A JOINT CONFERENCE OF PERSONNEL CONCERNED WITH EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF MANPOWER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD), OFFICE OF EDUCATION, AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION, WAS CALLED BY THE DOD TO CONSIDER HOW THE THREE ORGANIZATIONS COULD COLLABORATE. THE DOD PROPOSED USING THE ENORMOUS POWER OF ITS PROCUREMENT SYSTEM TO STIMULATE INNOVATION IN TRAINING AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE HUMAN LEARNING PROCESS. THE MAGNITUDE, SCOPE, AND OBJECTIVES OF TRAINING IN THE DOD WERE EMPHASIZED. LEADERS IN EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY SET FORTH AREAS IN WHICH THEIR ORGANIZATIONS COULD CONTRIBUTE. OFFICERS FROM THE ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, AND MARINES DESCRIBED SCOPES OF TRAINING IN THEIR DEPARTMENTS, TECHNIQUES USED, AND ANTICIPATED NEEDS. SPECIFIC USES OF PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION, CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION, MOCK-UP AND TRAINING SIMULATORS WERE DESCRIBED. ALSO DISCUSSED WERE THE PRESENT AND ANTICIPATED STATUS OF COMPUTER-BASED INSTRUCTION. CLUSTERS OF HIGHLY RELEVANT AREAS OF RESEARCH IN EDUCATION WERE IDENTIFIED. COST EFFECTIVENESS, THE NEED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF COURSE MATERIAL AND OTHER SOFTWARE, AND THE NEED FOR A SYSTEMS APPROACH WERE RECURRENT THEMES. MANY ILLUSTRATIONS AND A LIST OF PARTICIPANTS ARE INCLUDED. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL SECURITY INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION, 1029 15TH STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20025. (RT)