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Unified Endeavor 2007 prepares soldiers for Iraq deployment

U.S. Joint Forces Command begins the latest iteration of the Unified Endeavor Mission Rehearsal Exercise series to help the Army's XVIII Airborne Corps and other units get ready for duty with Multi-National Corps Iraq.

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By Army Spc. Andrew Orillion
USJFCOM Public Affairs

(FORT BRAGG, N.C. - Aug. 13, 2007) -- U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) will conduct Exercise Unified Endeavor 07-2 (UE 07-2) Aug. 13-24 to train units scheduled for assignment with the Multi-National Corps Iraq (MNC-I) headquarters staff.

The exercise will take place in multiple locations in the United States and involve military personnel from across the country as well as our multi-national partners.

Designed as a mission rehearsal exercise, the event will provide realistic training scenarios for the participants involved and prepare them to work with the MNC-I. A group of USJFCOM observer/trainers will help the participants accomplish their the training objectives.

A new aspect to this iteration of Unified Endeavor is the inclusion of Iraqi role players. Approximately a dozen Iraqi nationals will serve as role players representing the armed forces and government of Iraq.

"What we're trying to do is actually simulate the environment that we'll be operating in Iraq," said Army Maj. Lisa A. Garcia, XVIII Airborne Corps public affairs officer. "So by having Iraqi role players, it's a good training opportunity so we can experience the culture while we're going through this training,"

The Iraqis will play multiple roles, including members of the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Interior, the Iraqi military command structure, and the local police.

In addition to XVIII Airborne Corps, participating units include Air Combat Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, the U.S. Army Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, as well as individual augmentees from other units and foreign military partners.

The exercise will take place simultaneously at Fort Bragg, N.C., Fort Leavenworth, Kan., Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Fort Hood, Texas, Fort Drum, N.Y., Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Hurlburt Field, Fla., and USJFCOM's Joint Warfighting Center in Suffolk, Va.