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==Organization== * '''Operations Directorate''' The directorate provides day-to-day control of the geographical NTTR. It has two divisions, Current Operations and Weapons. It supports Air Force, joint and multi-national test and training activities, and operates the geographic NTTR and Leach Lake Tactics Range near Barstow, Calif. It prioritizes and schedules all range activities for all range users, provides ground control intercept operations, flight-following safety deconfliction, simulated threat command and control operations, communications, data link operations, and range access control. It also assists test customers by coordinating support activities, and coordinates airspace issues with military and federal agencies.<ref name=NellisRangeFacts>[http://www.nellis.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=18506 Nellis AFB Factsheet, Nevada Test & Training Wing] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217021903/http://www.nellis.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=18506 |date=17 February 2013 }} 7/12/2012 (retrieved 13 Jan 2013)</ref> * '''Mission Support Directorate''' The directorate provides base operating support on the {{convert|3|e6acre|km2|adj=on}} Nevada Test and Training Range with contingents at three geographically separated operations and maintenance compounds, including Tonopah Electronic Combat Range, Point Bravo Electronic Combat Combat Range and Tolicha Peak Electronic Combat Range. It provides limited operational support at [[Creech AFB]] and the [[Tonopah Test Range]]. It supports training operations of the [[99th Ground Combat Training Squadron]], [[12th Combat Training Squadron]], and [[549th Combat Training Squadron]].<ref name=NellisRangeFacts/> * '''Financial Management Directorate''' The directorate manages and executes the NTTR budget. It monitors and collects reimbursements for major range and test facility base activities from customers.<ref name=NellisRangeFacts/> * '''Safety Directorate''' The directorate is responsible for managing the commander's safety and mishap reporting programs. It is organized into functional areas including ground safety, weapons safety and range safety.<ref name=NellisRangeFacts/> * '''Program Management Directorate''' The directorate is acquires and manages contract support of range operations, maintenance, instrumentation, communications, and computer systems services. It directs contract changes and evaluates contractor performance.<ref name=NellisRangeFacts/> * '''Plans and Programs Directorate''' The directorate focuses on range requirements and long-term strategic planning. It is responsible for interaction of new systems being developed and implemented into the NTTR. In addition, the directorate oversees environmental management, agreements, land use, and range environmental contractors on the NTTR and Leach Lake Training Range, and is the liaison to the Bureau of Land Management, the Department of the Interior, and other state and federal agencies.<ref name=NellisRangeFacts/> * '''Range Support Directorate''' The directorate provided day-to-day communications, electronic combat and instrumentation of the geographical NTTR and LTTR. It has three divisions: communications/computer services, operations and maintenance, and engineering. It provides technical support of Air Force, joint and multi-national aircrew training missions on the NTTR. The directorate supports all electronic combat activities while providing ground control intercept operations, simulated threat command and control operations, and the range's simulated Integrated Air Defense System.<ref name=NellisRangeFacts/> * '''Security Directorate''' The directorate manages all facets of information, personnel, industrial, and resource protection security programs. Additionally, the Program Security Office ensures all visitors to the NTTR meet security requirements, and provides security oversight for classified and special access requirements on the NTTR.<ref name=NellisRangeFacts/>
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