Building 1438, White Sands Missile Range, N.M. 88002

746 Test Squadron (746 TS)
The 746th Test Squadron, also known as the Central Inertial Guidance Test Facility (CIGTF), has been DoD's Leader in guidance and navigation system testing for over 50 years. While CIGTF's mission began with inertial guidance and navigation testing, the unit has since expanded its expertise to include GOS due to its success as a navigation aid. Today CIGTF is the established leader in inertial, GPS and blended GPS/inertial component and system testing. The 746 TS leads the multiservice GPS Test Center of Expertise (COE) comprised of Army, Navy and Air Force test agencies chartered to support DoD GPS test and evaluation.

CIGF's inclusive lab, field and flight-testing capabilities offer the customer a cost-effective means to evaluate their guidance and navigation systems in a variety of environments. The Navigation Test and Evaluation Laboratory (NavTEL) is a state-of-the-art simulation facility used for testing stand-alone GPS user equipment and integrated GPS navigation systems. Following functional and performance verification in NavTEL, CIGTF can conduct ground and flight tests in diverse locations that include the adjacent range at WSMR. To accomplish accurate flight and field testing, CIGTF provides the world's most precise TSPI Truth Reference Systems. And if required, CIGTF can leverage its Static Antenna Test Range to conduct multi-element GPS antenna testing using multiple jammers in a controlled, open-air environment. This additional cost-effective, repeatable environment can be useful before embarking on operationally realistic NAVWAR field testing.

The 846th Test Squadron (TS) operates the world's premier rocket sled test track. The Holloman High Speed Test Track (HHSTT) is an aerospace ground test facility that conducted its first sled test in 1950. Its function is to simulate dynamic events and selected portions of flight trajectories under accurately programmed, closely controlled, and rigorously monitored conditions. These rails span a total linear distance of 50,971 feet. They are continuously welded and aligned to rigid tolerances with respect to straightness and surface smoothness.

The HHSTT provides a critical link between laboratory-type investigations and full-scale flight tests. The Test Track provides an efficient, safe and cost-effective ground test alternative to expensive developmental flight tests. Complementing the Test Track itself, the overall HHSTT complex encompasses ancillary facilities for artificial rain simulation, an accurately surveyed ejection test area, captive and free-flight blast test sites, impact test sites and a horizontal rocket test stand. Support facilities include buildings for electronic and photo-optical instrumentation, a telemetry ground station, engineering facilities and shop facilities for design and fabrication for test sleds. The squadron in the DoD's "Center of Expertise" for all ejection seat testing and the lead facility for all supersonic tracks.

Detachment 2 (Det 2)
Det manages the National Radar Cross Section Test Facility (NRTF), which consists of two premier outdoor static radar signature measurement ranges (RATSCAT and RAMS). Although complementary, RATSCAT and RAMS ranges each offer one-of-a-kind capabilities.

The RATSCAT facility is capable of radar cross section (RCS) amplitude and phase measurements (monostatic and bistatic) antenna pattern measurements, glint, and near-field measurements.

RAMS is in the foothills of the San Andreas Mountains near the western range boundary and can measure the RCS of very low observable weapons platforms.

A wide variety of targets can be tested-from models to full-size aircraft or ground vehicles. Targets can be mounted on pylons or columns at a variety of heights, orientations and locations to meet virtually any measurement requirement.

Airspace Surveillance
The White Sands Radar Facility is staffed by a detachment of personnel from the Air Force's Air Combat Command, 49th Fighter Wing, 49th Operations Support Squadron at Holloman AFB, N.M. The Radar Facility, also known as "Cherokee," controls all air traffic in the skies over WSMR, 24 hours-a-day, 365 days-a-year. Its work entails managing the airspace above the range to support customers, controlling aircraft in support of tests and maintaining air safety surveillance of the restricted airspace. Additionally, members of the 49th OSS provide Air Traffic Control Services to the 49th Fighter Wing, Alamogordo Regional Airport and the surrounding civilian community. For more information, visit http://www.holloman.af.mil/OG/units/oss.

