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DM OPFOR
bolsters joint training
Airmen from the 563rd Operations Support Squadron engage a group of Marines from I Marine Expeditionary Force while acting as oppositional forces Feb. 22 at the Playas Training and Re- search Center, New Mexico. OPFOR is a role designed to simulate downrange threats and complicate training objectives with the ultimate goal of creating a realistic training environment for units preparing to deploy. Airmen from the 563rd OSS fill this role in support of numerous joint exercises each year utilizing aircraft-threat emitters, vehicle-mounted simulation weapons and waves of ground troops.