Enroute controller described a 'simulated hijacking military training exercise;' the reporter noting...

Narrative:

I was informed that we were going to have another 'simulated hijacking military training exercise.' various members of management gathered in the front of the area and discussed the paperwork they had for the exercise and then brought it to my sector. Once I received the paperwork on the mission; I informed management that this appeared to be very similar to the last exercise one month ago. The first event was also reported. I informed management that this was unsafe because the airspace and time frame would be to busy and to complex to accommodate the exercise; and that we just went through this one month ago. As I went on break I spoke my point of view on this to a member of management as well as my union representatives. Upon returning from break I informed the controller in charge that I would be working the exercise under article 65. I was then told to go on break and they 'would find someone more comfortable to work the exercise.' later I found out that the exercised was moved a few miles north into the departure corridor putting the mission head on with departures. I cannot speak on how the exercise went as it was moved into a different area. It is unsafe to allow these types of exercises to continue to occur anywhere within these sectors. These types of exercises should only be permitted in less dense airspace with fewer aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Enroute Controller described a 'Simulated Hijacking Military Training Exercise;' the reporter noting a similar event was conducted very recently and that the time and place selected for this event was unsafe.

Narrative: I was informed that we were going to have another 'simulated hijacking military training exercise.' Various members of Management gathered in the front of the area and discussed the paperwork they had for the exercise and then brought it to my sector. Once I received the paperwork on the mission; I informed Management that this appeared to be very similar to the last exercise one month ago. The first event was also reported. I informed Management that this was unsafe because the airspace and time frame would be to busy and to complex to accommodate the exercise; and that we just went through this one month ago. As I went on break I spoke my point of view on this to a member of Management as well as my union representatives. Upon returning from break I informed the CIC that I would be working the exercise under ARTICLE 65. I was then told to go on break and they 'would find someone more comfortable to work the exercise.' Later I found out that the exercised was moved a few miles north into the departure corridor putting the mission head on with departures. I cannot speak on how the exercise went as it was moved into a different area. It is unsafe to allow these types of exercises to continue to occur anywhere within these sectors. These types of exercises should only be permitted in less dense airspace with fewer aircraft.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Attributes
ACN	1060973
Time
Date	201301
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Enroute
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Enroute controller described a 'simulated hijacking military training exercise;' the reporter noting a similar event was conducted very recently and that the time and place selected for this event was unsafe.