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NAVY TRAINING SYSTEM PLAN

FOR THE

AN/USM-636(V) CONSOLIDATED

AUTOMATED SUPPORT SYSTEM

N88-NTSP-A-50-8515C/D

DECEMBER 2000

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The AN/USM-636(V) Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) is a computer-assisted, multi-functional Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) used to test various electronic components at Navy and Marine Corps Intermediate Maintenance Activities, Naval Weapons Stations, Naval Aviation Depots, and Naval Sea System Command support activities. The objective of the CASS program is to consolidate electronic and avionics support into one standard ATE system. The CASS program is expected to grow as new weapon systems emerge and additional testing requirements are identified. The CASS program is in Acquisition Phase III (Production, Deployment, and Operational Support). Milestone III was achieved on 28 March 1994 for the Hybrid (HYB), the Communication, Navigation, and Identification (CNI), and the Radio Frequency (RF) configurations. The Electro-Optical Plus (EO+) configuration Milestone III decision was achieved in December 1998. The Initial Operational Capability was achieved in October 1993.

CASS is a five-rack integrated test system. Additional racks configure the basic CASS station into more specialized testers. CASS is designed to accommodate variations in workload and allow for Test Program Set transferability among the different configurations. To alleviate a repeat of problems and deficiencies experienced in the fleet with older ATE hardware and software, the CASS procurement process employs the same requirements placed upon major weapon systems, including Developmental and Operational Testing directed by Test and Evaluation Master Plan guidelines.

Operation and maintenance of CASS is currently performed by Navy personnel from the Aviation Electronics Technician (AT) rating with Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) 6704. AT personnel with NEC 6705 perform on-line calibration and advanced maintenance. Two new NECs were recently approved for the ancillary High Powered Device Test Subsystem (HPDTS), and the EO+ configuration; NECs 6723 and 6724 respectively. Marine Corps personnel with the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 6467 currently operate CASS and perform all maintenance including calibration. Two new MOSs have been proposed for EO+ and HPDTS.

Initial training has been completed for the four CASS configurations : HYB, CNI, RF, EO+; and the ancillary HPDTS. CASS follow-on training has been established at Maintenance Training Unit (MTU) 3010 Naval Air Maintenance Training Unit Oceana, Virginia, and MTU 3011 Naval Air Maintenance Training Group Detachment Miramar, California. The three established training tracks for AT 6704, AT 6705, and MOS 6467 have been revised and two new courses are being developed for the EO+ and HPDTS. This will result in two new training tracks for Navy personnel and two new tracks for Marine Corps personnel.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

Executive Summary i

List of Acronyms iii

Preface viii

PART I - TECHNICAL PROGRAM DATA

A. Nomenclature-Title-Program I-1

B. Security Classification I-1

C. Manpower, Personnel, and Training Principals I-1

D. System Description I-2

E. Developmental Test and Operational Test I-2

F. Aircraft and/or Equipment/System/Subsystem Replaced I-3

G. Description of New Development I-5

H. Concepts I-12

I. Onboard (In-Service) Training I-29

J. Logistics Support I-30

K. Schedules I-31

L. Government-Furnished Equipment and Contractor-Furnished Equipment

Training Requirements I-33

M. Related NTSPs and Other Applicable Documents I-33

PART II - BILLET AND PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS II-1

PART III - TRAINING REQUIREMENTS III-1

PART IV - TRAINING LOGISTICS SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS IV-1

PART V - MPT MILESTONES V-1

PART VI - DECISION ITEMS/ACTION REQUIRED VI-1

PART VII - POINTS OF CONTACT VII-1

LIST OF ACRONYMS
AEGIS	Airborne Early Warning/Ground Environment Integration System
AIMD	Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department
ALSP	Acquisition Logistic Support Plan
AMRAAM	Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile
AMTCS	Aviation Maintenance Training Continuum System
AOB	Average Onboard
ASW	Anti-Submarine Warfare
AT	Aviation Electronics Technician
ATE	Automatic Test Equipment
ATI	Automated Technical Information
ATS	Automatic Test Set or Avionics Test Set
AUR	All-Up-Round

BIT	Built-In Test

CASS	Consolidated Automated Support System
CAT-IIID	Computerized Automatic Test - IIID
CD-ROM	Compact Disk-Read Only Memory
CEC	Cooperative Engagement Capability
CIN	Course Identification Number
CINCLANTFLT	Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet
CINCPACFLT	Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet
CIP	CASS Implementation Plan
CM	Corrective Maintenance
CMC	Commandant Marine Corps
CNET	Chief, Naval Education and Training
CNI	Communication, Navigation, and Identification
CNO	Chief of Naval Operations
COTS	Commercial Off-The-Shelf

DICONS	Direct Instrument Control Software
DT	Developmental Test

ECP	Engineering Change Proposal
EETS	Electrical Equipment Test Set
EHD	External Hard Drive
EO	Electro-Optical
EO+	Electro-Optical Plus
EOSTS	Electro-Optical System Test Set
EOTS	Electro-Optical Test Set
ESTS	Electronic System Test Set
ETS	Exciter Test Station

FLIR	Forward Looking Infrared
FMS	Foreign Military Sales
FOT&E	Follow-On Test and Evaluation
FREST	Fleet Replacement Enlisted Skills Training
FY	Fiscal Year

GE	General Electric
GPI	General Purpose Interface
GWTS	Guided Weapons Test System

HARM	High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile
HATS	Hybrid Automatic Test Set
HPDTS	High Power Device Test Subsystem
HTML	Hyper Text Machine Language
HTS	Hybrid Test Set
HYB	Hybrid

IATS	Integrated Avionics Test Set
IMA	Intermediate Maintenance Activity
IMUTS	Inertial Measurement Unit Test Set
IO	Input-Output
IRSTS	Infrared Search and Track System

JTIDS	Joint Tactical Information Distribution System

LAN	Local Area Network
LFTS	Low Frequency Test Station
LHA	Amphibious Assault Ship (General Purpose)
LHD	Amphibious Assault Ship (Multi-Purpose)
LMIS	Lockheed Martin Information Systems
LSA	Logistics Support Analysis

MALS	Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron
MATMEP	Maintenance Training Management and Evaluation Program
MCAS	Marine Corps Air Station
MCCDC	Marine Corps Combat Development Command
MOS	Military Occupational Specialty
MSD	Material Support Date
MTU	Maintenance Training Unit

NA	Not Applicable
NALCOMIS	Naval Air Logistics Command Management Information System
NAMTRAGRU	Naval Air Maintenance Training Group
NAMTRAGRU DET	Naval Air Maintenance Training Group Detachment
NAMTRAU	Naval Air Maintenance Training Unit
NATEC	Naval Air Technical Data and Engineering Service Command
NAVAIRSYSCOM	Naval Air Systems Command
NAVAVNDEPOT	Naval Aviation Depot
NAVPERSCOM	Naval Personnel Command
NAVSEASYSCOM	Naval Sea Systems Command
NAWCAD	Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division
NAWCWD	Naval Air Warfare Center Weapon Division
NEC	Navy Enlisted Classification
NEWTS	New Electronic Warfare Test Set
NOAA	National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency
NSD	Navy Support Date
NTSP	Navy Training System Plan
NUWC	Naval Underwater Warfare Center
NWS	Naval Weapon Station

OMS	Operational Management System
OPNAV	Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
OPNAVINST	OPNAV Instruction
OPO	Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Principal Official
OPTEVFOR	Operational Test and Evaluation Force
OR	Optical Reader
OT	Operational Test
OTPS	Operational Test Program Set

PM	Preventive Maintenance
PMA	Program Manager, Air

RADCOM	Radar Countermeasures
RF	Radio Frequency
RFT	Ready For Training
RFTS	Radio Frequency Test Station
RRS	Recorder Reproducer Set
RSTS	Radar System Test Set
RTCASS	Reconfigurable-Transportable CASS

SEAOPDET	Sea Operational Detachment
SGMA	Synchro Generation Measurement Asset
SIMA	Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activity
SMAT	Self Maintenance Test
SMS	Surface Missile System
SOS	Support of Support
SPAWARSYSCOM	Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command
SRA	Shop Replaceable Assembly

TD	Training Device
TFS	Total Force Structure
TIF	Test Integration Facility
TP	Test Program
TPI	Test Program Instruction
TPS	Test Program Set
TTE	Technical Training Equipment

UEU	Universal Exciter Upgrade
ULSS	User Logistics Support Summary
UUT	Unit Under Test

VME	Virtual Memory Extension
VAST	Versatile Avionics Shop Test
VTS	Video Test Station
VXI	Virtual Memory Extension (VME) Extended for Instrumentation

WRA	Weapon Replaceable Assembly

PREFACE

This Draft Navy Training System Plan (NTSP) for the AN/USM-636(V) Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) was prepared by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIRSYSCOM) as part of the regular NTSP update process within the guidelines set forth in the Navy Training Requirements Documentation Manual. This NTSP reflects the changes that have occurred since the last CASS Draft NTSP, A-50-8515C/D, dated June 1998, which was not distributed to the fleet due to rapid and extensive changes in the program that were not reflected in that iteration. (The last approved CASS NTSP is dated July 1995.) The major changes to this NTSP consist of:

