1. Computer Assisted Exercise (CAX)
Norwegian NJHQ
Computer Assisted Exercise (CAX)
Brief on Simulation
Dec 2018
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 trains own 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. NOR CAX – NORCCIS 7

5. NOR CAX – NEC CCIS

6. 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, tabletops, consept developement, C4IS stimulation, analyses and experimentation.

7. JEMM (Joint Exercise Management Module)

8. 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

9. 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

10. NJHQ NOR CAX ORG TRJE 18 NOR NATO (OPCON) NOR NJHQ CAX MGR TRJE17
(Phil)
1 CAX MGR
NOR TRJE17
(Bjarne Korsgård
(NJHQ))
NATO TECH CONTR TRJE17
NOR TECH CONTR TRJE17
CAX CONTR TRJE17
(Red)
1 CAX CONTR
NOR TRJE17
(Ove Fjeldstad
(NJHQ))
2 TC
(Pål Larssen
(NJHQ))
1 NORCCIS – Interface (Geir Wikerholmen (NJHQ))
1 NEC CCIS - Interface (Bjørn Erlend Olsen (NATO SCC))
3 TC C4IS (Simon Remøy (NDMA), Karl Magnus Ramberg-Mohn, Thomas Gran (NDMA))
NOR NATO (OPCON)
NOR NJHQ
1 CAX (Ørjan Jacobsen) (NJHQ)
1 CAX (Bjørge
Magnussen
(NJHQ))
1 CAX
(Tor Arnljot K Johannessen (NORTG))
1 CAX (Leif-Owe Birkeland (NOR CG))
1 CAX (Nicolai Wessel (NJHQ))
1 CAX (Fredrik Weidemann (NJHQ)
1 CAX (Knut Jostein
Gartland
(HG-12))
132 LV
Brig N
430.01
133 LV
430.02
OPFOR MAR
SOF
430.03
NTK
FSK 1 SOTG
MJK
1 SOTU
135 LV
CTL
HMKG
SWE/FIN
139 LV
NAOC
SWE/FIN
SWE/FIN
OPPDATERT:

11. Challenges Reporting Database LOG Reports often not detailed enough
Making a complete new DB
LOG
National responsibility – not trained in NATO
Auto setting gives minimal training
Time and personnel consuming when manual setting
Reporting
Reports often not detailed enough
Personnel; what unit do they belong to (down to battalion/wing/vessel level)
BDA; JTLS reports only damaged or destroyed when hit
Realism
Parameter settings too often incorrect.

12. Future focus More frequent use of JTLS (vignets of plans)
J3 (including subs and SOF)
J4, J5, J6 and J9 (CIMIC)
Including the tactical level in operational exercises
Providing tactical C2 data into operational C2 systems
Tactical simulation data into JTLS, Rolands to cooperate with JCATS to make it work

13. Northern light (Aurora Borealis)
Bodø City wintertime
Questions?
Northern light (Aurora Borealis)
Midnight sun