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 Combined
Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa Mission Rehearsal
Exercise commences
U.S.
Joint Forces Command began its Combined Joint Task Force
- Horn of Africa Mission Rehearsal Exercise this week
at the Joint Warfighting Center in Suffolk, Va. to train
personnel to conduct joint operations within the Horn
of Arica.
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By Robert Pursell
USJFCOM Public Affairs
(SUFFOLK, Va. – Jan. 8, 2008) --
U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) began an annual Mission
Rehearsal Exercise
(MRX) this week at the Joint
Warfighting Center (JWFC) to train personnel to conduct joint operations within the
Horn of Africa.
The Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA)
MRX, also supported by U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM),
will train Standing Navy Joint Command Element Commander
(SNJCE) staff and individual augmentees over the next
two weeks by providing realistic scenarios.
Frank Lang, the USJFCOM lead for the CJTF-HOA MRX,
explained the purpose.
“We’re providing the best training possible
to the incoming core staff and other individual augmentees
going to the Horn of Africa to assume the role as the [Joint
Task Force],” he said.
Most of the scenarios are taken from real
life situations and are recommended by personnel already
stationed in the
region. They will be driven by the JWFC’s Master
Scenario Events List by providing a common operational
picture to the training audience. The scenarios will provide
an opportunity for personnel to work with each other.
The mission of the CJTF-HOA is to prevent conflict, promote
regional stability and protect coalition interests in east
Africa and Yemen through humanitarian assistance, disaster
relief, consequence management, and civic action programs.
“There’s a variety of ongoing operations or
events that are happening in the Horn of Africa that we’ve
replicated in the exercise to give them practice or familiarization
of what’s going on when they get there,” said
Lang.
Over 250 participants, including SNJCE, subject matter
experts from USCENTCOM and several interagency organizations,
are on hand for in the event. Multinational participation
includes representation from Djibouti, Republic of Mauritius,
United Kingdom and France.
Lang stated on Jan. 17, at the conclusion of the MRX,
a final after action review will be conducted with senior
leadership to discuss their staff actions and decisions
which happened over the course of the exercise. This report
will be used for future MRXs.
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