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TransformationThroughTrainingIssueNo4November201321necteddistributedtrainingsupportbythecombinedtrainingteamsinclosecooperationwithourUSpartnersevenbeforetheCFIwasintroduced.RecentlycombinedeffortofJWCJFTCUSJCWandUSMCTPFt.LeavenworthallowedustorunthecombineddistributedISAFpre-deploymentexerciseswithatrainingaudienceof5to7thousandstaffmembersfeaturingfourlevelsofcom-mandandspanningvariouslocationsovertwocontinents.Wegainedtheexperienceandexpertisewhichwillallowustoorga-nizemultileveldistributedexercisesforthefuture.InsuchexercisesJFTCwillhostjointtacticallevelheadquartersandlinkthemtojointoperationallevelsupportedbyJWCandalsoallowtoplug-infornationalforceswhichcouldtraineitherfromtheirnationaltrainingcentersorfieldlocations.Thiscon-structofexercisewouldbeaculminatingpointforoperationalinteroperabilityandwouldassumethatwelinktogetherNATO-ledandnationalexercisessynchronizeandharmonizethemforgainingmaximumsyner-gy.ItwillrequirelongtermcooperationandcombinedeffortofNATOandnationaltrain-ersaswellasrobustinterconnectivityandtechnicalsupportAISandCAXoftraining.TheuniqueexpertiseofCentersofExcellencecouldbeintegratedandoperationalizedtosuchexercisethroughJFTCandJWCentrypointoreventthroughthenationalfacilities.WealreadystartedtoimplementthiskindofsupportbeyondtheISAFmission.ExerciseslikePUMA12ofPolishSOFCommandinitsroleofNATOMultinationalSOCCortrainingsupporttoMNCNEseriesofCrystalEagleexercisesthisyeararegoodexamplesofthisapproach.InthenearfuturewewillsupportLCHQIzmironitsroadtoFOCandsomeofGRFCorpsHQsandpossiblybrigadeswillbeintegratedintoit.NeedforNATOCAXPlatformIntegratedmultilevelexercisesrequirenotonlyphysicalconnectivityandinteroper-abilityofC2andvariousfunctionalsystemsbutalsointeroperabilityofvariousCAXsys-temsandexercisecontrolsupportingtools.Thisisanotherareawherewewillplayaveryactiverole.Asamosturgentcur-renttaskinfrontofJWCandJFTCistoovercomesomewhatuncertainfutureofourcurrentkeyCAXsystemsJTLSandJCATSandmakesurethatwecanfullyusethemfortheNATOtrainingneedsbeforewecol-lectivelydeliveranewsetofNATOCAXsystems.InadditioncollectivelyNATOandnationsneedtodefinetherequirementsfornewCAXsystemswhichmustbemodu-larandflexibleallowingbuildingareal-isticsyntheticenvironmentandcombiningitinatransparentmannerwithfeedsfromlivesystemswhichsupportsintegrationofvariouslevelsofcommandandtraininginafashionwhereheadquartersandforcestrainastheyfight.Thisincludestheabil-itytostimulatetheNATOFASthatwillpresentcommandersandtheirstaffswitharealisticandbelievabletrainingenvironment.JFTChasbeennominatedtheroleofNATOLiveVirtualConstructiveSimulationsHub.Wehavealreadyconductedseriesofexperimentsandalreadyusedvarioustoolswehaveatourdisposalinsupportofrealtrainingevents.Howeverthisisjustabegin-ningandmorewillhavetobedonetofullyexploitcurrentlyavailablesystems.InordertodeliveronthepromisedJFTCgatewayrolewealreadystarteddevelopmentandimple-mentationofthepracticaltoolsallowingdis-tributedtrainingandprojectionofourcapa-bilitiestoaremotetrainingaudience.JFTCalreadyhasatitsdisposalmobilecapabilitywecallCFBLNetonWheelsandCAXonWheelsandwehavetestedanduseditinsupportofthepreviouslymentionedexercis-es.Thesetoolsandtheirbroaderusecanfur-thermaturewithcooperationandassistanceofallotherNATOandnationalpartners.LastbutnotleastIwouldliketomentionCWIXCoalitionWarriorInteroperabilityExplorationExperimentationExercise.JFTCastheHostofthislargeinteroperabilitytestingofC4I2Susedthisopportunityandtriedtooperational-izeitwithoperationalscenariossetupaswellaswithourownexperimentationinordertoimproveexercisesupporttools.IwouldliketohighlighttheinclusionofModelingandSimulationintoupcomingCWIX2014offersauniqueopportunitytoexpandtestingandbringingmoreoperationalrelevancetothisexercise.Iwouldliketoencourageallpartnerstousethisopportu-nityandparticipateinthiseventeitherinBydgoszczorfromtheirhomelocations.TheJFTCanditspersonnelarereallylookingforwardtothefollowondiscussionscooperationnetworkbuildingandcontribu-tiontosoundresultsfortheAllianceanditsnationsinimplementationoftheConnectedForcesInitiative.1M.MizeraP.MackoPolicyPapersNATOForces2020RoleofConnectedForcesInitiativeCenterforEuropeanandNorthAtlanticAffairsBratislava15.06.2013httpcenaa.orgwp-contentuploads201306PP-6-2013-NATO-Forces-2020-Role-of-connected-forces-initiative.pdf