April 26, 2007

The Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative is proud to inform the ADL Community of the completion of a major milestone in Transforming DoD Training. On Monday, April 30, 2007, the Joint Knowledge Development and Distribution Capability (JKDDC) will launch the Joint Knowledge Online (JKO) Portal. With this launch, DoD, NATO, multinational and interagency users can access the JKO enterprise portal. Additionally, JKO is integrated with and can be accessed through Defense Knowledge Online (DKO). JKO includes the latest Advanced Distributed Learning technologies including the JFCOM Joint Warfighting Center learning management system (LMS).

A ribbon cutting ceremony with Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Dr. David S. C. Chu and Commander, JFCOM General Lance Smith, will be held on Friday, April 27, 2007 in Suffolk, Virginia.

About Joint Knowledge Development and Distribution Capability (JKDDC)
The Joint Knowledge Development and Distribution Capability (JKDDC) is one of the three enabling capabilities of the DoD’s Training Transformation initiative, intended to develop and distribute joint training for individual joint warfighters through a dynamic global network.

The stakeholder's vision for JKDDC’s future includes developing and implementing unclassified and classified Internet-based knowledge portals and state of the art knowledge management methods to provide timely, relevant and globally accessible joint knowledge to warfighters in support of the combatant commanders and integrated operations.

About the ADL Initiative
The ADL Initiative is a collaborative between the public and private sectors effort to harness the power of information technologies to advance structured learning environments. The Initiative, as an enabler for the DoD Training Transformation program, sets forth a new paradigm to provide access to the highest quality education and training that can be tailored to individual needs and delivered cost-effectively, whenever and wherever it is required.