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Vol. 2 Issue 1, March 2006
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conducts tests in IstanbulBy Chief Petty Officer Joel I.
HuvalISTANBUL – The nearly month-long
Multinational Experiment 4 ended March 17,and it is now time for
NATO Member andPartner nations to examine the results andcontinue
to refine effects-based planningprocesses.
The MNE4 scenario was based on thecurrent military and
politicalsituation in Afghanistan usingreal-world data tailored to
meetspecific experimentalobjectives and requirements. The
experiment’s goal was toassist NATO in transforming itsoperational
planning using amore well-rounded approach,where factors other
thanmilitary are considered andused in operational planning.
To accomplish this, NATOtested the various componentsof an
effects-based approachto operations. EBAO focuseson the achievement
of desiredeffects at all levels ofengagement.
Rather than primarilyfocusing on planned actions,EBAO involves
identifying and planning forprojected changes in the behaviour of
allactors, which include both military and non-military
adversaries, friends and neutrals toachieve desired strategic,
operational andtactical effects.
U.S. Joint Forces Command’s JointExperimentation Directorate was
theexecutive agent for MNE4 and participatedprimarily from Suffolk,
Va. Eightparticipating nations collaborated throughan electronic
network from their ownnational experimentation facilities.
ACT led NATO’s participation in theexperiment separately at the
state-of-the-artAtaturk Wargaming, Simulation and CulturalCenter in
Istanbul.
Supreme Allied CommanderTransformation U.S. Air Force
General
Lance L. Smith recognised not only thecentre’s importance to the
exercise, but theimportant role Turkey plays within theNATO
Alliance.
“This first-class facility allows [a global]connection to
occur,” Smith said. “It is alsoanother indication of Turkey’s
seriousnessabout engaging and experimenting with
other nations within NATO and othergovernmental organisations
with the goalof trying to win this very difficult battleagainst
terrorism. Our job is to collectivelyunderstand how we need to
organise, equipand train our forces to be able to fight whatI’ll
call a ‘new war,’ but certainly Turkey hasbeen engaged in these
types of efforts for along time. Turkey has been leading the wayand
trying to help the rest of us understandhow to deal with
organisations that are notreally military organisations, that don’t
haveany borders or boundaries, and don’toperate under any civilised
rules.”
A key focus for ACT in MNE4 was toexperiment with interagency
and civil-military cooperation in future NATOoperational
planning.
The Civil Affairs Group, or CAG, included
representatives from the UN, the U.S.Department of Justice, the
U.S. ArmyPeacekeeping and Stabilization OperationsInstitute, the
U.S. Agency for InternationalDevelopment, and the German
ForeignMinistry.
While experimenting within the frameworkof an effects-based
approach to operations,
a discovery was made in howcivil organisations can operateat all
levels of an operation.
“What we have discoveredhere is that we, in the military,have to
engage otherorganisations in a much moreeffective way to deliver
therequirements of government,”said Deputy Supreme AlliedCommander
TransformationU.K. Royal Navy Adm. Sir MarkStanhope. “A
governmentneeds to fully appreciate whatit wants to achieve and
decidewhat the military needs to doto assist in that
achievement,and the military cannot do thatalone. We need
civilianorganisations at the strategiclevel, as well as working
with
military units on the ground.”Stanhope said the MNE series has
been
building a framework that will increasinglyimprove operational
planning.
U.S. Navy Commander Ed Whalen, ACTexperiment director for NATO’s
participationin MNE4, expressed his satisfaction with theconduct of
the experiment and looks forwardto the Senior Leader Seminar in May
of thisyear when preliminary experiment results willbe shared with
key NATO leadership. “Thesuccess of MNE4 lies in the fact that
wehave been able to closely analyse all aspectsof an effects-based
approach to operations. Whatever results we find will take us
onestep closer to a more comprehensiveunderstanding of this process
and itspotential application to future NATOoperations.”
Adm. Sir Mark Stanhope gets some hands-on experience
whileparticipating in a portion of the experiment at the
AtaturkWargaming, Simulation and Culture Center in Istanbul, March
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Allied Reach 06 tackles NRF support issuesAllied Reach 06
tackles NRF support issuesAllied Reach 06 tackles NRF support
issuesAllied Reach 06 tackles NRF support issuesAllied Reach 06
tackles NRF support issuesBy U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer
Joel I. HuvalNORFOLK, Va. – NATO’s Military Committee,Allied
Command Operations and AlliedCommand Transformation met at the
JointForces Staff College Jan. 24to kick off Exercise AlliedReach
06, which ran throughJan. 26 and was the third in aseries of
exercises to examineand work out the remainingissues facing the
NATOResponse Force.
The aim of this year’s AlliedReach theme, “The NATOResponse
Force beyond FullOperational Capability,” wasto contribute to
theenhancements of the NRF, byexamining transformationaland
operational issues withall strategic and operationallevel
commanders and theirkey staff.
The importance of the NRF,which is scheduled to reachfull
operational capabilityOct.1, was explained by Supreme
AlliedCommander Transformation U.S. Air ForceGen. Lance L. Smith in
his opening remarks.
“Clearly, its primary focus is to be themilitary arm of the
alliance should we have to
resort to the use of military,” Smith said. “Atthe same time, it
is the primary vehicle oftransformation within the alliance. The
NRFis the vehicle for where we will develop thetechnologies to work
together, as well as
tactics and procedures. All of this goes intobuilding a cohesive
force that can rapidlyrespond in time of war.”
Although the NRF, at a manning level of 70percent, has had
successful roles inhumanitarian operations in disaster relief
forboth Hurricane Katrina in the southern UnitedStates and the
devastating earthquake inPakistan, its role as a proactive
warfightingtool has yet to be proven and one of thebiggest concerns
facing these units isfunding and resources.
Calling 2006 a major year for the Alliance,Supreme Allied
Commander Europe U.S.Marine Corps Gen. James L. Jones saidalthough
NATO has experienced successesin several global operations,
including thecurrent expansion into Afghanistan, theNRF’s ability
to meet full operationalcapability is at risk.
“It is the current structural supportmechanisms that are
currently placing theNRF at risk. The very things that make theNRF
work have to change,” Jones said.“What is hampering the NRF is that
we arestruggling to find the support mechanismsthat make it work.
Right now there are six orseven nations within NATO that spend
morethan two percent of their [gross domesticproduct] on national
security.”
