The National Security Simulation Exercise of Competition, Crisis, and Conflict (N
SEC3) is an experiential learning program focused on the design and execution of military and interagency operations across the competition continuum at the strategic level. Using a scenario portraying globally operating adversaries, competition, and multiple regional and homeland crises and conflicts set 10 years in the future. NSEC3 provides USAWC students with the opportunity to role-play key positions within combatant commands and the Joint Staff as they collaborate with other schools who are simulating other combatant commands and national security organizations. NSEC3 reinforces the knowledge and skills introduced in the core USAWC curriculum. As a culminating event, NSEC3 offers the opportunity to participate with four other U.S. Senior Service Colleges and four international professional military education institutions in a six-day, faculty-adjudicated exercise, hosted at Carlisle Barracks from in late spring. The USAWC blended and distance education students enrolled in NSEC3 also participate in the exercise. The Center for Strategic Leadership (CSL) is the proponent for NSEC3.
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