16-Nov-2004 I-X Activity Log for IBC Expt B Austin Tate, Co-OPR Team, I-X/I-Plan Tool Operator Updated: Mon Nov 22 14:49:00 2004 All products were placed on the Co-OPR shared web area accessible to all Assisted Planning Cell workstations. Products shown in square brackets [...]. A copy of all I-X Experiment B products is at http://www.aiai.ed.ac.uk/project/co-opr/demo/Co-OPR-Expt-B/I-X/Pub/ A summary diagram of all I-X/Compendium Exchanges is at http://www.aiai.ed.ac.uk/project/co-opr/demo/Co-OPR-Expt-B/I-X/Pub/IX-Compendium-Exchanges.jpg I-X passed to Compendium an overview initial map situation showing disposition and status of blue forces, red forces, grey forces and isolated personnel. [coopr-ix-map-1.jpg] I-X passed to Compendium a close-in (to Brittan Ranch and Fouts Springs) initial map situation showing disposition and status of blue forces, red forces, grey forces and isolated personnel. [coopr-ix-map-2.jpg] Plans Director (Tom Sarles) asked I-X the question "What non-military recovery options do we have?". Within 1 minute, I-X posted 4 options, recovery using SOF covertly removed by plans director at this stage, so 3 kept. [coopr-ix-recover-actions.txt] Plans Director announces he prefers to use the term "recover" rather than "rescue". "recover" is normally one of the 5 major steps in a rescue Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) I-X is quickly modified in less than 2 minutes to introduce "bridging" terminology to ensure that all rescue SOPs from Joint Publication 3-50 are still valid. Military Planner (Major Jim Rupkalvic) suggests a 2 SOF ODA based operational approach with fixed wing aircraft landing at Fouts Springs airfield. Fixed wing entry approaches were not in the I-X domain library, so such an option was added in 2 minutes. I-X is used to develop an outline plan with clandestine operations, discussed with Military Planner and some refinements were made. [IX-Clandestine-2-SOF-Plan.txt] [IX-Clandestine-2-SOF-Plan.xml] Plan thought to be too risky by SOF Planner with respect to potential for detection by and provocation of Californian forces. Work on this option suspended for now. Returned to later. UAV surveillance approaches were not in the I-X domain library, so such an option was added in 2 minutes. Plans Director asks I-X what grey forces recovery options are available. I-X domain model used to give examples over IWS speech network. Civilian and covert means of recovery were explored. 2 top level summaries were suggested from detailed options generated automatically by I-Plan. [coopr-ix-covert-approaches.txt] Safe house at Yuba City added to I-X situation maps for potential truck recovery use. Automatic association of suitable icon on map display. IWARS query via IWS chat facility to ask what is Lat/Long for safe house in Auburn. Response provided by IWARS and a suitable object added to I-X map display. Add-ins and diversions were suggested by I-X using its domain library and issues within individual SOPs. These were summarized verbally to the Plans Director via IWS speech. Plans Director felt they were at too "tactical" a level. coopr-ix-additional-activities.txt] Note that the add-ins facility had been added to I-X following Experiment A (September 2004) as a result of potential requirements identified during feedback provided by Ken Sharpe (SAIC). More add-ins, force protection elements and isolated personnel support provisions were explored in I-X. These were not raised to level of Planning cell or Compendium, as they wee also considered too tactical. Added issue relating to "are we gathering intelligence?" proposed by Co-Web Operator (Doug Dyer) noted by I-X and raised through Compendium to attention of Planning Cell. Military Planner raised diplomatic means of recovery with I-X operator. There was nothing helpful in the I-X domain library. A "stub" refinement was created that could be expanded either manually or used as a reminder of more modelling needs later. Military Planner asks for reconsideration of 2 SOF approach again, but with alteration of means of entry and isolated personnel egress method. I-Plan used to generate 5 possibilities while Military Planner looks on. 2nd proves interesting to Military Planner who asks to go back to that option to address pevious SOF planner issues. Plan saved in simple text format and structured XML. [IX-Clandestine-2-SOF-Plan.txt] [IX-Clandestine-2-SOF-Plan.xml] Military Planner asks for a verification activity for location of the isolated personnel to be added at a specific point in the plan. This is possible in I-X and was done. I-Plan called again to complete the modified plan. Plan saved in simple text format and structured XML. [IX-Clandestine-2-SOF-Plan-with-Loc-Verify.txt] [IX-Clandestine-2-SOF-Plan-with-Loc-Verify.xml] Text form printed by Military Planner to use as a sample Operational Approach in briefing to JTF Commander. XML format plan imported to Co-Web by Co-Web Operator (Doug Dyer) to see what additional issues can be found.