Jones said the idea of using a “costs fallwhere they lie”
philosophy is an idea that nolonger has a place in bringing the NRF
to fullcapacity.
Jones said “costs fall where they lie” is a20th century concept
and itwill not work in anexpeditionary NRF.
“It is too cumbersome,” hesaid. “We need to create asystem where
all [Alliance]members, and even non-members who are qualified,can
sign up and be fullmembers of the NRF.”
Jones said NATO is makingprogress toward creating acommon
funding program toallow for greater resources tofurther the NRF
process.
Another problem relatedto resources, Jones said, isthat while
the NRF isreaching full operationalcapability, nations aretaking on
one of the mosthistorically challenging
missions in the Alliance – the expansion intoAfghanistan.
NATO is involved, not only in Afghanistan,but Iraq, the Balkans,
and several otheroperations throughout the globe. Jones saidthat
when factoring in the budgets for allthese operations, a further
financial strain isplaced on budgeting for the NRF.
Jones said the opportunity to begindiscussions early in the year
and with perhapsenough time to develop the proper financialsupport
mechanisms, the NRF’s future maystill be right on target.
Smith stressed the importance of AlliedReach in its ability to
bring together thepeople who can help ensure the effectivenessof
the NRF.
“The NRF is the vehicle of transformationand that’s why it is so
important to ACOand ACT,” he said. “We will work hard inthat
direction to make it realised the potentialthat it has. Our focus
here over the nextcouple of days is going to be on
operationalissues. This gives the operationalcommanders a chance to
get together withstrategic commanders and leaders in theMilitary
Committee to address issues wenormally do not have the chance to
discussin an environment where we can openlyexpress our concerns
and hopes.”
Supreme Allied Commander Transformation U.S. Air Force Gen.
LanceL. Smith addresses the Exercise Allied Reach 06 attendees
during hisopening remarks. Photo: ACT Photo Lab.
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PfP: chance for ‘dialog and cooperation’PfP: chance for ‘dialog
and cooperation’PfP: chance for ‘dialog and cooperation’PfP: chance
for ‘dialog and cooperation’PfP: chance for ‘dialog and
cooperation’SKOPJE, Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia – Nearly 150 defencerepresentatives from Partnership
for Peaceand NATO member nations attended aconference entitled
‘Understanding NATOMilitary Transformation’ in the city of
Skopje,FYROM, from March 15-17 to discuss andlearn more about the
changes taking placewithin the PfP nations and NATO Alliance.
NATO’s Supreme Allied CommanderTransformation U.S. Air Force
Gen. Lance L.Smith said the transformational effortsthroughout the
Alliance and Partner nationshave been “dynamic and impressive.”
Smith said NATO started undergoingsweeping changes after
seriouscommunication and operational gaps werediscovered during the
start of operations inKosovo, and that every nation needs
tocontinue to ensure the past will not berepeated.
“We cannot allow for the gaps [incommunication and
interoperability] thatoccurred in 1999 to happen again,” Smith
said. “The Partner nations have a large roleto play in that, and
by participating withNATO, I think we can all be assured that
wewill continue to move in the same directionwith
transformation.”
While the NATO Alliance is 26 nationsstrong, the organisation
relies on a greatnumber of other countries to assist inconflicted
regions throughout the world. Partnership for Peace was created to
breakdown barriers and to build security throughdialogue and
cooperation—that processcontinues through conferences
like“Understanding Transformation.” Partnernations like FYROM are
already supportingNATO operations in areas like Kosovo, Iraqand
Afghanistan.
NATO’s Assistant Secretary General forDefence, Policy and
Planning John Colstonspoke on the topic of NATO transformationand
the role of Partner nations.
“NATO and its Partners are working toconfront threats to our
security on anincreasingly global scale,” Colston said. “We
have to recognise [these threats] know noborders. Only sustained
efforts by theinternational community can promote peaceand
stability, create a solid basis fordemocracy, and economic
growth.”
As NATO looks to expand further, countriesthat may join in the
future will need to beeducated on how the Alliance is changing. As
well, NATO members also have to beeducated on what transformational
conceptsand efforts are taking place outside theAlliance to ensure
interoperability in currentand future operations.
Smith said conferences such as the one heldin Skopje are an
important part of maintainingopen communications.
“We are discussing not only how we aretransforming our
militaries and ministry ofdefence organisations, but the
experiences ofnew member nations in their transformationalefforts
and this is what the conference is allabout,” Smith said. “It’s
about giving anopportunity for dialogue and cooperationbetween NATO
and PfP nations.”
BUCHAREST, Romania—NATO’s supreme commanderresponsible for
transformation found Romania’s militarytransformation “impressive”
and “on target” during an official visitMarch 12 and 13.
The first visit to this country by U.S. Air Force Gen. Lance
L.
Smith, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, includedmeetings
with President Traian Basescu and Romanian Army Gen.Eugen Badalan,
Chief of the General Staff.
“It is very impressive how far Romania has come in what I call
thetransformation journey,” said Smith at a press conference on
March12. “The plan for the future is aggressive and, I think,
clearly in theright direction.”
Romania’s armed forces have reduced from a standing force of
400,000in the mid-1990s to a current strength of 95,000. The
one-time largelyconscript force is being replaced by a fully
professional one.
The country’s new transformation strategy sets target dates
of2015 for full NATO and European Union “operational
integration,”and 2025 for full “technical integration.” Based on
historicaldefence levels, Badalan called the plan “realistic.”
“The key part of transformation is that whatever
equipmentRomania buys that it be interoperable with the other
equipmentthat NATO is operating,” said Smith in response to a
reporter askinghis opinion on what equipment Romania should
buy.
“That’s what General Badalan and the general staff are
workingtoward, and we will help in any way possible,” the general
added. “And I think the plans are right on target.”
“The challenges, which are many, really require national
commitmentand political will. Too often, people approach
transformation as away to save money. But the fact is, at the very
beginning it’s notcheap and it’s not easy,” the supreme commander
said.
Romania has been a strong contributor to NATO and
coalitionoperations, from the Balkans to Afghanistan and Iraq.
Since 2004,it has been averaging some 2000 troops deployed. Three
Romaniansoldiers have died in action in Afghanistan since 9/11.