Detachment 1, 21st
Operations Group (GEODSS)
The 14th Air Force Joint Space Operations Center (JSPOC), located at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., is responsible for maintaining the world's most accurate catalog of positional data on all man-made Earth-orbiting objects. Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance GEODSS) sites, assigned to the 21st Space Wing, Air Force Space Command, play a vital role in tracking "deep space" objects. Some 2,700 objects, including geostationary communications satellites, are in deep space 3,000 miles and beyond.

The GEODSS detachments are three of 24 worldwide sensors in the Space Surveillance Network (SSN) that provide observational data to JSPOC. The three operational GEODSS sites reporting directly to the 21st Operations Group are: Detachment 1 at Stallion Range Center near WSMR's northern boundary; Detachment 2 at Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territories; and Detachment 3 at Maui, Hawaii. To perform its mission, GEODSS employs three low-light level electro optical telescopes, high-resolution monitors and four computers. The system only operates at night when the telescopes can detect objects 160,000 times dimmer than the human eye can detect. The telescopes have 40-inch apertures and a 1.68 degree field of view. The GEODSS system, which can track objects as small as a basketball more than 20,000 miles out in space, is a vital part of the U.S. Strategic Command's space control mission and provides nearly 70 percent of the entire SSN's throughput of deep space observations. The GEODSS concept was researched and developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratories at the Experimental Test Site near Detachment 1 at Stallion. The site is still in use by MIT for research and development. For more information, call (505) 835-4546 or (505) 679-4134. Write to: Det 1, 21 OG/CC, P.O. Box W, Socorro, NM 87801.

Navy
The Navy has been part of the WSMR test community since June 14, 1946, when Naval activity was established to participate in research and testing of captured German V-2 rockets. Today, the mission of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division, White Sands Detachment includes land-based live fire testing of Naval weapon systems, missiles, guided munitions and lasers, missile and rocket assembly; research rocket launch operations and assemblies and launch of ballistic missile target vehicles. Navy facilities include the LLS-1 Desert Ship, Missile Assembly Facility, south and north range rocket launch sites, south and midrange gun sites and other test sites.

Army Research Laboratory
The Army Research Laboratory (ARL) is the Army's primary source of fundamental and applied research. With more than 1,250 scientists and engineers, ARL is a key in-house repository of expertise in support of Army unique requirements. The laboratory's mission is to provide key technologies and analytical support to ensure the Army decisive victory in future land warfare.

Elements of two ARL organizations are located at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR): the Information and Electronic Protection Division (IEPD) of the Survivability/Lethality Analysis Directorate (SLAD) and the Computational and Information Sciences Directorate(CISD) Battlefield Environment (BE) Division. The IEPD's mission is to determine the survivability, lethality and vulnerability (SLV) of all U.S. Army missile defense systems, aviation systems, munitions systems, C3I/information systems, ground systems and technology demonstrations to the full spectrum of battle-field threats and atmospheric interactions throughout the system's life cycle. IEPD is the Army's lead organization for determining electronic warfare (EW) vulnerability and information operations (IO) vulnerability/survivability of U.S. Army systems and provides technical support to other DoD activities. IEPD provides LV and evaluation support to developers, decision makers and the Army evaluator and provides technical judgments on complex SLV issues. IEPD researches, investigates and recommends counter-countermeasures for U.S. Army systems to reduce their susceptibilities/vulnerabilities and to ensure optimum survivability and lethality in threat environments. Since 1952, IEPD and its predecessor organizations have carried out a mission at WSMR. Recent technological advances in information operations, electro-optics and directed energy provide new arenas for study, complementing work in the more traditional radio frequency and microwave areas.

IEPD has employees at WSMR, Fort Monmouth, N.J. and Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. The CISD BE Division's mission is to enhance war fighter effectiveness through environmental knowledge and technology. With its original roots at WSMR going back to 1946 when it provided radar and communications support for the V-2 rocket program, the BE Division evolved in the late 1900's into a large and independent Army Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory headquartered at WSMR.

