Extending Capabilities of the Military Scenario Definition Language (MSDL) for Nontraditional Warfare Scenarios
Abstract
The Military Scenario Definition Language (MSDL) version 1.0 was recently approved as a new
international standard by the Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO). MSDL is intended to be
used as a common data representation for storing scenario information for use in initializing a variety of simulation
systems. In today’s Joint Operational Environment, the Military component is only one of six complex dimensions
that need to be simulated, the others being Political, Economic, Social, Infrastructure, and Information (making up
the common PMESII acronym). Stability Operations have been elevated to have equal weight with combat
operations, creating new emphasis on the other five dimensions in training and analysis simulations. Under the
mandate for the military to support Stability, Security, Transition, and Reconstruction (SSTR) Operations, military
decision makers are focusing on new areas of concern, including the fundamental mission of restoration of essential
services. In order for MSDL to maintain its relevance, an enabling framework must be incorporated. The first step is
to provide schema designs for essential services and how entities relate to each other from the social aspect. This
paper provides a design that can be easily adapted to military supplies, relief supplies, and other similar concerns. In
addition, a basic building block for description of social relations is proposed that represents one such theory.
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