TRAC


Logo: Research and Analysis Center

Logo: Research and Analysis Center

The Research and Analysis Center (TRAC) conducts operations research and analysis to inform decisions about the most challenging issues facing the Army and the Department of Defense (DOD).  TRAC is a direct reporting unit to the Army Futures Command (AFC) and comprises four centers located throughout the United States.  TRAC-White Sands Missile Range (TRAC-WSMR) is one of the four centers and is led by a civilian SES director.  TRAC-WSMR is located at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, and has historically conducted operations analysis from the individual Soldier to Brigade level.  TRAC-WSMR develops and maintains scenarios to underpin Army concepts and requirements; develops, configures, manages, and applies models and simulations; and researches, develops, and shares new analytic methods and modeling.  TRAC collaborates across a network of Army, DOD, and multinational partners to enable our Soldiers to win our nation's wars.

Key capabilities at TRAC-WSMR:

  • Analysis of Alternatives
  • Future Concepts and Requirements Analysis
  • Experimentation
  • Scenario and Data Development
  • Models and Methods Research & Development