Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division
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Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division | |
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Active | April 1941 – present |
Country | United States |
Branch | Navy |
Type | Research and development |
Garrison/HQ | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
Commanders | |
Commanding Officer | Captain Tim James |
The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) is an Echelon IV command of the
The Commanding Officer (CO) of NAWCTSD, an aeronautically designated U.S. Navy
NAWCTSD is the principal U.S. Navy center for research, development, test and evaluation, acquisition, life cycle program management and product support of all aviation, surface and undersea training systems, devices and programs for the
History
The roots of the NAWCTSD reach back to April 1941 when then-Commander Luis de Florez became head of the new Special Devices Desk in the Engineering Division of the Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics (BuAer). De Florez championed the use of "synthetic training devices" and urged the Navy to undertake development of such devices to increase readiness. In June, the desk became the Special Devices Section.
Throughout World War II, the Section developed numerous innovative training devices including ones that used motion pictures to train aircraft gunners, a device to train precision bombing, and a kit with which to build model terrains to facilitate operational planning in the field.
The Special Devices Section grew and became the Special Devices Division. In August 1946, the Division, at its newest home at
As what would later become NAWCTSD evolved and grew, it was aligned at various times under several different parent organizations within the Navy. In 1956, it became the Naval Training Device Center (NAVTRADEVCEN). Over a three-year period in the mid-1960s, the Center moved from its
In 1985, the by then renamed Naval Training Equipment Center (NTEC) became the Naval Training Systems Center (NTSC). In 1988, the Center moved from NTC Orlando to its present headquarters approximately 15 miles east of its former location and just south of the University of Central Florida campus. The main building complex named for its founding father, de Florez.
On October 1, 1993, the Naval Training Systems Center became today's NAWCTSD. In 2003, the command was briefly renamed Naval Air Systems Command Training Systems Division (NAVAIR-TSD), but has since reverted to its original name. In 2005, the physical facility and property was also designated as an independent base named Naval Support Activity Orlando, making it the sole remaining active duty
NAWCTSD remains a component of the Naval Air Systems Command, but continues to maintain a portfolio and lines of effort that extends beyond Naval Aviation, to include other activities of the Navy and is a collaborative partner with other DoD and non-DoD organizations.[4]
The land and main buildings on which the main NAWCTSD facility is located inside the
As previously stated, the Commanding Officer of NAWCTSD is concurrently dual-hatted as the Commanding Officer of NSA Orlando. Command of the combined NAWCTSD and NSA Orlando is held by a
The
See also
- Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation
- United States Army Simulation and Training Technology Center
- University of Central Florida research centers
References
- ^ "Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division". Navair.navy.mil. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
- ^ "NAWCTSD - About Us". Navair.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
- ^ "Orlando, Florida Navair Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division | NAVAIR - www.navair.navy.mil". www.navair.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 2010-03-07.
- ^ "NAWCTSD - History". Navair.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
- ^ "NAWCTSD - Team Orlando". Navair.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 2013-11-06. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
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