Approved Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) for the Hybrid (HYB); Communication, Navigation, and Identification (CNI); Radio Frequency (RF); and Electro-Optical (EO) configurations
One new CASS configuration: Reconfigurable Transportable CASS (RTCASS)
One new ancillary device: High Power Device Test Subsystem (HPDTS)
A manpower rate increase for the Navy Advanced Maintenance-Calibration Technician from one per ten stations per shift to one per five stations per shift
A proposed manpower rate increase for the Marine Corps Operator-Maintainer-Calibration Technician from one per station per shift to two per station per shift
Two new approved Navy Enlisted Classifications (NEC) for the Electro-Optical Plus (EO+) and HPDTS
Two new proposed Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) for the EO+ and HPDTS
An updated listing of CASS-supported systems
The revised Navy Support Dates (NSD) and Material Support Dates (MSD)
An updated, summarized CASS delivery schedule by activity and updated Technical Training Equipment (TTE) delivery schedule
Information concerning Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and teaming efforts
The installation of CASS aboard amphibious assault ships (hard-sited) vice mobile facilities (vans)

N88-NTSP-A-50-8515C/D

December 2000

PART I - TECHNICAL PROGRAM DATA

A. NOMENCLATURE-TITLE-PROGRAM

1. Nomenclature-Title-Acronym. AN/USM-636(V) Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS)

2. Program Element. 64215N

B. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

1. System Characteristics Unclassified

2. Capabilities Unclassified

3. Functions Unclassified

C. MANPOWER, PERSONNEL, AND TRAINING PRINCIPALS

OPNAV Principal Official (OPO) Program Sponsor CNO (N881B)

OPO Resource Sponsor CNO (N885D1)

Marine Corps Program Sponsor CMC (ASL34)

Developing Agency NAVAIRSYSCOM (PMA260)

Training Agency CINCLANTFLT

CINCPACFLT

CNET

MCCDC

Training Support Agency NAVAIRSYSCOM (PMA205)

Manpower and Personnel Mission Sponsor CNO (N12)

NAVPERSCOM (PERS-4, PERS-404)

CMC (ASM-1)

Director of Naval Training CNO (N7)

Marine Corps Force Structure MCCDC (C53)

CMC (ASM-1)

D. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

1. Operational Uses. The AN/USM-636(V) CASS is a computer-assisted, multi-functional, Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) designed to fulfill current and future automatic testing requirements. CASS is used to test various electronic components at Navy and Marine Corps Intermediate Maintenance Activities (IMA), Naval Weapons Stations (NWS), Naval Sea System Command (NAVSEASYSCOM) support activities, and Naval Aviation Depots (NAVAVNDEPOT). Currently, there are five CASS configurations with 90 percent hardware commonality. Additional configurations have been developed to support guided munitions All-Up-Round (AUR) testing and to support Marine Corps forward deployed rotary wing aircraft.

CASS is currently targeted to support systems in the AV-8B, E-2C, EA-6B, F/A-18, F-14, H-60, P-3C, S-3B, and V-22 aircraft. CASS also provides maintenance support for the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) and High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM), airborne and battle group Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS), and the SQQ-89 Airborne Early Warning/Ground Environment Integration System (AEGIS) Antisubmarine Warfare (ASW) Combat System. Several older ATE systems (referred to as "legacy") will transition their workload to CASS. Initially, these include AN/USM-247 Versatile Avionics Shop Test (VAST), AN/AAM-60(V)6 Electro-Optical System Test Set (EOSTS), and AN/USM-403 Hybrid Automatic Test Set (HATS) offloads. Other ATE, non-ATE, and interim support equipment workloads will transition as new systems emerge.

Future CASS applications will include other NAVAIRSYSCOM, NAVSEASYSCOM, and Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWARSYSCOM) weapon systems.

2. Foreign Military Sales. A cooperative agreement between NAVAIRSYSCOM, Lockheed Martin Information Systems (LMIS), and INDRA DTD (based in Spain) resulted in the joint undertaking of developing of a new configuration, the RTCASS, with all three parties sharing equally in the cost. INDRA has an interest in this program because the government of Spain has purchased several Navy systems including the F/A-18, AV-8B, SH-60B, P-3C, Harpoon, Sidewinder, Sparrow, Evolved Sea Sparrow, HARM, FFG-7, and AEGIS Combat System.

Additional FMS are planned for Malaysia, Finland, Switzerland, and Italy. For additional information on CASS FMS, contact Program Manager, Air (PMA) 260A1. In addition to the FMS addressed above, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) procured CASS to support its electronic weather monitoring systems.

E. DEVELOPMENTAL TEST AND OPERATIONAL TEST. PMA260 has the overall responsibility for the development and coordination of testing for CASS. Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Patuxent River, Maryland, is responsible for conducting Developmental Tests (DT). Operational Test and Evaluation Force (OPTEVFOR) is responsible for conducting Operational Tests (OT).

DT-IIA and DT-IIB were conducted at the General Electric (GE) facilities in Huntsville, Alabama, from October 1987 to March 1990.
DT-IIC Phases I through III were conducted at NAWCAD Patuxent River from April 1990 to April 1993.
OT-IIA through OT-IIC were conducted under OPTEVFOR guidance at Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD), Naval Air Station Patuxent River, from April 1990 to July 1993.

Follow-On Test and Evaluation (FOT&E), DT-IIIA, was conducted at the Test Integration Facility (TIF) Jacksonville, Florida, from May through June 1993, on the JTIDS Test Program Set (TPS).
DT-IIIB for the EO+ CASS station was completed in February 1998 at TIF Jacksonville.
CASS FOT&E, OT-IIIA, was conducted at NAWCAD Patuxent River and completed in September 1995. OT-IIIB was completed in August 1998.
RTCASS has completed the systems requirements review, the hardware, software, self-test, and calibration engineering requirements review, and is currently undergoing a system integration review. Two RTCASS prototypes performed a demonstration in May 2000. A DT/OT schedule is in development and will be included in future updates to this NTSP.

Additional DTs are required as new TPSs and advancements in the CASS program are developed; contact PMA260D1 for specific information. As new CASS configurations are developed in the future, they will require OT and will be included in this NTSP.

F. AIRCRAFT AND/OR EQUIPMENT/SYSTEM/SUBSYSTEM REPLACED

1. Legacy Automatic Test Equipment. The following ATE systems will be replaced by CASS as they become obsolete or are no longer cost effective to support:

TABLE I-1 - PHASE I ATE OFF-LOADS

NOMENCLATURE	TITLE	BEGIN DATE
AN/AAM-60(V)4/6	Electro-Optical System Test Set (EOSTS)	FY99
AN/APM-446	Radar System Test Set (RSTS)	FY01
AN/APM-438/469	Transmitter Test Station (TTS)	FY97
AN/APM-457	Recorder Reproducer Set (RRS)	FY01
AN/ASM-604	Electrical Equipment Test Set (EETS)	FY00
AN/ASM-614	Electronic System Test Set (ESTS)	FY97 (completed)
AN/ASM-686	Integrated Avionics Test Set (IATS)	FY00
AN/AWM-23	Computer Test Station (CTS)	FY01
AN/AWM-23	Controls and Display Test Station (CDTS)	FY01
AN/AWM-23	Low Frequency Test Station (LFTS)	FY01
AN/AWM-23	Radio Frequency Test Station (RFTS)	FY00
AN/USM-247	Versatile Avionics Shop Test (VAST)	FY96 (completed)
AN/USM-392B	Digital Module Test Set (DMTS)	FY02
AN/USM-403	Hybrid Automatic Test Set (HATS)	FY99
AN/USM-470(V)1	Avionics Test Set [ATS(V)1]	FY98
AN/USM-470(V)2	Avionics Test Set [ATS(V)2] (for F-14) a.k.a. Tailored Mini-VAST (TMV)	FY96
AN/USM-484	Hybrid Test Set (HTS) (for AV-8B)	FY00
AN/USM-629	Electro-Optical Test Set (EOTS)	FY01
OJ-615/ALM	Countermeasures Test Console	FY01

The legacy ATE offload to CASS is being accomplished in two phases. Phase I is well underway. Phase II of the legacy ATE offload to CASS project will group the following ATE systems into one competitively awarded contract.

TABLE I-2 - PHASE II ATE OFF-LOADS

NOMENCLATURE	NAME	BEGIN DATE
AN/USM-429	Computerized Automatic Test (CAT-IIID)	FY03
AN/USM-467	Weapon System Test Station (WSTS) a.k.a. Radar Communication (RADCOM)	FY03
AN/USM-484	HTS (for S-3B, EA-6B, F/A-18, H-60)	FY03
AN/SSM-9	Video Test Station (VTS)	FY04
AN/USM-458C(V)	New Electronic Warfare Test Set (NEWTS)	FY04
OJ-510/ALM	Digital Test Bench (DTB)	FY04
OJ-511/ALM	Exciter Test Station (ETS)	FY04
AN/USM-470(V)2	ATS(V)2 (for SH-60)	FY05

2. Next Test. NAVAIRSYSCOM has recognized that it will need to begin replacing the older versions of CASS stations beginning in 2006 due to obsolescence of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) technologies, physical deterioration, and escalating support costs. Development has begun on the next generation automatic test system, called Next Test, or NxTest, which will use innovative maturing test technology. Hardware will focus on test functions vice stand-alone test instruments, and Virtual Memory Extension (VME) Extended for Instrumentation (VXI) software is expected to significantly reduce the amount of hardware required.

