This month’s lead article spotlights interoperability
training among allies and partners in events such as
Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise (CJOAX) 15-01.
Use of the Decisive Action Training Environment (DATE)
has growing support and an adaptable baseline set of
conditions for training readiness.
The World Class Opposing Force (WCOPFOR) and ACE
Threats Integration provide insights on training
observations from recent Mission Command Training
Program (MCTP) events. Another article concludes a
two-part series on North Korean main battle tanks.
Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) scenario writers
are integrating the Decisive Action Training Environment
(DATE) to support their next round of evaluations that
include conditions that consider the effects of a chemical,
biological, radiological, nuclear, explosives (CBRNE)
operational environment.
One article assesses the capabilities of China’s ground
forces, the PLA Army (PLAA), through the lens of the US
warfighting functions (WfF).
A regular Red Diamond feature is highlighting a system
from the Worldwide Equipment Guide. This issue reviews
the Fajr-5 artillery rocket system. The final article starts
a series of vignettes on threat reconnaissance and
counterreconnaissance based on the Army TC 7-100
series for threats and opposing forces for training.