Comments on: ‘Vibrant Response 13′ – frightens many with military maneuvers http://www.standupamericaus.org/homeland-security/vibrant-response-13-frightens-many-with-military-maneuvers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vibrant-response-13-frightens-many-with-military-maneuvers Fri, 17 May 2013 22:55:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Will Beatie http://www.standupamericaus.org/homeland-security/vibrant-response-13-frightens-many-with-military-maneuvers/#comment-36733 Will Beatie Sun, 16 Sep 2012 02:59:14 +0000 http://www.standupamericaus.org/?p=8866#comment-36733 Having been assigned as an MI officer responsible for writing the Intelligence portion of exercises for the training and evaluation responsible for areas west of the Mississippi, for 5th Continental Army Command, I have some information as to what is being done. There are many details about which I can not comment, but let me give an overview. The Military constantly exercises for various scenarios that "could be possible". I have worked with combat support, combat service support, and combat units, both on an individual and combined action exercise, to include inter department exercises. I have been instrumental in readiness preparation exercises also. Exercises can be generally divided into such areas as CPX(Command Post Exercises), Mapexes (Map exercises), Staffeercisses (staff level exercises) FTX (field training exercises), & e.t.c.. These exercises range from Battalion to Brigade levels all the way to flag officer levels. The purposes of most exercises is to check and train as necessary staff levels of various commands and their ability to both command and control their own personnel, coordinate necessary assistance, communicate and receive necessary information between command levels, and effectively and efficiently carry out assigned missions. Throughout the exercises various unexpected situations are injected into the scenario in order to assess the unit's ability to adapt to changing "battlefield" conditions, how quickly and effectively then continue with the original mission. Larger exercises such as this one tests the ability for commands to recognize and prepare for possible contingencies and the need to coordinate with units/commands with which they usually have little or no contact. Doing this alerts the various commands to the needs of the supporting commands or units such as time frames, necessary support in transportation, site selection and preparation. This could be seen as a coordination and learning experience for units of all levels and all branches and services, and is necessary for preparation for large scale operations beyond what would be found on the typical battlefield and, especially with friendly civilians unused to being directed in movement and activities for their safety. BTW, what can currently serve as a "prison camp" for overloaded federal prison facilities can be rapidly modified for other more necessary facilities. Don't let appearances fool you. I have been personally been involved in each and every one of these exercises in the past Having been assigned as an MI officer responsible for writing the Intelligence portion of exercises for the training and evaluation responsible for areas west of the Mississippi, for 5th Continental Army Command, I have some information as to what is being done. There are many details about which I can not comment, but let me give an overview.

The Military constantly exercises for various scenarios that “could be possible”. I have worked with combat support, combat service support, and combat units, both on an individual and combined action exercise, to include inter department exercises. I have been instrumental in readiness preparation exercises also. Exercises can be generally divided into such areas as CPX(Command Post Exercises), Mapexes (Map exercises), Staffeercisses (staff level exercises) FTX (field training exercises), & e.t.c.. These exercises range from Battalion to Brigade levels all the way to flag officer levels. The purposes of most exercises is to check and train as necessary staff levels of various commands and their ability to both command and control their own personnel, coordinate necessary assistance, communicate and receive necessary information between command levels, and effectively and efficiently carry out assigned missions. Throughout the exercises various unexpected situations are injected into the scenario in order to assess the unit’s ability to adapt to changing “battlefield” conditions, how quickly and effectively then continue with the original mission. Larger exercises such as this one tests the ability for commands to recognize and prepare for possible contingencies and the need to coordinate with units/commands with which they usually have little or no contact. Doing this alerts the various commands to the needs of the supporting commands or units such as time frames, necessary support in transportation, site selection and preparation.

This could be seen as a coordination and learning experience for units of all levels and all branches and services, and is necessary for preparation for large scale operations beyond what would be found on the typical battlefield and, especially with friendly civilians unused to being directed in movement and activities for their safety.

BTW, what can currently serve as a “prison camp” for overloaded federal prison facilities can be rapidly modified for other more necessary facilities. Don’t let appearances fool you.

I have been personally been involved in each and every one of these exercises in the past

]]> By: RangerRick http://www.standupamericaus.org/homeland-security/vibrant-response-13-frightens-many-with-military-maneuvers/#comment-33406 RangerRick Tue, 14 Aug 2012 21:13:11 +0000 http://www.standupamericaus.org/?p=8866#comment-33406 I use to work at Atterbury, left in 2010. There were lot of things going on that did not seem to have anything to do with our Country's defense. The have a civilian prison inside the base, I use to pull prisoners for work details. They also had several FOB's that could be turned into Prison Camps with little effort. Seems the training for Americans has been kicked up a notch. The Marines used it a few years ago to fly out of to go to Indpls for same type of training. Hit the normal neighborhood and scare the heck of of folks. Interetsting, RangerRick I use to work at Atterbury, left in 2010. There were lot of things going on that did not seem to have anything to do with our Country’s defense.
The have a civilian prison inside the base, I use to pull prisoners for work details. They also had several FOB’s that could be turned into Prison Camps with little effort.
Seems the training for Americans has been kicked up a notch. The Marines used it a few years ago to fly out of to go to Indpls for same type of training. Hit the normal neighborhood and scare the heck of of folks.

Interetsting, RangerRick

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