Joint Exercise Division Issues

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Joint Exercise Division Issues

• COL Nate Slate
• J-7/JEXD

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National Exercise Program

• Topic National Exercise Program
• Discussion
• Memorandum of Understanding in draft in White
  House staff
• DOD has lead for coordinating the implementation
  guidance after MOU is signed
• Issue(s)
• Current US government (USG) exercises are not
  synchronized to create opportunities for
  strategic national level exercises
• Lack of synchronization causes scheduling
  disconnects and prevents the participation of
  leadership at the national level
• Impact
• Participation of senior leadership, efficient
  use of staff time to resolve issues and improve
  policy, resourcing for exercise events and long
  term planning all suffer from lack of top down
  synchronization
• Desired Endstate
• Fully integrated, top-down driven NEP in FY 2007
  and beyond

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5-year Exercise Calendar

• Topic 5-year Exercise Calendar
• Discussion
• 5-year exercise calendar is the cornerstone of a
  truly NEP
• Policy, Training, Exercises and Evaluation
  Policy Coordinating Committee (PTEE PCC) is USG
  exercise synchronization focal point
• 5-year exercise calendar reviewed/coordinated at
  every PTEE PCC
• Issue(s)
• Without an approved synchronized 5-year exercise
  calendar, overall NEP will not likely succeed
• Impact
• Participation of senior leadership, efficient
  use of staff time to resolve issues and improve
  policy, resourcing for exercise events and long
  term planning all suffer from lack of top down
  synchronization
• Desired Endstate
• Synchronized, coordinated 5-year exercise
  calendar updated at every DOD-hosted WJTSC and
  every DHS-hosted NEXS

4
Joint Exercise Program Funding

• Bottomline Joint Exercise Program funding for
  FY08 through FY13 supports the COCOMs minimum
  exercise requirements

• New business practices ensure transparency and
  accurate tracking
• JTIMS is the system of record--validated TPFDDs
  required for funding
• Strategy-based, Requirements-driven program
  continues to be the goal
• JS and TRANSCOM monitor exercise expenses
  monthly
• Variances between estimates and actual expenses
  will be addressed by JS to COCOMs and reported to
  CJCS