# Presentation: 378947

## NORAD and USNORTHCOM  Joint Training and Exercises

**This Briefing is Classified**
**UNCLASSIFIED**

**LTC Mathew Brady**
**Branch Chief, N-NC/J716**

##  Training Philosophy

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*** ******Training Philosophy***

**Individual and collective competency-based training and education focused on the NORAD and USNORTHCOM Joint Mission Essential Task Lists (JMETLs)**
**This strategy is assessed during command-post or full-scale exercises involving private sector, local, state, and federal partners (linked directly to readiness evaluation)**

## N-NC Training Program

- Directorate/Staff Agency specific  functional knowledge (link to stakeholders)
- Practice
- Broad knowledge of Homeland Security/Defense organizations
- Exercises

***N-NC Training Program***

**Level 1 – Core Knowledge Competencies**
- Knowledge of N/NC mission, organization, operations, procedures
- Knowledge of Homeland Security/Defense organizations and operations
- Knowledge of the Threat

**Declarative Knowledge Awareness**

**Conceptual Knowledge Directorate Specific **

**Arr**

**Level 2**
**On-Line**
**+60**

**Timeline**

**Level 1 On-line**
**+30**

**Level 1 Completion**
**+90**

**Level 2 Completion**
**+180**

**Problem Solving Knowledge/Leadership Development**

**Level 3 – Future Leader Development**
- Advanced knowledge of NC, Homeland Security/Defense mission, organization, operations, procedures
- Advanced directorate/staff agency knowledge (strategic view/executive decision making)
- Multi-level practice

- Breadth

- Depth

- Experience

- SUPPORTED BY LMS

## Joint Training and Education

- Major Training Initiatives
- DOD DSCA Training
- DSCA: 12 annually; 60 DOD, Interagency, and intergovernmental attendees
- 3-phased courses (Distance Learning, In-Residence, and Alumni Updates)
- DSCA ES: 4 annually; participants include 18 senior Federal, State, Local, Private and Multi-National reps
- DSCA State/Region: 17 annually; State Emergency Managers and Regional FEMA leaders
- DSCA Senior Executive Seminar (SES): 5 annually; Gov and TAG participants; located at NC
-  O-6/GS-15 PME bi-monthly series
-  Bi-Command Enlisted PME
-  AO Level quarterly PME program

## Joint Training and Education

- Major Education Initiatives
- 1 yr Graduate Certificate Program from University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS) 30 grads/yr
- US Naval Postgraduate School – MA in Homeland Security  Leadership Development  (4 grads/yr)
- 18 month program/2 weeks at NPS each qtr; remainder via ADL
- PhD program in development
- Homeland Security/Defense Education Consortium (HSDEC)
- 200 Universities and Institutions
- National Security Consortium

## JTF CDR Training (JCTC)

- Prepares potential Commanders for large scale, no-notice HS/DOD Support to  Civil Authority events with capability to operate effectively in interagency, intergovernmental, and non-governmental environments
- JCTC Schedule:  Convened bi-annually
- 08-01 : Jan 28 – 1 Feb 08 was held at USNORTHCOM
- 08-02 : 23 –** **28 Jun 08 at USNORTHCOM
- Each State/Territory nominates up to 2  candidates
- Nomination packet assembled by State and approved by TAG
- Nomination and selectee notification is managed by NGB J7

***JTF CDR Training (JCTC)***

##  JFHQ-State Training (JSTC)

- Focus is on JFHQ/JTF Joint Mission Essential Tasks (JMETs) and Staff Supporting Tasks (SSTs)
- Incorporates DHS exercise scenarios into F2F session TTXs incorporating state-specific plans/capabilities via collaborative planning
- Complements JCTC and advanced JPME, builds upon existing knowledge gained through traditional PME
- JSTC schedule: 18 states/territories during each 12 mo training cycle
- Each State/Territory selects Kickoff and two Face-to-Face sessions to support their state joint training plan
- State participation in VIGILANT GUARD exercise indexes their placement in JSTC schedule
- Out-year schedule is updated to incorporate operational commitments