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transformation ‘impressive’SACT: Romania’s transformation
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U.S. Air Force Gen. Lance Smith (right) inspects troops from
the30th Guard Regiment, during the Ceremonial Guard, at theRomanian
Ministry of Defense Headquarters during his visit toRomania. The
Romanian Chief of General Staff Gen. EugenBadalan accompanied him
on his inspection. Photo: RomanianArmed Forces.
By Canadian Forces Cmdr. J.D. ScanlonACT Public Information
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SACT: Hi-tech a ‘double-edged sword’SACT: Hi-tech a
‘double-edged sword’SACT: Hi-tech a ‘double-edged sword’SACT:
Hi-tech a ‘double-edged sword’SACT: Hi-tech a ‘double-edged
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VIENNA—With the proliferation of “dualuse” technology that has
both military andcivil applications, nations have a
greaterresponsibility to defend such technologyfrom misuse by
criminals and terrorists, Gen.Lance L. Smith told some 300
delegates hereat the headquarters of theOrganisation for Security
andCooperation in Europe.
The dual-hatted NATOSupreme Allied CommanderTransformation and
CommanderU.S. Joint Forces Command wasa keynote speaker at the
OSCESeminar on Military Doctrine,Feb. 14-15. This was
theinternational organisation’s fifthseminar on military
doctrinesince 1991.
“We live in an era whentechnology offers incrediblepotential to
increase collectivesecurity within Europe and therest of the world.
But this is notnew. We’ve relied successfullyon technology to
ensurecollective security for manyyears,” said Smith.
At the same time, the supreme commanderand other speakers
acknowledged thattechnological advances were also helpingterrorists
and extremists.
“Asymmetric warfare is becoming moreand more sophisticated,
and—whenenabled by access to technology—it canachieve
disproportionate strategic effects,”he said. “The potential for
21st century
By Canadian Forces Cmdr.J. D. Scanlon
ACT Public Information Officedual-use technology falling into
the wronghands remains problematic — no nation isimmune from the
risk of diverting defensegoods and technology into the
wronghands.”
Speaking on the first afternoon of theseminar, General Smith
told the largelymilitary audience that he believed suchthreats
would continue to “shock our
collective security interests for theforeseeable future.” The
solution, hesuggested, was greater internationalcooperation and
technology sharingamongst partner nations andorganizations.
“These new decentralised, amorphousthreats make coalitions and
partnershipseven more important than they’ve ever been
in the past. No nation is so large they cango it alone, and no
nation is so small that itcannot contribute strategically,” he
said.
“Interoperability is the key to effectivemultinational
operations, andinteroperability hinges on technology. Tomake
technology useful to us, we need tofocus it on increasing
interoperability,” headded.
The main focus of the seminarwas “new threats and
emergingtechnology.” This generateddebate about whether somenations
could afford the highcosts of new technologies.
“Every nation has the ability,or should have the ability, to
filla needed capability,” Smithsaid. “There is still a great dealof
capacity that can be filledwith respect to very specific,
butperhaps routine missions.”
“There isn’t a technology gapbetween our nations, but thereis a
capability gap driven by acommitment and funding gap,and this leads
to interoperabilitygaps,” he said. “Investments intechnology for
our collectivedefense are costly, but not doingso will be even
costlier,” he
concluded.The OSCE is a regional security
organisation with 55 member-states fromNorth America, Europe,
and Asia. Morethan 300 high-level officials,
includingchiefs-of-defence staff, senior militarypersonnel, defence
diplomats, academics,and industry experts participated in
theseminar.
The dual-hatted NATO Supreme Allied CommanderTransformation and
Commander U.S. Joint Forces Commandwas a keynote speaker at the
OSCE Seminar on MilitaryDoctrine, Feb. 14-15, 2006. This was the
internationalorganisation’s fifth seminar on military doctrine
since 1991.Photo: NATO
OBERAMMERGAU, Germany – From Nov. 28 to Dec. 9, 214students
participated in a revised logistical training programmedeveloped by
Allied Command Transformation at the NATO Schoolin
Oberammergau.
The purpose of this two-week training programme was to
preparelogistical personnel from NATO, Partnership for Peace
andMediterranean dialogue nations in NATO logistical and
movementplanning to support the NATO Response Force. It also
focused onout-of-area expeditionary operations and sustaining
ongoingmissions in the Balkans, Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudan and
Pakistan.
ACT’s programme revision condensed four logistical courses
intoone time period. This decreased the amount of time needed,
removedduplicate information, allowed for more subject matter
experts to
participate, and saved valuable training money for participants
andthe NATO School.
The first week consisted of three courses; the
expeditionarylogistics course, the joint logistics operations
course and themovement operational planning course. This revised
conceptpresented lectures and hands-on training on topics that
directlyaffect operations. These covered key areas such as command
andcontrol, and multinational logistical operations in a
MultinationalJoint Logistics Centre. The second week consisted of
theExpeditionary Logistic Planning course in which lectures and
hands-on training in logistical planning were provided. These
covered thekey areas of the operational planning process and
specific logisticalplanning considerations.
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By U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Joel I. Huval
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NORFOLK, Va. — One of the main concerns of a commander duringa
military operation is keeping well informed of the threats posed
tothe forces under his command.
Human intelligence, or intelligence gathered by human
sourcesrather than electronic sources, is one of the commander’s
tools forgathering the information he needs to keep his forces safe
and hisoperation bases secure. As commanders change their
strategies tomeet the evolving threats they face, they will also
have to change theway they gather and use the information provided
by humanintelligence.
Allied Command Transformation’s Intelligence Branch division
hasbeen instrumental in driving NATO into changing the world of
humanintelligence to ensure compatibility among Alliance
nations.
Polish Lt. Col. Janusz Jesionowski, Allied Command
TransformationIntelligence Branch and HUMINT working group
chairman, said theneed for human intelligence sharing among the
NATO nations waspushed to the forefront following the 2002 Prague
Summit andsubsequent NATO operations.
“The way we managed human intelligence needed to betransformed,”
Jesionowski said.
The answer to the transformation problem was to first create
ahuman intelligence working group vested with the
appropriateexpertise and authority to ensure that the development
of doctrineand training would be valid.
“Without doctrine, normal collective training is not possible,”
saidLt. Robert Burgess Jr., a 12-year, U.S. Navy intelligence
expert withthe ACT Intelligence Capabilities Branch.
“We were able to coordinate with partner nations and
NATOMilitary Authorities and were able to get everyone to agree
thatthere wasn’t any sense in duplicating each others’ work,”
Burgesssaid. “You have to break down the walls regarding
informationsharing, or there isn’t really any intelligence.”
