USSOUTHCOM EXERCISE BRIEF LT COL CHUCK DALLAS DEPUTY, JOINT TRAINING BRANCH J77 TRAINING & EXERCISES DIVISION(TRX)
Overview Exercise Program Categories Exercise Program Overview Exercise Breakout
Exercise Program Categories Operational Foreign Military Interaction Humanitarian and Civic Assistance PANAMAX INTEGRATED ADVANCE RESOLUTE SENTINEL FUSED RESPONSE PANAMAX UNITAS ATLANTIC UNITAS PACIFIC FA HUMANITARIAS TRADEWINDS PKO AMERICAS FUERZAS COMANDO BTH CARIB BTH CENTAM NEW HORIZONS MEDRETES
Operational Exercises PANAMAX: Employs a coalition force to secure the Panama Canal against asymmetric threats. It started in 2003 w/3 countries and since has grown to about 20 countries and involves maritime interdiction operations (MIO), domain awareness, special warfare, and mine warfare. Location: Panama Concept: Live years alternating with heavy sim years ROM: FY 11 (Sim): $936K FY 12 (Live): $3.4 Mil
Operational Exercises INTEGRATED ADVANCE: Rotational scenarios that examine whole of government solutions to challenges within the USSOUTHCOM Area of Responsibility. Location: Miami Concept: USSOUTHCOM Staff Training ROM: FY 11: $1.1 Mil FY 12: CANX
Operational Exercises RESOLUTE SENTINEL: A U.S.-only tabletop exercise that focuses on synchronizing key DoD and Interagency tasks during Noncombatant Evacuation Operations (NEO). Location: Miami Concept: USSOUTHCOM Staff Training ROM: FY 11 TTX: $20K FY 12: $100K
Operational Exercises FUSED RESPONSE: A Field Training Exercise designed to improve crisis action planning, readiness, interoperability and capabilities of Special Operations Forces in support of regional crises and Overseas Contingency Operations. Location: FY 11: Colombia, FY 12: TBD ROM: FY 11: $1.12 Mil FY 12: $1.6 Mil
Foreign Military Interaction UNITAS: The oldest continuous multinational exercise in the US military. It focuses on Maritime Interdiction Operations, Anti-Surface, and Anti-Air operations. Location: FY 11 - UNITAS PAC: Chile, UNITAS LANT: Brazil FY 12 - TBD ROM: FY 11: $80K FY 12: $2 Mil
Foreign Military Interaction FUERZAS ALIADAS HUMANITARIAS: A Disaster Relief exercise, focusing on Central America and the Caribbean Basin. Location: FY 11 - Trinidad & Tobago FY 12 - TBD Concept: FY 12 - Seminar only ROM: FY 11: $222K FY 12: $100K
Foreign Military Interaction TRADEWINDS: A Field Training Exercise in the Caribbean designed to conduct combined security, peacekeeping, and selected maritime operations. Location: FY 11 - Antigua FY 12 - Barbados ROM: FY 11: $2.12 Mil FY 12: $1.5 Mil
Foreign Military Interaction PEACE KEEPING OPERATIONS-AMERICAS: A multinational Command Post Exercise and Field Training Exercise with emphasis on multinational peacekeeping capabilities and regional responses. Location: FY 11 - Brazil FY 12 - Chile ROM: FY 11: $222K (CTP only) FY 12: $300K
Foreign Military Interaction FUERZAS COMMANDO: A special operations skills competition and senior leader seminar designed to enhance multinational and regional cooperation, mutual trust and confidence, with an emphasis on the training, interoperability, and unique capabilities of Special Operations Forces. Location: FY 11 - El Salvador FY 12 - Colombia ROM: FY 11: $1.279 Mil FY 12: $1.2 Mil
Humanitarian & Civic Assistance BEYOND THE HORIZONS CARIB: Designed to improve joint readiness and interoperability of U.S. Engineer, Medical, and Combat Service Support units, by conducting U.S. Embassy-designated engineer and medical humanitarian and civic assistance (HCA) activities. Location: FY 11 - DOMREP ROM: FY 11: $3.859 Mil FY 12: None programmed
Humanitarian & Civic Assistance BEYOND THE HORIZONS CENTAM: Designed to improve joint readiness and interoperability of US Engineer, Medical, and Combat Service Support units, by conducting U.S. Embassy-designated engineer and medical humanitarian and civic assistance (HCA) activities. Location: FY 11 - El Salvador FY 12 - Honduras & Guatemala ROM: FY 11: $4.845 Mil FY 12: HND - $6.0 Mil GTM - $6.0 Mil
Humanitarian & Civic Assistance NEW HORIZONS HAITI: Designed to improve joint readiness and interoperability of U.S. Engineer, Medical, and Combat Service Support units, by conducting U.S. Embassy-designated engineer and medical humanitarian and civic assistance (HCA) activities. Location: FY 11 - Haiti & Suriname FY 12 - Peru ROM: FY 11: NH HTI - $7.105 Mil NH SUR - $3.345 Mil FY 12: Peru - $8.5 Mil
USSOUTHCOM Exercises FY11 BTH CENTAM: El Salvador FUERZAS COMANDO: El Salvador NEW HORIZONS: Haiti BTH CARIB: Dominican Republic TRADEWINDS: Antigua FA HUM Trinidad and Tobago New Horizons Suriname PANAMAX: Panama Note. This slide depicts Host Nations by exercise. FMI exercises typically involve multiple partner nations. Planned participant numbers for FY11 are below. EXERCISE PARTNER NATIONS Panamax 19 Tradewinds 19 FA Humanitarias 20 PKO Americas 15 Fuerzas Comando 20 UNITAS Atlantic 8 UNITAS Pacific 7 UNITAS PAC Chile FMI Exercises HCA Exercises UNITAS LANT Brazil PKO - Americas: Brazil
USSOUTHCOM Exercises FY12 BTH GUATEMALA FA HUM: El Salvador BTH HONDURAS PANAMAX UNITAS PAC: Ecuador FUERZAS COMANDO: Colombia TRADEWINDS: Barbados FUSED RESPONSE: Guyana Note. This slide depicts Host Nations by exercise. FMI exercises typically involve multiple partner nations. Planned participant numbers for FY12 are below. EXERCISE PARTNER NATIONS Panamax 19 Tradewinds 19 FA Humanitarias 20 PKO Americas 15 Fuerzas Comando 20 UNITAS Atlantic 8 UNITAS Pacific 7 NEW HORIZONS: Peru PKO - Americas: Chile UNITAS LANT: Argentina (TBD) FMI Exercises HCA Exercises
USSOUTHCOM Exercises FY13 PANAMAX LOCATIONS TBD: BEYOND THE HORIZONS UNITAS PAC/LANT FA HUM NEW HORIZONS TRADEWINDS FUSED RESPONSE PKO- AMERICAS BEYOND THE HORIZONS FUERZAS COMANDO: Chile FMI Exercises HCA Exercises
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