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The '''Distributed Training Operations Center''' ('''DTOC''') also known as Detachment 1, [[132nd Wing]] (132 WG), [[Iowa Air National Guard]], is the "support nexus" of the [[Air National Guard]]'s Distributed Mission Operations (DMO). It is the only U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) unit providing daily tactical distributed mission training (DMT) events for Active, Guard, Reserve, and joint operations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.132dwing.ang.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/1285828/132d-wing/|title = Units| work=132d Wing }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.132dwing.ang.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/1285828/132d-wing/|title = 132d Wing Fact Sheet| work=132d Wing }}</ref>

The '''Distributed Training Operations Center''' ('''DTOC''') is the [[Iowa Air National Guard]] center for [[Distributed Mission Operations]] located in [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]], [[Iowa]] ([[United States|USA]]). Distributed Mission Operations, or DMO, is a component of the Air Force Training Transformation initiative. The center organizes DMO events primarily for Iowa Air National Guard and [[Air Force Reserve Command]] [[aviator|pilot]]s. It enables pilots from throughout the United States and the world to train together in a virtual world for combat missions. The DTOC facilitates training between Iowa Air National Guard fighter pilots and warfighters in the U.S. Army, Air Force Reserve, Navy, and other forces.

The DTOC is located at [[Des Moines Air National Guard Base]] in [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]], [[Iowa]]. The primary mission of the DTOC is to provide persistent DMO capability, expertise and staffing for the execution of DMO events consisting of realistic, relevant training opportunities to warfighters in a networked environment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/278877/alaska-ang-members-network-132d-wings-dtoc|title = Alaska ANG members network at 132d Wing's DTOC}}</ref> It also conducts tests and provides technical and analytical expertise in support of networked operations.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.afcea.org/content/huntington-ingalls-preparing-distributed-training-operations-center-air-national-guard|title = Huntington Ingalls is Preparing Distributed Training Operations Center for Air National Guard| newspaper=Afcea International |date = 27 April 2020}}</ref>

DMO is a component of the Air Force Training Transformation initiative, which is part of the larger DoD Training Transformation (T2) initiative.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.airforcemag.com/article/0405mission/|title=Distributed Mission Operations}}</ref> The DTOC organizes DMO events primarily for Air National Guard (ANG) and [[Air Force Reserve Command]] (AFRC) [[aviator|pilot]]s, [[combat systems officer]]s, air battle managers, and enlisted aircrew, as well as ground-based tactical air control parties (TACP) and special tactics squadrons (STS). It enables flight crews and tactical ground personnel from throughout the United States and the world to train together in a virtual world for combat missions. The DTOC facilitates training between Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve pilots and flight crews, and other warfighters in the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and other aviation and non-aviation forces.

The National Guard and Reserve Equipment (NG&RE) Report for Fiscal Year 2008, reportsreported that the, "...[[Air National Guard|ANG]] established the first Distributed Warfare Detachment in the Air Force at the [then-][[132nd Fighter Wing]] (132 FW) to house the Distributed Training OperationOperations Center (DTOC). The DTOC’s one-of-a-kind capabilities and mission will grow to keep pace with the scope of Distributed Mission Operations (DMO) in the Air Force over the next four years. As the Guard’s DMO lynchpin, the DTOC will provide the operational environment for a virtual battlespace linking a wide array of high fidelity flight and mission crew simulators. The DTOC is responsible for all network management, event control, scenario development, unit DMO scheduling, remote maintenance, remote instruction, and realistic threat insertion. In addition, the DTOC manages the distributed network called ARCNET. The Mission Training Engineering Center (MTEC), collocated with the AF[[Air Force Research Laboratory]] ([[Air Force Research Laboratory|AFRL]]), in Mesa, AZArizona, coordinates technology programs with AFRL, and acts as the engineering focal point for the Air Reserve Component (ARC, i.e., the combination of the ANG and AFRC) to exploit and transition leading edge technology into hardware or software solutions."

Previously known as ReserveNet when it was limited to AFRC, ReserveNet was renamed the Air Reserve Component Network (ARCNET) in 2009 when ANG units were incorporated into the network and the DTOC assumed its management.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.afrc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/157976/reservenet-changes-to-arcnet-welcomes-air-national-guard/|title=ReserveNet changes to ARCNet, welcomes Air National Guard|date=14 September 2009 }}</ref>

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The National Guard and Reserve Equipment Report for Fiscal Year 2008, reports that the "[[Air National Guard|ANG]] established the first Distributed Warfare Detachment in the Air Force at the 132 FW to house the Distributed Training Operation Center(DTOC). The DTOC’s one-of-a-kind capabilities and mission will grow to keep pace with the scope of Distributed Mission Operations (DMO) in the Air Force over the next four years. As the Guard’s DMO lynchpin, the DTOC will provide the operational environment for a virtual battlespace linking a wide array of high fidelity flight and mission crew simulators. The DTOC is responsible for all network management, event control, scenario development, unit DMO scheduling, remote maintenance, remote instruction, and realistic threat insertion. In addition, the DTOC manages the distributed network called ARCNET. The Mission Training Engineering Center (MTEC), collocated with the AF Research Laboratory ([[Air Force Research Laboratory|AFRL]]), Mesa, AZ, coordinates technology programs with AFRL, and acts as the engineering focal point for the ARC to exploit and transition leading edge technology into hardware or software solutions."

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