Burgess said there were no specific guidelines for NATO tofollow
in human intelligence gathering. The doctrine that theIntelligence
Branch created was pieced together from severalorganisations and
previously written documents contributed bythe United States and
Great Britain.
“Doctrine is the guiding principle,” Burgess said. “From
doctrinecomes training, education and implementation of
themechanisms.”
One tangible result is that the NATO School in
Oberammergau,Germany will begin training NATO troops on the topic,
beginningthis summer. However, the purpose of the NATO school
course isnot to teach Alliance troops how to perform human
intelligencegathering, but to teach them how to manage
multinational counterintelligence and security capabilities.
Military and civilianintelligence specialists are expected to
attend the course.
“NATO is only going to teach how to manage intelligencegathering
within NATO,” Burgess said. “It will be up to thenations to ensure
their people meet the minimum requirements setforth in the
doctrine.” But here again, ACT is helping byestablishing common
standards and looking to how HUMINToperations should develop in the
future.
“People attending the course must first be a national expert
inHUMINT intelligence,” added Jesionowski. “Our course will
helpthem to work in a multinational environment.”
The development of Doctrine and the establishment of theNATO
School J2X Course are the first steps towards a wider andbetter
incorporation of HUMINT in NATO.
By incorporating HUMINT more efficiently into the
overallintelligence collection plan the commander will be better
informedabout the adversary and gain greater insight into the
socialaspects, such as culture and religion, that affect the area
he isoperating in, information essential to supporting an effects
basedapproach to operations.
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LA SPEZIA, Italy — Amphibious landings have always played avital
role in conventional warfighting. While a successful assault
onenemy beaches can be the pivotal point in an engagement, such
alanding can be made extremely dangerous if there is a large
presence ofmines and underwater obstructions that can slow, or
ultimately stop,amphibious troops from reaching their target.
Recently, The Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) Platoon
fromCommander, Mine Warfare Command (CMWC) returned
fromcollaborative experimentation conducted at the NATO
UnderseaResearch Center in La Spezia, Italy.
Experimentation recently took place off the northwest coast of
Italy.The primary objectives of the experiment were to assist in
testing theNATO prototype autonomous underwater vehicle planning
andevaluation tool and develop tactics, techniques, and procedures
foremployment of small UUVs from surface mine countermeasures
vessels.
Led by Lt. j.g. Melissa Flores, members of the UUV Platoon
operated
two remote environmental monitoring units, or REMUS
vehicles,equipped with a sidescan sonar from the NURC research
vesselLeonardo, “flying” multiple missions.
During the five-day event, they carried out key mine
countermeasurestasks such as searching for and classifying
mine-like contacts andother tactical objectives.
NURC scientist-in-charge Dr. Ben Evans, was responsible
forproducing the trials plan. Personnel from the Naval
OceanographicOffice, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City,
Fla., and Hydroid,the manufacturer of the REMUS system supported
the CMWC team.
This experiment and associated data collection and analysis
directlycontributed to accomplishment of U.S. Navy Surface
MineCountermeasure User Operational Evaluation System
(UOES)objectives and also satisfied several key Sea Trial
objectives, to includethe use of the littoral combat ship.
Sea Trial is the U.S. Navy’s collaborative effort to formalize
and fullyintegrate concept development and technical insertion into
theexperimentation process. The littoral combat ship, or LCS, is a
new
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BATTLE CREEK, Michigan — More than25 Navy Reserve information
systemstechnicians assigned to Allied CommandTransformation
gathered in Battle Creek,Mich., Jan. 21-22, to network, learn, and
sharetheir technology expertise.
The training centered around NATOComputer and Information
systems and howto best support NATO’s Joint Warfare Centrein
Stavanger, Norway.
ACT reservists directly support all NATOResponse Force and
International SecurityAssistance Force rehearsal exercisesconducted
by JWC throughout the year, andbring expertise and valuable skills
to thecommand.
Detachment 113 in Battle Creek sponsoredand planned the two-day
training event withparticipation by sailors from fellowdetachments
in Bessemer, Alabama, Spokane,Washington, Salt Lake City, Utah,
Kansas City,Missouri, and Buffalo, New York, in additionto the
newly formed Joint Command Lisbon,in Dubuque, Iowa.
The systems training was led by Royal NavyChief Warrant Officer
Mick Audus, chief ofcustomer support with the NATO
ComputerInformation System Services Agency at JWC.
Most of the exercises conducted at JWCinvolve wide-ranging use
of computers andnetwork information systems. Audus said herelies on
ACT Navy Reservists to assist himand his staff in setting up and
maintainingJWC’s extensive IT systems.
“My job is to determine what skills andresources we have and
which we will need tosupport our exercises,” Audus said. “Manyof
the reservists bring critical civilian skills toJWC. With them we
can network to solve manyof our infrastructure problems. They are
atremendous asset to NATO.”
ACT Reservists played a major role in theinitial 2003 setup of
the JWC’s Ulsnes trainingsite, a former Norwegian navy base
inStavanger harbor, where the NRF and ISAFcertification exercises
take place. A team ofACT Navy Reservists helped install the
firstinternal communications, computer networksand databases, and
pulled cables and laid wirein preparation for the exercises.
Capt. Jeff Smith, ACT Detachment 113commanding officer, was
greatly impressedwith the amount of military and civilianexperience
these Reservists brought to thetraining conference.
“I was tremendously impressed with thelevel of expertise and
knowledge these sailorsalready had. This event helped boost
thoseskills even more,” Smith said.
Baldwin and Chief Information SystemsTechnician John Fauer
organized the two-dayevent and worked directly with Audus andthe
JWC to tailor the training for the Reservists.
The IT Summit comes a year after the BattleCreek detachment
successfully hosted thefirst NATO Observer/Trainer Course
primarilyinvolving Reserve officers of the detachment.
“We are very pleased with how well thetraining was received by
all attendees,” Smithsaid. “By supporting the development of
ourenlisted IT’s, we can better serve the JWCand all of its
ever-growing IT needs. We feelthat we are playing a key role in
thetransformation of NATO and its ability toengage in the global
war on terrorism and otherconflicts throughout the world.”
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breed of fast, agile, and networked warships,which will operate
with focused-missionpackages, including deploying manned
andunmanned vehicles to execute missions.
