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Wargaming tests & validates operational design and plans.

We utilize wargaming to clarify implications of campaigning actions, operation and strategic gaps as well as contributes to the Joint Campaign of Learning with Pacific Fleet's Global wargame.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) prepare for JPMRC 23- 01 aboard the Guided-Missel Destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) near Oahu, Hawaii, Oct. 25, 2022. U.S.S. Hopper and crew are participating in Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) rotation 23-01, alongside the 25th Infantry Division, and elements from the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne). JPMRC rotations allow Army forces to rehearse strategic movements and maneuvers, integrate with allies and partners, and increase the readiness of the Joint Force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Miguel Peña)

U.S. Army Soldiers with 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, receive a sustainment brief during brigade rehearsals on Wheeler Army Airfield, HI, Oct. 29, 2022. The Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) training strongly contributes to our readiness in the most consequential region in the world at the most consequential times in history during rotation 23-01. JPMRC strengthens defense relationships, fosters multinational interoperability, increases readiness, and reinforces the unified regional land power network of the Joint Force. (U.S. Army photos by Spc. Jeffrey Garland)

The 8th Theater Sustainment Command's Commanding General, Maj. Gen. Jered P. Helwig, hosted Staff Delegates Mr. Tim Nelson, Ms. Alexia Sikora, Rep. Steve Womack, Mr. Ryan Keating, Rep. Tim Ryan, Mr. Andrew Noh, Rep. Marilyn Strickland, Ms. Shiouyu “Theresa” Lou, Mr. Semaj Martin-Redd, and Rep. Trent Kelly, on a tour aboard Logistics Support Vessel 4 (LSV4), the LT. Gen William B. Bunker, on August 23, 2022 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii. During the tour, the delegation received a "capabilities, operations, and activities brief" from the 130th Engineer Brigade, and the 7th Engineer Dive Detachment - U.S. Army. Maj. Gen. Helwig discussed Army Watercraft Systems, as well as sustainment operations in support of the Joint Force and throughout the Pacific region.

UPWS drives enhanced understanding of the operational environment in the Department of Defense's priority theater and against the pacing threat for joint commanders and staff by studying the implications of our strategic environment.

UPWS produces analysis and insights that inform joint campaigning, planning refinement, capability investments, concept development, and posture efforts.

UPWS informs Army force design and force development activities, including experimentation and testing in and out of the region, to provide Army forces within theater-tailored capabilities at the time and place of need.

UNIFIED PACIFIC WARGAME SERIES
Unified Pacific Wargame Series is a series of rigorous, strategic and operational, computer-aided wargames designed to provide critical insights into our contribution to joint warfighting concepts in the Indo-Pacific. The Chief of Staff of the Army-sponsored USARPAC-led event is supported by senior leaders from the Department of Defense, Department of State, the joint force and the total Army enterprise. Unified Pacific builds upon lessons learned from previous wargames and provides crucial insights to improve our ability to defend the U.S. homeland and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Lindsey Hayes monitors the air space above Japan while participating in Keen Sword 23, Sagami General Depot, Japan Nov. 12, 2022. Staff Sgt. Hayes is one of the U.S. Army Pacific of Soldiers participating in the annual joint bilateral exercise Keen Sword 23. Keen Sword is an ideal training scenario, allowing JSDF and U.S. military forces to work together across a variety of areas to enhance the already broad interoperability of U.S. and Japanese forces. During Keen Sword service members from the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Army, and Air Force will conduct training with their JSDF counterparts throughout mainland Japan, Okinawa prefecture, and surrounding territorial waters to strengthen multilateral cooperation.

(U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Teresa Cantero)

U.S. Army Sgt. Ashton Coleman, a veterinary food inspector assigned to Public Health Activity – Fort Lewis, Kitsap Branch, examines a specimen slide under a microscope at Naval Base Bangor, Wash., Aug. 26, 2021. Coleman participated in cross training at the Bangor Veterinary Treatment Facility, where he had the opportunity to perform microscopic examination for microfilaria, perform cytological examinations, and detect common blood parasites, all on animal specimens. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Samuel Vargas)