Today in the 21st century, the BE Division is integrated into the corporate U.S. Army Research Laboratory, headquartered in Adelphi, MD, and has personnel and R&D functions across both sites. The current missions of the Atmospheric Modeling Applications and the Atmospheric Dynamics Branches of BE at WSMR are to perform basic and applied research to help the soldier, commander and weapons system designer better understand and model atmospheric effects on performance and to maximize their success during battlefield operations, especially in the lower atmosphere and over complex terrain. To accomplish this, the branches characterize meteorology in the boundary layer at very high spatial and time resolutions through development of "nowcast" models that provide highly detailed short term forecasts of atmospheric conditions over complex and urban terrain in three dimensions and in near real time. A diagnostic 3D wind field model characterizes the effects of streets and buildings on windflow as well as the effects of mountain ridges and forest or jungle canopies.

Weather decision aids provide planners and operators with intuitive warnings of many types of weather hazards on weapons systems, personnel and operations, and can automatically find the best route for manned and unmanned aircraft around bad weather. Research is performed to characterize, predict and quantify the atmosphere's effects on high energy laser systems, to extend sensing through the atmosphere into new regions of the spectrum such as Terahertz systems, wide-band acoustics and short wave infrared; and to explore new technologies and techniques such as bio-inspired sensing for improved environmental awareness by autonomous systems. Products are transitioned to a variety of Army entities and to the U.S. Air Force Weather Agency for support of forward deployed Army and Air Force weather teams.

Methods are developed to improve meteorological corrections for artillery accuracy in the Mobile Profiler System development program. Weather impacts and nowcasting are exploited in command and control systems such as the Distributed Common Ground Station-Army (DCGS-A). Learn more about the Army Research Laboratory at http://www.arl.army.mil.

Center for Countermeasures
The Center for Countermeasures is a joint Service agency operating under the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Director, Operational Test and Evaluation. Its mission is to direct, coordinate, support and conduct independent countermeasure/counter-countermeasure test and evaluation activities for U.S. and foreign weapon systems, subsystems, sensors and related components with a focus on rotary wing survivability.

Civilian scientists and technical personnel provide service-independent countermeasure susceptibility and/or vulnerability analysis, testing, evaluation and assessment throughout a weapons system's life cycle. The Center also conducts, coordinates, or participates in foreign equipment exploitation within defined program countermeasure objectives. Activities complement or supplement—but do not duplicate—various service and intelligence program efforts. The Center makes recommendations for improvements to system developers and decision makers, as well as to the Office of the Secretary of Defense. These activities and recommendations contribute greatly to the production of countermeasure-hardened U.S. weapons systems and the improved capabilities necessary for these systems to function effectively in the increasingly hostile environments found on the modern battlefield.

The Center's fully mobile test teams are capable of operating under a wide variety of environmental countermeasure/counter-countermeasure test operations on a worldwide basis. Center personnel develop, maintain and operate an inventory of unique countermeasure equipment and techniques not underdevelopment, or unavailable within other DoD components' programs, as well as use military hardware in their inventory. For more information, http://www.ccm.osd.mil or http://www.ccm.osd.smil.mil; call (575) 678-7221; or write to Director, Center for Countermeasures, Martin Luther King, Jr. Building 1407, White Sands Missile Range, NM 88002-5519.

Defense Threat Reduction Agency
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is a combat support agency of the DoD, assigned the mission of safeguarding the United States and its allies from weapons of mass destruction (WMD—chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive weapons) by providing capabilities to reduce, eliminate and counter the threat and mitigate its effects.

DTRA's mission includes serving as the DoD focal point for the research, development, testing, evaluation and production of technology to support options against underground or hardened structures and other facilities. The agency provides end-to-end test event planning, management, safe execution, results analysis and threat-based, operationally realistic targets supporting DoD, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State and various federal agencies and friendly nations' programs to counter proliferation of WMD.

DTRA Research and Development Enterprise's primary testing location is White Sands Missile Range, where it maintains a broad spectrum of target types on its test beds and directs the development and implementation of new weapons technologies against these targets. DTRA conducts a wide variety of research and development field tests to meet agency mission requirements. The agency headquarters is located at Fort Belvoir, Va. The DTRA Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction Technologies Directorate Test Support Division of the Research and Development Enterprise is located at Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, N.M. To learn more about DTRA, visit http://www.dtra.mil.

