UNCLASSIFIED The Decisive Action Training Environment DATE 3

UNCLASSIFIED The Decisive Action Training Environment (DATE) 3. 0 U. S. Army Training and Doctrine Command ACE Threats Integration July 2017 Approved for public release: distribution unlimited Victory Starts Here! UNCLASSIFIED http: //www. tradoc. army. mil/

What’s New in DATE 3. 0 § Geographical revisions § New threat actors § Threat actors chapter § Updated events section § Additional guidance for end users § Many other smaller changes Victory Starts Here! Approved for public release: distribution unlimited

Geographical Revisions 3. 0 § Restoration of DATE 2. 0 borders § Expansion of Donovia PE variable Victory Starts Here! T A D § Removal of real-world bordering countries E § Removal of Kalaria Approved for public release: distribution unlimited DATE 2. 2 3

New Threat Actors § One Right Path (violent extremist) § The True Believers (violent extremist) § Saints of Cognitio (criminal) § Thirteen additional criminal organizations: o Three in Ariana o Three in Atropia o Three in Donovia o Two in Gorgas o One in Gorgas and Limaria Victory Starts Here! Approved for public release: distribution unlimited 4

New Threat Actors One Right Path The True Believers Type of Irregular Threat Actor Violent extremist organization Branch of Islam Shia Sunni Islamic Caliphate Elimination of Shia sect Sunnis in Atropia & to a lesser extent Donovia Shias in Atropia & Ariana Donovia Operates in dense urban areas Conducts raids from rural bases Very organized hierarchy Loose cellular structure Very proficient in use of INFOWAR techniques Very little use of INFOWAR techniques Goal Targets Possible Ally Characteristics Victory Starts Here! Approved for public release: distribution unlimited 5

New Threat Actors Saints of Cognitio Type of Irregular Threat Actor Goal Targets Possible Ally Criminal Self-styled social warrior Governments, large corporations Other irregular actors Wide network of individuals Characteristics INFOWAR practitioners Non-kinetic actions Victory Starts Here! Approved for public release: distribution unlimited 6

Threat Actors Chapter § Added after individual country variables § Includes the following: o Threat actor summary table (new) o Threat actor overview table (moved from Strategic Setting) o Threat actor orders of battle (moved from individual country orders of battle) Victory Starts Here! Approved for public release: distribution unlimited 7

Updated Events Section § METL tasks updated to conform with October 2015 edition of the AUTL § Many events rewritten in whole or in part Victory Starts Here! Approved for public release: distribution unlimited 8

Additional Guidance for Users § Emphasized the blend of real-world training conditions with artificial data § Added guidance on modifying the DATE Example: o Acceptable: Adding detail on the Bilasuvar Freedom Brigade (BFB) insurgent group, including biographies of main players. o Not acceptable: Turning the BFB into an anti-Donovian radical religious group. § Added guidance on reporting and access issues o No defined COCOM “owner” for DATE countries o No political barriers to Black Sea access § Added guidance on “fixed” and “sliding” dates Victory Starts Here! Approved for public release: distribution unlimited 9

Other Changes § Multiple fictitious NGOs added § Data tables added to PE variables § Timelines added to Time variables § Election cycles augmented § Multiple orders of battle revised § Mention of real-world countries, ethnicities, and languages minimized § Multiple sections added to or revised in each country’s variables Victory Starts Here! Approved for public release: distribution unlimited 10

For More Information § A further description of significant changes made can be found in the Strategic Setting of DATE 3. 0 § A spreadsheet containing detailed information on each change made to the country variables, including deletions, can be found on ACE-TI’s DATE page on the Army Training Network (ATN) at: https: //atn. army. mil/dsp_template. aspx? dp. ID=588 Victory Starts Here! Approved for public release: distribution unlimited 11