UNCLASSIFIED As of 20 1230W Aug 09 1 USPACOM J7 COL Matthew S. Kelley USPACOM Joint Exercise Program...

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UNCLASSIFIED As of 20 1230W Aug 09

USPACOM J7

COL Matthew S. Kelley

USPACOM Joint Exercise Program Overview

Chief, Exercise Division WJTSC 09-2, 24-28 August 2009

This brief is classified:

UNCLASSIFIEDClassified by: S. Davis, Col, USPACOM J7

Reason: 1.4 (a)Decl on: 20 August 2034USPACOM J7 Exercise Brief for WJTSC 09-2 as of 20 Aug 09 v4

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Announcements

• TERMINAL FURY 10– IPC combined with MPC to allow ADM Willard to have input in

the process– Technical Conference will replace the IPC; majority of

conference objectives remain unchanged.– JELC Dates

• Technical Conference (formerly the IPC) 21-25 Sept, Camp Smith

• IPC/MPC 1-5 Dec, Camp Smith, (extended by 1 day)• MDC 7-11 Dec, Camp Smith (extended by 1 day)

• Annual Exercise Scheduling Conference– Message 1 published– 5-8 Oct, Camp Smith

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UNCLASSIFIED

USPACOM Agenda

• Exercise Overview

• Exercise Division Organization

• Warfighting and Theater Engagement Exercises

• Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Joint Exercise Program Calendars

• Exercise Realignment

• Concerns

• Questions

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USPACOM Exercise Overview

• A robust, relevant joint and combined exercise program

– 16 prioritized USPACOM-sponsored joint exercises

– 200+ Service component exercises

• “Primary” purposes of PACOM exercises = two categories

– Readiness of US forces and key Allies

• Threat-based, plan-focused with deterrence value

– Engagement with key treaty Allies and partner nations

• Proactive, focus on improving stability and security

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USPACOM Exercise Division Organization

J71

EXERCISE DIV

J711

WARFIGHTING

EXERCISES

J712

ENGAGEMENT

EXERCISES

• Staff: 14 uniformed, 11 contracted employees

• Manage USPACOM Joint Exercise Program

• Lead US Observation Team of Taiwan Exercise

• Conduct annual USPACOM Exercise and Scheduling Conference

• Manage $70M STRATLIFT and $8M Exercise Budget (CE2)

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JAPANKEEN SWORD KEEN EDGE

JAPANKEEN SWORD KEEN EDGE

ALASKANORTHERN EDGE

ARCTIC SAREX

ALASKANORTHERN EDGE

ARCTIC SAREX

KOREAKEY RESOLVE / FOAL EAGLEULCHI-FREEDOM GUARDIAN

KOREAKEY RESOLVE / FOAL EAGLEULCHI-FREEDOM GUARDIAN

HAWAII ELLIPSE CHARLIETERMINAL FURY

HAWAII ELLIPSE CHARLIETERMINAL FURYPHILIPPINES

BALIKATANPHILIPPINES BALIKATAN

SINGAPORECOMMANDO

SLING (4)

SINGAPORECOMMANDO

SLING (4)

THAILANDCOBRA GOLD THAILANDCOBRA GOLD

AUSTRALIATALISMAN

SABER

AUSTRALIATALISMAN

SABER HONG KONG

SAREXHONG KONG

SAREX

Increasing readiness and advancing capabilities of U.S. military forces and forces of Pacific partner nations

USPACOM Joint Exercise Program

GUAMVALIANT SHIELD

GUAMVALIANT SHIELD

Multinational PlanningAugmentation Team (MPAT)

TEMPEST EXPRESS EXs

Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI)

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U.S. Only Exercises

TERMINAL FURY (TF)

• Executive Agent: USPACOM J7

• Location: Hawaii, Japan, Camp Pendleton MCB, Offutt AFB, Scott AFB

• Annual unilateral USPACOM / JTF CPX to conduct a strategic to operational level exercise supporting OPLAN and serves as a certification venue for JTF

• USPACOM play: Full staff participation

• PAX: 3,800 US

• Budget: $1.5M STRATLIFT / $3.1M CE2

ELLIPSE CHARLIE (EC)

• Executive Agent: SOCPAC

• Location: Republic of Korea; shifts annually based on engagement plan

• Annual CONPLAN focused exercise

• USPACOM play: Response Cell

• PAX: 600 US / 100 Host Nation

• Budget: $5M STRATLIFT / CE2 $330K

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U.S. Only Exercises

NORTHERN EDGE (NE)

• Executive Agent: ALCOM

• Location: Alaska

• Biennial air-centric FTX supporting tactical aspects of OPLAN. Major experimentation venue.

