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Red Diamond Threats Newsletter TRADOC G-2 Operational Environment Enterprise ACE Threats Integration Fort Leavenworth, KS Volume 7, Issue 11 NOV 2016 TRADOC G-2 WEG: 2016 UPDATES AND CHANGES INSIDE THIS ISSUE by John Cantin, TRADOC G-2 ACE Threats Integration (BMA CTR) Threat 2025+ .......................... 3 The 2016 version of the Worldwide Equipment Guide (WEG) is currently UK Use of DATE .................... 9 undergoing editing and revision, with a tentative publication date of 1 January 2017. This year’s WEG contains numerous updates and upgrades. As many readers WEG: UAV ........................... 12 noticed, the last version of the WEG was drastically changed, mostly in formatting JRTC Rotation 16-09 .......... 16 and presentation. This new format presents information in a table format that IFC Pt 1 ................................ 21 allows the user to quickly scan the document for information and is easier to read than previous versions. Photographs were updated where possible, and ACE-TI POCs ....................... 25 information revised as required. OEE Red Diamond published by TRADOC G-2 OEE ACE Threats Integration The reaction to the changes has been overwhelmingly positive, and user comments Send suggestions to: and suggestions are always taken into consideration as ACE-TI updates this ATTN: Red Diamond product. Users should keep in mind that the WEG reflects the most current and Jon H. Moilanen (DAC), Operations, G-2 ACE-TI proliferated military equipment used by threat forces today. It does not include the and newest equipment (e.g. Russian T-14 Armata tank) until that system is being used Laura Deatrick (CGI CTR), by threat forces in significant numbers. Usually it takes 5–7 years for a system to Editor, G-2 ACE-TI reach this threshold, but with accelerated fielding emphasis this timeline can be compressed. ACE-TI also considers legacy or outdated systems (e.g. T-34 tank) for deletion due to lack of use, discontinuation of production, lack of ability to maintain the system, etc. The WEG and WEG products are updated throughout the year to ensure that the most accurate and up-to-date information is available. As always, reader questions, comments, and suggestions are welcome and encouraged. APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE; DISTRIBUTION UNLIMITED RED DIAMOND TOPICS OF INTEREST by TRADOC G-2 ACE Threats Integration This issue of Red Diamond opens with an article on and characteristics, proliferation, and associated training Blueprint Five of the Threat 2025+ project, an ACE-TI implications and threat doctrine manifestations. initiative to produce a blueprint series capturing future DATE Rotation 16-09 was conducted at the Joint threat tactics from a threat perspective for training. The Readiness Training Center (JRTC) during August– blueprints are rooted in Training Circular (TC) 7-100.2, September 2016, with the Rotational Training Unit (RTU) Opposing Force Tactics, and represent projected threat being 3rd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 82nd Airborne capabilities. The intent of the blueprints is to validate the Division. An article reviews the exercise, focusing on the current hybrid threat (HT) requirements for training and RTU/opposing force (OPFOR) interplay on the ground. the current HT force structure at training centers Army Several salient points are covered, including excellent wide. This article discusses one blueprint in detail, use of unmanned aerial systems on the part of the RTU Irregular Force Destabilizing Dense Urban Environment, and analog systems on the part of its opponent. and explains the conditions for its use in training. The final Red Diamond article this month starts a two- The British Army has been utilizing the Decisive Action part series on the OPFOR’s use of an integrated fires Training Environment (DATE) as its operational command (IFC). The command is composed of a environment for training on an ad-hoc basis for the past permanent or standing command and control structure, two years. These exercises have served as a proof of with various types of fire support units task-organized concept prior to official endorsement of DATE for use and integrated in an approach to synchronize indirect with the British Field Army. An article describes the fires for a maneuver force. Topics covered in the article reasons for DATE’s selection by United Kingdom, its include the IFC’s organizational structure, headquarters, current level of usage, and its perceived benefits for the Red Diamond Disclaimercommand and control, command post security, and British Army. training implications. 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Appearance of external hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement by the US Army for information contained therein. _______________ Red Diamond Page 2 by MAJ Jay Hunt and Jerry England (DAC), TRADOC G-2 ACE Threats Integration The Threat 2025+ project is an ACE Threats Integration initiative to produce a series of blueprints for the purpose of capturing current and future threat tactics for training. The blueprints are rooted in Training Circular 7-100.2, Opposing Force Tactics, and are a representation of projected threat capabilities. The intent of the blueprints is to validate the current hybrid threat (HT) requirements for training and the current HT force structure at training centers Army-wide. This article is the fifth in a series that will discuss the threat blueprints and the combat conditions they represent. It will also highlight what elements of threat tactics are most relevant when given a set of combat conditions and a hybrid threat mission against a US Brigade. Threat Blueprint Five: Irregular Force Destabilizing Dense Urban Environment The environment for Blueprint Five is a dense urban environment in which a medical crisis has resulted in an international humanitarian assistance disaster response from the humanitarian assistance community (HAC). The HT actors active in destabilizing the security environment are not necessarily allied with each other or having similar motives. However, the chaotic nature of the current situation presents windows of opportunity for HT actors to pursue their objectives. The HT order of battle for this blueprint includes a guerrilla battalion and a loosely- affiliated insurgent organization that represents an emerging separatist movement. Additionally, the role of multiple criminal organizations adds to the complexity of the situation. The guerrillas control the outlying areas and drive the illicit fuel trade throughout the city as a means to fund their operations. The insurgents are the key players and seek to use the crisis to gain power and influence, leading to regime change. One criminal organization focuses on the drug trade and small crime, largely seeking to rid itself of government or outsider meddling in its business. The other criminal group collaborates with the guerrillas and insurgents in the black market Figure 1. OPFOR order of battle Red Diamond Page 3 and illicit trade-related activities. The HT actors generally see the HAC as supporting the power structures of the host nation government (HNG). The HAC operations have been disrupted by a variety of seemingly-unrelated attacks by one or more HT actors, preventing it from providing care and the HNG from stabilizing security city-wide. The HNG requests a US brigade combat team (US BCT) to restore stability and improve the security situation while enabling the HAC to provide much-needed assistance.1 The HT order of battle is optimized to cause disruption to HNG and US BCT operations and to divide unity of command between the HNG and US forces to the extent that the HNG retracts its invitation to the US forces and sends them home without accomplishing the mission. This blueprint progresses through four phases as HT actors adapt to the US BCT deployment and stability operations: 1. Actions against the HAC air and sea points of departure (APOD, SPOD), 2. Actions against the lines of communications (LOCs) between the APOD/SPOD and operation nodes,