Another highlight of the experimentfeatured multiple UUV
operations fromLeonardo, involving the platoon’s twoREMUS vehicles
and a HUGIN 1000 AUVoperated by a team from the RoyalNorwegian
Navy.
The vehicles operated simultaneously inan area seeded with
mine-like targets.HUGIN-detected contacts were passed tothe CMWC
UUV Platoon onboard Leonardofor “on-the-fly” re-direction of
REMUSUUVs for reacquisition. The technique willhelp pave the way
for development of moresophisticated multiple vehicle
tactics,techniques and procedures.
Flores said teamwork played a large part insuccessful testing.
“Working with the NATOscientists and Norwegian Navy was a
treat,”she said. “They were extremely professionaland gave us ideas
for future experimentationfor the UOES program. Our observations
ofboth UUVs will benefit the LCS program.”
Flores’ sentiments were echoed by Scott Price, the assistant
chief ofstaff for Mine Warfare programs at the Mine Warfare
Center.
Price said the benefits of this testing willcarry into the
future.
“The data collected will help to improvethe tactical planning
tool being developedat the centre,” Price said. “This planningtool
will dramatically improveinteroperability amongst NATO
alliesemploying, or planning to employ UUVs.”
Commander, Mine Warfare CommandRear Adm. Deb Loewer said she
waspleased with results of the testing.
“I have engaged directly with senior warfighter leadership in
both the Fifth andSeventh Fleet,” she said. “During
theseengagements, we have improved ourunderstanding of exactly what
they needand expect from us in order to win anybattle they are
called upon to fight andthey have gained a heightenedappreciation
for both the capabilities andlimitations of today’s mine
countermeasureforce. As a result, we have embarked on aprogram
aimed at accelerating thedemonstration and assessment of
newtechnologies in forward operating areas.The recent experiment
carried out incooperation with NURC is the first of
many such engagements; the next will occur in the during
RIMPAC06.”
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By Lt. Cmdr. T. R. Shaw (Ret.),NMCRC Battle Creek Public
Affairs
Norwegian Navy Lt. Ole Langhaug of theNorwegian Navy Hugin Team
prepares theHUGIN 1000 for a mission. Photo: Wade Sigstedt
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ACT hosts NRFC Mid-Winter MeetingACT hosts NRFC Mid-Winter
MeetingACT hosts NRFC Mid-Winter MeetingACT hosts NRFC Mid-Winter
MeetingACT hosts NRFC Mid-Winter Meeting
NORFOLK, Va. – NATO’s National Reserve Forces Committeeheld
their Mid-Winter Meeting at Allied Command
Transformationheadquarters Feb. 14-16 for the first time outside
Europe. Thisstanding Committee advises the NATO command structure
on allReserve component issues, while also sharing “best
practices”among the nations in the Alliance plus Australia. The
Committee,which includes headsof delegation from 20countries, also
touredthe Norfolk NavalBase and the USSWasp as part of theirfirst
meeting in theUnited States.
During theconference, U.S.Navy Cmdr. Eric Jabs,a full-time
supportofficer, said the timeU.S. Reservists spendtraining,
deployingand workingalongside activeforces equates tohaving 31
additionalactive duty membersat ACT. The ACTReserve program
iscurrently being validated to the Joint and Navy Staffs
inWashington, D.C.
“Reservists are actively working with Alliance nations in
trainingPartnership for Peace troops, participating in Iraq,
Afghanistan, andSudan operations, plus certifying the NATO Response
Force,” saidJabs. “We have 12 U.S. Reserve units that support NATO
operationsthroughout the world. Although currently all are Navy
positions, weare starting to incorporate other services to further
our role.”
NRFC Chairman German Air Force Maj. Gen. Klaus-Peter Trechesaid
Reserve forces are not only necessary to increase manninglevels in
operations, but provide much needed technical support tothe units
they support.
“The active forces cannot do without reservists,” Treche
said.“They are needed for endurance, but also serve two
specialpurposes. Reserves work in two fields; in the classical
military fieldand in a new field since the changing of the new
world order in1990, after the teardown of the Berlin Wall and the
breakdown ofthe Eastern system.”
Treche said reservists bring specialised skills to many
operationsthat the active forces lack.
“Reserves are involved in peace support and
reconstructionoperations and they require nation building
afterward,” Treche said.“With nation building, we need reservists
with specialised civilianskills to support these operations.”
Although reservists provide special skills, Treche said there
arethree areas to consider when employing Reserve forces.
“There is a need for interoperability and integration of
Reserveand active forces,” Treche said. “To this extent, we have to
trainand educate reservists to ensure there is no difference
betweenthese forces. We also have to ensure employer support for
activatedservice members.”
Treche said training is reciprocated between Reserve and
activetroops to maintain both military and technical skills for
each group.
“We have established courses to make sure reservists keep upwith
the same trainingmomentum of theactive forces,” Trechesaid. “Most
recently,we have establisheda senior Reserveofficer staff course
atthe NATO School inO b e r a m m e r g a u ,Germany, and
alsoensure reservistsparticipate in normalfield training. We
alsohave established amemorandum ofu n d e r s t a n d i n gbetween
the UnitedKingdom and Canadato allow reserviststhat serve
eachcountry’s army tomeet each other’s
military needs.”The NRFC was established in 1981 as an
independent, informal
group of senior national officers responsible for reserve
matters.The committee’s objectives are to strengthen the Alliance
reserves
readiness by providing a forum for informal and candid
exchangeof information in areas such as mobilisation, organisation
ofpeacetime reserve forces, motivation of reserve forces and
employersupport. It serves as a committee to provide policy advice
on reserveissues to NATO’s Military Committee. The NRFC also
providesappropriate advice and support to the Confédération
Interalliéedes Officiers de Réserve (CIOR), to assist them in their
activities insupport of Alliance goals and to advise the MC on its
relationshipwith the CIOR.
CIOR was established in 1948 and is an umbrella
organisationconsisting of national reserve associations in NATO,
Partnershipfor Peace nations and other invited countries,
encompassing morethan one million reserve officers. Its mission is
to forge links betweenreservists and NATO military authorities, to
encourage theestablishment and proliferation of ties among reserve
officers fromparticipating countries and to ensure that reservists’
duties, rights,training and mobilisation are uniform while
respecting theirdifferences and national traditions. Since the
inception of the PfPprogramme, CIOR has assumed the task of
encouraging the creationof organisations for reserve officers in
PfP countries. Cooperationis one inevitable priority, since it is
essential to international securityand stability. CIOR also
regularly updates the Military Committee.