## N-NC 3-Tier Exercise Program

**Pan Flu**

**Cruise **
**Missile**

**Power **
**Grid**

**NC Service Hqtrs**
**Exercises**

**MANPADS**

**Earthquake**

**Port **
**Detonation**

**Ardent Sentry**
- Defense Support
- of Civil Authorities
- FTX

**1**

**2**

**3**

**Vigilant Shield**
- HomelandDefenseCPX

**Table Top Exercises**

**Vigilant Guard****Regional Exercises**

***N-NC 3-Tier Exercise Program***

**(Incorporated Exercises)**
- Vigilant Guard   Vital Archer
- Northern Edge  Amalgam Phantom

**NC Joint Task Force**
** ****Exercises**

**NORAD Sector**
**Exercises**

**NORAD Region**
**Exercises**

**Notes:**
The following are just a few examples of the many exercises that we conduct.
Tier 1 Exercises – Full NORAD-USNORTHCOM Battlestaff Exercises,  Joint Exercise Program
Tier 2 Exercises – NORAD Region/Sector exercises;  NORTHCOM Subordinate Command exercises
Tier 3 Exercises – USNORTHCOM Sponsored Tabletop exercises

Tier 1 Exercise Descriptions    (Tier 2 are essentially smaller versions of these)
VIGILANT SHIELD - Main focus will be on Homeland Defense
ARDENT SENTRY - A NORAD-USNORTHCOM exercise focusing on Defense Support of Civil Authorities with a secondary focus on Homeland Defense and asymmetric air threats. 
Our two major exercises also incorporate these formerly stand-alone exercises:
VIGILANT GUARD – Of these four annual National Guard exercises, two will be linked to                                         VIGILANT SHIELD and ARDENT SENTRY, respectively. 
VITAL ARCHER – Alternating field training/command post exercise for our role in                                      combating terrorism.
NORTHERN EDGE - Capstone event for the State of Alaska’s Homeland Security exercise plan and NORAD-USNORTHCOM and JTF-AK operations in support of the State of Alaska’s plan. Multi-agency and multi-level exercise with major CBRNE incidents, as well as homeland defense and disaster events. 
AMALGAM PHANTOM - A NORAD-USNORTHCOM large-scale live-fly exercise involving all NORAD regions.  USNORTHCOM participation will focus primarily on BMD play.
Note:  See back up slides for detailed explanations.

## Vigilant Guard Program

- _Purpose:_ Enhance preparedness of National Guard and State Emergency Management Agencies to perform Homeland Defense (HD) and Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA) missions
- _Focus:_ JFHQ coordination with the State Emergency Management Agency and Joint Task Force (JTF) State
- Regional focus for Regional solutions – multiple states and agencies
- Uses the 15 HSC Planning Scenarios, a 12 month planning cycle, and HSEEP compliant formats to encourage civilian agency participation
- Allows Adjutants General (TAGs) to assess JFHQ/JTF-State Joint Mission Essential Tasks (JMETs)
- Four Regional Exercises (multiple States) per year conducting Command Post Exercises (CPX) involving joint capabilities
- Two exercises are linked to NORAD/USNORTHCOM exercises, Ardent Sentry & Vigilant Shield
- Potential to support limited full-scale exercises for CERFP, CST, NGRF

## Vigilant Guard Schedule

| FY | Region | Scenario |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FY05 | 5 | RDD |
|  | 7 | Foot & Mouth Disease |
| FY06 | 6 | RDD |
|  |   8+ | 7.0+ Earthquake |
|  |   5+ | 10KT Nuclear Device |
| FY07 |   9+ | Pandemic Flu |
|  | 10 | Terrorist Events |
|  | 3 | NCR Terrorist Events |
|  | 4+ | Regional Earthquake
(TN and SC Host) |
| FY08 | 9+ | Earthquake (NV Host) |
|  | 9+ | RDD (Guam Host) |
| FY09 | 9 | Earthquake (CA Host) |

