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1999
| 1998 | 1997
| Ellipse
Echo '99, February-March, 19991 |
| Exercise
type: |
Operational;
has Command Post and Field Training components.
An
"operational" exercise is carried out with a specific
threat or scenario in mind. Participants follow action plans devised
for dealing with these scenarios. Operational exercises seek to
gauge a contingency plan's effectiveness and the participants' ability
to carry it out.
A
"Command Post" exercise (CPX), which often relies on a
computer simulation, guides decisionmakers through a hypothetical
scenario. A CPX normally takes place in one central location, such
as a military headquarters.
A
"Field Training" exercise (FTX) simulates actual operations
"in the field," focusing more on improvement of skills
than on the making of command decisions.
|
| Implemented
by: |
Unavailable,
probably Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH), the special-forces
component of the U.S. Southern Command. |
| Mission: |
"Contingency"
command and control exercise
A
"contingency" is "an emergency involving military
forces caused by natural disasters, terrorists, subversives, or
by required military operations. Due to the uncertainty of the situation,
contingencies require plans, rapid response, and special procedures
to ensure the safety and readiness of personnel, installations,
and equipment."4
"Command
and control" is "the exercise of authority and direction
by a properly designated commander over assigned forces in the accomplishment
of the mission. Command and control functions are performed through
an arrangement of personnel, equipment, communications, facilities,
and procedures employed by a commander in planning, directing, coordinating,
and controlling forces and operations in the accomplishment of the
mission."4
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| Ellipse
Echo '98, December, 19972 |
| Exercise
type: |
Operational;
has Command Post and Field Training components.
An
"operational" exercise is carried out with a specific
threat or scenario in mind. Participants follow action plans devised
for dealing with these scenarios. Operational exercises seek to
gauge a contingency plan's effectiveness and the participants' ability
to carry it out.
A
"Command Post" exercise (CPX), which often relies on a
computer simulation, guides decisionmakers through a hypothetical
scenario. A CPX normally takes place in one central location, such
as a military headquarters.
A
"Field Training" exercise (FTX) simulates actual operations
"in the field," focusing more on improvement of skills
than on the making of command decisions.
|
| Implemented
by: |
Unavailable,
probably Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH), the special-forces
component of the U.S. Southern Command. |
| Mission: |
"Contingency"
command and control exercise
A
"contingency" is "an emergency involving military
forces caused by natural disasters, terrorists, subversives, or
by required military operations. Due to the uncertainty of the situation,
contingencies require plans, rapid response, and special procedures
to ensure the safety and readiness of personnel, installations,
and equipment."4
"Command
and control" is "the exercise of authority and direction
by a properly designated commander over assigned forces in the accomplishment
of the mission. Command and control functions are performed through
an arrangement of personnel, equipment, communications, facilities,
and procedures employed by a commander in planning, directing, coordinating,
and controlling forces and operations in the accomplishment of the
mission."4
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| Ellipse
Echo '97, March 16-28, 19973 |
| Exercise
type: |
Operational;
has Command Post and Field Training components.
An
"operational" exercise is carried out with a specific
threat or scenario in mind. Participants follow action plans devised
for dealing with these scenarios. Operational exercises seek to
gauge a contingency plan's effectiveness and the participants' ability
to carry it out.
A
"Command Post" exercise (CPX), which often relies on a
computer simulation, guides decisionmakers through a hypothetical
scenario. A CPX normally takes place in one central location, such
as a military headquarters.
A
"Field Training" exercise (FTX) simulates actual operations
"in the field," focusing more on improvement of skills
than on the making of command decisions.
|
| Implemented
by: |
Special
Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH), the special-forces component
of the U.S. Southern Command. |
| Mission: |
"Contingency"
command and control exercise
A
"contingency" is "an emergency involving military
forces caused by natural disasters, terrorists, subversives, or
by required military operations. Due to the uncertainty of the situation,
contingencies require plans, rapid response, and special procedures
to ensure the safety and readiness of personnel, installations,
and equipment."4
"Command
and control" is "the exercise of authority and direction
by a properly designated commander over assigned forces in the accomplishment
of the mission. Command and control functions are performed through
an arrangement of personnel, equipment, communications, facilities,
and procedures employed by a commander in planning, directing, coordinating,
and controlling forces and operations in the accomplishment of the
mission."4
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Sources:
1
United States Southern Command, J34, Exercise Program Quick-View,
(U.S. Southern Command: October 13, 1998).
2
United States Southern Command, J34, Exercise Program Quick-View.
3
United States Southern Command, Operations Directorate (J3) Exercise
Overview, (U.S. Southern Command: May 21, 1997).
4
MEGATERMS: Military Terms and Acronyms, V4.1. March 1998 <http://www.jcave.com/~bandorm/megaterm/megaterm.htm>.
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