By U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Joel I. Huval
Members of the NATO Reserve Forces Committee met for the
Mid-Winter Meeting atAllied Command Transformation headquarters
Feb. 14-16 to discuss the force’s currentand future roles in the
Alliance. Photo: U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Miguel Doncell.
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NORFOLK, Va. - Members of a Greekdefence delegation met with
AlliedCommand Transformation leadership Feb.
16 at ACT headquarters to discuss ties infuture Alliance
capabilities and Greektransformation efforts.
Greek Navy Cdre. Ioannis Alvertos,defence policy director of the
HellenicNational Defence General Staff, alsodiscussed his country’s
role in currentNATO-led operations.
One of the major changes Greece has madesince transformation
within the NATOAlliance began in 2002, is the creation of
anEvolution Office under the chief of the Greekarmed forces.
“The creation of this office is to help adjustNATO’s
transformational decisions with ournational interests andensure we
are incompliance withNATO requirements,”Alvertos said.
Along withsupporting NATOt r a n s f o r m a t i o n ,Greece is
supportingevery current NATO operation fromproviding security in
Afghanistan tooffering relief in Pakistan.
“Our total participation in these missionsamount to
approximately 1,260 personneland our financial support over the
past twoyears is almost $600 million,” Alvertos said.
Alvertos said one of the majorcontributions Greece has made has
been inproviding support in NATO-led operations
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Greek Navy Cdre. Ioannis Alvertos,defence policy director of the
HellenicNational Defence General Staff
“We believe that when Iraq achieves its re-integration in the
world community, progress and
prosperity in the region will be positively affected.”Cmdre.
Ioannis Alvertos,
defence policy director,Hellenic National Defence General
Staff
OBERAMMERGAU, Germany - The NATO School was greatlyhonoured to
welcome the Alliance’s senior civilian representativein
Afghanistan, Minister Hikmet Cetin, Feb. 3.
Cetin arrived from London where he had been attending
theInternational Conference to discuss the challenges and
futuresupport for the development of a peaceful and stable
Afghanistan.
The former Turkish foreign minister described it as a
“criticaljuncture in Afghan history,” when addressing the 90
studentsattending the NATO Peace Support Operations Course.
The Course Director, Lt. Col. Brian Clesham, described the
visitas “timely,” the students having already received an update
ofthe expansion plans for NATO’s International Security
andAssistance Force, an in-depth examination of the United
Kingdom’sProvincial Reconstruction Team in Muzarr-e-Sharif, and
anacademic overview of NATO’s role in the Region.
The minister’s address, which was followed by a vigorousquestion
and answer period, provided an outstanding politicaloverview of the
challenges that face Afghanistan, and the
planned expansion of the Alliance’sstabilisation and assistance
role. Hehighlighted the remarkable progressthat had been made
following theBonn Summit of Dec. 5, 2001. Thishad paved the way for
presidentialelections and subsequently theelection of a National
Assembly andProvincial Councils.
Cetin was quick to point out thatthe future stability and
developmentof the country depended oncommitment from NATO and
theinternational community, adding that “the Alliance cannot
turnits back on the call for assistance and partnership with
theAfghans.”
With more than 10,000 students attending the NATO school in2005,
the School plays a pivotal role in the provision of educationand
training in support of Alliance operations, the transformationof
the Alliance and its international cooperative programmes.
in Iraq, in both the areas of training and,equipment and
monetary donations.
“Greece supports the international effortsfor its
reconstruction,” he said. “We believethat when Iraq achieves its
re-integration inthe world community, progress andprosperity in the
region will be positivelyaffected.”
Most recently, Greece assisted in thedelivery of 77 T-72
Hungarian tanks, as wellas donating 36 or its own BMP-1
armouredpersonnel vehicles, to assist in creating thefirst armoured
division for the Iraqi securityforces.
The tanks were delivered by the Greek
vessel Aegean Star and arrived in KuwaitNov. 6, 2005.
“We recently received a letter from theIraqi authorities
thanking Greece becausethe armoured personnel vehicles and
relatedequipment were in excellent condition andusable from the
first day of delivery,”Alvertos said.
Greece has also pledged to donate andtransport 64 more BMP-1
APVs in the future.
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Office
Minister Hikmet Cetin
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OTTAWA, Canada – The former NATO Supreme AlliedCommander
Transformation and Commander, U.S. Joint ForcesCommand U.S. Navy
Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr. was namedas a recipient of the
Canadian Government’s Meritorious ServiceCross for his service in
the capacity of SACT, Norfolk, Va.
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean,
GovernorGeneral of Canada, announced Giambastiani as one of
fiveMeritorious Service Decoration recipients for the military
divisionJan. 24.
“As SACT and Commander USJFCOM Adm. Giambastianiprovided
outstanding leadership, personal example and unbridleddrive to
ensure that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is readyto meet
the challenges of the future,” said ACT Chief of StaffCanadian Army
Lt. Gen. Michel Maisonneuve upon receiving newsof the award. “As
the first Supreme Allied CommanderTransformation, he has inspired
the 26 Alliance Members toovercome conventional procedures and
organization, and developa collective spirit of advanced thinking
and innovative applicationof Alliance capabilities to serve our
common needs of the future.”
The Meritorious Service Decorations are separated into
militaryand civil divisions, with two levels each: a medal and a
cross. Themilitary division recognises individuals who have
performed anexceptional deed or an activity that brought honour to
theircommunity or to Canada.
“His efforts on behalf of the Alliance and the U.S. Armed
Forceshave had a great impact on Canada specifically,”
Maisonneuve
Former SACT Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr. was one of
fiveMeritorious Service Decoration recipients for the military
divisionin a ceremony held in Ottawa Jan. 24. Photo: NATO
said. “His compelling vision and tenacious pursuit of strong
multi-national support for partnership and the conduct of
Allianceoperations contributed significantly to the advancement
ofprogrammes critical to the national objectives of Canada.”