NxTest will require much less hardware than CASS which means reduced acquisition costs, reduced operating and support costs, reduced space requirements (key in a shipboard or field environment), greater reliability, and easier maintenance and upgrades. NxTest will probably co-exist with CASS at certain sites as well as re-hosting legacy CASS TPSs onto NxTest. Compatibility between the current and mid-term CASS and NxTest will be ensured.

G. DESCRIPTION OF NEW DEVELOPMENT

1. Functional Description

a. CASS Station. The basic CASS station is a five-rack integrated test system known as the Hybrid Tester. The addition of specialized racks to the Hybrid Tester allows CASS to be configured into additional types of testers. CASS is designed to accommodate variations in workload and to allow for TPS transferability among the different configurations. Currently, there are seven CASS configurations:

Hybrid (HYB)
Radio Frequency (RF)
Communication, Navigation, Identification (CNI)
Electro-Optical (EO)
High Power Device Test Set (HPDTS)
Reconfigurable Transportable (RTCASS)
Guided Weapons Test System (GWTS)

CASS features instrument-on-a-card architecture. The instruments communicate with the asset controller card, which, in turn, communicates with the host computer via an ethernet communications network. CASS also contains an external ethernet line for Local Area Network (LAN) communications between CASS stations. CASS is capable of performing simultaneous stimulus and measurements, either synchronously or asynchronously controlled. For the Operator-Maintainer, CASS offers a 79-key keyboard, a barcode reader wand, and a trackball assembly as control input devices. CASS software for the Operator-Maintainer interface is menu driven and symbolized by icons on a flat panel screen. Each icon represents actions to be performed by the system. Each symbol is self-explanatory; however, an explanation in the form of a small English-language caption is also provided.

The original CASS stations from Lot 1, Low Rate Initial Production, are now known as Block 1. The subsequent production lots that were upgraded with ECPs, AN/USM-636A(V), are commonly known as Block 2. The purpose of the ECPs are to increase reliability, reduce costs, reduce space requirements, and maintain 100 percent TPS compatibility. An ECP for the EO configuration incorporated new technologies and components to improve the reliability, maintainability, supportability, and performance. These improvements include reduced life cycle and acquisition costs, reduced system weight by 800 pounds, and simplified calibration procedures. The improved EO configuration is called the EO+.

(1) CASS Configurations

(a) Hybrid. The HYB station is used for general purpose testing of various systems and subsystems for electrical, electronics, computers, instruments, and flight controls. It uses ancillaries to test pneumatics, displays, and inertial navigation systems.

(b) Radio Frequency. The RF station has the basic test capability of the HYB plus electronic countermeasures, electronic counter countermeasures, electronic warfare support measures, fire control radar, navigation radar, tracking radar, surveillance radar, and radar altimeter test capabilities.

(c) Communication, Navigation, Identification. The CNI station performs the RF station capability plus communications, navigation, and spread spectrum systems testing.

(d) Electro-Optical. The EO station performs the basic test functions as well as testing Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR), lasers and designators, Laser Range Finders, and visual systems.

(e) High Power Device Test Subsystem. The HPDTS ancillary device is designed to provide high power stimulus and measurement functions during testing. By providing a seventh rack to the RF station and integrated Operational Test Program Sets (OTPS), the HPDTS provides automatic capabilities to test avionics units whose technology encompasses special needs such as high power RF, high voltage, and high current systems.

At least four legacy radar transmitter test stations and their liquid cooling stations will be replaced. The initial suite of offloaded legacy testers include the AN/APM-446 RSTS (F/A-18 and AV-8B radar), AN/APM-457 (S-3B radar and P-3C), AN/AWM-23 RFTS/LFTS (F-14 radar), and OJ-615/ALM Countermeasures Test Console (EA-6B transmitters).

(f) Reconfigurable Transportable CASS. The RTCASS is a separate and distinct subsystem of CASS being developed under a cooperative agreement between LMIS, NAVAIRSYSCOM, and INDRA (Spain). RTCASS will initially support the Marine Corps' MV-22 and U.S. Special Operations Command's CV-22 aircraft. The Spanish Air Force has decided to support their F/A-18 Aircraft on RTCASS. INDRA is awaiting a contract to offload AIRSIM (an earlier version of AN/ASM-686 IATS) and AN/USM-484 HTS to RTCASS. If this occurs, the Marine Corps could have an option to support their F/A-18s on either RTCASS or CASS.

RTCASS will use COTS hardware, VXI, and COTS system software (PC-based with Windows NT and a commercial software runtime system). Due to asset transportability, RTCASS TPSs must be upwardly compatible with mainframe CASS. RTCASS will consist of nine cases (vice racks) that are arranged in a three-wide by three-high matrix. Each case will be ruggedized to allow for transportability.

Each RTCASS case will be physically connected to all adjacent cases using blind floating connectors and will be mated using connector cross-rods. No external cables will be required between the cases except for peripheral and ancillary equipment. The peripheral hardware, such as the keyboard, trackball or mouse, printer, and display will be transported in a separate ruggedized container. The display, which is identical to mainframe CASS, will be capable of being mounted and fastened to the side of the nine-box configuration or set upon the platform tabletop. RTCASS will use the CASS General Purpose Interface (GPI), and when the display is mounted on the platform tabletop, the GPI will be positioned at the same height as on a mainframe CASS.

RTCASS will be capable of easy reconfiguration for various mission roles. From a capabilities standpoint, the system may be configured for analog or digital testing requiring only four or six crates, or up to a nine-crate RF configuration that is nearly equivalent to a CASS RF station. The ability to reconfigure the system will allow for the most cost effective test capability to be deployed.

(g) Guided Weapons Test System. The GWTS has been developed to support AUR testing requirements of the AMRAAM at Joint Service depots. This is a stand-alone configuration using some CASS components but is not compatible with other CASS configurations and TPSs. Like the basic CASS configurations, it has open architecture with expansion and adaptability features to meet future guided munitions needs. Due to its very limited use, the GWTS is not included in Parts II and III of this NTSP.

(2) Automated Technical Information. CASS technical manuals have been developed in a digital format suitable for display on CASS and are known as Automated Technical Information (ATI). Technical information for TPSs may or may not be in digital format. Due to the high cost of producing ATI updates and the availability of current digital-format technology, CASS has started transitioning from the ATI format to a Hyper Text Machine Language (HTML)/Compact Disk-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM) format.

(3) Plasma Displays. Plasma displays are flat screen displays that use a gas to convert electrical energy into light. Plasma displays work on a principle similar to that of neon signs. The displays are 12 inches by 14 inches and swivel to provide maximum visual access to the Operator-Maintainer. Due to parts obsolescence, current monochrome displays will be upgraded with higher resolution color displays through ECP MKXE-E084. The color displays will allow for future touch-screen capabilities through software enhancements. The new display assembly will be compatible with the existing mounts. This ECP includes replacing the display assembly and cables, and changing dipswitch settings on the computer graphics card.

(4) Ethernet Local Area Network. The ethernet is a high speed LAN used to interface between CASS stations. Ethernet uses Carrier-Sense-Multiple-Access with Collision Detection. A device listens for a clear channel before transmitting. If the channel is in use (carrier sensed), the device delays transmission. Since all of the devices have equal access to the network, ethernet is deemed a multiple access network. If two devices try to transmit data simultaneously over a previously clear channel, ethernet will sense this condition (collision), stop the transmission, and attempt to retransmit the data after waiting a randomly selected time.

b. CASS Test Program Sets. A TPS is used to verify the performance of a Unit Under Test (UUT) and to isolate a failure to a required level. A TPS is usually developed for a unique UUT and contains four basic elements:

(1) Test Program. The Test Program (TP) contains a coded sequence which, when executed by CASS, provides a set of instructions that automatically determines the performance (operational readiness condition) of the UUT. For diagnostic programs, the TP isolates to a faulty subassembly or piece part.

(2) Interface Device. The Interface Device provides mechanical connections, electrical connections, and signal conditioning, as required, between CASS and the UUT. It may contain additional electronics that augment CASS's capability.

(3) Test Program Instruction. The Test Program Instruction (TPI) provides information needed for testing (i.e., hook-up, probe point locations, extra equipment) that cannot be conveniently provided or displayed by CASS under TP control.

