Challenges to Partners and NATO in NATOled operations

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Challenges to Partners and NATO in NATO-led
operations

• LTC Jarl Petersen, NO A
• SHAPE J3 Strategic Direction Center

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Overview

• Ongoing operations
• Challenges to Partners and NATO
• NATO Response Force
• Way ahead

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ISAF
8000 NATO troops
300 Partner troops from 10 countries
Challenge Genrate enough forces to move into
Stage II
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NATO Training Mission - Iraq
90 NATO troops
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Balkans
HUNGARY
ROMANIA
SLOVENIA
CROATIA
Bosanska Dubica
SERBIA
EUFOR
MONTENEGRO
B-H
Tuzla
15000 Nato troops
NHQSa
KFOR
BULGARIA
Mostar
2800 Partner troops from 11 countries
Pristina
Skopje
FYROM
Challenge Generating sufficient forces
ALBANIA
GREECE
TURKEY RECOGNIZES THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA WITH
ITS CONSTITUTIONAL NAME
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Operation ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR
TF ENDEAVOUR
TG STROG (Suspended On Call)
OAE Statistics Total Hailed
58,000 Total Boarded 75 Total
Escorted 488
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Challenges to Partners and NATO

• Document classification / releasibility
• Language proficiency
• Command Control arrangements
• National caveats
• Systems interoperability
• Communication equipment
• Message handling systems
• Fuelling gear for vehicles and aircraft
• Medical standards
• Etc, etc
• Security requirements
• Funding
• Etc, etc

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Standards Way ahead

• Increasing demand within NATO to to provide
  Partners with better guidance for training,
  operations and planning
• An IPT with members from IMS, ACO and ACT is
  tasked to explore on ways and means for
  establishing common standards for Partners and
  Allies

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NATO Response Force
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Questions?

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Integration of Non-NATO Forces
Stages Action By 1. Decision to include
Non-NATO nations NAC 2. Initial force
offer Non-NATO Nation 3. Initial
certification ACO 4. Political decision /
invitation SECGEN 5. Dialogue ACO - Nation
6. Bi-lateral agreements Nations 7.
Confirm offer Non-NATO Nation 8. Assessment /
Final certification SACEUR 9. Signed
agreements NATO - Nations 10. Deployment
Transfer of Authority CHOD - ACO
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Assessment Certification

• Ensures interoperability and sustainability
• Identifies training requirements
• Requirement reducing with experience, but must be
  seen to be even handed
• Only conducted when necessary
• Appropriate assessor
• Security
• Host Nation agreements
• Bi-lateral arrangements
• Passage of information

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Assessment Certification

• Ensures interoperability and sustainability
• Identifies training requirements
• Requirement reducing with experience, but must be
  seen to be even handed
• Only conducted when necessary
• Appropriate assessor
• Security
• Host Nation agreements
• Bi-lateral arrangements
• Passage of information