Transcript ESC Operational WG

Operational Working Group
SEESIM 14
Exercise Specifications
Conference (ESC)
23rd – 27th September 2013
Zagreb, Croatia
Co-Chairs
LTC Ana Hajdić
LTC Petar Vrategov
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Operational Working Group
SEESIM 14
Introductions
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ESC Operational WG Objectives
SEESIM 14
• Review Operational Working Group
responsibilities and tasks
• Finalize draft EXSPEC and submit to Steering
Group for approval
• Review Overall SEESIM Objectives
• Review the Exercise Training Audience (TA)
• Discuss EXCON design
• Discuss concept for TA Seminars and Workshops
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ESC Operational WG Objectives
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• Review and discuss initial National Scenarios and
Training Objectives
• Discuss Training Objectives Development
Process
• Review SEESIM 12 Lessons Learned and
Recommendations
• Discuss MEL/MIL Development Process
• Review Exercise Planning and Execution dates
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ESC Operational WG Objectives
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• Discuss Manning Document (present a proposed
draft for update at the IPC)
• Develop POA&M
• Determine Operational Working Group Objectives
for the IPC
• Identify and discuss any remaining Operational
Issues
• Draft Operational Working Group minutes
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Operational Working Group
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• Composition
- Co-chaired by Croatia and Bulgaria
- At least one representative from each participating
nation, HQ SEEBRIG, supporting organizations,
observer nations, and IO/NGO with appropriate
civil-military experience in emergency response
activities
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Operational Working Group
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• Responsibilities
- Identify issues and provide recommendations to the
Steering Group regarding operational aspects of
the Exercise design
- Provide a report of discussions and issues
requiring Steering Group guidance
- Provide direction and operational Exercise
requirements to the Technical Working Group
- Coordinate the development of national training
objectives
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Operational Working Group
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• Specified Tasks
- Identify the Exercise participants and training
audience at the national level
- Design the Exercise (scenario, scripted events,
operational database requirements, Exercise
Control (EXCON) organization, academic/training
requirements, floor plan, etc.)
- Develop the SEESIM 14 Exercise Specification
(EXSPEC)
- Develop and manage the Exercise Manning
Document
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Operational Working Group
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• Specified Tasks (cont)
- Produce the Information Management Plan and
Collection Management Plan (CMP)
- Produce the Exercise Control Plan and Exercise
Control Training Plan
- Develop the Exercise floor plans
- Produce the After-Action Review (AAR) and Final
Exercise Report (FER)
- Compile Lessons Learned (LL)
- Develop and manage a Plan of Action and
Milestones (POA&M) to facilitate coordination
throughout the Exercise planning process
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Operational Working Group
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• Specified Tasks (cont)
- Recommend, as appropriate, additional planners
and/or participants for consideration by the
Steering Group
- Send unresolved issues to the Steering Group for
resolution
- Provide Operational Working Group input to all
Conference Minutes
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Overall SEESIM Objectives
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• Promote:
– Strategic Communications
– Information Management and subsequent
Response Operations
– Regional Information Sharing
– Solutions to Transnational Issues
– Consequence Management
– Counterterrorism
– Counter-proliferation
– Border and Energy Security
– Cyber Defense Capabilities
– Protection of Critical Infrastructure
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Exercise Objectives
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- To enhance interoperability and coordination of Crisis
Response Operations in multinational environment
- Standardize and improve national and regional processes
and procedures in emergency response; improve
interoperability among the SEDM nations and South
Eastern Europe Brigade Headquarters (SEEBRIG HQ)
- Encourage development of national simulation capabilities
and interconnecting them in order to operate in
multinational environment through common communication
network.
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Exercise Objectives
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- To enhance the mutual understanding and trust between
the participating countries
- To practice and improve information management and flow
procedures between and within the Emergency Operations
Centers (EOCs), as well as standardization and
interoperability for process and procedures
- Serve as a focal point for facilitating the integration of
SEDM initiatives
- Provide a training environment to promote SEDM and
NATO objectives of transparency, confidence-building and
good neighborliness
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SEESIM 14 Broad Scenario
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“A series of coordinated cyber attacks against the
governments of South Eastern Europe followed by
biological and/or chemical terrorist attacks on several
countries with transnational impact. A large natural
disaster also occurs.
These events result in a breakdown of communications
and widespread destruction and loss of life.