(4) Supplementary Data. This data consists of information, text, schematics, and logic diagrams necessary for analysis of the TPS and UUT in the event of a problem or anomaly during the testing process.

c. CASS Supported Systems. The current CASS Implementation Plan (CIP) indicates plans for CASS TPS development for the following specific systems. The CIP is available on the World Wide Web at http://pma260.navy.mil/cass/cip

Advanced Tactical Air Reconnaissance System (ATARS)
AH-1W
Airborne Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC)
AMRAAM
AN/ALE-47
AN/ALE-50
AN/ALQ-126B RF System Shop Replaceable Assembly (SRA)
AN/ALR-67(V)3/4
AN/APG-73 SRAs and Weapon Replaceable Assembly (WRA)
AN/APS-137
AN/SQQ-89(V) AEGIS ASW
AV-8B II+
E-2C AN/ASW-50
E-2C ECPs 418 and 410R1
EA-6B B10 Standard Facility Equipment
EA-6B High/Low Band Transmitter
EA-6B Universal Exciter Upgrade (UEU) SRAs and WRA
F-14 Computer Signal Data Converter
F-14 Control Indicator Bus Controller
F-14 Mission Computer
F-14 Programmable Multi Display Indicator Group
F-14B/D Common SRA
F-14 Programmable Tactical Indicator Display
F-14D Infrared Search and Track System (IRSTS) SRA and WRA
F-14D Radar SRA
F-14D Surface Missile System (SMS)
F-14D WRA
F/A-18 SMS
F/A-18C/D Combined Interrogator-Transponder
F/A-18C/D FLIR
F/A-18E/F
F/A-18E/F Full Authority Digital Engine Control
HARM
JTIDS SRA and WRA
Multifunctional Information Distribution System Low Volume Terminal
MV-22 SRA and WRA
Naval Underwater Warfare Center (NUWC) Keyport, Wash., programs
SH-60B/R Advanced Low Frequency Sonar
SH-60B/R Block II
SH-60B/R Keysets
SH-60B/R Multiplexer-Demultiplexer
Shipboard CEC
T-45 Test Set Baseline WRAs
T-45 Test Set Cockpit - 21 WRAs

d. Ancillary Equipment. Several pieces of ancillary equipment are or will be used with CASS for varying applications or to run specific TPSs. These include the Pneumatic Function Generator, RS-485 Manchester/Harpoon Test Set as part of the Advanced Communications Bus Interface, Video Pattern Generator, RF Probe, common antenna test stands, and printer. Refer to the CIP for additional information on ancillary equipment.

e. Optical Reader System. The Optical Reader (OR) System provides access to the ATI without diverting a CASS station. The OR consists of a viewing screen, a micro-VAX, and an optical hard drive. It is employed both in the fleet and the classroom.

The CASS program has begun to transition from the ATI format to an HTML/CD- ROM format. Several factors leading to this transition include current technologies that were not available during the initial development of CASS and ATI, better availability of desktop computers at fleet activities, high cost of ATI updates, and future supportability of the OR. No transition schedule has been developed, but the OR will eventually become obsolete and phased out of inventory with desktop computers taking their place.

2. Physical Description. The CASS HYB configuration consists of five electronic equipment racks connected together with the appropriate cabling. Additional specialized racks are added to produce the other main CASS configurations.

TABLE I-3 - OPERATING DIMENSIONS

CONFIGURATION	DEPTH (INCHES)	WIDTH (INCHES)	HEIGHT (INCHES)	WEIGHT (POUNDS)
HYB	54	128	83	4304
EO+	96	231	83	5294
RF	54	152	83	5112
CNI	54	152	83	5112
HPDTS	54	223	83	6619

For the RTCASS, the case dimensions are 16 inches high by 22 inches wide by 30 inches deep and a fully loaded case will weigh no more than 150 pounds.

HYB, RF, CNI, and HPDTS stations use up-flow ambient air as a cooling medium, thus eliminating the requirement for external air conditioning. Ambient airflow is accomplished using internal fans and heat sinks with adequate surface areas to enhance heat dissipation. The EO+ configuration collimator (sixth rack) eliminates the forced air cooling system that its predecessor required.

3. New Development Introduction. CASS was introduced as new production equipment. It is installed on aircraft carriers during the fleet modernization program and as an initial installation item on new construction ships. At shore installations, CASS is installed to replace legacy ATE and support various emerging systems. CASS will be installed on amphibious assault ships during the fleet modernization program.

4. Significant Interfaces. Not Applicable (NA)

5. New Features, Configurations, or Material

a. Operational Management System. A new capability for CASS, known as Operational Management System (OMS), has been developed to provide "NALCOMIS-like" (Naval Air Logistics Command Management Information System) management information from a network of CASS stations. OMS automatically collects CASS asset and UUT failure data, as well as schedules, and monitors CASS jobs. A beta test was conducted to collect CASS asset failure data to assist the CASS Fleet Support Team, identify existing reporting capabilities, and determine the feasibility of sending the data up-line through NALCOMIS. This test began in March 1997 and was completed in September 1999. OMS is currently being installed at all CASS afloat/ashore sites.

b. AEGIS Class Ship Support. The feasibility of a new configuration of CASS is being explored for AEGIS-class ships. Although it is not a requirement at this time, the new configuration would be a smaller, reconfigurable version featuring more flexibility in its configurations. This reconfigurable CASS would provide specific testing capabilities for the weapon system supported.

c. Ancillaries

(1) Synchro Generation Measurement Asset. The Synchro Generation Measurement Asset (SGMA) will be installed in HYB stations to provide additional capability in support of legacy ATE offloads for AN/USM-247 VAST (S-3 Lot 5), AN/USM-403 HATS (S-3 Lots 1 and 2), and AN/APM-446 RSTS (Lot 1). Current plans are to deliver two kits, consisting of three SGMAs per kit, to each carrier, AIMD Jacksonville, AIMD North Island, AIMD Lemoore, and AIMD Oceana.

(2) External Hard Drive. The External Hard Drive (EHD) has been fielded to the fleet and TPS developer sites to allow classified TPSs to run without entering classified data onto the CASS station's internal hard drive. TPSs currently requiring an EHD are:

AN/ALQ-126B RF SRA
AV-8BII+
AN/APG-73 WRA and SRA
AN/APM-446 RSTS Lot 1 and Lot 3
EA-6B UEU WRA
AN/APM-446 HPDTS offload
F-14D IRSTS WRA
AN/USM-629 EOTS offload

H. CONCEPTS

1. Operational Concept. CASS is used at AIMDs ashore and afloat, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadrons (MALS), NAVAVNDEPOTs, NWSs, and other support sites. CASS will be used at Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activities (SIMA) when requirements are identified. CASS is capable of operating 23 hours a day. One hour is scheduled for daily maintenance.

At Navy activities, CASS is operated by Aviation Electronics Technician (AT) personnel with NEC 6704 (E-3 through E-6), CASS Test Station IMA Operator-Maintainer. Two new NECs were approved in June 2000 to operate the HPDTS station and the EO+ station, AT 6723 and AT 6724, respectively. CASS stations are operated during two eight-hour shifts, five days per week at shore AIMDs and two 12-hour shifts, seven days per week on deployed carrier AIMDs.

Currently, Marine Corps personnel with MOS 6467, CASS Technician, IMA (E-1 through E-5), operate CASS and perform all the required maintenance including on-line calibration and advanced maintenance. A Marine Corps proposal is to establish two new CASS MOSs by transitioning MOS 6463, Radar Technician, to Radar (High Power) Operator 676X, and MOS 6466 FLIR/EOTS Technician, to EO Operator 676Y. CASS stations are operated during two 12-hour shifts, seven days per week at all sites.

2. Maintenance Concept. The design requirements for CASS include Built-In Test (BIT), Built-In Test Equipment, and Self Maintenance Test (SMAT). CASS detects system malfunctions on-line and automatically fault isolates to the failed SRA. Applicable CASS work center personnel remove and replace the defective assembly. Removed components are replaced or repaired and then calibrated, as required, at the designated level of repair. All maintenance requirements for CASS are at the intermediate and depot levels. The maintenance concept for CASS is based on the Naval Aviation Maintenance Program Manual, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Instruction (OPNAVINST) 4790.2 (series), and each system's Maintenance Plan.

a. Organizational. NA

b. Intermediate. CASS is operated, maintained, and calibrated at the various work centers where CASS is installed. Off-line maintenance consists of fault isolation to the component level using Support of Support (SOS) OTPSs and the subsequent removal and replacement of defective components. If an embedded standard is removed and replaced as the result of maintenance actions, the CASS station must be recalibrated using the Calibration OTPS. Embedded standards are used to calibrate the system as required by the appropriate maintenance instruction manual.

Two NECs have been established to designate the trained CASS Operator-Maintainers and Advanced Maintenance-Calibration Technicians. AT personnel with NEC 6704 (E-3 through E-6), CASS Test Station IMA Operator-Maintainer, operate HYB, CNI, and RF CASS stations, perform SMAT, and repair UUTs. AT personnel with NEC 6705 (E-5 through E-7), CASS Test Station IMA Advanced Maintenance-Calibration Technician, perform on-line calibration and advanced maintenance of CASS. Two new NECs were recently approved to designate specially trained CASS Operator-Maintainers for the EO+ and HPDTS configurations. Due to the complexity and safety concerns of the two configurations involved, these two additional NECs will allow for specialization as either an EO+ / FLIR CASS Operator-Maintainer, NEC 6724, or a HPDTS CASS Operator-Maintainer, NEC 6723.

