DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 1500.84
N9
16 Jun 2014
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 1500.84
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT AND
TRAINING STRATEGY
Ref: (a) SECNAVINST 5200.38A
(b) OPNAVINST 3502.2D
(c) COMNAVAIRFORINST 3500.1B (NOTAL)
(d) OPNAVINST 1500.57C
(e) Overarching Fleet Training Simulator Strategy of
25 January 2011 (NOTAL)
(f) Fleet Live, Virtual and Constructive Training
Capability Requirement of 31 July 2013 (NOTAL)
(g) COMPACFLT/COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 3501.3D (NOTAL)
Encl: (1) OPNAV Simulator Training Review Group Charter
1. Purpose. To establish guidance for the development and use
of simulators for integrated training in support of fleet
readiness.
2. Background. The Navy must adopt innovative, integrated, and
cost effective strategies for the procurement, utilization, and
sustainment of fleet and synthetic training simulators.
Reference (a) establishes overarching guidance for Navy modeling
and simulation management. References (b) through (d) provide
submarine, aviation, surface, and expeditionary platform
training; or simulator investment guidance, respectively.
References (e) and (h) provide the unified fleet strategy for
the development and use of simulators. The guidance in this
instruction is intended to support references (a) through (h) by
coordinating simulator investments across the Office of the
Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) resource sponsors to improve
platform, unit level, warfare commander, amphibious ready group,
and carrier strike group integrated training capabilities while
reducing fleet operating costs.
3. Policy. Navy simulator policy must be agile enough to
address both current training capability (simulators enabling
