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US Highlights Military Simulation at
Summit for Partnership for Peace
5 April 1999
By Tasos Kokkinides
Below is the text of the US Information Agency press release
describing an simulation exercise that will take place during
the NATO Summit for all Partnership for Peace countries.
NATO SUMMIT TO DEMONSTRATE PFP SIMULATION NETWORK
(Exercise simulation of NATO-led peace support operation)
(460)
Washington - During the April 23-25 NATO Summit, there will
be a demonstration of the Partnership for Peace (PfP) Simulation
Network (SimNet), according to the Defense Department.
The demonstration will permit visitors to observe various
aspects of command and control in an exercise simulation involving
a NATO-led peace support operation, with staff participation
from 29 nations. Other features include a video describing
the conflict scenario, an operating brigade command post staffed
by Finland, a Combined Joint Task Force headquarters with
a British commander and Ukrainian deputy commander, and a
live, five-way video conference between exercise participants
in Washington and commands located in Hungary, Sweden, and
The Netherlands.
Following is the text of the DOD announcement:
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OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (PUBLIC AFFAIRS)
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20301 April 2, 1999
NATO SUMMIT DEMONSTRATES PFP SIMULATION NETWORK
The Partnership for Peace (PfP) Simulation Network (SimNet)
will be demonstrated during the NATO summit, to be held in
Washington, D.C. on April 23-25, 1999, as one part of a vision
to increase the defense capabilities of partners and allies.
The PfP SimNet will help to enhance military capabilities
by strengthening command and staff planning. By conducting
Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) training on a distributed
basis, it will improve interoperability by involving a wider
and more focused training audience at less cost. Implemented
through remote site command posts that are linked by satellite,
the PfP SimNet will not only improve staff procedures, it
will also enhance the cooperation essential to effective multinational
operations like that in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The PfP SimNet demonstration will be one of the highlights
of the summit. Visitors will observe various aspects of command
and control in an exercise simulation involving a NATO-led
peace support operation, with staff participation from 29
nations. Other features of the demonstration will include:
-- A video describing the scenario/run-up to the conflict;
-- An operating brigade command post staffed by Finland;
-- A functioning CJTF headquarters whose commander is British
and deputy commander is Ukrainian;
-- An ongoing live, five-way video conference between exercise
participants in Washington, and multinationally staffed subordinate
commands located in Hungary, Sweden, and The Netherlands.
In support of this initiative, Secretary Cohen and Swedish
Defense Minister Von Sydow signed on Nov. 18, 1998 a memorandum
of understanding to allow for long-term joint planning. Sweden
is at the forefront in developing computer simulations to
support staff training in peace support operations. The demonstration
of PfP SimNet is the result of extensive U.S.-Swedish collaboration.
Both countries anticipate inviting other nations to join in
further developing this collaborative endeavor after the Washington
summit demonstration.
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