1. The overall classification of this briefing is UNCLASSIFIED
US Africa Command
All Partner’s Access Network’s (APAN) utility in support of Exercises and Training
Thom Acton
Joint Force Development
Training
The overall classification of this briefing is UNCLASSIFIED 1 1

2. Agenda Background APAN at AFRICOM Proposed use of APAN for JFD
Current Status of APAN at JFD
Current usage by AFRICA ENDEAVOR
Way Ahead

3. APAN Background
Established in 2000 as Regional Security Cooperation Network for PACOM (then called Asia-Pacific Area Network)
Validated as a an operational network during OPERATION UNITED ASSISTANCE for use during contingencies involving foreign military, NGO/IO, and interagency partners and again in OPERATION UNIFIED RESPONSE
Introduction of Web 2.0 technologies
Selected by Joint Staff as Joint Capability Technology Demonstration in 2009
Selected by AFRICOM to be the non .mil network for collaboration, coordination and planning with Allies and partner nations
Actively being used by AFRICAN ENDEAVOR participants for exercise planning and data repository
258 groups, 10 of which are AFRICOM
AFRICA ENDEAVOR has 116 active members, AFRICOM Training and Exercise Group has 65

4. APAN in the News – Haiti HA/DR

5. APAN at AFRICOM

6. APAN use within AFRICOM JFD
Training Gateway
Exercise Development
Information Sharing
Exercise 1
JELC Events
- TOW
- MDW
- IPC
- MPC
- FPC
- etc
Training Audience
Exercise
HA/DR
- Noble Piper TOs
- Nectar Bend TOs
- Eager Initiative TOs
- other
PKO
- Shared Accord TOs
- African Lion TOs
Training
- HA/DR curriculum
- PKO curriculum
Training venues
- Marshall Center
- NATO School
- JKO
- POTI
- JWFC
APAN
- RFI
- RFA
- Info Sharing
- Coordination
-etc
Using Web 2.0
- Blog
- Wiki
- Forums
- Files
- Chat
For exercise and operations
Examples:
OPERATION UNIFIED ASST
OPERATION UNIFIED RELIEF
Link training events to Exercise Training Objectives
Exercise 2
JELC Events
- TOW
- MDW
- IPC
- MPC
- FPC
- etc
JELC Support for multi-national / IA participant exercises
Info Sharing / coordination / collaboration during execution
Control Group
Response Cell Operations
Exercise 3
JELC Events
- etc 2 2

7. AFRICOM Sponsored Exercises
Training Objectives
Exercise
Multilateral
PKO
HA/DR
CM/FCM
NATURAL FIRE X
SHARED ACCORD
AFRICAN LION
NOBLE PIPER
MEDFLAG
MEDLITE
NECTAR BEND
EAGER INITATIVE
AFRICA ENDEAVOR

8. Training Resources Resources Online Resident Mobile POCs
Marshall Center X
NATO School
Joint Knowledge Online (JKO)
Peace Operations Training Institute (POTI)
Joint Warfighting Center (JWFC)
Last year, POTI provided training to over 40,000 individuals on the African continent completing over 150,000 courses. All training is online

9. Training Class Synopsis

10. Exercise Summaries

11. Selected Information - Exercises

12. AFRICA ENDEAVOR on APAN

13. Proposed Way Ahead Continue use of APAN to support AFRICA ENDEAVOR
Expand exercise planning and support for more exercise, one at a time
Integrate training opportunities with initial focus on PKO, HA/DR, interagency training
Monitor and track training (maybe LMS)
Develop training plan to help meet training objectives
Integrate Joint Training Applications – JTIMS, JLLIS, etc

14. Backup Slides

15. Information Sharing and Collaborative Technologies
APAN
Harmonie Web
JNTC
Global Action
JWFC
Selected by Joint Staff for JCTD as non .mil collaborative platform
Yes No
Selected by AFRICOM staff as its non .mil collaborative platform
No requirement for persistent and /or non-persistent nodes
Hosting is DISA and NSA compliant and includes current IAVA implementations and OSD GIG wavier
Unk
Proven in real world operations for IA, military, NGO/IO, etc collaboration/coordination
Limited
Use of Web 2.0 technologies
Integration of real time collaborative technologies
Use of metrics for data management , data tagging and geospatial data presentation
Ability to handle classified information
COMMENTS:

16. Notes from Information Sharing / Collaboration Technologies
APAN – Can be used for exercise planning, as a training gateway, information sharing portal (already chosen by AFRICOM as such). Successfully used and validated by USPACOM and USSOUTHCOM in training and real world ops.
Harmonie Web – Used for information sharing , but to a much lesser extent.
JNTC (JTEN) – Joint Training and Experimentation Network. Primarily used with persistent nodes requiring network installation. Used successfully in providing LVC elements into training exercises.
Global Action – EUCOM Share Point Portal. Not enough information of where and how it is hosted. Primary use is information sharing.
JWFC – JKO for pre-exercise on-line training for the training audience. Possible use by exercise controllers and/or observer/trainers.
NOTE: None of the above systems work in a strictly classified environment.