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ALLIED COMMAND TRANSFORMATION
JOINT WARFARE CENTRE
JTLS at JWC
[12 Dec 2012]
Mr Ivan Vianello
Chief Team A
CAX Support Branch
Simulation Modelling & C4 Division
New NATO’s Military Structure
Military
Committee
ACO
ACT
HQ-SACT
SHAPE
JFC
Brunssum
HQ
AIRCOMM
Ramstein
JFC
Naples
JC
Lisbon
HQ
MARCOMM
Northwood
LCC
Heidelberg
HQ MCC
Madrid
Naples
JWC
JFTC
HQ
LANDCOM
izmir
NC3A
2 CAOCs
EUROCORPS
JALLC
NCST
FRRCORP
ARRC
NRDC-GE/NL
NRDC-T
NRDC-I
NRDC-S
NRDC : NATO’s Rapid Deployable Corps ; ARRC : Allies Rapid Reac Corps
NCIA
JWC Mission
JWC plans, conducts and executes operational training; conducts and supports
collective training of joint and combined staffs of the NATO Command
Structure (NCS) and NATO Force Structure (NFS) for Major Joint Operations
(MJOs) and Small Joint Operations (SJOs)
SIMULATION, MODELING & C4 DIVISION (SMC4) is responsible for the
planning, management and provision of Computer Assisted Exercises (CAX)
and the C4 and CIS environments related to the JWC Programme of Work
(POW).
CAX SUPPORT BRANCH is responsible for providing appropriate modeling and
simulation support to deliver CAX capabilities for training events.
JWC Customers:
Joint Warfare
Centre
Joint Force
Command Brunssum
MCC Northwood
ACC Ramstein
SHAPE
Joint Force
Command Naples
LCC Izmir
Models in JWC
JTLS + VBS2 to support NRF (Nato Response Force ) Exercises
• 2 Main Events per year
• 1 JFC and 3 HQ’s involved (1200 people) - Distributed
• Exercise Control 400 people - centralized in JWC
• JWC CAX Specialist Team 9 People (Core Team) . Additional
Support from Contractors , R&A , M&S COE (2 people)
VBS2 to support ISAF HQ Training Event
Live Stream is definitely a TA requirement but at today :
-Multiple streams are not possible
-max 3/4 vignettes per day (manpower demanding)
- difficulties to support TA last minute requests for streaming
outside the MEL MIL (MSEL) plan .Going towards Kinetic (Article V)
scenarios this requirement may rise more frequently. TA can take
initiative not only React.
2012 a Challenging Year
Steadfast Joist 12  Moving to New Building
The Complete infrastructure is Virtualized
• JWC Staff use Thin client for daily job
During the Execution JTLS is running on VM :
• Two Pools : 1 for Server (JTLS Services) , 1 for
Clients (Whips).
• In Total 5 full Games Running
• 1 JWC CAX Technician prepare and look after the
entire CAX Infrastructure
2012 a Challenging Year
Steadfast Juncture 12  New Scenario (towards Article V)
Settings (GEO – DB) :
•52 national Boundaries
•17 Countries
•Around 140.000 targets
• (46520 Bridges , 69688 Facilities , 3040 Runways , 9789 Tunnels
etc etc )
• 8 Sides
•6345 Flight Corridor for Civilian flights.
•1500 Civilians Flights per day over the exercise Area
Orbat : Alliance , Sitfor , OPFOR (new concept) , built with JOBE
JTLS in JWC
• Flexible ( easy to Rerun and deploy the model)
• Manageable - no complex Architecture key
• Size of the Game has impact on crash procedures i.e . CEP start time .(example
of Next exercise)
JTLS in JWC
“ Keep the CAX Architecture as Simple as possible”
-Scenario Size implications
• Reduce Complexity of Setup / Crash - Recover procedures
• Game Start up time
-Only CAX tools considered Critical for a specific Event are added
in the event CAX Architecture .
-CAX Environment has to be easily reproducible after the exercise
with minimum manpower and resources
-Minimize the possibility that required Architecture updates , can
prevent a new model version to be used for an event.
Current Approach fits with JWC IT (VM) Environment and
available Manpower
SFJE12 EXPERIENCE
• JTLS to play a Cyber Attack incident
• JTLS for EXCON “next day preview” in support of a
Kinetic Incident.
• JTLS information’s combined with Mel Mil (MSEL)
layer and UAV Stream on a NATO C2 System
CYBER ATTACK with JTLS
One of the goals of Cyber Attacks is to discredit the
“trust” in the IT systems used.
However, from training perspective, such an effect
could be intentionally planned to achieve a specific
training Objective.
CYBER ATTACK with JTLS
During the Execution of SFJE12 Mel Mil (MSEL) Team
planned a specific Cyber Incident
One of the two C2 systems (MCCIS) used had to be
“attacked” : Additional enemy tracks were supposed to
appear in the RMP.
The goal was to have a mismatch in the Training Audience
C2 systems.
• MCCIS showing “enemy tracks detected”
• AIR and Land C2 with no information's about the
incoming threat
CYBER ATTACK with JTLS
A Specific side was selected as temporary source for the “fake”
tracks .
Copies of enemies ships were created from the chosen side.
In JTOI the Naval update for the “fake tracks” side was Filtered out
in order to prevent Air C2 system to be stimulated (potentially it
could receive Ship updates as well)
TPFDD in
CYBER ATTACK with JTLS
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Fake Ships were then Magic Moved and ordered to start sailing
Unit intel was passed to Training Audience Side to force detection
Fake Ships started getting reported only in 1 C2 system (MCCIS)
No DSA in the area
Air Cell were role playing “no detection” from air asset in the
area (fake tracks were still appearing in the WHIP)
CYBER ATTACK with JTLS
”The day after”
Requirements :
An MEL MIL (MSEL) Incident triggered the Training Audience Decision
to conduct an Amphibious Attack during the Night. (No 24 hrs manning).
Mel Mil team needed the “next day “ situation for a possible
contingency plan.
Solution :
CAX team implemented the Amphibious in Run Ahead game Runahed
was fast forwarded until the next morning with the TRIPP connected
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During the Evening MEL MIL Sync meeting , Mel Mil team intensively
used the TRIPP to analyze the situation.
Experiment : C2 as UDOP
From Theatre : UDOP (User Defined Operational Picture) . The goal was
to optimize the information flow and access within the HQ itself. The key
was to reuse tools available in NATO (ICC) without starting new projects.
ICC 2.8.2 clients have been fed with different KML files :
•“Incidents” and “Actions” pulled from JEMM (MSEL tool)
•Simulation data’s updated in real time from JTLS. (KOI)
•JOC WATCH information's (Training Audience perception
of incidents)
•VBS2 Stream Hyperlink within the KML “info bubble”
the pointed operator to directly to the Live feed (As in
real Life)
Questions
“……Clearly the value of JTLS to an operational-level exercise is
enormous. If we were not able to maintain “white truth” via JTLS ,
the exercise would not only be unmanageable but the entire exercise
would fall apart.
……JTLS set conditions for the execution of a revolutionary exercise in
numerous way to include : cyber play , incorporating kinetic play as
part of an operational-level exercise ….and the list goes on; I realize
that we have only begun to tap into the potential for JTLS and I
cannot imagine a serious exercise without it. ………”
JWC Chief Mel Mil
Steadfast Juncture 12 Exercise.