• USPACOM play: None

• PAX: 7,900 US

• Budget: $5M STRATLIFT / $19K CE2

VALIANT SHIELD (VS)

• Executive Agent: PACFLT

• Location: Waters off of Guam

• Maritime-centric exercise conducted to support tactical aspects of OPLAN

• USPACOM play: None

• PAX: 9,000 US / 3 CSG (tentative)

• Budget: $2.2M STRATLIFT

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Northeast Asia – Korea Exercises

KEY RESOLVE/FOAL EAGLE (KR/FE)• Executive Agent: USFK• Location: ROK• Annual bilateral CMX, CPX and FTX to prepare combined forces to execute

OPLAN • USPACOM play: Response Cell and bridge level SVTC for MCM• PAX: 26,461 US/ 220,000 ROK• Budget: $12.8M STRATLIFT / $176K CE2

ULCHI FREEDOM GUARDIAN (UFG)• Executive Agent: USFK• Location: ROK• Annual bilateral CPX focused on facilitating command transformation and

test parts of OPLAN• USPACOM play: Response Cell • PAX: 30,024 US / 536,000 ROK• Budget: $7.6M STRATLIFT / $120K CE2

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Northeast Asia - Japan Exercises

KEEN EDGE (KE)• Executive Agent: USFJ• Location: Japan• Biennial CPX exercising CONPLAN• USPACOM play: Response Cell and daily SVTCs with the Bridge• PAX: 1,400 US / 1,350 JSDF• Budget: $1M STRATLIFT / $824K CE2

KEEN SWORD (KS)• Executive Agent: PACAF/13th AF• Location: Japan• Biennial CONPLAN focused joint FTX building on lessons from KEEN

EDGE; major changes recently agreed to by Japan Joint Staff and USPACOM

• USPACOM play: None• PAX: 1,500 US / 2,500 Japanese Self Defense Force• Budget: $2M STRATLIFT / $51K CE2

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Northeast Asia - Alaska Command Exercise

ARCTIC SAREX (ASX)• Executive Agent: ALCOM• Location: Rotating basis in Alaska, Canada, Russia• Annual trilateral SAR conducted between U.S., Canada and Russia;

currently suspended pending full resumption of mil-to-mil relations• USPACOM play: None• PAX: 70 US / 15 Canada / 15 Russia• Budget: $200K of Nunn-Lugar funding

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Oceania – Australia Exercise

TALISMAN SABER (TS)• Executive Agent: PACFLT (2011)• Location: Australia, Hawaii• Biennial bilateral exercise of a CTF in a short warning, power

projection and forcible entry scenario; serves as a culminating event for JTF certification

• USPACOM play: Response cell and daily bridge SVTC with CDR CTF• PAX: 16,000 US / 9,000 ADF• Budget: $27M STRATLIFT / $3M CE2

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Southeast Asia – Philippines Exercises

BALIKATAN (BK)• Executive Agent: USARPAC 2010-2011• Location: Philippines• Bilateral CPX, FTX and HCA events focused on an alternating basis on

traditional combat (CONPLAN) scenarios or non-traditional (HA/DR) scenarios; major goal for BK10 is inclusion of multinational CPX participants

• USPACOM play: None• PAX: 5,900 US / 2,500 AFP• Budget: $8.9M STRATLIFT / $389K CE2

ASEAN Regional Forum Voluntary Demonstration of Response (ARF-VDR)• Executive Agent: MARFORPAC 2009. Future EA TBD• Location: Philippines / South East Asia• First ever ASEAN exercise to demonstrate HA/DR capabilities; co-hosted by

GRP and US DOS / USPACOM; potential 2011 VDR in Indonesia with Japan as a co-host

• USPACOM play: None• PAX: 100 US / 500 Multinational (25 of 26 ARF nations involved)• Budget: $964K CCIF / future TBD

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Southeast Asia - Thailand Exercise

COBRA GOLD (CG)• Executive Agent: 2010 USARPAC / 2011 MARFORPAC• Location: Thailand• Annual multinational STAFFEX / CPX focused on a peace operations

scenario (includes FTX and H/CA events)• Full participating nations: US, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan,

Singapore, ROK • STAFFEX / CPX MPAT nations: Australia, France, Italy, UK,

Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, Vietnam, Philippines• Observer nations: China, Canada, Brunei, Germany, India, Laos,

Mongolia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka• USPACOM play: None• PAX: 7,271 US / 3,227 Thai / 262 multinational• Budget: $14M STRATLIFT / $700K CE2

