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Teaching Note

PTSS 06-5

“CERULEAN NIGHTMARE”

Prepared by LTC Ralf Klewin-von Fintel

INTENT

The intent of this exercise is for participants to get hands on experience in defining terrorism, in developing counter-terrorism programs, in managing a potential terrorism situation, and in terrorism prevention.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. To develop a definition of terrorism.

2. To develop a counter-terrorism campaign in order to maintain national security and international stability.

3. To comprehend methods and techniques to counter the financing of terrorists and terrorist activities.

4. To understand the benefits of and difficulties with coordination among applicable civilian, military, governmental, and non-governmental agencies, the media, and other nations during attempts to prevent or respond to potential terrorist activities and attacks.

REQUIRED READINGS

1. Wednesday, 31 May: Working knowledge of the background information for CERULEAN NIGHTMARE and Situation 1.

2. Wednesday, 07 JUNE: Working knowledge of CERULEAN NIGHTMARE Situation 2.

3. Friday, 09 JUNE: Working knowledge of CERULEAN NIGHTMARE Situation 3.

4. Wednesday, 21 JUNE: Working knowledge of CERULEAN NIGHTMARE Situation 4 and 5. Some information for Situation 5 will be briefed and handed out in the seminar at the beginning of Situation 5.

5. Thursday, 22 JUNE: Working knowledge of CERULEAN NIGHTMARE Situation 6.

CONDUCTING THE EXERCISE

Tuesday, 30 MAY

• All seminar leaders pick up exercise material at Ms. Becker´s office and later issue and assign readings to your students: CERULEAN NIGHTMARE background material, book, and only Situation 1. Safe the other situations (2 – 6).

Wednesday, 31 MAY

• I will brief on exercise CERULEAN NIGHTMARE in plenary.

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• Stress the importance of active role-playing in the assigned role in order to maximize learning for all participants.

• Seminars execute CERULEAN NIGHTMARE Situation 1 in the seminar rooms.

• Break-up seminar into small groups and name one student the leader for each group.

• Each student will use his/her actual duty title and will play that role as a citizen of their assigned country.

Tuesday, 06 JUNE

• Assign Readings: CERULEAN NIGHTMARE background information and

Situation 2 for 7 JUNE .

Wednesday, 07 JUNE

• Exercise CERULEAN NIGHTMARE Situation 2 in the morning.

• For Situation 2 break-up seminar into the same groups as for Situation 1 but name a different student as the leader for each group; each student will use his/her actual duty title and will play that role as a citizen of their assigned country.

• Recommended time for Situation 2 is 2 hours.

• Assign Readings: CERULEAN NIGHTMARE Situation 3 for 9 JUNE .

Friday, 09 JUNE

• Exercise CERULEAN NIGHTMARE Situation 3 in the evening. For Situation 3 break-up the seminar into different groups and name one student the leader for each group; each student will use his/her actual duty title and will play that role as a citizen of their assigned country.

• Recommended time for Situation 3 is 1½ hours.

Monday, 19 JUNE

• Assign Readings: CERULEAN NIGHTMARE background information (roles for the course participants) and Situations 4 and 5 for the 21 JUNE.

• Assign Roles for Situations 4 and 5. Students will play the same role for Situations 4 and 5.

• Do NOT hand out the “Recent Events for Situation 5” information this day. The

“Recent Events for Situation 5” information will be handed out and/or briefed Wednesday, 21 JUNE, at the beginning of Situation 5.

Wednesday, 21 JUNE

• For Situations 4 and 5 the student National Security Advisor will run the meeting as one large group – not in separate groups. Students will role-play the roles given to them the day before.

• Recommended time for Situation 4 is 1 hour.

• For Situation 5 the seminar leader briefs the “Recent Event for Situation 5” information to the students and provides the hand-out with the same information at

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• Recommended time for Situation 5 is 1hour 45 minutes.

• Assign Readings: CERULEAN NIGHTMARE and Situation 6.

• Assign Roles for Situation 6 to be held Thursday, 22 JUNE, in the morning.

Thursday, 22 JUNE

• Exercise CERULEAN NIGHTMARE Situation 6.

• Recommended time for Situation 6 is 2 hours.

• Conduct hot wash/debrief with students at conclusion of Situation 6 covering

Situations 1-6 looking for constructive and meaningful criticism and praise of exercise CERULEAN NIGHTMARE.