Conventional warfare
Infantry tasks such as vehicle or foot patrols, holding defensive positions and operating in urban locations.
An OPFOR is trained to mimic a common enemy for a military, law enforcement or security force. It gives that force a realistic opponent to practise its skills and techniques against.
OPFOR role players use replica and gas-powered weapons set up only to simulate the noise of firing, so an exercise has the effect of weapons without the safety and security requirements of firearms.
Unconventional warfare
Insurgent tactics and bespoke scenarios, including shoots, sabotage scenarios, informer networks and logistics operations.
Terrorism
Role players who think outside the box to replicate terrorist threats and set complex challenges in a controlled environment.
Mentoring operations
Embedded training teams, insider attacks, joint patrolling and joint training scenarios.
Domestic response
Realistic threat scenarios for policing and security services, developed and run wherever they are needed.
How are role players selected?
Every OPFOR role player has completed a selection event. Successful applicants attend a one- or two-day selection, which lets OPFOR learn about each person's character and commitment before training begins. Because OPFOR invests heavily in training, selection is designed to be challenging and to identify potential issues early.