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Southeast Asia Exercises

HONG KONG SAREX (HKSX)• Executive Agent: PACFLT• Location: Hong Kong• Search and air rescue exercise conducted with the Hong Kong Civil

Aviation Department• USPACOM play: None• PAX: 450 US / 200 HKCA• Budget: $647K STRATLIFT / $13K CE2

COMMANDO SLING (CS)• Executive Agent: PACAF• Location: Singapore• A series of four iterations of dissimilar air combat involving six USAF or

USMC aircraft per iteration• USPACOM play: None• PAX: 1200 US / 1200 SAF annually• Budget: $750K STRATLIFT

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USPACOM Exercise Calendar - FY10

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug SepOct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep

ELLIPSE CHARLIE

OPLAN

JTF

S T I SG C P

VALIANT SHIELD

BALIKATAN

TERMINAL FURYKEY RESOLVE/FOAL EAGLE

COBRAGOLD

ULCHI FREEDOM GUARDIAN

CGCG ARPACARPAC1-11 Feb1-11 Feb

BKBKMFPMFP

9-19 Mar9-19 Mar

ASXALCOM

Date TBD

ECECSOCPACSOCPAC

TBDTBD

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KR/FEKR/FEUSFKUSFK

7-18 Mar7-18 Mar

IV

UFGUFGUSFK USFK

15-26 Aug15-26 Aug

IV I

TFTFPART IIPART IIPACOMPACOM

21-26 May21-26 May

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KEUSFJ

23-27 Jan

VSVSPACFLTPACFLT

13-20 Sep13-20 Sep

KEEN EDGE

IV

TFTFPART IPART IPACOMPACOM

12-16 Apr12-16 Apr

TE 10-1 ARPACJul TBD

Cambodia

TEMPEST EXPRESS

= JWFC Supported Event= HQ USPACOM level of participation = Cert Event = GPOI TE CPX/FTX

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JEISJFHQ

Sep TBD(T)GLOBAL

LIGHTNING

GLGL19-23 Oct19-23 Oct

= Pending JS JETP Approval

Note: All dates are HST (W)

JOINT EXERCISE INDIA

ARCTIC SAREX

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JEIEA: TBD

6-10 Jun(T)



TALISMAN SABER ELLIPSE CHARLIE

OPLAN

JTF

S T I SG C P

KEEN SWORD NORTHERN EDGETERMINAL FURY

BALIKATANHONG KONG SAREX

KEY RESOLVE FOAL EAGLE

COBRA GOLD

ARCTICSAREXALCOM


HKSAREX4-8 Oct

CGCG MFPMFP

7-18 Feb7-18 Feb

IV

BKBKARPACARPAC4-18 Apr4-18 Apr

ARCTICARCTICSAREXSAREXALCOMALCOM

12-16 Sep12-16 Sep

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TSTSPACFLTPACFLTJTF 507JTF 507

18-29 July18-29 July

ECECSOCPACSOCPAC

TBDTBD

II

KRKRFEFE

USFKUSFK6-17 Mar6-17 Mar

IV

UFGUFGUSFKUSFK

14-26 Aug 14-26 Aug

IV

NENEALCOMALCOM

6-17 June6-17 June

TFTFPART IPART IPACOMPACOM28 Mar-28 Mar-1 Apr1 Apr


12-20 May12-20 May

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KSKSPACAFPACAF

8-19 Nov8-19 Nov

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TSTSSTAFEXSTAFEX

14-18 Feb14-18 Feb



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TALISMAN SABER

TE 11-1 TBD

Jul TBDTBD

TEMPEST EXPRESS


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• TERMINAL FURY Heavy-Light Cycle

• ELLIPSE CHARLIE; no change• NORTHERN EDGE/ VALIANT SHIELD

(Alaska/S. Pacific)• Increase Jointness at Op. Level

• BALIKATAN (Philippines) Heavy (CPX)/Light (No-CPX) Multinational, non-traditional

scenario (SAGIP)• COBRA GOLD (Thailand)

Increase Joint capabilities and interoperability

• Korea Exercises KR/FE, UFG Reduce to one annual Fall

readiness exercise by 2013 Explore biennial ROK/US/JPN Ex

• Japan Exercises KE, KS Annual Heavy-Light CPX (KE) Improved Joint FTX for KS11

= progressing towards goal

= implementation issues

USPACOM Exercise Realignment

• TALISMAN SABER (Australia) Biennial, multinational

• COMMANDO SLING (Singapore) Reduce to twice annually

• HONG KONG SAREX (Hong Kong) HK CAD reduced USPACOM role

to biennial involvement• ARCTIC SAREX (Russia/Can/US)

