OEE Red Diamond MAY14

This issue of the Red Diamond newsletter spotlights the Regionally Aligned Force Training Environment-North Korea (RAFTE-North Korea). The DATE remains the basis for operational environment (OE) conditions in training. The Foreign Military Studies Office (FMSO) provides insight on Russian Rapid Reaction Forces (RRF). The Russian Armed Forces are currently experimenting with the establishment of an RRF Command. The March 2014 terrorist attack at the Serena Hotel in Kabul shook the confidence of Afghans and foreigners within its protective perimeter. The failure in enclave protection was due to lax security. The BRDM article describes the vehicle’s proliferation and variants, specifications, capabilities, and inherent vulnerabilities. The hybrid threat uses the BRDM as readily available and relatively inexpensive.


The cyber lifecycle article focuses on attack and assess phases. The threat uses information warfare (INFOWAR) among its cyber electromagnetic activities. Rotation 14-04 at the National Training center (NTC) was the fifth DATE rotation that challenged units in complex operational environments and hybrid threat. Reconnaissance attack is one of several threat offensive actions. This vignette portrays a guerrilla-based hybrid threat tactic against a repressive regional authority.

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