This prompts a comprehensive civilian, military, and
political approach by relevant Government and
Nongovernment Organizations in the participating
nations in performing essential tasks and exercising
the responsibilities necessary to respond to national
and regional emergencies…
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SEESIM 14 Broad Scenario (cont.)
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…These tasks promote: Counterterrorism; Counter
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction;
Transnational and regional cooperation in SouthEastern Europe; Border and energy security;
Protection of critical infrastructure; Cyber defence
capabilities; Emergency response capacities; Disaster
Relief Operations; Coordinated, effective responses to
transnational threats; Consequence management;
Intelligence and Information sharing, collaboration and
interoperability; Global communications and Realistic
national training objectives.”
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National Training Objectives
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• Promote national and international / regional preparedness
and cooperation between civil and military emergency
planning officials from relevant Government and
Nongovernment Organizations (Training Audience) in
an effort to mitigate effects of terrorist activities,
transnational threats or natural disasters; increase national
capabilities to respond to such events or activities
• Specific National Training Objectives are developed in
accordance with the approved Broad Scenario
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SEESIM 14
Questions ?
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SEESIM 14
Lessons Learned and
and Recommendations
from SEESIM 12
LTC Ana Hajdić
LTC Petar Vrategov
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SEESIM 12 Recommendations
SEESIM 14
• Source of SEESIM 12 Recommendations
• National Lessons Learned
• FER – US Joint Staff J7 (20 NOV 2012)
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SEESIM 12 Recommendations
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• Training Audience
– Improve English language skills of the EOC (TA)
– Design future SEESIM exercises to include
participation of live units or role players to provide
realism to EOC participants
• Include NGO representation in the EOC
• Information Management
– Build page on the Exercise Portal for use by AAR
personnel (OCP)
– Documents used by the EOCs need to be written in
email form, not as attachments to an email
– Clarify message templates to clearly identify how
each message type is used
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SEESIM 12 Recommendations
SEESIM 14
• Exercise Design
– Identify and resolve any issues with maps early in
the exercise planning process
– Minimize exercise responsibilities of the Site
Manager and AAR Analyst during DVD activities
– Consider the use of a Public Information workshop
to enhance training experience for the Training
Audience
– Daily operational rhythm is too intensive
– Reduce Exercise duration (4 days)
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SEESIM 12 Recommendations
SEESIM 14
• Exercise Design
– Use of JTLS model is irrelevant to EOCs, so why is it
used?
– SEESIM should include a Post-Exercise Discussion
(PXD) to evaluate improvements for the next exercise
– EOCs haven’t had sufficient PCs to effectively
communicate with other EOCs
– Reduce the duration of the planning conferences (IPC,
MPC, FCC) down to three days and the EX duration
(4 days)
– Reduce the number of personnel taking part in the
working groups
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SEESIM 12 Recommendations
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• Exercise Design
– Consideration distributing the simulation to EXCON
Forward
- Conduct a Training Objective Workshop (TOW) prior
to MEL/MIL development to ensure each inject is
linked to a specific training objective
- Training Objective Workshop (TOW) should be used
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SEESIM 12 Recommendations
SEESIM 14
• Scenario and MEL/MIL
– Continue the use automated exercise management
tool for MEL/MIL development and exercise
execution (JEMM)
– Sustain use of automated tool to manage the
exercise
– Use of JEMM improves design, monitoring and
control of the exercise
– Expand use of JEMM as MEL/MIL management tool
– Integrate JEMM with e-mail client for automatic
injection of MEL/MIL
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SEESIM 12 Recommendations
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• Scenario and MEL/MIL
– The scenarios should be unified into one common
scenario for all countries
– Too many different scenarios in each nation resulted
in an incoherent overall scenario
– Reduce number of incidents in each country and
focus on one or two regional incidents
– Change concept of scenario to 3-4 major events
across the region
– Design the exercise to allow for multiple countries to
be affected by a common consequence
management threat
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SEESIM 12 Recommendations
SEESIM 14
• Scenario and MEL/MIL
– Use a single integrated scenario for all countries
instead of 12 pieces of isolated scenarios
– A more elaborate scenario or an integrated scenario
for all countries and SEEBRIG could be a solution