***Vigilant Guard Schedule***

## NEP Exercise Tiers

**Tier I:  **White House directed, U.S. Government-wide Strategy and Policy Focus
**Tier II:  **Federal Strategy and Policy Focus
**Tier III:  **Other Federal Exercises Operational, Tactical or           Organizational                Focus**    **
**Tier IV: **State,        Territorial,                  Local,                          Tribal or                     Private Sector            Focus

- Mandatory Federal Department Participation
- 	         No more than 3 per year;
-      departments may participate
-             with a response cell
- 		  Voluntary participation    	   by departments

**Notes:**
Exercise Tiers.  The NEP categorizes exercise activities into four tiers.  These tiers reflect the relative priority for interagency participation, with Tier I as the highest and Tier IV the lowest.  USG exercises are assigned to tiers based on a consensus interagency judgment of how closely they align to USG-wide strategic and policy priorities. 
Tier I Exercises (Required).  Tier I Exercises are centered on White House directed, U.S. Government-wide strategy and policy-related issues and are executed with the participation of all appropriate Cabinet level Secretaries or their Deputies and all necessary operations centers.  (NLEs and CLEs constitute Tier I; thus there are five NEP Tier I exercises annually.) 
Tier II Exercises (Commended). Tier II Exercises are focused on strategy and policy issues supported by all appropriate departments and agencies either through the National Simulation Cell (Center) or as determined by each department or agency's leadership. (Tier II exercises are endorsed through the NEP process as meriting priority for interagency participation.  Tier II exercises take precedence over Tier 3 exercises in the event of resource conflicts.  The PTEE PCC shall recommend no more than three Tier II exercises for interagency participation annually )
Tier III Exercises (Permitted). Tier III Exercises are other Federal exercises focused on operational, tactical, or organization-specific objectives and not requiring broad interagency headquarters-level involvement to achieve their stated exercise or training objectives.  Participation is at the discretion of each department or agency.  
Tier IV Exercises.   Tier IV Exercises are exercises in which State, territorial, local, and/or tribal governments, and/or private sector entities, are the primary training audience or subject of evaluation. 

## Tier I NLE and PLE Exercises

_**National Level Exercise (one per year)**_
**FY09:  International Terrorism                           [Proposed FEMA Regions I, II]**
**FY10:  Domestic Non-Terrorism (Major Earthquake)                    [IV, V, VI, VII]**
**FY11:  Domestic Terrorism (Improvised Nuclear Device)                     [VIII, IX]**
_**Principal Level Exercises (four per year)**_
**FY09:**
**PLE 1-09: January (IED)**
**PLE 2-09: April (Major Hurricane)**
**PLE 3-09: June (Prep for NLE 09 – International Terrorism)**
**PLE 4-09: September (OPEN)**
**FY10:**
**PLE 1-10: November (Attack on Transit)**
**PLE 2-10: January (Olympics Prep)**
**PLE 3-10: April (Prep for NLE 10 – Major Earthquake)**
**PLE 4-10: July (OPEN)**
**FY11:**
**PLE 1-11: October (WMD or MANPADS)**
**PLE 2-11: January (Food Security)**
**PLE 3-11: April (Prep for NLE 11 – Improvised Nuclear Device)**
**PLE 4-11: July (OPEN)**

## Exercise Achievements/Challenges 

**Achievements**
**National Exercise Program great strides in first 3 years**
**Ardent Sentry-Northern Edge 07 (May 07)**
**Vigilant Shield 08/TOPOFF 4 (Oct 07)**
**National Level Exercise 2-08 (May 08)**
**Principal Level Exercises**
**Cabinet-level opportunities to address strategic issues**
**State and National Guard participation**
**Vigilant Guard exercises integrated with N-NC exercises**
**Challenges**
**Federal Interagency participation**
**Agencies still building training/exercise capabilities**
**National Simulation Cell supports participation gaps**

## Questions? 

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