Opposing force

At a basic level, a unit might serve as an opposing force for a single scenario, differing from its 'opponents' only in the objectives it is given.

[1] In the French Army, a FORAD (FORce ADverse, enemy force) is used to train the army, in both the centre d'entraînement au combat (CENTAC, Combat Training Center) of Mailly-le-Camp[2] and in the centre d'entraînement aux actions en zone urbaine (CENZUB, Urban Operations Training Centre).

The joint Australian–US military exercise "Crocodile '03" featured an Australian-led opposing force in which soldiers from a range of Australian units worked together with a US Marine Corps contingent.

[8] Several state defense forces have served as OPFOR units when training with the National Guard.

In 2018, the Georgia State Defense Force established the OPFOR Battalion[12] to assist National Guard Soldiers with pre-deployment training.

U.S. OPFOR soldiers playing the role of Iraqi insurgents in Fort Polk , Louisiana. [ note 1 ]
A UH-1H replicating a Mi-24 at Fort Irwin in 1985