SyntheSys Tactical Data Link (TDL) 2020 Training Dates Confirmed

In response to requests from our customers, we are pleased to publish our 2020 TDL Training schedule which includes a range of different training options to suit all levels and budgets from Link 16 through to our flagship Data Link Manager (DLM) / Interface Control Officer (ICO) course.

Maybe you are unsure of you or your team’s exact training requirement?  We offer a complimentary, impartial Training Needs Assessment where we will identify areas that personnel within your organisation may need to develop skills, knowledge or expertise to meet organisational objectives.

For more information, including a detailed overview of how you will benefit from attending, a look at what lessons you can expect to learn, and booking information visit: http://bit.ly/2XEmdJZ

If you would like to speak to one of our trainers about this course, or any other TDL training requirements, please email training@synthesys.co.uk or telephone +44 (0) 1947 821 464

CAOC Uedem Again Host SyntheSys Data Link Manager (DLM) /Interface Control Officer (ICO) Training Course in 2016

We are delighted to announce that for the third consecutive year, the Combined Air Operations Centre (CAOC) Uedem, Germany is to host our Data Link Manager (DLM)/Interface Control Officer (ICO) Course.  The course continues to be extremely successful with attendees providing consistently high feedback.

The course will be held from Monday 6 June through to Friday 24 June.  The three week course, for 12 students with two instructors in support, is designed to provide personnel with an in depth understanding of how to plan, build, interact and subsequently manage Multi TDL architectures.  The course is focused on providing students with a series of challenging learning outcomes through the use of practical exercises, simulation and real world operational software.  This interactive process promotes a cooperative learning environment allowing each student to progress with confidence and a developed knowledge of each TDL.

The CAOC Uedem course will closely follow our first DLM/ICO Course of 2016, which is being hosted by the Danish JDLOC.  With attendees from Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Latvia and the Czech Republic, we anticipate that the training will further continue to forge a cohesive path of cross border Multi-TDL cooperation and understanding.

If you would like to attend the CAOC Uedem course or receive a copy of the full syllabus please contact training@synthesys.co.uk or alternatively call us at +44 (0)1947 821464.

SyntheSys Successfully Delivers Data Link Manager (DLM)/ Interface Control Office (ICO) Training as Hosted by the Combined Air Operations Centre (CAOC)

Once again, we are delighted to announce that a group of personnel have successfully completed our Data Link Manager/Interface Control Officer training course. The course was hosted by the Combined Air Operations Centre Uedem in Germany, with a total of 14 personnel from Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Italy, Lithuania, UK and the US.  This diverse range of students enhanced and supported an enjoyable learning environment.

Students were initially provided instruction on Link 1, 11, 11B, 16, 22, VMF and JREAP before progressing to a series of complex operationally focused Multi-TDL planning exercises.  Utilising the Daronmont Data Link Training Suite simulation software, students were able to fully interact with the Multi-TDL architectures they had created.  Additionally, the use of the Engility JRE operational software and the newly introduced Multi-TDL Planning Tool, TacPlan, guided the students in both understanding the roles and responsibilities of a DLM/ICO and overcoming the operational challenges they could encounter.

Rick Ojeda from NATO Airbase Geilenkirchen stated “This is my second course with SyntheSys and it did not disappoint.  The combination of theory and hands-on was perfect for verifying understanding’’.

SyntheSys continues to expand and improve all of its courses utilising both simulation and operational software, so that operators will quickly grasp the sometimes difficult theoretical hurdles that working in a Multi-TDL environment can entail.

For further information on how SyntheSys can ensure your personnel improve their TDL knowledge, please contact training@synthesys.co.uk or visit http://www.synthesystraining.co.uk/dlm_ico_course.html  for a course syllabus, schedule and useful resources. 

NATO Personnel Successfully Complete Data Link Manager (DLM) /Interface Control Officer (ICO) Training Course

SyntheSys is delighted to announce that personnel from the Italian Data Link Management Cell (DLMC), NATO Deployable Air Command and Control Centre (DACCC), Poggio Renatico (ITALY), Norwegian Logistics Organisation and Netherlands National DLMC have successfully completed our three week Data Link Manager/Interface Control Officer (DLM/ICO) Training Course.

Students firstly undertook theory lessons combined with the use of simulation and real world operational software, focusing on Link 1, 11, 16, 22, VMF and JREAP.  They then progressed to several challenging planning exercises based upon large scale multinational operations where the students had to identify, and subsequently utilise, a variety of Multi Tactical Data Link (TDL) Information Exchange Requirements (IERs).

Using the specific Joint Tactical Information Distribution System/Multifunctional Information Distribution System Information Exchange Requirements (JTIDS/MIDS IERs) a Link 16 Network Design Document (NDD) set was prepared for the students.  Through a guided session they were shown how to interpret and fully understand all parts of an NDD with emphasis on the Connectivity Matrix.

Finally, using their planning scenarios, operational signals and the combination of simulation, they created numerous Multi TDL architectures to confirm that their plan would work correctly.  This check of understanding using simulation provided an ideal environment for all students to achieve their individual learning outcomes.

SyntheSys would like to thank all of the personnel who attended in making this a highly effective and enjoyable course.  Also, we would like to extend our personal appreciation to the Italian DLMC for kindly hosting the course.

Our next DLM/ICO courses are already confirmed for Norway in March and at CAOC Uedem in June of 2015.  If you would like to know more about these courses, or indeed any of our training courses, please contact training@synthesys.co.uk. or visit http://www.synthesystraining.co.uk/index.html

Headquarters Allied Air Command Procure SyntheSys Training Services

Headquarters Allied Air Command (HQ AIRCOM) have recently contracted SyntheSys to provide a 15 day Multi TDL Data Link Manager (DLM)/Interface Control Officer (ICO) training course. The course will be held at CAOC Uedem, Germany in June 2014. Participating students will be drawn from HQ AIRCOM, CAOCs Uedem and Torrejon, NATO DARS  Deployable Air Command and Control Capability (DACCC) and national units. The students will come from 6 different nations - Italy, Norway, USA, Turkey, The Netherlands and Denmark. The training, which is based on proven NATO procedures, will encompass the disciplines necessary to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the multi TDL environment.  Theoretical lessons will be reinforced with exercises, and the use of simulation, to bring the learning to life. For more information read our Datasheet, contact us at training@synthesys.co.uk or call +44 (0)1947 821464.

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