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PLAYAS
TRAINING AND RESEARCH
CENTER
A Division of
Who we are
State of New
Mexico
New Mexico
Tech
EMRTC/PTRC
The Academic Imperative of
Our Parent Organization
New Mexico Tech’s mission:
Create approaches to addressing complex issues;
Develop an inclusive learning environment;
Create and communicate knowledge;
Solve technical and scientific problems.
PTRC’s Mission
The Playas Training and Research Center serves
government and industry clients, nationally
and internationally, that require controlledenvironment reality-based test and training
venues in any aspect of the science of
physical security.
PTRC provides a unique,
adaptive, controlled and comprehensive range
platform to advance the effectiveness and
appropriateness of client tactics,
techniques, and procedures.
It’s What We DO…
“Advancing the Science of
Security” ™
LINES OF OPERATION
Irregular Warfare and Urban Operations Training
Support
Law Enforcement Institute for Reality Based
Training
National Joint Training Experiment
Unmanned Aerial Systems Flight and Test Activity
Security Technology Applied Test Center
Critical Infrastructure Protection Research
Urban Training Center Research and
Development
Strategically Located
on the Border
NMT/EMRTC
130 Miles from Las Cruces, NM (2 hours)
180 Miles from El Paso, TX (3 hours)
180 Miles from Tucson, AZ (3 hours)
220 Miles from NM Tech in Socorro, Nm (3.5
hours)
290 Miles from Albuquerque, NM (4.5 hours)
20 Air miles from US/Mexico border
Animas Mountains to the West
Little Hatchet Mountains to the East
Playas Training and Research Center
PTRC Operational Model
Facilities
Training
Research
PTRC Operational Model
A complete 640 acre town site with
over 300 buildings
Explosive breaching during live
training
Facilities
Up to 10,000lb on demolition range
including car bombs and IEDs
Complex Urban Battlespace
World Class Data Network & Audio
Visual Presentation Systems
Live Explosives Ranges
Player Tracking Systems
Range Video Surveillance
3-D Mapping and Simulation
Systems
Access to ~400,000 acres of desert and
mountain terrain
Capability for events that cross between
urban and rural
Advanced Situational Awareness
Extensive Rural Terrain
Airport and Aviation Support
Attendant infrastructure including:
Medical Clinic
Dining Hall and Community
Center
Fitness Center
Convenience Store
Copper Pins Grill and Bowling
Alley
24/7 Security
Park & Playground
Tennis and Basketball Courts
Three Baseball Fields
Gas Station
Bank
25M, 100M, 300M, and 1000M
Small Arms Ranges
4865’ long 50’ wide paved runway
Hangar
Fuel services available
PTRC Operational Model
Able to link geographically
separated live, virtual and
constructive entities.
Able to provide live injects of
tactical and operational activities to
the L-V-C environment from a
complex urban battle space using
state of the art communications
capabilities.
Able to access the DREN network
or provide injects of data over the
internet.
Training
Pyrotechnics and other range
equipment to simulate the sight,
sounds, and smells of the “battlefield”
Reality-Based Experiential
Training
Live Inject to JNTC L-V-C
Model
Extensive Experience in DoD
and Law Enforcement Training
Nationally Recognized
Academic Credit
University credit for many training
programs
Recognized by all 50 states for required
Police Officer continuing education credits
Professional Role Play staff including
qualified force-on-force personnel
History since 1940’s
Over 350,000 DoD and First
Responders trained by NMT
Notable programs include:
ILEA
ATAP
PRSBI
IRTB
ICASA
PTRC Operational Model
In place infrastructure for
monitoring and recording tests
Research
Access to professional test
engineers and research staffs
Management of the battle space in an
operationally complex urban
environment
Cross-jurisdictional, interagency
interactions and communications
Focal point for Government,
Industry, and Academia for RDT&E
Situational Awareness
Validation of Tactics,
Techniques, and Procedures
Staff procedures for tactical,
operational, and strategic levels
Applied Research Center
Law Enforcement
Micro-Grid and distributed energy
production research
Agriculture protection research
Equipment and Technology Test
Lab
Surveillance Systems and Sensors
Critical Infrastructure Protection
Research
Anti-IED
Border Protection
Electronic Counter Measures
Other RF,EO or High Energy Tests
PTRC In Action
QUESTIONS?
Contact:
Kim Kvamme,
Assoc Dir for Program Dev
575-436-0436
[email protected]