Currently, Marine Corps personnel with the MOS 6467, CASS Technician, IMA (E-1 through E-5), operate CASS, perform all the required maintenance including on-line calibration and advanced maintenance, and repair UUTs. With the same rationale stated above, the Marine Corps plans to establish two new MOSs for the HPDTS and EO+ configurations: Radar (High Power) Operator MOS 676X and EO Operator MOS 676Y.

(1) Preventive Maintenance. Preventive Maintenance (PM) consists of daily confidence tests and scheduled maintenance tasks including disk software maintenance at prescribed calendar or operating time intervals. PM is performed by Navy Operator-Maintainers and Marine Corps CASS Technicians. CASS has an annual system calibration requirement, which is performed by Navy Advanced Maintenance-Calibration Technicians and Marine Corps CASS Technicians.

(2) Corrective Maintenance. Corrective Maintenance (CM) actions on CASS station modules and ancillary equipment consist of repair or replacement of defective or unserviceable modules or SRAs. If the embedded standard is removed and replaced as the result of an unscheduled maintenance action, the system must be recalibrated before use.

(3) System Testing. CASS has four levels of testing that monitor operation and, in the event of a failure, notify the operator of the failure and the cause. Levels One and Two are Power-Up BIT and the SMAT Confidence Test. Both are automatically executed when the CASS station is powered up. Level Three is SMAT (background SMAT is automatically initiated; foreground SMAT is operator initiated). SMAT will check for most component failures within the test set, but cannot check electrical paths associated with interface points in the CASS station. SMAT runs automatically at power up and when the CASS station is idle. No operator intervention is required.

Level Four is SMAT Input-Output (IO) testing, which checks electrical interface points and associated components. SMAT IO must be initiated by the operator and requires an OTPS. In the event of a failure in the CASS station, repair is accomplished by removal and replacement of the failed component. Some cables may be repaired on the equipment. Maintenance actions are accomplished using common and peculiar test equipment and hand tools. Peculiar items have been kept to a minimum.

c. Depot. Depot level maintenance actions consist of the PM and CM functions described above and repair and disposition tasks on SRAs and components considered beyond the capability of the intermediate level of maintenance. SOS OTPS 1 is used only at the depot level in repair of the RF Modulator. The Fleet Support Team lead for CASS is NAVAVNDEPOT North Island, California. NAWCAD Lakehurst, New Jersey, and NAVAVNDEPOT Jacksonville, Florida, are the Participating Field Activities for software support and electro-optic support, respectively.

d. Interim Maintenance. The contractor will provided interim support under the CASS Repair-of-Repairables program until Navy organic support was established for each configuration. The NSD for Block 1 HYB, CNI, and RF stations was achieved in February 1997. The NSD for Block 2 HYB, CNI, and RF stations was achieved in September 2000, the EO+ in July 2000.

The Naval Aviation Technical Data and Engineering Service Command (NATEC) will arrange for Fleet Support Team (FST) personnel or CASS Rapid Response Action Team personnel to assist fleet activities when repair, guidance, and training are required for CASS hardware or TPSs.

e. Life-Cycle Maintenance Plan. NA

3. Manning Concept. CASS manpower is driven by the requirement for Operator-Maintainers, Advanced Maintenance-Calibration Technicians, and the preventive and corrective maintenance requirements. Manpower requirements are predicated by the number of CASS stations employed at a particular site. This number is determined by the System Synthesis Model, which is a two-part system that projects the expected workload and the CASS configurations and quantities that will be required at each site. The results of these projections are contained in the CIP and are the basis for the manpower requirements displayed in this NTSP. Ultimately, manpower requirements will be determined by the actual workload at a particular site. Refer to element II.A.1.b for current and projected manpower requirements by activity. Part II of this NTSP also depicts several NECs and MOSs that will be phased-out as legacy ATE is removed from service.

a. Navy Personnel. The manpower ratio for Operator-Maintainer personnel is approximately 1.3 per station per shift. Fractional cut-off points for sea and shore activities were used in accordance with OPNAVINST 5310.21 to determine the rounding of decimal points to whole numbers. The manpower ratio for Advanced Maintenance-Calibration Technician has been changed from one per ten stations per shift to one per five stations per shift. This change is due to the expanding duties of the Advanced Maintenance-Calibration Technician.

Two NECs were originally established to designate the trained CASS Operator-Maintainers and Advanced Maintenance-Calibration Technicians from the AT rating. Two new NECs were recently approved as specialized CASS Operator-Maintainers. These new NECs will be supported with the new training concept depicted in Part I.H.4. below. All CASS-specific NECs are:

NEC 6704 CASS Test Station IMA Operator-Maintainer, for the HYB, CNI, and RF configurations

NEC 6723 CASS HPDTS/Radar Test Station IMA Operator-Maintainer, for the HPDTS configuration

NEC 6724 CASS EO+/FLIR Test Station IMA Operator-Maintainer, for the EO+ configuration

NEC 6705 CASS Test Station IMA Advanced Maintenance-Calibration Technician, to perform on-line calibration and advanced maintenance of the CASS

(1) Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Departments Ashore. Manpower requirements are not the same for all AIMDs ashore. Each AIMD is manned based on the number and type of CASS stations that are to be operated and maintained. Some AIMDs are augmented with Sea Operational Detachment (SEAOPDET) personnel who are not currently deployed.

(2) Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Departments Afloat. Some CASS Operator-Maintainers are assigned to the carrier as ship's company and the remainder are available from supporting SEAOPDETs during deployment periods. CASS Advanced Maintenance-Calibration Technicians, NEC 6705, are assigned as ship's company personnel.

(3) Sea Operational Detachments. CASS Operator-Maintainer billets, NECs 6704, 6723, and 6724, are assigned to the SEAOPDETs that support a particular aircraft requiring CASS support. SEAOPDET billets primarily support carrier deployments but also support their host AIMD when not deployed.

(4) Amphibious Assault Ships. CASS Advanced Maintenance-Calibration Technicians, NEC 6705, will be assigned as ship's company personnel since CASS will be "hard-sited" aboard General Purpose (LHA) and Multi-Purpose (LHD) class amphibious assault ships beginning in FY00. In the future, it is planned for CASS to provide maintenance support of some shipboard systems and may require CASS Operator-Maintainer billets. For the near term, Marine Corps CASS Technicians will be assigned to AV-8B squadrons deploying aboard these ships.

(5) Other Surface and Subsurface Vessels. Manpower requirements for other types of ships and submarines will be determined as workload requirements are identified and CASS station delivery schedules become available from NAVSEASYSCOM and SPAWARSYSCOM. Future CASS applications will include NAVSEASYSCOM and SPAWARSYSCOM weapon systems such as battle group JTIDS and the SQQ-89 AEGIS ASW Combat System.

b. Marine Corps Personnel. The current manpower ratio for Marine Corps personnel is one technician per station per shift to perform all operator and maintainer functions, including on-line calibration and advanced maintenance, and repair UUTs. However, recent studies and fleet input have shown this to be inadequate manning to meet the actual requirements. Therefore, upon the recommendation of a Marine Corps proposal, Part II of this NTSP depicts a manpower requirement of two Marine Corps technicians per station per shift.

One MOS was originally established to designate the trained CASS Operator-Maintainer-Calibration Technicians. Now, two new MOSs are proposed as specialized CASS Operator-Maintainer-Calibration Technicians. These new MOSs will be supported in the new training concept depicted in paragraph I.H.4. below. All CASS-specific MOSs are:

MOS 6467 CASS Technician, IMA, for the HYB, CNI, and RF configurations

MOS 676X Radar (High Power) Operator, IMA, for the HPDTS configuration, transitioning from MOS 6463, Radar Technician

MOS 676Y EO Operator, IMA, for the EO+ configuration, transitioning from MOS 6466 FLIR/EOTS Technician

Marine Corps personnel with MOS 6469, Advanced ATE Technician, IMA, provide supervision and assistance to personnel with MOS 6467, 676X, and 676Y. However, MOS 6469 is not dedicated to CASS alone, therefore, MOS 6469 is not included in Part II of this NTSP.

(1) Marine Aviation Logistics Squadrons. The Tables of Organization that depict Marine Corps billet requirements provide billet structures for two types of MALS, supporting either fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft. Each MALS (by type) has the same billet structure for core personnel and is augmented by squadron personnel. The total manpower requirement for the individual MALS is determined by the number of squadrons requiring support and the number of CASS stations on site.

(2) Amphibious Assault Ships. Marine Corps billets will be assigned to AV-8B squadrons (MALS augment) to support CASS stations during squadron deployments aboard LHAs and LHDs.

c. Naval Air Maintenance Training Group Personnel. The CASS training sites at Maintenance Training Unit (MTU) 3010, Naval Air Maintenance Training Unit (NAMTRAU) Oceana, Virginia, and MTU 3011, Naval Air Maintenance Training Group Detachment (NAMTRAGRU DET) Miramar, California, currently have Navy and Marine Corps billets assigned as CASS instructors. Support personnel requirements required to maintain the CASS stations used for training are included in element II.A.3 of this NTSP.

