Hunter Warrior The Marine Corps’ Warfighting Laboratory conducted the Hunter Warrior AWE at Camp Pendleton, CA, in early March 1997. This exercise, based on concepts from the USMC’s “Maneuver from the Sea,” demonstrated the ability of a small, highly mobile force to evade and fend off a larger one with the aid of advanced computer and surveillance assets. The Blue Force’s 13 surveillance and sensor systems included the Exdrone UAV, or “Dragon Drone.” An Enhanced Combat Operations Center at Camp Pendleton coordinated the different fire support systems. Blue’s tactics were to overwhelm the OPFOR with simulated strikes from long-range precision weapons provided by Navy vessels offshore and other Marine Corps fire support sessions, cued by Exdrone and other sensors. The “harassing” effect of multiple sensors caused the OPFOR to experience a “fish-bowl” effect — the feeling of being watched all time. Exercise results showed that the right equipment and technologies, used well, can greatly help a small expeditionary force to overcome a larger, more heavily armed foe. Exdrone on its launcher at Hunter Warrior Ulchi Focus Lens Ulchi Focus Lens 97, a joint and combined-force command post exercise for defense of South Korea, was conducted in August 1997. Both UAVs and the TCS were simulated by the Multiple UAV Simulation Environment (MUSE) system (see p. 39). MUSE’s command and control component, acting as a TCS surrogate, demonstrated control of simulated Predator, Outrider, Hunter and Pioneer UAVs performing surveillance and reconnaissance functions for the friendly force. TCS tasks were those that will be provided when the system is operational, such as air vehicle/payload control and the message/imagery transmission functions that are key to intelligence and target data dissemination.2 Other Exercises and Activities From 28 May to 31 October 1997, the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center at NAS Fallon, NV, focused on Navy UAV concept of operations (CONOPS) development, using four Hunter UAVs (as a “light” system) in a variety of roles and scenarios. A summary of other UAV participation in exercises further indicates their increasing range of mission applications and military utility, as shown in the following table: 2 Tactical messages were transmitted to the Automated Deep Operations Coordi-nation System (ADOCS), All-Source Analysis System (ASAS), and Contingency Theater Automated Planning System (CTAPS). UAV imagery was transmitted to the 5D server, Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) and Video Imagery Exploitation Work-station (VIEWS) at exploitation sites in South Korea.