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NAVY NEWS, JULY 2008 13
Warrior evollvesves
FOR Neptune, read Joint.
Also involved were two UK
And where it says JMOTS,
Pictures by LLogs (CS) Stu Hill
tactical air control (TAC) parties,
make that JTEPS.
That makes more sense now,
FRPU (N)
made up of nine tri-Service
personnel from 148 Bty RM Poole,
doesn’t it?
which occupied a forward operating
Not convinced?
weapons, and ‘Large Force “I am sure that the high- base and manned observation posts
Okay, let’s break it down a little
Element’ missions, where fixed and fidelity joint tactical training overlooking targets.
more.
mobile targets (including inflatable environment provided by JTEPS Wng Cdr Martin Tinworth,
Neptune, as in Neptune
Scud decoys and electronic warfare in Exercise Joint Warrior offers RAF EXCON Air Director, said:
Warrior, is now Joint Warrior (we
emitters simulating surface-to-air participants rigorous preparation “Exercise Magic Carpet was an
will ignore the old and bold who
threats) were deployed at RAF for operational tasks in theatres extremely successful event across
harp on about JMCs).
Spadeadam. worldwide.” the board, with the Royal Air Force
As for JMOTS, the Joint
Maritime Patrol Aircraft The new overseas dimension of Oman being excellent hosts.
Maritime Operational Training
(MPAs) scoured the seas, taking to JTEPS was demonstrated by “The extensive work carried
Staff, some people felt the title
part in anti-submarine and anti- Exercise Magic Carpet in Oman out within EXCON produced
didn’t really give the full picture.
surface attacks as well as gathering earlier this year, planned and realistic tactical level training
So in comes the Joint Tactical
intelligence. controlled by a bespoke exercise for the variety of UK and allied
Exercise Planning Staff to stage the
There were also ‘joint fires’ with control team (EXCON) directed front-line force elements and the
biannual Exercise Joint Warrior
naval gunfire support, mortars from JTEPS at Northwood HQ. battlestaff within EXCON.
– and the two-week Spring ’08
and fast jets practising in Scotland The team consisted of one RN “Unquestionably, all tri-Service
version shows why the new titles
and Wales. person and six from the RAF, and multinational staff have
are more appropriate.
Mine countermeasures vessels augmented by a further nine UK benefited from the experience.”
“It has been fascinating to see
had their own dedicated element, personnel and 30 from the Royal
the exercise develop over the past
laying and clearing minefields in Air Force of Oman (RAFO). ● USS Barry approaches Clyde
18 months into what I believe to
protection of themselves and their Organisers had to start by liaising Naval Base (right) while HMS
be the largest exercise in Europe,”
task groups. with all participants, including Bulwark transits Loch Long to
said Capt Paddy McAlpine,
The presence of submarines the Americans, to determine
Glen Mallen (below)
Director JTEPS.
allowed the deeps to engage in what training requirements were
“The recent Joint Warrior
some useful boat vs boat and boat vs expected from the exercise.
included participants from the UK
ship warfare, while the submarine This led to JTEPS generating a
and 17 foreign nations, including
hunters in their turn could attempt flurry of intelligence information,
multiple Forward Air Controllers
to track the ‘enemy’. including a general scenario, a map
(FACs), three companies of infantry,
Using air and land assets, a non- of the road to conflict, personality
32 maritime units (surface and
combatant evacuation operation profiles for the main players and
sub-surface) and 60 aircraft, flying
(whisking civvies away from a target information and imagery.
at a daily rate of approximately 80
danger zone) was carried out, and The exercise was controlled
to 100 sorties a day.
media experts were on hand to from a “semi-austere” (ie hot
help participants get to grips with and sandy) base in Oman which
“However, despite our
the demands of journalists. was created at a disused RAFO
product’s joint nature, it
Other nations involved included hospital complex.
became apparent that our
Germany, France, Turkey, Here a simulated operational-
name was giving a false
Denmark, the Netherlands, level HQ produced the torrent of
impression of our output,
Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Poland paperwork required to carry out
focus and capabilities.
and the United States. a three-wave/75 aircraft per day
“Therefore, to better reflect the Capt McAlpine said: “JTEPS multinational flying programme.
evolving tri-Service nature of our plans and executes high-quality The RAF, flying Tornados,
business we have been renamed as joint tactical training with a Boeing E-3D Sentry and two
JTEPS; like Ronseal, we now ‘do maximum tactical interaction. VC10s, benefited from training in a
what it says on the tin’.” “Our plans are flexible and number of areas, such as firing live
Joint Maritime Courses (JMCs) tailored to meet the participants’ weapons, air interdiction, electronic
in their latter days ran out of requirements wherever possible. warfare and air-to-air refuelling.
Clyde Naval Base and tended to
concentrate ships off the west and
north coasts of Scotland.
But in its new guise – JW2008-1
– the whole of the UK and vast
offshore areas were used as
battlespaces, including live ranges
and Managed Danger Areas.
This meant close liaison with
other groups such as QinetiQ,
for range provision, London
and Scottish Air Traffic Control
Centres and Control and
Reporting Centres at Boulmer
and Scampton.
The exercise scenario involved
three sovereign nations, disputed
territory and a state-sponsored
terrorist movement.
Such exercises begin with the
integration of the forces through
training serials, but over the two
weeks the scenario moves into a
period of heightened tension until
open hostilities break out. ● USS Donald Cook and USS Anzio alongside at Faslane for Joint
Among the highlights were Warrior (above). Below are the same ships alongside USS Barry, with
various close air support exercises, Belgian minehunter BNS Primula going about, guarded by a Defence
using fast jets often firing live Police patrol.
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