NASA's White Sands Test Facility
Located on the southwest corner of the White Sands Missile Range is NASA's White Sands Test Facility (WSTF). WSTF maintains a key role in America's space program and space related technology by conducting tests on materials and components required in today's innovative space vehicles and advancing the use of rocket engines that use non-toxic fuels through testing and evaluation.

An award-winning site, NASA's White Sands Test Facility is a diverse testing facility used in support of NASA, other government agencies, the U.S. military and private industry. The facility is a remote component facility of the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

Located on 28 square miles, the White Sands Test Facility is a self contained and remote testing entity. The facility has five core test capabilities: Rocket Propulsion Testing; Hypervelocity Impact Testing; Propellants and Aerospace Fluids Testing; Oxygen Systems Testing; and Composite Pressure Systems Testing. NASA's White Sands Test Facility maintains a full-service facility for precision cleaning, repair and functional testing of fluid components. WSTF's Hardware Processing Component Services Section (CSS) is responsible for the disassembly, cleaning, maintenance, reassembly, and testing of pressure relief and pressure safety valves in compliance with American National Standards Institute (ANSI) National Board Inspection Code (NBIC)/NB-23. After meeting the NBIC Part 3, Section 1 requirements, the WSTF Hardware Processing CSS is an approved "VR" certified facility holding the NBIC Certificate of Authorization and "VR" Symbol Stamp for the repair of pressure relief valves.

A key player in the space program since 1964, the test facility has created technical support capabilities for its customers, including chemistry and metallurgical laboratories, fabrication shops and clean rooms which support the analysis, cleaning, refurbishment and calibration of equipment, hardware and test materials to stringent specifications. WSTF personnel have created safe system design and operations courses for oxygen, hydrogen, hypergolic propellants and other aerospace fluids and provide numerous opportunities for training and technology transfers of this information to other government agencies and private industry. NASA and contractors are all OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Stars, denoting commitment and excellence to a safe work environment.

The facility maintains and operates nine rocket engine system test stands, six with long duration high-altitude simulation systems. In addition to existing hypergolic propulsion systems, WSTF also operates propellant supply systems for liquid oxygen, liquid methane and other hydrocarbons to enable testing of environmentally friendly, non-toxic rocket engines and propulsion systems. Other capabilities include a high energy blast facility, oxygen-enriched atmosphere test facilities and hypervelocity impact test facilities. The site's hypervelocity testing is invaluable to NASA's understanding of micrometeoroid and orbital debris impacts to spacecraft to ensure the safety of crew and cargo. WSTF is engaged in extensive testing efforts to evaluate the compatibility of materials being considered for use in aerospace applications including flammability and ignition susceptibility in varied atmospheres, off gassing/out gassing, thermal stability and toxicity. WSTF is involved in the evaluation and test of composite pressure systems safety, damage tolerance and use-life evaluation.

The site is certified to ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001:2004 and ISO:9001:2008 Standard. For more information, please visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wstf/home/index.html or call Robert Cort at (575) 524-5521 or write to: NASA-WSTF, P.O. Box 20, Las Cruces, NM 88004 to request capabilities data sheets.

U.S. Army Training and Doctrine
Command (TRADOC) Analysis
Center-White Sands Missile Range
The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Analysis Center-White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) is one of four elements of the TRADOC Analysis Center (TRAC), which is headquartered at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. TRAC is a major subordinate organization to TRADOC, located at Fort Monroe, Va. TRAC-WSMR is a highly-skilled, analytic organization that conducts relevant studies of current and potential brigade-based military operations worldwide to inform decision makers about the most challenging issues facing the U.S. Army and Department of Defense (DoD).

TRAC-WSMR studies have underpinned key decisions made by the U.S. Army and DoD regarding nearly every major Army initiative and program since its inception in 1987. TRAC-WSMR provides relevant and credible analysis to assess the effectiveness of current and future forces. Current Force analyses include: support to the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO), Mine Resistant Ambush Protection (MRAP) Analysis, Current Force Modernization of Heavy Brigade Combat Team (HBCT) and Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), Convoy Protection Platforms Analysis, Current Force Network Analysis, Task Force Modularity Organizational Design Analysis and the Precision Munitions Analysis.

