Bryan, Edward Lee and David Pendall

Bryan, Edward Lee and David Pendall. IAE 10-02, WE are the Interagency: Exercising a Comprehensive Approach to Crisis Action and Conflict Termination and Stabilization. Fort Leavenworth, KS: CGSC Foundation Press, 2010. http://thesimonscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IAE-10-02-December2010.pdf (accessed 21 July 2011).

This article describes the annual, theater-level exercise conducted by U.S. European Command (EUCOM) known as Austere Challenge. It outlines the approach participants took during Austere Challenge 2009 to execute a coordinated U.S. government response to an international crisis and describes the best practices developed during the exercise. It also offers recommendations relevant for future deployment of interagency teams, whether for joint exercises or an actual crisis.