OTTAWA - Between February 27 and March 17, 2006, the Canadian component of a major multidisciplinary experiment will take place at the Canadian Forces Experimentation Centre (CFEC). Using simulation technology and an international wide-area network, Multi-National Experiment 4 brings aid workers, diplomats and military personnel from Australia, Britain, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Sweden, the United States and NATO together to work through a scenario concerning a stability and humanitarian operation in Afghanistan.
This experiment "will have a number of applications, but the biggest one will be improving the way we all work together," says Captain (Navy) Kevin D.W. Laing, the CFEC commanding officer.
The experiment is designed to improve participants' understanding of the political structures, economy, military capabilities, infrastructure, culture, religions and information systems in a failed or failing state. The goal is to encourage a wholistic approach to international interventions in troubled areas.
As the scenario unfolds, about 800 participants in locations around the world will respond to a simulated series of events over the experimentation network. Each national team will focus on measuring how well information from various sources is integrated and disseminated, how actions are planned, and how well each action supports coalition objectives.
The Multi-National Experiment series began in 2002 as an initiative of U.S. Joint Forces Command to refine the conduct of multinational operations.
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Multi-National Experiment 4
[ Backgrounder - 24 February 2006 ]
