Azerbaijan picked as venue for US war drill
A US college has chosen Azerbaijan as a venue for its simulation of
military action.
The war scenario was played recently over five days at Fort Leavenworth's Command and General Staff College and Combined Arms Center. Participants used an elaborate computer system called Command Post of the Future and PM Battle Command, according to the Lawrence Journal-World website, www.ljworld.com.
More than 60 American and foreign military officers studying at the fort took part in the war game called a digital warfighter exercise.
Ahuristan, a non-existent country, was also used in the simulation.
"It allows us to analyze and think better about where we are and where we need to go," said Maj. Gil Cardona. "Critical thinking is the biggest thing we get out of this."
Under the simulation, Azerbaijan is invaded by neighboring Ahuristan, a breakaway province from Iran, in 2013. Azerbaijan asked the U.S. and its coalition allies, Great Britain and Turkey, for help in repelling the invaders.
Cardona and many of the other players have served in Iraq or Afghanistan, where the same digital system is used in real combat. But an exercise such as this allows the military to learn from mistakes without costing lives.
The exercise consists of several layers of command with different components that include not only frontline units but also intelligence and air protection.
The war scenario was played recently over five days at Fort Leavenworth's Command and General Staff College and Combined Arms Center. Participants used an elaborate computer system called Command Post of the Future and PM Battle Command, according to the Lawrence Journal-World website, www.ljworld.com.
More than 60 American and foreign military officers studying at the fort took part in the war game called a digital warfighter exercise.
Ahuristan, a non-existent country, was also used in the simulation.
"It allows us to analyze and think better about where we are and where we need to go," said Maj. Gil Cardona. "Critical thinking is the biggest thing we get out of this."
Under the simulation, Azerbaijan is invaded by neighboring Ahuristan, a breakaway province from Iran, in 2013. Azerbaijan asked the U.S. and its coalition allies, Great Britain and Turkey, for help in repelling the invaders.
Cardona and many of the other players have served in Iraq or Afghanistan, where the same digital system is used in real combat. But an exercise such as this allows the military to learn from mistakes without costing lives.
The exercise consists of several layers of command with different components that include not only frontline units but also intelligence and air protection.
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