Giambastiani departed his posts at ACT and USJFCOM Aug. 1,2005
to serve in his current capacity as the seventh vice chairmanof the
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Former SACT receives Canadian Former SACT receives Canadian
Former SACT receives Canadian Former SACT receives Canadian Former
SACT receives Canadian Meritorious Meritorious Meritorious
Meritorious Meritorious CrossCrossCrossCrossCross
NATO School NCO named 2005 ACT MMOYNATO School NCO named 2005
ACT MMOYNATO School NCO named 2005 ACT MMOYNATO School NCO named
2005 ACT MMOYNATO School NCO named 2005 ACT MMOY
NORFOLK, Va. – During aceremony at AlliedCommand
TransformationHeadquarters, seniorenlisted members fromthroughout
ACT announcedtheir selection for theMilitary Member of the Yearfor
2005.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt.Christopher Upeslacis, fromthe NATO
School inOberammergau, Germanyedged out his competitors inan
extremely tightcompetition, said U.S. NavyChief Petty Officer
DouglasHalay, from the office ofSACT Representative toEurope, one
of the boardmembers judging thecompetition. He alsoreceived a Joint
Service CommendationMedal.
“It was really hard to choose acandidate,” said Halay. “It was
really close,
but when it came down to it, he just kepthis poise all week
long. His presentation,
and his answers were very professional.He’s an ideal
representative for ACT.”
Seven candidates took part in a weeklongcompetition, during
which they were
judged on their professionalism, militarybearing, character and
social skills by ACT
senior enlisted leaders. Thecandidates gavepresentations,
attended socialevents and were interviewedby the board members.
This isthe first time the competitionhas been held at
ACTheadquarters.
The candidates were DanishNavy Cpl. Søren Boeriis, fromSTRE in
Brussels, Belgium;German Army Staff Sgt. MartinBonczek, from the
Joint WarfareCentre in Stavanger, Norway;U.S. Navy Petty Officer
FirstClass Terry Cerami, from StaffElement Europe in
Brussels,Belgium; Belgian Army MasterSgt. August DeCraecker,
fromthe Joint Forces TrainingCentre in Bydgoszcz, Poland;Canadian
Army Sgt. Todd Grant,
from SACT HQ; Sr. Cpl. David Peixoto, fromthe Joint Analysis
Lessons Learned Centre
By U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2ndClass Tyce Velde
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation British Royal
NavyAdm. Sir Mark Stanhope presents a plaque to U.S. Air Force
Staff Sgt.Christopher Upeslacis, from the NATO School in
Oberammergau,Germany on his selection as ACT’s Military Member of
the Year for2005. Photo: ACT Photo Lab
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in Lisbon, Portugal and Staff Sgt. Upeslacis.“The people here
before you are what I call the best of the
best,” said Deputy Supreme Allied Commander
TransformationBritish Royal Navy Adm. Sir Mark Stanhope. “Not only
that, butwhen I got here four years ago, it was predominately Navy.
Nowwe have representatives from all branches and nations. It’s
truly acombined and joint atmosphere.”
Holding the competition at the headquarters gives thecandidates
a unique opportunity to meet, in person, membersfrom the different
commands, said U.S. Navy Master Chief StevenWacker, ACT Command
Master Chief.
“This is the first time they’ve come here,” he added. “It
allowspeople who have never come here a chance to visit and see
howthe headquarters actually works. They get a first-hand view
ofthis command and an opportunity to interact with our staff.”
Though many of the personnel from different ACT commandsin
Portugal, Norway, Germany, Poland and Belgium work togethervia
email and telephone, this is a unique opportunity to meet
some of them in person, said Cerami.“It’s nice to put a face to
the names we see in emails and the people
I talk to on the phone,” said Cerami. “I work with people in
theheadquarters often, but it’s different to physically be here,
and sayhello and shake their hand.”
Upeslacis was stunned by his selection. The competition was
soclose, he said, that no one knew going into the ceremony who
wouldreceive the award.
“It feels very different,” he said. “The competition was
extremelyhigh. It really could have been any one of us. I didn’t
expect to winit. It’s a good thing, for the NATO School, too,
because we haven’tbeen a member of ACT very long, and this puts us
on the map.”
Stanhope congratulated not only Upeslacis, but the other
sixcandidates, and the candidates for the individual
commands’competitions. The non-commissioned officers throughout
NATOare such high calibre, anyone selected for the MMOY
competitiondeserves congratulations, he said.
“We haven’t had to work hard across ACT to pull out talent,”he
added. “There’s a sea of it out there. It makes me enormouslyproud
to be the deputy commander of this organisation.”
MMOYMMOYMMOYMMOYMMOY(From page 9)
ACT supports Crisis Management Exercise 2006ACT supports Crisis
Management Exercise 2006ACT supports Crisis Management Exercise
2006ACT supports Crisis Management Exercise 2006ACT supports Crisis
Management Exercise 2006Command tackles improved response to
threatsCommand tackles improved response to threatsCommand tackles
improved response to threatsCommand tackles improved response to
threatsCommand tackles improved response to threats
By U.S. Navy Chief Petty OfficerJoel I. Huval
NORFOLK, Va. – A suicide bomber in a citysubway station is
watching and calculatingwhen best to attack a group of
NATOpersonnel beginning their morningcommute. Improvised
explosivedevices are in place near an entranceto a NATO training
site. Right now,a terrorist cell is plotting a biologicalattack at
a NATO command building.
This may sound like an excerptripped from the pages of a
recentwork of thrilling fiction, but how farfrom the truth is
it?
From March 1-7, NATO held CrisisManagement Exercise 2006 at
itsheadquarters in Brussels, Belgium,to tackle how best to improve
thecommunication, response andoverall management of these
specificscenarios.
The scenario for this exercise wasfictitious. The portrayed
crisisfocused on progressively developingasymmetric threats to NATO
Allies stemmingfrom outside the Euro-Atlantic area. Theenvironment
included a wide range of threatsincluding terrorism and the
potential ofaggressive action, including those of achemical,
biological and radiological nature,against NATO forces, territory
andpopulations. The scenario was run with the
idea in mind for preliminary operationalplanning for the
possible activation andemployment of the NATO Response
Force.However, no troops were actually deployedfor the purpose of
this exercise.
All 26 NATO nations were involved in theplanning of CMX
2006.
CMX 2006 is an annual exercise sponsoredby NATO’s secretary
general and is jointlyrun by the international staff, the
internationalmilitary staff and the two NATO strategiccommands,
Allied Command Operations andACT.
