Exercise GREEN SHIELD

This is a advanced scenario exercise with focus on Air-to-Ground operations in preperation for attack against Syria as part of Operation Active Resolve (OPAR). Scenario is a classic war scenario, BLUE vs RED. The scenario uses MOA 3 airspace + additional airspace furher NORTH IAW picture below.

Scenario overview

BLUE is controlling the southern area, with RED controlling the area in the north.. Combat operations is taking place on the FLOT between red and blue territory

Training Objectives

• Priority 1: AR (RW and A-10s) attacking HVT’s while supported by SEAD/DEAD assets.
  
  

  Situation

  General situaton

  BLUE and RED have been building up forces. BLUE have initiated an assault within the last 24 hours against RED forces. Combat operatons is currently fairly static along the FLOT. JFACC have tasked friendly forces to attrit enemy high targets units before the BLUE forces commence a ground assault against the RED forces in this sector.
  
  

  Friendly situation

  Friendly battalions are lined up in defensive positions along the FLOT. These units consist of primary motorized infantry, with some armor and mechanized infantry in reserve.
  
  

  Enemy situation

  RED Force have a Mechanized Division (AB Mechanized Division) in this sector. A likely Division HQ is reported IVO N24 56.000 E056 09.600, elevation 761ft. Earlier flights have reported SA-11, SA-15, SA-8 when transitting through the area. IAW enemy doctrine the Mechanized Division also have SA-13s to protect the maneuver forces. IAW enemy doctrine, SA-15 is likely protecting division HQ, and SA-8 is likely protecting rocket artillery (GRAD)

Enemy doctrine:

• Enemy Doctrine ground force structure
• Enemy Doctrine ground combat tactics
  
  

  Tasking

  Tasking 1:

  AR mission in Killbox NELSON to locate and destroy enemy rocket artillery (GRAD), enemy artillery, enemy logistical support units. If multiple flights are tasked with AR, a volunteer FL (or most experienced FL if no volunteers) assume role as mission commander. Mission Commander coordinate with SEAD flights in support as required. If multiple AR flights are availeble, Mission Commander can change role from AR to SCAR.

Target priority:

1. Rocket artillery.
2. Regular artillery.
3. Concentration of logistical forces of company or higher.
4. Any other combat forces.

Tasking 2:

SEAD in support of tasking 1. Coordinate with Mission Commander for tasking 1.

Coordinates for killbox Nelson: N25 02.000 E056 01.000 N25 02.000 E056 17.000 N24 49.000 E056 17.000 N24 49.000 E056 01.000

Time Sensitive Targets

• Priority 1: SCUD
• Priority 2: Heavy rocket artillery (MLRS=SMERCH or Uragan)
  
  

  Command and Control

  Package frequency: MOA 3 frequencies in use: Primary freq: 230.0 Secondary freq: 136.7
  
  

  ADMIN NOTES

• Due to this beeing a training scenario, there are not a full enemy mechanized Division (243 IFVs +++) placed out in the terrain. However, there are several units, both platoon, company and battalion sizes that can be located.
• Signature equipment (SAMs, artillery, logistics, HQ) are in place so it is possible to understand and interpret what is going on and where units are located and how they are organized.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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