4. Training Concept. CASS training has been established to ensure that qualified personnel are available to operate, maintain, calibrate, and troubleshoot CASS in support of fleet activities. CASS follow-on courses were Ready For Training (RFT) at MTU 3010, NAMTRAU Oceana, in January 1994 and at MTU 3011, NAMTRAGRU DET Miramar, in January 1995.

Since CASS training became RFT, the MTUs have endeavored to keep pace with the program changes and fleet requirements. The CASS training concept of three training tracks that include either an Operator-Maintainer course, an Advanced Maintenance-Calibration Technician course, or both is currently being revised. These changes are the result of the Maintenance Training Requirements Reviews held in June 1997 and December 1998 that recommended several changes to improve CASS training. New courses and training tracks are being developed to support specialized training for the EO+ and HPDTS configurations and their new NECs and proposed MOSs.

Although intermediate level "C" Schools are not normally separated into Initial and Career courses, the CASS training concept is very similar to that of an aircraft platform's. CASS Operator-Maintainer courses provide Initial-type entry-level skills and knowledge for students in paygrades E-4 and below. The CASS Advanced Maintenance-Calibration Technician course provides Career-type training to personnel, E-5 and above, with two years of CASS Operator-Maintainer experience. This training for senior, career-minded CASS personnel enhances their skills with advanced technical knowledge on the CASS system.

The Marine Corps does not employ the Initial and Career training concept since it does not meet their training objectives. Therefore, Marine Corps students attend both Operator-Maintainer and Advanced Maintenance-Calibration Technician courses consecutively and their training track has been established to provide all CASS training to E-1 and above personnel. When the new training tracks for the EO+ and HPDTS are established, they will follow this concept with an Operator-Maintainer course and the Advanced Maintenance-Calibration Technician course on each track.

a. Initial Training. CASS initial training was provided to NAMTRAGRU DET instructors, DT and OT personnel, NATEC personnel, NAVAVNDEPOTs North Island, Jacksonville, and Norfolk personnel as well as fleet personnel. Initial training was conducted first by GE and later by Martin-Marietta at the Daytona Beach, Florida facilities. It consisted of a three-week Operator and a seven-week Technician Course. GE and Martin-Marietta conducted six courses from February 1990 through March 1992 for DT and OT personnel. Additional courses were conducted from June 1991 through November 1993.

Initial training for the CASS EO+ was conducted for CASS class desk personnel who in turn provided EO+ training to OT personnel from TIF Jacksonville and the USS Abraham Lincoln in April 1998. Initial training for cadre personnel for the HPDTS configuration was conducted by Systems Electronics, Inc., and completed in June 2000. Cadre personnel included NAMTRAU instructors, NATEC personnel, and FST personnel. As new CASS configurations are developed, additional initial training may be required.

b. Follow-on Training

(1) Operation and Maintenance. CASS follow-on training is currently evolving to keep pace with the changes in the CASS program including ECPs, new configurations, and input from the fleet with eight years of CASS experience. Existing courses and tracks have been modified to include several changes. New courses and training tracks are being developed to support the EO+ and HPDTS configurations and their new NECs and proposed MOSs. (Navy and Marine Corps personnel who have already attended CASS Operator-Maintainer and Advanced Maintenance-Calibration Technician courses will receive additional training from NATEC teams as needed.)

First, C-198-3044, AN/USM-636A(V) CASS Operator/Maintainer Intermediate Maintenance, has been divided into two courses. One course is now C-198-3044, CASS Common Core training, and the other, C-198-3069, pertains mainly to the operation and maintenance of the HYB, RF, and CNI configurations. These courses have been updated with ECP differences data and some subjects have been moved to C-198-3043, Advanced Maintenance-Calibration Technician course. These courses will remain in the same track and are currently RFT.

Second, two new courses are being written for specialized CASS training. One course, C-198-3070, will provide training on the EO+ configuration and specific FLIR systems. When this course is RFT in September 2001 (estimated), either C-602-3770, Laser Safety Fundamentals course will be added to the training track or a CASS-specific Laser Safety course will be developed and added to the EO+ training track. The other course, C-198-3071, will provide training on the HPDTS and specific radar equipment. This course will be RFT in December 2001 (estimated). All students will attend the C-198-3044, Common Core course, then attend one of the three specific CASS Operator-Maintainer courses, either C-198-3069, C-198-3070, or C-198-3071.

Third, revisions to C-198-3043, AN/USM-636A(V) CASS Advanced Maintenance/Calibration Intermediate Maintenance course include increasing the course length by two weeks and adding advanced ATLAS lessons, Pneumatic Function Generator lessons, instructions on SOS lab time, advanced troubleshooting techniques, and ECP configurations changes.

The Marine Corps training track will be modified to include C-198-3044, Common Core course, C-198-3069, CASS Common Operator-Maintainer course, and C-198-3043, Advanced Maintenance-Calibration Technician course. Two new training tracks will be established for the new EO+ and HPDTS courses, C-198-3070 and C-198-3071, respectively, to support the proposed MOSs and will include calibration and advanced maintenance training. The EO+ and HPDTS training tracks will be RFT in September 2001 and December 2001, respectively.

In addition to these revisions and new courses, the Fleet Replacement Enlisted Skills Training (FREST) at Marine Corps Air Station New River is developing a course for V-22 support on the RTCASS. This course will be added to the Marine Corps training tracks when it becomes RFT. (Due to the early stage of this configuration, no date is currently available but will be included in future updates to this NTSP.)

Title	Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) Advanced Maintenance/Calibration Technician
CIN	D/E-198-6101
Model Manager	NAMTRAU Oceana
Description	The course provides training to the second tour Aviation Electronics Technician, including: Pneumatic Function Generator maintenance ATLAS Programming Language CASS Debug CASS Direct Instrument Control Software (DICONS) CASS Advanced Maintenance and Asset Calibration Upon completion, the student will be able to perform as an AN/USM-636A(V) CASS Advanced Maintenance / Calibration Technician in a shop environment under limited supervision.
Locations	MTU 3010 NAMTRAU Oceana MTU 3011 NAMTRAGRU DET Miramar
Length	30 days
RFT date	Currently available
Skill identifier	AT 6705 (E-5 and above)
TTE/TD	AN/USM-636(V) CASS HYB, CNI, RF, HPDTS, and EO+ stations
Prerequisites	D/E-198-6102, CASS Common Configurations Operator/Maintainer Intermediate Maintenance or D/E-198-6104, CASS HPDTS/Radar Operator/Maintainer Intermediate Maintenance Or D/E-198-6105, CASS EO+/FLIR Operator/Maintainer Intermediate Maintenance E-5 and above Two years of 6704, 6723, or 6724 experience

Title	Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) Common Configurations Operator/Maintainer Intermediate Maintenance
CIN	D/E-198-6102
Model Manager	NAMTRAU Oceana
Description	The course provides training to the first tour Aviation Electronics Technician, including: Introduction to the AN/USM-636A(V) CASS System CASS Station Operation CASS Power Subsystem CASS Station Control Subsystem CASS Stimulus and Measurement Subsystem RF and CNI Station Operation and Maintenance OTPS Familiarization and Publications UUT and TPS Operation and Maintenance Upon completion, the student will be able to perform as an AN/USM-636A(V) CASS Operator / Maintainer in a shop environment under direct supervision.
Locations	MTU 3010 NAMTRAU Oceana MTU 3011 NAMTRAGRU DET Miramar
Length	72 days
RFT date	Currently available
Skill identifier	AT 6704 (E-1 through E-4)
TTE/TD	AN/USM-636(V) CASS HYB, RF, and CNI stations
Prerequisite	C-100-2017 Avionics Technician I Level Class A1 or equivalent fleet experience

Title	USMC Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) Common Configurations Test Station Operator/Maintainer/Technician
CIN	D/E-198-6103
Model Manager	NAMTRAU Oceana
Description	The course provides training to the first tour Aviation Electronics Technician, including: Introduction to the AN/USM-636A(V) CASS System CASS Station Operation CASS Station Control Subsystem CASS Stimulus and Measurement Subsystem RF and CNI Station Operation and Maintenance OTPS Familiarization and Publications UUT and TPS Operation and Maintenance Pneumatic Function Generator Maintenance ATLAS Programming Language CASS Debug CASS DICONS CASS Advanced Maintenance and Asset Calibration Upon completion, the student will be able to perform as an AN/USM-636A(V) CASS Operator / Maintainer / Technician in a shop environment under direct supervision.
Locations	MTU 3010 NAMTRAU Oceana MTU 3011 NAMTRAGRU DET Miramar
Length	93 days
RFT date	Currently available
Skill identifier	MOS 6467
TTE/TD	AN/USM-636(V) CASS HYB, CNI, and RF stations
Prerequisite	C-100-2017 Avionics Technician I Level Class A1 or equivalent fleet experience