– Reestablishing exercise following change in GOR EA’ship (FY10 TTX)

• MPAT-GPOI (locations TBD)– No change

• Add Joint India Exercise Annual Heavy-Light exercise

• Add Joint Southeast Asia Exercise Multinational tri-border exercise Involve ID, MY, RP, Singapore

• Add PANDEMIC INFLUENZA/ HOMELAND DEFENSE Exercise

Add modules to existing exercises

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Issues

• Underfunding of STRATLIFT requires prioritization of exercise forces•SOF and USAF bear brunt of cuts due to expense of flying equipment into theater

• Impact of reduced annual JFCOM DTT support to COCOMs- ELLIPSE CHARLIE: Requires annual SOCJFCOM DTT support - TERMINAL FURY: Requires USPACOM staff and JTF staff DTT support; biennial JTF certification requirement- TALISMAN SABER: Biennial JTF certification requirement

• Potential JELC Conflicts

- TERMINAL FURY / AUSTERE CHALLENGE (EUCOM)- TERMINAL FURY / NAT’L LEVEL EXERCISE (FY12)

• Request clear SMEB guidance and regularly updated PSA list

• Improved coordination required for cross-COCOM exercise support•NORTHCOM: VS •STRATCOM: GL-GT

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Questions

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ELLIPSE CHARLIE

OPLAN

JTF

S T I SG C P

VALIANT SHIELD

IVI


TERMINAL FURYKEEN EDGE

IV

COBRA GOLD


HKSAREX

Oct

BKBKARPACARPAC

16-27 Apr16-27 Apr

CGCG MFPMFP

13-24 Feb13-24 Feb

ECECSOCPACSOCPAC

TBDTBD

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CERTEXCERTEXKORCOMKORCOM4-25 Mar4-25 Mar

UFGUFGKORCOMKORCOM12-22 Aug 12-22 Aug

TFTFPART IPART IPACOMPACOM2-5 Apr2-5 Apr

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12-18 May12-18 May

KEUSFJ

23-27 Jan

VSVSPACFLTPACFLT

17-24 Sep17-24 Sep

ARCTICARCTICSAREXSAREX

ALCOMALCOM10-14 Sep10-14 Sep

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JEIEA: TBD

18-22 Jun(T)


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III

TE 12-1 TBD

Jul TBDTBD

TEMPEST EXPRESS


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TALISMAN SABER

ELLIPSE CHARLIE

OPLAN

JTF

S T I SG C P

KEEN SWORD NORTHERN EDGETERMINAL FURY

BALIKATANHONG KONG SAREX COBRA GOLD

ARCTICSAREXALCOM

KOREX

HKHKSAREXSAREX8-12 Oct8-12 Oct

CGCG MFPMFP

1-14 Feb1-14 Feb

IV

BKBKARPACARPAC

15-26 Apr15-26 Apr



II

III

TSTSTBDTBD

JTF - TBDJTF - TBD8-15 Jul8-15 Jul ECEC

SOCPACSOCPACTBDTBD

II

KOREXKOREXUSFKUSFK

11-21 Aug 11-21 Aug

IV

NENEALCOMALCOM

3-14 June3-14 June


25-29 Mar25-29 Mar

TFTFPART IIPART IIPACOMPACOM6-13 May6-13 May

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KSKSEA – TBDEA – TBD5-16 Nov5-16 Nov

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TSTSSTAFEXSTAFEX

FebFeb


JEIEA: TBD

10-14 Jun(T)

NLEDHS/JS

May

II

NATL LEVEL EX


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TALISMAN SABER

TE 13-1 TBD

Jul TBDTBD

TEMPEST EXPRESS


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USPACOM JEP Exercise Calendar - FY14


ELLIPSE CHARLIE

OPLAN

JTF

S T I SG C P

VALIANT SHIELD

IVI


TERMINAL FURYKEEN EDGE

IV

COBRA GOLD

KOREX

HKSAREX7-11 Oct

BKBKARPACARPAC

14-25 Apr14-25 Apr

CGCG MFPMFP

1-10 Feb1-10 Feb

ECECSOCPACSOCPAC

TBDTBD

II

KOREXKOREXKORCOMKORCOM10-20 Aug 10-20 Aug


14-18 Apr14-18 Apr

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TFTFPART II PART II PACOMPACOMJTF-519JTF-519

16-21 May16-21 May

KEUSFJ

20-24 Jan

VSVSPACFLTPACFLT

15-22 Sep15-22 Sep



NLEDHS/JS

Dates TBD

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JEIEA: TBD

23-27 Jun(T)

NATL LEVEL EX


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