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More Bang For Scarce Resources: Bold Quest, NIE Align, Offer Joint Training

More Bang For Scarce Resources: Bold Quest, NIE Align, Offer Joint Training
Air Force F-16s, 54th Fighter Group prepare for take off during Bold Quest 14.2 on Holloman AFB, N.M. Photo: Holloman Public Affairs Office

For the first time, the Joint Staff’s coalition capability assessment known as Bold Quest has aligned with the Army’s Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) in an event known as NIE/BQ 14.2, sharing resources and saving money while using White Sands Missile Range N.M., Holloman AFB, N.M., and Ft. Bliss, Texas. At the same time, the events offered a joint training opportunity, as there were NIE soldiers on the ground, a Marine battalion and coalition force personnel and aircraft from different units…

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