a. WFX Defined. A WFX is defined asa distributed, simulationdriven, multi-echelon,tactical command post exercise foughtcompetitivelyagainst a live,free-thinkingadversarydesigned to train and rehearseunits in thetrain/readyforce poolformissions asa ContingencyExpeditionaryForceor RegionallyAlignedForceasdesignated byFORSCOM. WFXs aredirected bythe CSA, scheduled byFORSCOM, andconducted by the MCTP. WFX controlarchitectureincludesan Exercise Director, Senior Mentors,DeputyExercise Director, Chief Controller, HICOM,World Class OPFOR, OC/Ts, the MCTPOperations, ChiefofAirpower, anda robust EXCONWhite Cell with EACIntel, ScenarioDesign, Maneuver Control, Blue Air Cell, Work Around, SOF/CAmilitaryinformation supportoperationsCivil Affairs. Trainingaudience units areresponsible for providingpersonnel necessaryto perform mayorcell functionsincludingexercise securityandguard force manning.
b. ELC.TheELC describes the process of planning, preparingand execution ofthe exercise. TheELCforall division headquarters andabovebegins approximately370 daysfromdate identified as STARTEX (W-370),see figure 3-1 (pg. 20). [Note:Thedate of STARTEXis denoted as WDay,days priortotheSTARTEX aredenotedwith a “-“, days followingSTARTEXaredenotedwith a “+”.] All reserve component and National Guard Bureau units will integrate into the ELC along with Active Component units. The ELC includes four planning events: the CDVTC, the initial event planning, the main event planning and the final event planning; three coordinating events: the site survey(s), the Exercise Director's brief, and the final coordination video teleconference (FCVTC); and two training events: the MCT and the WFX execution. All events, except for the main event planning and execution of WFX, are conducted at Fort Leavenworth, KS. Approvedexceptions are for outsidethe continental United States units, global response forces.
Figure 3-1 Baseline WFX life cycle
c. Other exercises. For the MCTP support to otherexercises, the MCTP will usethe ELC or equivalent ofthe supported command,directorate, or agency. ForASCC exercises, the MCTP onlyprovides OC/T support. All othersupport (MCTP Operations,EXCON etc) are approved byexception byFORSCOM and require funding from thetrainingunit.