JTLS-GO

JTLS-GO International Users Conference

Announcing the 25th JTLS-GO Users Conference
15 to 17 April 2025
Monterey, CA


The JTLS-GO conference Team is close to finalizing the plans for the 2025 conference. We have new offices and a new conference site. Registration is now open!

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The JTLS-GO Development Team has had a busy year. Between exercise support, model development, and an office move, the entire Development Team has not had a spare minute since our March, 2024 International User Conference. Our office of 17 years has moved from the Del Rey Oaks location to a more compact office in the city of Pacific Grove. Pacific Grove is one of the seven cities that make up the beautiful Monterey Peninsula, so the actual move was not very far. It was simply surprising how much "stuff" can be accumulated in 17 years.

In keeping with the theme of change, the venue for the 2025 IUC is also changing to the Monterey Hilton Garden Inn. The Conference Team has negotiated more reasonable room rates and ease of obtaining room reservations.

An essential component of the IUC is the opportunity for all users to become acquainted, share their JTLS-GO experiences, and identify capabilities they would like to see in future versions of the simulation. User presentations, technical discussions, and demonstrations are scheduled for this event. We expect the highlights of the 2025 Conference will include demonistrations of:

  • >The new expanded JTLS-GO Training Room
  • >New JTLS-GO Order of Battle Service (OBS) Fusion Tool used to partially create a JTLS-GO scenario from a JS/J7 Joint Training Data Services OBS file.
  • >The link to MUSE for simulated full motion video
  • >The new WHIP and DDSC map capability
  • >The new security computer environment which eliminates the need for several users to have access to the jtlsgo account during execution.

JTLS-GO user organizations are invited to request a briefing slot. An overview of how your organization uses JTLS-GO, future plans for JTLS-GO, and the improvements desired for the system would all be of interest to the conference participants.

Hotel options can be found here: Hotel Options

The entire JTLS-GO Team looks forward to your participation. With our best regards, the JTLS-GO Conference Staff.



2025 IUC Schedule

Monday, 14 April 2025
Time Topic Location
1800-2000 Meet and Greet, Badge Pickup, Late Registration Hilton Garden Inn Lobby
Tuesday, 15 April 2025
Time Topic Presenter Status
0900 Welcome and Introduction Mr. Ty Cook, Vice President JTLS-GO Support Confirmed
0915 Valkyrie Enterprises LLC Overview Mr. Ty Cook Confirmed
0930 JS/J7 Status of JTLS-GO Mr. Doug Failor, JS/J7 Program Manager Confirmed Via Teams
0945 Current Status of JTLS-GO Releases Mr. Eric McDonald, Director Of Development Confirmed
1010 Conference Picture and Morning Break Mr. Chris Ambrisino, Valkyrie Media / Graphics Manager Will be posted here.
1030 JTLS-GO 6.4 Summary Mr. Eric McDonald Confirmed
1100 Use of JTLS-GO Hellenic Modeling And Simulation Centre TBD Confirmed
1120 Cooperative Research With Naval Postgraduate School Mr. Jason Perry, Director of Wargaming, Naval Postgraduate School Confirmed
1140 Use of JTLS-GO At The NATO Modeling and Simulation Centre Of Excellence (MSCOE) CDR Dino Tropea, ITA Navy, Education and Training Section Chief MSCOE Confirmed
1200 Lunch Everyone Hilton Garden Inn
1330 JTLS-GO At NATO's Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) Mr. Ivan Vianello, CAX Team Leader, JWC Confirmed
1400 JTLS-GO New Madrid Seismic Zone Earthquake Response Scenario Mr. Jeffrey Lineberry, Joint Analysis Branch (J-81A), National Guard Bureau Confirmed
1420 JTLS-GO At The Norwegian Joint Headquarters Seargent 1st Class Arne Eriksen, CAX J7 Branch, Norwegian Joint Headquarters Confirmed
1450 Afternoon Break Everyone Confirmed
1510 JTLS-GO JLVC OBS Project Mr. Eric McDonald Confirmed
1530 Finnish Defence Force (FDF) Common Synthetic Environment (CSE) Finnish J7 Representative Confirmed
1600 JTLS-GO Business Management Team Ms. Wendy Young, Valkyrie JTLS-GO Project Manager Confirmed
1800 Conference Reception - Monterey Bay Aquarium Deep Ocean Wing Everyone Map will be provided
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
Time Topic Presenter Status
0900 Canada Use Of JTLS-GO Major Scott Roach, Canadian Armed Forces Modeling and Simulation Coordination Office, Canadian Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) Confirmed
0930 JTLS-GO At USINDOPACOM Mr. Michael Fagundes, USINDOPACOM, J731, Mark Takai Pacific Warfighting Center, Modeling, Simulation, and Wargaming Branch Chief Confirmed
0950 Swedish Modeling And Simulation Capabilties LTC Ulf Hassgard, Chief Exercise Support, Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters Confirmed
1010 JSIL Link Between JTLS-GO And MUSE Mr. Joe Reis, MUSE/AFSERS Government Product Lead Confirmed
1030 Morning Break Everyone Confirmed
1100 Open Model Issues Mr. Eric McDonald Confirmed
1120 Important Future ECPs Mr. Eric McDonald Confirmed
1140 JTLS-GO Outstanding ECP Voting Attending Active JTLS-GO User Community Confirmed
1150 Review of Afternoon Demonstrations Mr. Eric McDonald Confirmed
1200 Lunch Everyone Hilton Garden Inn
1330 Demonstrations at JTLS-GO Simulation Center Entire JTLS-GO Staff Confirmed
Thursday, 17 April 2025
Time Topic Presenter Status
0800 One-on-One Meetings at JTLS-GO Simulation Center Contract and Model Discussions By Signup Appointment