for better coordination of all participants
– The Design of the SEESIM 12 scenario should have
a common regional incident (disaster, terror attack,
etc) which primarily affects the Host Nation, leading
to regional cooperation
– Eliminate Counter-Proliferation as an exercise
theme or specifically develop incidents and injects
to address this threat
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SEESIM 12 Recommendations
SEESIM 14
• Scenario and MEL/MIL
- Number of main events should be reduced to allow
EOCs more time to cooperate with other EOCs
- Scenario and MEL/MIL should be finalized well
before the exercise
- Decrease the number of injects to give EOCs time
for strategic thinking and planning
- Use the scenario disaster as the “Event” during the
MEL/MIL build process instead of the nation
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SEESIM 12 Recommendations
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• Scenario and MEL/MIL
– Develop quantified indicators to assess the level of
regional objectives achievement
– Scenario and MEL/MIL should be set up to reflect
SOPs for EOCs
– The flow of information was overwhelming and
should be adapted to the capacity of each EOC
– Develop a coordinated cyber threat that will enable
a regional response to a coordinated cyber attack
– Employ the use of local journalists to increase the
training value
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SEESIM 12 Recommendations
SEESIM 14
• Miscellaneous
– Begin the White Cell meeting 30 minutes prior to
stoppage of exercise play instead on one hour prior
– Identify AAR personnel early in the planning process
to ensure they are familiar with the scenario and
national focus areas
– International organizations participating in SEESIM
should provide a summary fact sheet for all the
EOCs
– Existing data about SEEBRIG units needs to be
updated to represent current capabilities
– Place one international telephone and a separate fax
in each room to facilitate discussions with national
EOCs
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SEESIM 12 Recommendations
SEESIM 14
• Miscellaneous
– Synchronize national SOPs with other agencies and
institutions
– Improve national SOPs to facilitate quick integration
of new personnel into the EOC
– Update national SOPs to include collaboration with
international organizations and to improve
interoperability among national agencies
– Improve the existing legal framework (law
enforcement, IOT enhance cooperation between
national ministries, related agencies, IOs and NGOs
during emergencies
– Ministry of Interior has responsibility for disaster
management, not Ministry of Defense
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SEESIM 12 Recommendations
SEESIM 14
Highlights:
- Refine and test plans and SOPs for emergency response
to national or regional disasters.
- Further develop, refine and publish information
management techniques and procedures to ensure
contact with regional information sharing.
- Further enhance cooperation and coordination among
national ministries, related agencies, as well as NGOs in
case of civil-military emergency response.
- EOC’s SOPs should be reviewed and updated on the
basis of SEESIM 12 lessons learned to ensure better
mission accomplishment in future
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SEESIM 12 Recommendations
SEESIM 14
• The C2 procedure replicated in the exercise are
sometimes not perfectly adherent to the (ie Rome) EOC
C2 procedures.
• Use of VTC communications also amongst national EOCs
could facilitate the exchange of information and
coordination activity.
• Additional focus on Workshops and Seminars during the
exercise planning to increase mutual understanding and
experience sharing (this will give further value to SEESIM
activity.
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SEESIM 12 Recommendations
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• Role of media in crisis situation (pay more attention to
media events
• IOs (law enforcement) NATO, EU elements inside
EXCON.
• Improve English language skills of the EOC personnel.
• Emergency communications (both communication
management and information management)
• Improve understanding of EOC staffs in the region to
shorten time to provide assistance.
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SEESIM 12 Recommendations
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Improve:
• Emergency management structure
• Definition of jurisdictions – avoid overlapping of
jurisdictions
• SOPs to improve interoperability among agencies
• Improve national interagency cooperation – better
understanding of procedures and actions of other
agencies
• Designate specific jurisdictions to avoid overlapping
responsibilities
• Role of media in crisis situation (EOC)
• Include representatives from other relevant agencies
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SEESIM 12 Recommendations
SEESIM 14
Improve:
• Situational awareness requires improvement.
• More attention on media events.
• Activities in response to cyber attacks should be
coordinated more thoroughly.
• attention on media events.
• answer to international institutions requests.
• assure that all the agencies involved in the exercise are
familiar with the resources that they have in order to
engage and deal with the situation.
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SEESIM 14
Questions ?