Among Future Forces analytic efforts are: Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) Analysis of Alternatives (AoA), Ground Soldier System (GSS) AoA, Network Analysis, Spin-Out Gap and Capability Analyses, analytic support the Future Force Integration Directorate (FFID), Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC), the Army Evaluation Task Force (AETF) and Precision Effects Analysis (PEA).

The TRADOC Chief of Cost and the Training Analysis Division also reside at TRAC-WSMR. The TRADOC Chief of Cost projects the life cycle costs of weapons systems, the associated personnel and facilities' costs and training costs. The Training Analysis Division is the only TRADOC element analyzing training effectiveness and is responsible for the conduct and oversight of training effectiveness analysis (TEA). TEA efforts cover the gamut of the acquisition process, as the Army modernizes, to include assessment of the training impact of new materiel systems, evaluation of alternatives to classroom training such as electronic- and mobile-learning, and determination of the effectiveness and cost of training solutions such as aids, devices, simulators and simulations. To support the study process, TRAC-WSMR develops and maintains force-on-force combat simulations, ranging from small unit-level to brigade-level simulations. These include closed form stochastic simulations and human-in-the loop decision making combat models. TRAC-WSMR also assumes a major role in the development of improved modeling and simulation methodologies.

For more information, visit http://www.trac.army.mil or call (575) 678-4611.

National Geospatial-Intelligence
Agency White Sands Missile
Range Support Team
The mission of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is to provide accurate and timely expert analysis of worldwide gravity, satellite and positional information including imagery and mapping control for navigation, safety, intelligence, positioning and targeting in support of national security objectives. The White Sands Missile Range NGA Support Team acquires, analyzes, reduces, and furnishes precise geodetic and geophysical survey information to WSMR Mission partners and other DoD customers outside WSMR. NGA provides ground truth verification for applications such as radar/telemetry calibration, operational test and evaluation, target data for weapons testing as well as various special applications tailored to customer requirements. No one customer requirement is identical to another and are subject to changes, as survey plans are fluid. For more information contact Chief, White Sands Missile Range NGA Support Team, Building 1621, White Sands Missile Range, NM 88002 or call (575) 678-2140.

The Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) Support Center (TSC) is a state-of-the-art, multi-disciplined calibration facility with an extensive expertise in calibration and metrology, the science of measurement. Through laboratory hierarchy the facilities secondary reference capability is traceable through the Army Primary Standards Laboratory (APSL) and/or the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

The TSC provides electrical, electronic, electromechanical, physical/dimensional and radiation calibration services. As a reference laboratory, it directly supports numerous civilian (TSC) and Soldier (ATST) Army calibration centers in the western U.S. to include Alaska, Hawaii and even Kwajalein Island. The TSC provide direct support to the war-fighter and Soldiers carrying out their mission throughout the world.

In addition to WSMR, FORSCOM and TRADOC, the TSC supports several Research Development Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) and Depot activities. Some of its customers include the Army National Guard, Army Reserve, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marines Corps, Foreign Military Sales, NASA, Federal Emergency Management Agency, various contractors and New Mexico State University.

The unique capabilities of TSC White Sands make for a perfect match with the research and development mission of White Sands Missile Range and its test customers. The laboratory's technical diversity and expertise provides a one-stop location for calibration and metrology customer support. For more information call (575) 678-3120.

Range Commanders Council Secretariat
The Range Commanders Council Secretariat office has been at White Sands Missile Range since 1951. The mission of the RCC is to serve the technical and operational needs of U.S. test, training and operational ranges. The council provides a framework wherein common needs are identified and common solutions are sought; technical standards are established and disseminated; joint procurement opportunities are explored; technical and equipment exchanges are facilitated; advanced concepts and technical innovations are assessed; and potential applications are identified. The RCC was organized to preserve and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of its member ranges with one of the goals being cost savings/avoidance. Additional background information on the RCC can be found at http://www.wsmr.army.mil/RCCsite/Pages/default.aspc. The Secretariat's office is located in Building 100. For more information call (575) 678-1107.  read more...

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