Participants in CMX 2006 included civil and
military staffs in national capitals, at NATOHeadquarters, and
in both strategiccommands. Representatives from the UN,European
Union and the Organization forSecurity and Cooperation in Europe
were
invited as observers.CMFC: Solution hub
A major experiment in CMX06investigated how the
experimentalCrisis Management Fusion Centrecould contribute to
sharedsituational awareness andunderstanding at the
political/military strategic level. Theexperiment explored how
sharedsituational awareness could becollaboratively developed
betweenexperiment personnel who staffedthe CMFC along with
relevantNATO headquarters personnel whoparticipated in the
exercise.
As part of its work to supportconcept development
andexperimentation within NATO, the
ACT Modeling & Simulation Section wasintimately involved in
modeling severalexperimental CMX activities and providedseveral
models and simulations to aid conceptdevelopers.
The CMFC concept was developed basedon a several-cell centre
that fuses available
This model is a simulation created by the M&S Coordina-tion
section used to demonstrate the use of three local hos-pitals in a
centralised area. Doctor/patient availabilityrate can be tested and
changed to maximise facility use.
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information and makes it available via theNATO strategic
overview Web site. The ACTM&S Section creates simulations to
helpidentify the most efficient and effectiveprocesses to be used
within the CMFC. Thesimulations develop information such
asmeasurements of average cycle time (fromentering the fusion
centre until actions aretaken), waiting times, predictions
ofbottlenecks, and recommendations forimprovement. The simulations
were beingvalidated with data captured during CMX2006 so as to
improve their value as predictivetools in enhancing the performance
of theCMFC in future Crisis Management Exercises.
Modeling & Simulation:ACT’s all-purpose tool
ACT’s Modeling & Simulation Sectionworks within the full web
of NATOtransformation.
When NATO began sweeping structuraland strategic changes in
2003, it began layingthe foundation for improved processes inboth
communication and producingcapabilities for deployable forces.
Paul Sherland, the M&S Coordinationsection head, said the
section has a three-fold mission.
“We promote collaboration between ACTand the various modeling
and simulationbodies in NATO, identify simulationrequirements,
sponsor activities to developsolutions to meet these requirements,
and
coordinate the implementation of solutions,”he said. “We also
support growing ACTinitiatives to develop and refine
concepts,define capability requirements, and deviseexperimental and
testing programs.”
One way M&S is working to meet thismission is in the realm
of effects-basedapproach to operations.
EBAO is a process for obtaining a desiredstrategic outcome or
“effect” on the enemy,through application of the full range
ofmilitary and non-military capabilities at thetactical,
operational, and strategic levels.
By using specialised software, the M&Ssection is developing
computer simulationsof EBAO relationships and factors in a
varietyof NATO-relevant scenarios.
“Our simulation capabilities are also usefulfor rapid concept
prototyping,” Sherlandsaid. “What we have done is provide
severalmodels and simulations to aid conceptdevelopers in creating
ways to combateverything from IEDs to establishing betterlogistical
support.”
This mandate keeps M&S Coordination instep with ACT’s newly
established IntegratedCapability Teams.
ACT implemented five ICTs in 2005 as thecore of the capability
management frameworkfor managing the transformation of
theAlliance’s military capability. The ICTs areformed into a
dedicated core team andconcentrate on specific areas of
militarytransformation.
ICTs identify and map transformationwork that is already taking
place and that
M&S M&S M&S M&S M&S (From page 10) which is
planned or anticipated in theforeseeable future. The role of the
ICTs isto coordinate transformation work, whichotherwise would be
conducted in isolation.
“We are currently using simulation tosupport the integrated
logistics, effectiveengagement and joint manouvre,expeditionary
operations, and enhancedcivil-military cooperation ICTs,”
Sherlandsaid. “We have been working with logisticsto assist in
evaluating concepts for aNATO operations support chain for
futureNATO Response Force deployments,which could promote
integration andinteroperability in deployed operations.”
Working with the Counter IED IntegratedProject Team, the M&S
CoordinationSection has developed several simulationmodels to
demonstrate simulation’spotential for rapid concept developmentand
testing. In the future, the M&SCoordination section will
becomeincreasingly involved with the CIED-IPTto help find better
ways to reducing, or eveneliminating, the devastating effects
ofIEDs.
Perhaps the most impressive aspect ofM&S is that it is a
highly inexpensivemethod of predicting situational outcomes,coupled
with the additional bonus ofestablishing concepts at an
acceleratedpace. “Our section can produce andmodify simulations in
a very short time,”Sherland said. “This is an interactiveapproach
to concept development, and away to help concepts develop
rapidly.”
OTTAWA, Canada — During his first visit to Canada asNATO’s
Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, U.S.Air Force Gen. Lance
L. Smith was warmly welcomed bythe country’s defence community. He
and Canadian ForcesGen. Raymond Henault, chairman of NATO’s
MilitaryCommittee, addressed more than 400 senior defenceofficials,
academics, analysts and journalists Feb. 23, 2006.Organized by the
Conference of Defence AssociationsInstitute, a national defence and
security advocacy group,the seminar focused on the transformation
of Canada’sarmed forces. Referring to recent steps toward a
highlyjoint command structure, Smith cited Canada as a leaderin
transformation and a model for other NATO memberand partner
nations. Photo: Canadian Air Force Cpl.Eduardo Mora Pineda.
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Azalea on ice....
Canadian Forces Lt. Gen. Michel Maisonneuve, ACT Chief of Staff,
drops the puck for the face off between Jason Jaspers, #8 forthe
Springfield Falcons and Shawn Thornton, #55 for the Admirals to
begin the Norfolk Admirals’ Azalea Festival Night game.Norfolk’s
International Azalea Festival and NATO celebrated one of Canada’s
national past times with the Norfolk AdmiralsSaturday, Feb. 11, at
the Norfolk Scope Arena. The Admirals defeated the Falcons 3-1.
“Canada is this year’s most honored nation and we were thrilled
that the Admirals hosted a special festival night,” said
festivalchairman Chuck Rigney.
Azalea pucks were given away to the first 3,000 Admirals fans
who arrived at the game.This year’s festival will be held April 24
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Azalea Festival free-events calendarApril 24 — Sister City
Event, Hampton BridgeApril 26 — Flag Raising, HQ-SACTApril 27 —
Student Forum, Tidewater Community College
Canadian Ships Reception, Waterside NorfolkApril 28 —Coronation
of Queen and Court, Botanical GardenApril 29 — International Parade
Waterside Drive
NATOfest, Town Point ParkFor more information about this year’s
Azalea Festival andspecific times for these events, visit the
organisation’s Web site:www.azaleafestival.org