Title	CASS High Power Configuration Operator/Maintainer
CIN	D/E-198-6104
Model Manager	NAMTRAU Oceana
Description	The course provides training to the first tour Aviation Electronics Technician, including: Introduction to the AN/USM-636A(V) CASS System CASS Station Operation CASS Station Control Subsystem CASS Stimulus and Measurement Subsystem RF and CNI Station Operation and Maintenance HPDTS Station Operation and Maintenance Additions to Existing RF Station OTPS Functional Theory Overview UUT and TPS Operation and Maintenance Upon completion, the student will be able to perform as an AN/USM-636A(V) CASS Operator / Maintainer in a shop environment under direct supervision.
Locations	MTU 3010 NAMTRAU Oceana MTU 3011 NAMTRAGRU DET Miramar
Length	86 days
RFT date	December 2001
Skill identifier	AT 6723 (E-1 through E-4)
TTE/TD	AN/USM-636(V) CASS HYB, RF, CNI, and HPDTS stations
Prerequisite	C-100-2017 Avionics Technician I Level Class A1 or equivalent fleet experience

Title	CASS EO+ Configuration Operation/Maintainer
CIN	D/E-198-6105
Model Manager	NAMTRAU Oceana
Description	The course provides training to the first tour Aviation Electronics Technician, including: Introduction to the AN/USM-636A(V) CASS System CASS Station Operation CASS Station Control Subsystem CASS Stimulus and Measurement Subsystem Introduction to EO+ Station Infrared Radiation Theory Laser Theory EO+ Station Operation, Maintenance, and Testing AV-8B FLIR Familiarization and Testing F/A-18 FLIR Familiarization and Testing Upon completion, the student will be able to perform as an AN/USM-636A(V) CASS Operator / Maintainer in a shop environment under direct supervision.
Locations	MTU 3010 NAMTRAU Oceana MTU 3011 NAMTRAGRU DET Miramar
Length	79 days
RFT date	September 2001
Skill identifier	AT 6724 (E-1 through E-4)
TTE/TD	AN/USM-636(V) CASS HYB, CNI, RF, and EO+ stations
Prerequisite	C-100-2017 Avionics Technician I Level Class A1 or equivalent fleet experience

Title	USMC Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) High Powered Device Test/Radar Test Station Operator/Maintainer/Technician
CIN	D/E-198-610X
Model Manager	NAMTRAU Oceana
Description	The course provides training to the first tour Aviation Electronics Technician, including: Introduction to the AN/USM-636A(V) CASS System HYB, RF, and CNI Station Operation and Maintenance CASS Station Control Subsystem CASS Stimulus and Measurement Subsystem HPDTS Station Operation and Maintenance Additions to Existing RF Station OTPS Functional Theory Overview UUT and TPS Operation and Maintenance Pneumatic Function Generator Maintenance ATLAS Programming Language CASS Debug CASS DICONS CASS Advanced Maintenance and Asset Calibration Upon completion, the student will be able to perform as an AN/USM-636A(V) CASS Operator / Maintainer / Technician in a shop environment under direct supervision.
Locations	MTU 3010 NAMTRAU Oceana MTU 3011 NAMTRAGRU DET Miramar
Length	107 days
RFT date	December 2001
Skill identifier	MOS 646X
TTE/TD	AN/USM-636(V) CASS HYB, RF, CNI, and HPDTS stations
Prerequisite	C-100-2017 Avionics Technician I Level Class A1 or equivalent fleet experience

Title	USMC Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) Electro-Optics Support System Plus/FLIR Test Station Operator/Maintainer/ Technician
CIN	D/E-198-610Y
Model Manager	NAMTRAU Oceana
Description	The course provides training to the first tour Aviation Electronics Technician, including: Introduction to the AN/USM-636A(V) CASS System HYB, CNI, and RF Station Operation and Maintenance CASS Station Control Subsystem CASS Stimulus and Measurement Subsystem Introduction to EO+ Station Infrared Radiation Theory Laser Theory EO+ Station Operation, Maintenance, and Testing AV-8B FLIR Familiarization and Testing F/A-18 FLIR Familiarization and Testing UUT and TPS Operation and Maintenance Pneumatic Function Generator Maintenance ATLAS Programming Language CASS Debug CASS DICONS CASS Advanced Maintenance and Asset Calibration Upon completion, the student will be able to perform as an AN/USM-636A(V) CASS Operator / Maintainer / Technician in a shop environment under direct supervision.
Locations	MTU 3010 NAMTRAU Oceana MTU 3011 NAMTRAGRU DET Miramar
Length	114 days
RFT date	December 2001
Skill identifier	MOS 646Y
TTE/TD	AN/USM-636(V) CASS HYB, RF, CNI, and EO+ stations
Prerequisite	C-100-2017 Avionics Technician I Level Class A1 or equivalent fleet experience

(2) Industrial Personnel. The NAVAVNDEPOTs, NWSs, and NATEC are required to maintain a trained manpower pool to support CASS. The follow-on training of industrial personnel is accomplished using organic CASS assets or a combination of organic, commercial, and NAMTRAGRU training. Industrial personnel compete for NAMTRAGRU quotas on a priority basis. Specific training requirements are determined by the individual industrial activities.

(3) Selected Reserve Training. Due to the training time required to attain NECs 6704, 6723, 6724, and 6705, CASS NECs are not awardable to Selected Reserve personnel except on an individual basis.

c. Student Profiles

SKILL IDENTIFIER	PREREQUISITE SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS
AT 6704, 6723, 6724	C-100-2020, Avionics Common Core Class A1 C-100-2017, Avionics Technician I Level Class A1
AT 6705	C-100-2020, Avionics Common Core Class A1 C-100-2017, Avionics Technician I Level Class A1 C-198-3069, CASS Common Operator/Maintainer Intermediate Maintenance Or C-198-3071, CASS HPDTS/Radar Subsystem Operator/Maintainer Intermediate Maintenance Or C-198-3071, CASS EO+/FLIR Subsystem Operator/Maintainer Intermediate Maintenance
MOS 6467, 646X, 646Y	C-100-2020, Avionics Common Core Class A1 C-100-2017, Avionics Technician I Level Class A1

d. Training Pipelines. Existing CASS training tracks, available in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) Aviation Training Management System, will be revised to reflect the changes discussed above. New training tracks will be established for the new NECs and proposed MOSs and their new training courses currently in development. A graphic illustration of the revised and new training pipelines is depicted below.

NAVY CASS TRAINING PROGRESSION

Figure I-1

MARINE CORPS CASS TRAINING PROGRESSION

Figure I-2

I. ONBOARD (IN-SERVICE) TRAINING

1. Proficiency or Other Training Organic to the New Development

a. Maintenance Training Improvement Program. NA

b. Aviation Maintenance Training Continuum System. The Aviation Maintenance Training Continuum System (AMTCS) will provide career path training to the Sailor or Marine from their initial service entry to the end of their military career. AMTCS is planned to be an integrated system that will satisfy the training and administrative requirements of both the individual and the organization. The benefits will be manifested in the increased effectiveness of the technicians and the increased efficiencies of the management of the training business process. By capitalizing on technological advances and integrating systems and processes where appropriate, the right amount of training can be provided at the right time, thus meeting the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) mandated "just-in-time" training approach.

Technology investments enable the development of several state-of-the-art training and administrative tools: Computer-Based Training for the technicians in the fleet in the form of Interactive Courseware with Computer Managed Instruction and Computer Aided Instruction for the schoolhouse.

Included in the AMTCS development effort is the AMTCS - Software Module which provides testing (Test and Evaluation), recording (Electronic Training Jacket), and a feedback system. The core functionality of these AMTCS tools are based and designed around the actual maintenance-related tasks the technicians perform, and the tasks are stored and maintained in a Master Task List data bank. These tools are procured and fielded with appropriate COTS hardware and software, i.e., Fleet Training Devices such as laptop computers, desktop computers, electronic classrooms, Learning Resource Centers, operating software, and network software and hardware.

Upon receipt of direction from OPNAV (N789H), AMTCS is to be implemented and the new tools integrated into the daily training environment of all participating aviation activities and supporting elements. AMTCS will serve as the standard training system for aviation maintenance training within the Navy and Marine Corps, and is planned to supersede the existing Maintenance Training Improvement Program and Maintenance Training Management and Evaluation Program (MATMEP) programs. AMTCS implementation will begin with the F-14, E-2C, and all models F/A-18 aircraft. For more information on AMTCS refer to PMA205-3D3.

A database of CASS logistic support analyses will be used, in conjunction with course information, to develop a proficiency training program to be employed at the local level. This training program will conform to the AMTCS program. Currently, NAMTRAGRU Headquarters Pensacola is in the process of identifying candidate subjects for AMTCS development.

c. Naval Air Technical Data And Engineering Service Command. To fill the skill and knowledge gaps caused by the changes in the CASS program, NATEC has been tasked to provide on-site CASS training using NAMTRAGRU curricula information for their lessons. NATEC training will be provided on an as required basis.

