1. Computer Assisted Exercise (CAX)
Norwegian NJHQ
Computer Assisted Exercise (CAX)
Brief on Simulation
Sept 2017
Ltc Bjarne Korsgård
Chief CAX NOR NJHQ

2. NOR CAX ORG
NOR NJHQ started in 2009 to plan a national CAX capability with a minimum organisation of 7 PAX
The first CAX supported exercise was in 2011
Only 1 pax worked full time with CAX until 2014
Rolands (and earlier NCI Agency) supports and educates
NJHQ CAX educates and trains national CAX operators.

3. NOR CAX
NOR CAX is a NATO SECRET level system build according to national secret regulations and has its own gateway to NATO.
NOR CAX consist of these systems/applications:
Joint Theater Level Simulation (JTLS)
NORCCIS 7
NEC CCIS
Outlook (MS Office)
Joint Exercise Management Module (JEMM)
Spark (Chat).

4. Objectives Exercise Objectives Training Objectives
Primary Training Objectives
Secondary Training Objectives
(Experimentation Objectives)
discovery, validation, demonstration

5. Constructive Simulations
Simulation and CAX support personnel:
Computes the possible outcomes and results of the commands given by the TA to the simulated units and entities
Simulates the entities and conditions not controlled by the TA or EXCON according to the parameters set
Maintains a consistent white truth
Provides inputs for the C2 systems.

6. Recent security approvals
Distributed operations to other sites
Mail from NORCAX to FISB/H (National secret)
Move files from NORCAX to FISB/H.
Planning on using only one JEMM, it will be on NS and can be used directly from NORCAX.

7. NOR CAX
Operational level, coordinated with strategic and tactical level
Operating with JTLS
Used on the main national CPX and a few wargames
Planning to use it in live exercises where simulated operations are coordinated, but segregated from live operations
Currently only 3 pax but supported by many, will be 8 pax during

8. CAX Support Layout During Exercises
NOR NJHQ
SITFOR/OPFOR
OPFOR Land
OPFOR Air
OPFOR Maritime
SITFOR Air
Tech Control
SITCEN
AIR
Including NATO
AIR RC
MAR
MAR LNO
Maritime RC
Bergen
LAND
LAND LNO
Land RC
Bardufoss
Brigade North
Homeguard
NTK
Logistics
Kjeller
SOF
SOF LNO
SOF RC
TKS
Civilian Traffic
LNO
Border Sec
Finmark
GSV
Police LNO
Tot LNO
Cy LNO
Grey Cell
TOTAL: 23 CAX Support Staff

9. NOR CAX in a CPX Creates a reduction of reality
2 main systems in CAX: JEMM and JTLS
JEMM
Planning and structuring of the exercises
JTLS
Simulation and stimulation of live systems to display the situation very realisticly.
CAX will also be supporting wargames, consept developement, C4IS stimulation, analyses and experimentation.

10. NOR CAX – Wargaming
NOR CAX has been, and will be, used as a wargaming tool.

11. NJHQ Exercise Framework Current Ops/J3-3 Near Future Ops/J3-5
MEL-MIL script
Simulation
Future Ops/J5

12. Air C2 Stimulation NECCIS ATO-T JTOI JTLS JOI NORCIS mission updates
RAP, RMP, RGP
Link 16
(immediately)
JOI
NORCIS
RAP, RMP, RGP
OTH Gold
(Submarines in every 4 hours.
The others are in every minute.
AIS is in every 15 minutes.)

13. EXCON ORG EXCON HICON SITCEN MEL/MIL EV MAN I EV MAN II EV MAN III
EV MAN IV
SIMCON
LOCON
LAND
AIR
SOF
MARITIME
LOG
CIS
INFO OPS
GREY CELL
MEDIA
SCENARIO
SITFOR
INTEL
EVAL

14. SIMCON ORG SIMCON CAX manager DB-manager Tech. control CAX mentor
LAND
MAR
AIR
SOF
LOG
SIMCON
CAX manager
DB-manager
Tech. control
CAX mentor
LOCON
Responsecell
Planners
Battle captain
CAX operator (10)
CAXmentor
(3)
MEL-MIL COORD

15. NATO Exercises
The next two major NATO exercises in 2017 and 2018 will be CAX simulated from JWC (Stavanger, Norway). NORCAX will be located to JWC and simulate the Norwegian forces under Norwegian national command using NATO JTLS.

16. Challenges Database LOG BDA Realism
Errors needs to be corrected – big job
Lacking info needs to be put in – another big job
LOG
National responsibility – not trained in NATO
Auto setting gives minimal training
Time and personnel consuming when manual setting
BDA
JTLS reports only damaged or destroyed when hit
Needs to be more detailed
Realism
Parameter settings often incorrect.

17. Not tried during an exercise yet. Improvements:
JTLS-GO
Not tried during an exercise yet. Improvements:
Better map functionality
Easier to learn and operate
More realism
Better BDA functionality
Easier to prepare/set up vignets for table tops
Automatic/easier import to database
Automatic/easier parameter settings
Drag and drop functionality.

18. Questions?