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SEESIM 14 Exercise Design
SEESIM 14
EXCON MAIN
CROATIA
VTC, VoIP, Web, Email
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SEESIM 14 Exercise Design
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EXCON Main
Coordination
Coordination
National Response Cell
Liaison Officer
MEL/MIL Tracker
JCATS Operator
RFIs
Guidance
EXCON Forward
Site Manager
AAR Analyst
Role Players
Information
RFIs
Coordination
Exercise Director
EXCON Director
Operations Control
Scenario Manager
AAR Manager
Information Manager
Remote Site
TRAINING
AUDIENCE
MEL/MIL Injects
EOC
Other
EOCs
International Response Cell
(Role Players)
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SEESIM 14 Exercise Design
SEESIM 14
Exercise Director
Deputy Exercise Director
Personnel located in Croatia
Personnel located in Croatia
and remote sites
Visitor Observers Bureau (VOB)
Public Information Center (PIC)
EXCON Director
EXCON Admin
Operations Group
Technical Group
Operations Officer
Technical Coordinator
Information Manager
Systems Technicians
(One per Exercise site,
plus EXCON Main techs)
Scenario Manager
Comm Technicians
(One per Exercise site,
plus EXCON Main techs)
MEL/MIL Trackers
Liaison Officers
(One per Exercise site,
all located in Croatia)
(One per Exercise site,
all located in Croatia)
After Action Review Mgr
AAR Analysts
International Organizations
VTC Bridge Operator
VTC Operators
(One per Exercise site)
JCATS Tech Controller
(One per Exercise site)
Database Manager
(TBD)
Sr Model Controller
Site Mgrs / Role Players
JCATS Operators
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(One per Exercise site,
all located in Croatia)
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Manning Document
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• EXCON
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•
•
Operational Personnel – includes all Response Cells
Technical Personnel
Determine required billets at IPC
Provide names at FCC
• Training Audience
• Personnel in Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs)
and SEEBRIG HQ
• Determine required billets at IPC
• Provide names at FCC
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EXCON Purpose
SEESIM 14
• Ensure that training takes place by using injects to
drive the Training Audience in the direction we want
them to go
• Provide an environment that increases realism and
enhances the training experience
• Coordinate activities of all control elements to ensure a
consistent and coherent picture is presented to the
Training Audience
• Capture Observations and lessons to improve future
planning and training
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EXCON Main
SEESIM 14
• EXCON Main provides the central focus for
consolidation of information, coordination of events,
and overall direction for the exercise
• EXCON Main will be located in Zagreb, Croatia
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EXCON Forward
SEESIM 14
• EXCON Forward will be located in each country or
organization which has an operational Emergency
Operations Center (EOC)
• EXCON Forward is the critical control link with the
Training Audience
• EXCON Forward feedback to EXCON Main will
determine the effectiveness of the overall regional
training
• EXCON Forward generally consists of a Site Manager,
AAR Analyst, Site Technicians (VTC Operator, Systems,
Communications), and other Role Players required
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EXCON Training
SEESIM 14
• Technical Training for remote site technicians will be
conducted 4 - 5 September 2014
• Training for Site Managers and AAR Analysts will be
conducted 9 - 11 September 2014
• Training for MEL/MIL trackers will be conducted TBD
• Training for JCATS Operators will be conducted 18 19 September 2014
• Training for EXCON Main personnel will be conducted
22 September 2014
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EXCON Training
SEESIM 14
• Training for EXCON Forward personnel will be
conducted by the Site Manager prior to
STARTEX
– Site Managers will receive EXCON Training three
weeks prior to STARTEX
– A Training Package will be provided to each Site
Manager for use in training of remote site EXCON
personnel
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EXCON Training Topics
SEESIM 14
• Exercise Overview
• Exercise Design
• EXCON Overview and Organization
• EXCON Key Billets and Responsibilities
• Scenario and MEL/MIL Inject Process
• JCATS Model Overview (TBD)
• Information Management
• White Cell Procedures
• AAR Process
• Distinguished Visitor’s Day (DVD)
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Training Audience (TA) Training
SEESIM 14
• Training for the Training Audience (EOCs) will
be in the form:
– Workshops and Seminars
– Exercise specific training
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Previous Training Workshops
SEESIM 14
• Croatia
– Crisis Management
– Civil Emergency Planning
• Greece
– Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Defense
– Response To Terrorism
• Serbia
– Disaster Management Seminar
• Turkey
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Humanitarian Relief Operations in Disasters
Cyber Terrorism
Border Security Control
Defence Against Terrorism
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Training Audience (TA) Training
SEESIM 14
• Exercise specific training for the Training
Audience will be conducted by each Site
Manager
• A Training Package will be provided to each Site
Manager during Site Manager Training for use in
training of their EOC
• Exercise specific training includes:
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Exercise Overview and Objectives
Scenario Overview
Exercise Design
Information Management
Execution Schedule
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SEESIM 14
Questions ?
