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Joint Exercises of the Future

The overall classification isUNCLASSIFIED

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Future Joint Operating EnvironmentUNCLASSIFIED

“The next quarter century will challenge U.S. joint forces with threats and opportunities ranging from regular and irregular wars in remote lands to relief and reconstruction in crisis zones, to cooperative engagements in the global commons.” (The JOE 2010)

Strategic Response: Mission ready joint forces for critical worldwide contingency operations.

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Extracts from Current Strategic GuidanceTraining Implications

• Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities For 21st Century Defense – “Transitions Our Defense Enterprise From An Emphasis On Today’s Wars To

Preparing For Future Challenges, Protects The Broad Range Of U.S. National Security Interests

– “A Blueprint For The Joint Force In 2020”

– “Working With Allies And Partners To Establish Control Over Ungoverned Territories..”

– “While U.S. Military Will Continue To Contribute To Security Globally, We Will Of Necessity Rebalance Toward The Asia-Pacific Region”

• Turning Point – Implications Of New Strategic Guidance For CE2– “All Combatant Commands Exercise And Engagement Programs Must Strive For

Strategically Aligned Global Effects Rather Than Being Strictly Regionally Focused”

– (LtGen Flynn’s Guidance ” “Linking CCMDs Exercises”)

• CE2T2 Program Goals And Objectives (PGO)– “Ensure Joint Training, Exercises, And Engagement Activities Promote Capabilities

And Training That Typify Joint Operations, Institutionalizes The Lessons Learned Over The Last Decade Of Operations”

– Refocus As We Transition From Operations In Iraq And Afghanistan To A Broader, Global Strategy

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Focus Areas for TrainingCE2T2 PGO

• Train Irregular Warfare Threats (Counterterrorism, Unconventional Warfare, Foreign Internal Defense, Counterinsurgency & Stability Operations.)

• Train Operations to Deter and Defeat Aggression

• Enhance Integration With Partners

• Strengthen Security and Resilience at Home

• Improve Capabilities for Cyber, Space, and Information Operations

• Enhance Unit and Individual Adaptivity

• Improve our Ability to Train Realistically and Efficiently

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Joint Training Support and Emerging

Enhancements

• Senior Mentor, Observer Trainers– Over-the-shoulder coaching– Facilitated after action review (FAAR)– Commander’s summary report

• Relevant Operational Environment– Incorporates PMESII/ASCOPE Comprehensive Approaches– Robust multinational, whole-of-government interaction, e.g., DEA, USAID, Red Cross, Treasury, Coalition, host nations, NGO, private sector – Worldwide News Network Products (WNN)– Adversarial Media Products

• Foreign News Network • Threat propaganda products

– Strategic Communication• Key leader engagements• Interactions w/local religious, social, political, and military leadership

– OPFOR (Multidimensional and Free Thinking)

Joint Training Support• Exercise Program

– Computer-assisted, Master Scenario Event List driven events focusing on Commander’s Training Objectives for complex operations

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DD JS J7, Joint and Coalition WarfightingEmerging OPFOR Capabilities

• OPFOR support to CCMDs provided by USJFCOM and JCW traditionally focused primarily on depiction of adversary’s tactical forces using modeling/simulation

• JCW developing enhanced capability to facilitate the design, planning, and execution of a wider array of OPFOR options, ranging from scripted adversary to a dynamic, free-thinking adversary

• Recently provided robust OPFOR support to major USCENTCOM exercise• Dynamic, free-thinking, and competitive OPFOR• Depicted full range of adversary’s capabilities,

• Strategic to tactical, lethal and non-lethal (to include cyber, space, EW, etc.)• More than just military --- also depicted diplomatic, informational, and

economic capabilities of adversary• OPFOR’s used all means to defeat training audience, but still under JECG and exercise director’s control to ensure appropriate restraint• Subject matter experts from DIA, NASIC, ONI, NGIC, CIA, CYBERCOM, etc. ensured accurate depiction of adversary’s capabilities

• Coordinate OPFOR support through JCW LNO or Desk Officer

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Collective Training & Regional Security Cooperation Network (RSCN)Shifting the Emphasis

Program Description and Guidance:

Way Ahead: Status / Way Ahead:

• A priority goal of the RSCN program is to designate resources to improve interoperability between U.S. and foreign militaries and to enhance regional security cooperation.

• Strategic Guidance and CE2T2 Program Goals & Objectives provide the guidance and focus areas for the program.

• JS J-7 JCW provides the CCMDs an exercise and engagement enabling capability for Security Cooperation exercise support. This capability includes dedicated Gov / Mil event planner / ADL support and fiscal resources .

• Note that rest of FY 12 and FY 13 will allow for requirements definition & program ramp-up, depending on maturity of CCMD events.

• CCMDs decide if they want to use this capability.• Provide proposal through JS J-7 JCW desk officer / JS J-7

LNO. Specify level of support required (e.g. Technical / M&S; Exercise Design; MSEL; WNN; Public Affairs Spt; AAR).

EUCOM CENTCOM SOUTHCOM AFRICOM PACOM“AS IS” -SEESIM

-Viking-LOGEX

Regional Cooperation

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“TO BE” -1 Exercise RCNew Event

New Event New Event New EventNew Event

EUCOM: EUCOM would need to decide which exercise it desires JCW to support (e.g. LOGEX) or some other eventCENTCOM: CENTCOM receives support for two events, Regional Cooperation and 1 new event (CENTCOM weighted because of on-going operations)SOUTHCOM and AFRICOM: Receive support for 1 event eachPACOM: Receives support for 1 event beginning FY 14 and second event in FY 15 after VIKING 14 executes. (PACOM weighed IAW Chairman’s priority)

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FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16JS J-7 290K 140K 140K 140KPACOM 250K 500K 250K 500KCENTCOM 500K 250K 500K 250KAFRICOM 130K 180K 180K 180KSOUTHCOM 130K 180K 180K 180KEUCOM 130K 180K 180K 180KTOTALS 1.43Mil1.43Mil1.43Mil1.43Mil

COLLECTIVE TRNG PORTION OF RSCN FUNDS

- Support will generally be decided using existing CE2 business rules.- Proposals for exercise support will need to show linkage to OSD Defense Priorities for regional multinational engagement and be in concert with RSCN program goals.

POC is Boyd Gaines,boyd.gaines@js.milDSN 312-668-7715