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Noble Resolve 07-2 comes to a close

U.S. Joint Forces Command's Noble Resolve 07-2 used modeling and simulation tools and long-distance virtual connections to help make an experiment possible as part of ongoing efforts to enhance homeland defense measures and military support in the event of a natural or man-made disaster. Robert Pursell has the story.

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Narrated by Robert Pursell, USJFCOM Public Affairs
Featuring: Navy Rear Adm. Dan Davenport, USJFCOM's director of Joint Innovation and Experimentation Directorate (J9)

Pursell: U.S. Joint Forces Command's week-long Noble Resolve 07-2, a series of simulation-driven experiments designed to enhance homeland defense measures and military support to civil agencies during natural or man-made disasters, wrapped up here and in Portland, Ore. today.

Noble Resolve, sponsored by USJFCOM, is an experimentation event supporting U.S. Northern Command or NORTHCOM to develop solutions for government agencies and other organizations by providing the means to deter, prevent, and defeat threats or aggressive acts aimed at the U.S., its territories, and interests.

Noble Resolve 07-2 used intricate computer-based models and high-speed, long distance virtual connections to provide the environment for participants to react to simulated events, plan, make decisions and work together as they would in the case of a real crisis. Because of this, no troops or emergency personnel actually deployed or respond to events, saving money and time.

Navy Rear Adm. Dan Davenport, USJFCOM's director of Joint Innovation and Experimentation Directorate who is in charge of the USJFCOM group that's actually conducting the experiment, said so far the feedback from Noble Resolve has been positive and useful.

Davenport: A lot of lessons are being learned and there are glitches that are being worked out with each system, but the feedback has been very positive in that it's a very valuable experiment to learn about their capabilities and limitations and I think that each of the players involved is going to be much better in the future as a result.

Pursell: Noble Resolve 07-2 brought together approximately 100 people from across the United States and abroad. In addition to NORTHCOM, USJFCOM partnered with agencies and law enforcement from the state of Oregon, the Joint Task Force Homeland Defense, located in Hawaii, and other federal agencies such as the Dept. of Homeland Security and FEMA. It also teamed with the Republic of Korea, as well as other foreign liaison officers from other countries.

At the after action review for Noble Resolve, USJFCOM Commander Air Force Gen. Lance Smith said the actual end of the review will be when everyone involved implements the actions that were observed.

For more information on this and other ways U.S. Joint Forces Command is supporting the warfighter, visit us on the web at www.jfcom.mil.

For U.S. Joint Forces Command, I'm Robert Pursell.

Original article posted here.