United States Joint Forces CommandJoint Warfighting Center

Scenario and MSEL Archive

September 2010

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Archive Library Status

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Purpose of the JWFC Archive

To provide a cohesive, efficient search capability which allows a user to find, copy and re use Scenario and MSEL files

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The Research Problem

• Needed to answer routine Scenario/MSEL queries, such as:

– How many of the last 4 events trained to the JMET ST 1:

Concentrate and Maneuver Theater Forces?

– Can you tell me where I could find a scenario based on an Earthquake?

– Which exercises in the last three years addressed Humanitarian

Assistance? Do you have MSEL lists?

Non standard archiving made it difficult to respond efficiently:

– Each Scenario/MSEL manager determined what files to save and where

– Files were saved on computers, common drives, and various portals

– The responsible Scenario/MSEL manager had to be available to perform a

thorough search.

Time required to answer queries,1 to 3 days, if the respective Scenario/MSEL Manager was present

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The Portal Solution

Scenario & MSEL files are on one of two portals, (There are no TS files)

– JWFC SIPR

– JWFC NIPR

Files are organized and standardized by COCOM and then by year

– A researcher may utilize the search button to enter a key word

(The result – list of all archive files containing the key

word)

– A researcher may go directly to a COCOM folder and look at individual

year Scenario and/or MSEL files.

Portal files may not be changed but may be saved “AS” for re use.

Time required to answer routine questions, 1.5 hours. A specific Scenario/MSEL Manager need not be present to conduct research

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NAMED EVENT STATS31 Secret25 Unclass

9 Unclass/Secret65 TOTAL

FILE CATEGORIES STATS139 SCENARIO

64 MSEL203 TOTAL

EVENTS BY YEAR

STATS

11 2010

13 2009

9 2008

9 2007

8 2006

6 2005

2 2004

2 2003

2 2002

1 2001

0 2000

2 1999

65 TOTAL

Sep 2010 Archive Files Status

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Maintaining /Re using Files and the Way Ahead

• When events finish, Scenario & MSEL Mgrs post to the archive within 10 days.

Any Scenario MSEL branch member may conduct research and provide data to the requester

Our Scenario and MSEL Mgrs can also more easily use files from colleagues

The Way Ahead?

SIPR and NIPR URLs may be accessed directly by users

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Questions?

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-Archive Tour-Data Mining Steps

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1. In the “pull down”, select Exercise Archive Library

2. Designate the Key word or phrase

3. Click the Hour glass

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Further Questions?