This often overwhelmed the vehicle-centric OPFOR that struggled to defeat the sheer volume of dismounted infantry found in an SBCT infantry battalion. Counter to current SBCT doctrine and 20 years ...

pits the Army's 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known as the Bronco Brigade or Bluefor, against an opposing force, Opfor, played by another brigade of Army soldiers in a sprawling war-games ...

Founded in 1963, the platoon's original mission was to serve as the opposing force (OPFOR) for pre-camp operations. More recently, the unit mission has changed to providing realistic training in small ...