Exercise FEARLESS WARRIOR is a combined joint exercise.

Combined means
multinational. Joint means with more than one service; in this case, with land and air
forces. FEARLESS WARRIOR will take place between April 23rd and May 2nd at the
Hohenfels Training Area. Approximately ten thousand military personnel will
participate in FEARLESS WARRIOR from nine NATO nations and from eight partner
nations. If you look at Annex A on page 69 of the press pack, you will find a list of
participating units.

Moving on to the exercise scenario. The scenario is based on a fictional large-scale

regional crisis caused by aggression against a Partnership-for-Peace nation. The scenario
places NATO and partner forces in a high intensity conflict involving infantry, armored
formations plus a variety of combat support and combat service support formations. The
V Corps mission is to restore the international border between two fictional countries
located in Central Europe.

Moving on to the phases of the exercise. The exercise is divided into two phases.
FEARLESS WARRIOR will start with a command post exercise and the second phase
will be a live-fire field training exercise. The CPX begins on April 23rd and ends on
April 26th. The CPX is a computer assisted exercise where brigade and division
command-posts will be deployed in the training-area. The commanders will make their
tactical decisions just as they would in a field training exercise and give their orders and
reports via regular communication systems to the troops. The only difference is that there
are no real troops there to act upon those orders. Instead all data will be fed into the
computers.
The second phase of FEARLESS WARRIOR is a live fire field training exercise. A field
training or, or FTX, is an exercise conducted under simulated combat conditions in the
field. The aim of this exercise is to practice war fighting skills and command and control
in high intensity conflict against a simulated OPFOR. This exercise is unique. It is not
that often that soldiers get the opportunity to work with 17 different nations and fight a war
together. This second phase begins on April 27th and ENDEX is May 1st. There will be a
Visitor's Day on April 28th.

I'd like to say a few words about security and access. At the end of this briefing, you will be
issued with press passes. Firstly, it is absolutely essential that you carry these passes. You
will not be able to access the training area and press areas without your pass. Secondly, a
press information centre will be established at Hohenfels Training Centre throughout the
exercise. In summary, I hope you enjoy the next five days and if there is anything we can
do, please do not hesitate to contact me. Ladies and gentlemen, this concludes my briefing.
What's the first question, please?
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B: Yes, Peter James. Manchester Times. Can you tell me what OPFOR means?
A: The OPFOR is the opposing force, that's to say, they're the enemy - the bad guys. Their
mission is to kill BLUFOR, or friendly forces - the good guys.
B: Another question. Who are playing the enemy?
A: The US Army 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment will provide the OPFOR. Are
there any more questions, please?