Ops Group, NTC

The Operations Group, National Training Center (Ops Group, NTC), based at Fort Irwin, California, was established in 1981 to facilitate realistic force-on-force training for U.S. Army units. Its primary mission is to design, control, and evaluate complex training scenarios for Brigade Combat Teams and other units preparing for deployment. Ops Group personnel serve as observer-coach-trainers (OCTs), as well as providing the opposing force (OPFOR) that simulates near-peer adversaries. Over the decades, Ops Group has been instrumental in enhancing the combat readiness and adaptability of U.S. and allied forces through rigorous, scenario-based training in a challenging desert environment.