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SEESIM 14
SEESIM 14 Scenario
and MEL/MIL Development
Scenario Manager
1st Lt Višnja Prebeg
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SEESIM 14 Scenario
SEESIM 14
• The SEESIM 14 Scenario will be constructed
using events, incidents and injects.
- Event – Entity (nacional, sub regional ..)
- Incident – Major theme within the Event (flooding,
earthquake, terrorist attack, …)
- Inject – Detailed information sent to the training
audience related to the incidents (28 homes
completely submerged in they city of xxxx, 200
school children trapped under rubble, etc.)
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SEESIM 14 Scenario
SEESIM 14
• There will be one to three major events that
occur in the South Eastern Europe region for
SEESIM 14
• There will be multiple incidents in each of the
participating nations that support the major
events
• Incidents will be taken from the national
scenarios or developed to support the events
• SEESIM 14 Events and Incidents drafted at the
ESC (?)
• SEESIM 14 Injects will be developed at the IPC
and MPC in the MEL/MIL Workshops
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SEESIM 14 Scenario
SEESIM 14
• Nations will be provided a list of “tasks” from the
NATO Task List (NTL) to assist them in writing
incidents and injects
• The success of the exercise will be measured
by the ability of the exercise participants to
accomplish the Tasks and fulfill the Training
Objectives
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MEL/MIL Development
SEESIM 14
• SEESIM 14 Main Event List / Main Incident List
(MEL/MIL) will address the South Eastern
Europe Defence Ministerial (SEDM) regional
objectives
• National scenarios should support the SEESIM
14 Broad Scenario and identified regional
events
• Nations will participate in a Training Objectives
Workshop (TOW) prior to beginning MEL/MIL
development to identify specific national focus
areas from the NATO Task List (NTL)
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MEL/MIL Development
SEESIM 14
• The Training Objective Workshop (TOW) and
initial MEL/MIL Development Workshop are
scheduled as part of the Initial Planning
Conference (IPC)
• Each nation should develop approximately 90100 injects at the IPC
• Each inject developed during the workshop
should support a specific training objective and
include an expected action to assist with proper
evaluation
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MEL/MIL Development
SEESIM 14
• Scenario Managers will review all injects after
the IPC and provide feedback at the MPC to
identify gaps
• A second MEL/MIL Development Workshop is
scheduled for the Main Planning Conference
(MPC) to finalize injects
• Nations will be provided the opportunity to
continue MEL/MIL development between
planning conferences
• The IPC and MPC HN will provide a small
network of computers to support the MEL/MIL
Development Workshop
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MEL/MIL Development
SEESIM 14
• An automated MEL/MIL development tool will
be used to enter injects (TBD)
• Training on the automated tool will be provided
prior to the MEL/MIL Workshop
• A Final Draft of the MEL/MIL will be available
for review at the Final Coordination Conference
(FCC)
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SEESIM 14
Questions
and
Disscusion!
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SEESIM 14
SEESIM 14 Training
Objectives Workshop (TOW)
Scenario Manager
1st Lt Višnja Prebeg
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SEESIM 14 Training Concept
SEESIM 14
• Purpose: To discuss the development of a viable
training concept for SEESIM 14 through the use of
the NATO Task List (NTL) and Training Objectives
(TO)
• Discussion:
– Formulation of an aggressive TO structure facilitates a
well-conceived MEL/MIL to accomplish Exercise Goals
and Objectives
– Conduct of a TOW prior to development of MEL/MIL
injects provides a common path for all participants
– The After-Action Review (AAR) process is best served
by an exercise designed around a solid TO-MEL/MIL
template
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SEESIM 14 Training Concept
SEESIM 14
• Agenda:
– NATO Task List Discussion
– Training Objectives – MEL/MIL relationship
– Training Objectives Practical
– Way Ahead
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NATO Task List
SEESIM 14
• Designed as a menu of Essential Operational Capabilities
(EOC)
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Timely Force Availability
Effective Intelligence
Deployability and Mobility
Effective Engagement
Effective Command
Logistics Sustainability
Survivability and Force Protection
• NTL provides common terms of reference for exercises,
operations and determination of required capabilities
• Supports the operational planning process
• Provides a common language and reference system
• Tasks will be selected to support the proposed scenario
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Training Objectives
SEESIM 14
• Training objectives provide details to select the best training
method and to properly design training events
• Training objectives should describe the desired outcome
