Mission Report Analysis Tool Saves Time, Improves Accuracy, Adds Capabilities

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  • By Brandie Woodard
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ROME, New York --  The Mission Report (MISREP) Analysis Tool (MAT) was developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate's in-house Information for Operational & Tactical Analysis (IOTA) program to automate mission reporting processes and data management, replacing the existing manpower intensive process. MAT is an automated capability for ingesting, storing, parsing, querying, and analyzing MISREP data. With MAT, the individual MISREP processing time was reduced from 15-90 minutes down to 0.25-3 minutes, saving approximately 64 staff-hours per day or 2,000 per month. It is one thousand times more efficient, and auto links MISREP data to weapon system video (WSV). MAT is able to do the work of five Airmen.

Prior to the transition of MAT, manual MISREP data handling processes were error prone and time consuming. MISREP analysis capabilities were limited, with no interface to weapon system video (WSV) and other intelligence products, and automated report generation and dissemination was non-existent.

By providing automatic ingestion and processing of mission data, MAT allows Air and Space Operations Center (AOC) intelligence analysts to focus on understanding the mission data and produce decision quality information instead of having to manually enter mission report data. MAT leverages the latest technology including Web-based Information Services; Web-based application frameworks; United States Message Text Format (USMTF) and structured text message processing.

MAT was also deployed to Shaw Air Force Base during the fourth quarter of FY11 and immediately went operational the same quarter. The MAT server at Shaw serves to replicate the MAT server currently deployed to the 609th Al Udeid Air Base. If the server were to go down at the 609th, the Shaw server will kick in, providing a critical backup capability for managing Mission Reports in support of the Warfighter. AFCENT currently pays for all sustainment/enhancements associated with MAT.