2. Personnel Qualification Standards. NA

3. Other Onboard or In-Service Training Packages. Marine Corps onboard training is based on the current series of MCO P4790.12, Individual Training Standards System and MATMEP. This program is designed to meet Marine Corps, as well as Navy OPNAVINST 4790.2 series, maintenance training requirements. It is a performance-based, standardized, level-progressive, documentable, training management and evaluation program. It identifies and prioritizes task inventories by MOS through a front-end analysis process that identifies task, skill, and knowledge requirements of each MOS. (MATMEP is planned to be replaced by AMTCS.)

J. LOGISTICS SUPPORT

1. Manufacturer and Contract Numbers

CONTRACT

NUMBER

MANUFACTURER

ADDRESS

N00019-85-C-0439

Lockheed Martin

Information Services *

12506 Lake Underhill Road

Orlando, FL 32825-5002

* The Automated Systems Department of GE developed CASS and conducted much of the initial training along with Lockheed Martin-Marietta.

2. Program Documentation. The CASS Integrated Logistics Support Plan was first published in May 1992 and has subsequently been updated. This document is now the Acquisition Logistic Support Plan (ALSP), numbered NAWCADLKE- I75094007 Revision B, and was last updated 24 March 1998.

Other program documents include the Operational Requirement Document, Logistic Support Analysis (LSA), User Logistic Support Summaries (ULSS), Logistic Requirements and Funding Summaries, and Maintenance Plans.

3. Technical Data Plan. CASS contains digitally formatted technical manuals, known as ATI, and provides the ability to print a paper copy of the technical information. Updates of CASS ATI will be provided for upload to the system as needed to maintain technical manual accuracy. Manuals for TPSs may or may not be in ATI format. Due to the high cost of producing ATI updates and the availability of current digital-format technology, CASS has started transitioning from the ATI format to an HTML/CD-ROM format. Refer to the CASS ALSP, NAWCADLKE- I75094007 Revision B, for a complete list of the technical manuals on disk available to support the CASS. Refer to element IV.B.3 for the manual titles required for training.

4. Test Sets, Tools, and Test Equipment. Special tools and test equipment requirements were identified as part of the CASS LSA process. All support equipment is listed and periodically updated in the Consolidated Support Equipment List. Each activity's ULSS lists the CASS support equipment required by that activity.

5. Repair Parts. CASS spare and repair parts requirements have been determined through the LSA process and are contained in the support material list. Interim support spare and repair parts are managed under the NAVAIR Interim Supply Support Program. The Naval Inventory Control Point at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, (Code 03321.3) assumes responsibility after the NSDs and MSDs are achieved. MSD is concurrent with the NSD: Lot 1 HYB, CNI, and RF in February 1997, Lot 2 HYB, CNI, and RF in September 2000, and EO+ in July 2000.

6. Human Systems Integration. NA

K. SCHEDULES

1. Installation and Delivery Schedules. Detailed information on CASS program objectives and policies, performance requirements, test results, and implementation planning including weapon system transition to CASS support is contained in the PMA 260 CIP. The schedules used to develop this NTSP are from the CIP, and address the years 1992 to 2012.

Parts II and III of this NTSP are based on completed deliveries prior to FY01 and the scheduled delivery dates for the years FY01 through FY05. The CIP schedule for FY06 and beyond provides projected dates for planning purposes only and is subject to change. Refer to element II.A.1.a for the CASS delivery schedule, by activity, at Navy, Marine Corps, and NAVAVNDEPOT sites through FY05. Refer to the most current CIP for CASS delivery schedules by configuration, all post-FY05 deliveries, TPS delivery dates, and the delivery schedules for TIF, Product Support Development, and contractor sites.

Aboard carriers, CASS installations are replacing obsolete ATE on a system-for-system basis. Aboard LHAs and LHDs, CASS will be installed to support Marine Corps AV-8B aircraft deployed with the ship. At shore AIMDs and MALS, both CASS and obsolete ATE may be supported until the particular IMA no longer requires the obsolete ATE to support its normal complement of aircraft. The various training activities will phase out the obsolete ATE when there is no longer a training requirement. Obsolete non-ATE will phase out in accordance with new emerging system acquisition schedules. Future deliveries of CASS will include SIMAs and other surface ships.

2. Ready For Operational Use Schedule. CASS stations will be ready for operational use within ten days of delivery after system installation checkout and acceptance. Initial Operating Capability was achieved in October 1993.

3. Time Required to Install at Operational Sites. CASS installation and verification requires 10 days. Approximately six months prior to station delivery to a particular activity, a site-specific ULSS is delivered. The ULSS addresses peculiar issues, supply support, personnel and training, support and test equipment, technical publications, and facilities.

4. Foreign Military Sales and Other Source Delivery Schedule. NOAA Kansas City received CASS in January 1994 to support its electronic weather monitoring systems. FMS are planned for Malaysia, Finland, Spain, Switzerland, and Italy during the next three years. For specific delivery schedules, refer to the CIP or contact PMA260A1.

5. Training Device and Technical Training Equipment Delivery Schedule

a. CASS Stations. MTU 3010 NAMTRAU Oceana, and MTU 3011 NAMTRAGRU DET Miramar, have received nine CASS stations each and the associated ancillary equipment as TTE. One additional CASS station, the EO+ configuration, was delivered to MTU 3010 in January 2000; MTU 3011 will receive an EO+ station in January 2001.

TABLE I-4 - TTE DELIVERY SCHEDULE

ACTIVITY

TYPE OF STATION

NUMBER OF STATIONS

DELIVERY DATE

STATUS

MTU 3010

NAMTRAU Oceana

HYB

CNI

EO+

HPDTS

FY92

FY94

FY95

FY96

FY94

FY96

FY99

Jan 00

Aug 00

Delivered

MTU 3011

NAMTRAGRU DET Miramar

HYB

CNI

EO+

HPDTS

FY94

FY95

FY97

FY94

FY95

FY97

FY99

Jan 01

2^nd Qtr FY 01

Delivered

b. Optical Reader System. To keep all the CASS stations at the training activities available for laboratory instruction, ORs were procured to allow viewing of the ATI in the classroom environment. The prototype OR was evaluated by NAMTRAU Oceana for fleet and classroom use. Currently, MTUs 3010 and 3011 have a total of forty eight Optical Readers for classroom use. Due to the CASS program starting to transition from the ATI format to an HTML/CD-ROM format and the impending obsolescence and supportability issues of the OR, PMA 260 has begun the replacement of classroom OLRs by funding the procurement of 30 desktop PCs.

L. GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED EQUIPMENT AND CONTRACTOR-FURNISHED EQUIPMENT TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. NA

M. RELATED NTSPs AND OTHER APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

DOCUMENT OR NTSP TITLE	DOCUMENT OR NTSP NUMBER	PDA CODE	STATUS
CASS ALSP	I75094007-ILSP-CASS	PMA260	Draft Apr 98
User Logistics Support Summary for CASS AN/USM-636A(V) (for each activity)	Varies for each site	NAWCAD Lakehurst	Delivered six months prior to first CASS delivery
CASS Implementation Plan		PMA260	30 Nov 99
Advanced Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance System (ATARS)	A-50-9101/A	PMA253	Approved Aug 91
AGM-88 HARM System	A-50-8101B/A	PMA242	Approved Sep 99
AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM)	A-50-8111C/A	PMA268	Approved Jun 98
AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispensing System	A-50-9001A/A	PMA272	Approved Mar 94
TS-3846A/ASM-608(V) Inertial Measurement Unit Test Set (IMUTS III)	A-50-8116B/A	PMA260	Proposed Nov 99
AN/USM-429(V)1 Computerized Automatic Tester (CAT-IIID(V)1)	A-50-8709B/A	PMA260	Approved May 99
AN/USM-467 Weapon System Test Station - RADCOM	A-50-8710A/A	PMA260	Approved Jul 93
AN/USM-470(V)1 Avionics Test Set [ATS(V)1]	A-50-8706B/D	PMA260	Draft Feb 98
AN/USM-470(V)2 Avionics Test Set [ATS(V)2]	A-50-8707B/D	PMA260	Draft Feb 98
AN/USM-484 Hybrid Test System (HTS)	A-50-8708C/A	PMA260	Approved Jun 99
T/AV-8B Harrier II Weapon System	A-50-8210D/D	PMA257	Draft Aug 99
E-2C Hawkeye 2000	A-50-8716D/A	PMA231	Approved Nov 97
EA-6B Improved Capability (ICAP) Modification II and III	A-50-7904D/D	PMA234	Draft Feb 00
F-14A/B/D Aircraft	A-50-8511B/P	PMA241	Proposed Aug 99
F/A-18 Aircraft	A-50-9201B/D	PMA265	Draft Mar 00
Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS)	E-70-8214B/A	PMW159	Approved Jul 94
LHD-1 Class Amphibious Assault Ship (Multi-Purpose)	S-30-8510D/D	PMS3771	Draft Oct 95
S-3B Aircraft	A-50-8310D/D	PMA244	Draft Jan 98
Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS) MK-III	A-50-7702D/D	PMA299	Draft Nov 97
SH-60F Carrier Inner-Zone ASW Helicopter	A-50-8508D/D	PMA299	Draft Dec 99
SH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopter (MMH)	A-50-9403	PMA299	Initial Apr 99

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