of a training activity for a training audience as well as the
measures for evaluating the performance outcome
• Training objectives consist of a specific performance
requirement (task), the training situation (conditions) and
the level of performance (standard)
• Training objectives form the basis from which training
events are designed, developed, executed, and evaluated
(observation and analysis)
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TO – MEL/MIL Relationship
SEESIM 14
SEDM
SEESIM
14 Training
Objectives
Exercise
Goals and
Objectives
TOW
SEESIM 2014
Scripting / MELMIL /
Simulation / Enhancements
MELMIL
Albania
Objectives Objectives
Objectives
Training
Training Bosnia
and
Objectives
Objectives
Herzegovina
ENDEX
Turkey
Objectives
the former
Ukraine
Yugoslav
Training
SEEBRIG
Romania
Italy
Republic of
Objectives
HQ
Macedonia* Training
Training
Serbia
Croatia
Training
Training
Bulgaria
Objectives
Objectives
Training
Training
Objectives
Objectives
Training
Greece
FACILITATED
AAR
Training
Objectives
*
STARTEX
Participating Nations
TOs
Turkey recognizes the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name
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Training Objectives - Practical
SEESIM 14
• Suggest 5 to10 NTL tasks selected from the seven
essential operational capabilities
– NTL tasks often mention a Joint Operational Area (JOA)
– A JOA is not used in SEESIM / substitute the word “region” for
“JOA”
• Two to five training objectives are developed for each task
– TOs need to be broad-based (eg. “Conduct planning process”
instead of “mission analysis”, “COA development”, “COA Analysis)
– Are TOs critical performance requirements?
– Need to reflect a specific performance requirement
• Processes / procedures needed to accomplish a task
• Use action verbs such as “assign”, “publish”, “conduct”
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Training Objective (TO) Examples
SEESIM 14
• 3 Categories of Level of Performance (LOP)
– Process and procedures (P/P)
– Time
– % accomplished
• Examples
– TO – Demonstrate decision making cycle / Crisis Action Planning
– P/P - Level of performance
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Primary staff attendance / participation in BR
Decisions made and guidance disseminated
Staff understands Cdr’s guidance and intent
Cdr has information to shape the battlefield
Preferred
– TO – Develop / validate medical support planning for NEO
– Time – Level of performance – Within 4 hours, complete validation of HNS for NEO
by J07
– TO – Plan, Coordinate and Monitor Supply, Services and Sustainment
Activities within the theater
– % Level of performance – 89-100% of shortfalls identified for all classes of supply /
15 days or better of supplies maintained for all commodities as appropriate
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Way Ahead
SEESIM 14
• Conduct a Training Objective Workshop (TOW) prior
to the initial MEL/MIL Development Workshop
• Incorporate approved Training Objectives into the
MEL/MIL inject writing process
– Provides positive identification of which task and
TO is associated with a given inject
– Provides a “measure” of how well the training
audience has performed tasks
– Facilitates discussion about exercise results
during the AAR
– Provides input for follow-on
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SEESIM 14
Questions
and
Discussion
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SEESIM 14
SEESIM 14 Schedule
LTC Ana Hajdić
LTC Petar Vrategov
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SEESIM 14 Timeline
SEESIM 14
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Apr
May
Jun
2013
Bilateral
19-21
Croatia
Jan
2014
IPC
21-24
Croatia
Jul
ESC
24-27
Croatia
Feb
Mar
EPC
24-28
Bulgaria
Aug
EPC = Exercise Planners Course
CMC = Crisis Management Course
CMC
24-28
Bulgaria
MPC
1-4
Croatia
Sep
Setup/Trg
1-19
Croatia
Oct
Nov
FCC
3-6
Croatia
Dec
Execution
23-26
Croatia
UNCLASSIFIED
72
SEESIM 14 Execution Schedule (Sep 14)
SEESIM 14
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
SUN
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Techs Training
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
18
19
20
21
27
28
SM & AAR Training
15
16
17
Final Setup and Testing
22
EXCON
Training
23
JCATS Training
24
25
Opening
Execution
26
DV Day
AAR
Closing
29
30
UNCLASSIFIED
73
SEESIM 14
SEESIM 14 EXSPEC
LTC Ana Hajdić
LTC Petar Vrategov
UNCLASSIFIED
74
POA&M
SEESIM 14
Dates
25 Aug 13
Task
POC
Status
DRAFT EXSPEC Document
Ops Group
COMPLETED
All
ONGOING
24-27 Sep 13 Exercise Specification Conference (ESC)
15 Dec 13
Install JEMM server in Croatia
HN
15 Dec 13
Create JEMM accounts
HN
21 Dec 13
Updated EXSPEC Document
Ops Group
17 Jan 14
Identify billets in Manning Document
All
21-24 Jan 14
Initial Planning Conference (IPC)
All
22-23 Jan 14
MEL/MIL Development Workshop
Ops Group
23 Mar14
Develop Scenario (Road to Crisis)
Ops Group
1-4 Apr 14
Main Planning Conference (MPC)
All
2-3 Apr 14
MEL/MIL Development Workshop
Ops Group
26 Apr 14
DRAFT Exercise Control Plan
Ops Group
26 Apr 14
DRAFT Exercise Manning Document
All
26 Apr 14
DRAFT EXCON Training Plan
Ops Group
UNCLASSIFIED
75
POA&M (cont.)
