Planning and conducting effective operationsbased exercises is a complex and resource intensive process. The US Department of Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) describes many key elements in successfully planning and conducting operations-based exercises. The Master Scenario Events List (MSEL) is integral to the successful conduct of operations-based exercises. The MSEL is the exercise blueprint, consisting of messages, or injects, designed to test exercise objectives and drive continual exercise play. Surprisingly, there is little guidance provided in the exercise development literature or by HSEEP about how to create an effective MSEL. This article discusses essential elements for a MSEL, offers recommended steps for writing a MSEL, and then illustrates these steps using an example from an operations-based exercise.
HSEEP emphasizes the importance of finding the appropriate balance between challenging players while not overwhelming them. Inherent in the transition from discussion-based to operations-based exercises is increased player stress. This transition is often overwhelming. A hybrid exercise is designed to assist exercise players in building their confidence in moving from discussing plans into testing plans and carrying out operations. It combines elements of both types of exercises with the purpose of creating a smoother transition from discussion-based to operations-based exercises. The development of a hybrid exercise is illustrated by way of a real life example. It is hoped sharing the concept of the hybrid exercise will encourage other exercise planners to examine the utility of combining elements of discussion-based and operationsbased exercises to create a smoother transition from one type to the other.
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