The cover article focuses on the recently published RAFTE-Pacific, and includes examples of how conditions can create and amplify considerations and uncertainties in an OE for training value. Another article reviews incidents in the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and the Russian Federation. A vignette recounts the Russian seizure of a Ukrainian command ship at Sevastopol.
The terrorism of kidnapping is a recurring incident in complex OEs. Threat motivations and actions use an incident vignette that can be adapted for antiterrorism and counterterrorism training.
Chemical weapons remain a significant threat from some state and/or non-state actors that are willing and able to use such weaponry. 4th generation chemicals are particular threats that can be masked in legitimate enterprise production until combined as a weapon.
The RPG-30 is a tandem precursor and main rocket propelled grenade system developed to defeat active
protection systems on armored vehicles. Technicals are a simpler improvisation on commercial vehicles adapted as weapons carriers. These examples are two of the weapon system options available in the WEG.
The ISIL attack on Tabqa Airbase describes a succession of attacks using threat assault, fixing, breaching, and exploiting elements against regular Syrian forces. When ISIL elements seized the airbase, they executed prisoners and exploited ISIL atrocities in global social media.