SEESIM 14
Dates
Task
POC
26 Apr 14
DRAFT EXCON Architecture, Floor Plans
Ops Group
26 May 14
Final Information Management (IM) Plan
Info Manager
3 Jun14
Identify names for Manning Document
All
3-6 Jun 14
Final Coordination Conference (FCC)
All
15 Jun 14
Updated Exercise Manning Document
All
15 Jun 14
Final Exercise Control Plan
Ops Group
15 Jun 14
Updated EXCON Training Plan
Ops Group
15 Jun 14
Final EXCON Architecture, Floor Plans
Ops Group
15 Jun 14
Final EXSPEC Document
Ops Group
1 Sep 14
Comms “Hot” to All Sites
Tech Group
Equipment Installation in Croatia
Tech Group
4-5 Sep 14
Technical Training in Croatia
Tech Group
8-12 Sep 14
Remote Site Installations and Testing
Tech Group
9-11 Sep 14
Site Manager and AAR Training in Croatia
SM / AAR
15-31 Aug 14
UNCLASSIFIED
Status
76
POA&M (cont.)
SEESIM 14
Dates
15 Sep 14
Task
POC
Final Collection Management Plan (CMP)
AAR
15-17 Sep 14 Final Setup and Testing
Tech Group
18-19 Sep 14 End-to-End Test
Tech Group
18-19 Sep 14 JTLS Training
Tech Group
22 Sep 14
EXCON MINIEX
All
22 Sep 14
EXCON Main Training
All
23-26 Sep 14 Exercise Execution
Status
All
26 Sep 14
Distinguished Visitor (DV) Day
All
26 Sep 14
Post Exercise Hotwash
All
26 Sep 14
After Action Review (AAR)
AAR
26 Sep 14
Closing Ceremony
All
12 Oct 14
First Impressions Report (FIR)
AAR
26 Dec14
Final Exercise Report (FER)
AAR
UNCLASSIFIED
77
POA&M
SEESIM 14
• Items to add to POA&M
– Dates for Training Seminars/ Workshops
(Steering Group)
UNCLASSIFIED
78
ESC Operational WG Objectives
SEESIM 14
• Review Operational Working Group responsibilities and
tasks
• Finalize Croatia-Bulgaria draft of the Exercise
Specification (EXSPEC) and submit to Steering Group
for approval
• Review Overall SEESIM Objectives
• Review the Exercise Training Audience
• Discuss EXCON design
• Discuss concept for Training Audience Seminars and
Workshops
• Review and discuss initial National Scenarios and
Training Objectives
• Discuss Training Objectives Development Process
UNCLASSIFIED
79
ESC Operational WG Objectives
SEESIM 14
• Review SEESIM 12 Lessons Learned and
Recommendations
• Discuss MEL/MIL Development Process
• Review Exercise Planning and Execution dates
• Discuss Manning Document (present a proposed draft
for update at the IPC)
• Develop POA&M
• Determine Operational Working Group Objectives for
the IPC
• Identify and discuss any remaining Operational Issues
• Draft Operational Working Group minutes
UNCLASSIFIED
80
Operational WG
SEESIM 14
Questions
and
Discussion
UNCLASSIFIED
81
Potential NATO Involvement
SEESIM 14
• Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) – JEMM?
• Modeling and Simulation Centre of Excellence
(M&S COE)
UNCLASSIFIED
82