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CONTENTS MARCH 2018 EDITORIAL STAFF

2. COMMAND GROUP CORNER Col. Frank Warda (DEU Army) 4. JFCBS: CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONY Editorial Director

10. JFCBS: THE MISSION Lt. Cdr. Davide Galli (ITA Navy) 12. JFCBS: THE HEADQUARTERS Editor in Chief and Senior Photo Editor 14. JFCBS: TASKS AND FOCUS AREAS Lt. Col. Marco Schmidl (DEU Air Force) 16. COMMANDER’S VISIT TO RESOLUTE SUPPORT Deputy Chief Editor and Air Force Editor 17. RESOLUTE SUPPORT COMMANDER VISITS JFCBS 18. JFCBS: TASKS AND FOCUS AREAS — OPERATIONAL MAP Lt. Cdr. Piotr Wojtas (POL Navy) Assistant Editor and Navy Editor WHY BUY A QUALITY CAR? 20. SACEUR VISITS AFGHANISTAN 20. AFGHANS GRADUATE FROM NATO COURSE 1) Quality cars are designed and manufactured to last much longer Cpt. Aouatef Zimrani (FRA Army) 21. TAILORED FORWARD PRESENCE Assistant Editor, Army Editor, Layout 2) Quality cars transport you and your family in the safest environment. 22. ‘BORDER FORCE’ — BRITISH EFP TROOPS 3) Quality cars have exceptional resale values Lt. Cdr. Jerry Parker (GBR Navy) 4) Quality cars are reliable 24. NATO AND EU COOPERATE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN Assistant Editor, Copy Editor 5) Quality cars are a pleasure to own 26. ITALIAN JETS’ ALERT SCRAMBLE IN THE BALTICS 27. NATO JETS CELEBRATE ESTONIA’S 100TH ANNIVERSARY Cpt. Linda Schrader (NLD Army) Army and Host Nation Editor 29. FROM THE NATO REVIEW: THE IDENTITY OF NATO WHY BUY BMW , VOLVO or MERCEDES? 30. 1918–2018: 100 YEARS OF ROYAL AIR FORCE Adj. Leo Roos (NLD Army) 32. COMMANDER VISITS AFNORTH SCHOOL Adj. Shirley Ham-Ter-Haar (NLD Marechaussee) 1) BMW ,VOLVO and MERCEDES are your Quality cars 33. NATO TRI-BORDER SAILING CLUB Photographers and Photoeditors 2) MASSIVE Military Discounts (Buy Quality for the price of an Average car) 34. VISITS AND ACTIVITIES 3) FREE Home Shipment to the U.S.A or CANADA when you return home 36. #WEAREJFCBS CONTRIBUTORS: Sarah Goldthorpe (Soldier Magazine Editor), 4) FREE Service and Maintenance for 3 Years (U.S. Volvo models) Ms. Marcela Zelnickova (NATO Editorial Services), 5) FREE European Breakdown/Recovery (incl. Hotel, flights home, rental car) Ms. Vicki Nielsen (NATO Review Editor), SHAPE 6) FREE 4 Year Warranty (3 year EU models) PAO, Allied Maritime Command PAO, Allied Air 7) FREE 12 Year Anti Corrosion guarantee Command PAO, Resolute Support PAO, Italian Air Force Detachment in Estonia, Danish Air Force 8) Purchase Price in YOUR Currency and protected against price increases Detachment in Lithuania, Lt. Gen. Michel Yakovleff, R. Bindels (AFNORTH Int. School), Mr. Tristan Roeven, Lt. Phil Morrison (JFCBS), WO Simon Marsh (JFCBS) ABOUT THE COVER WHY BUY FROM ROADCRAFT? PHOTO CREDITS: Romanian Ministry of Defence, Italian Air Force, 1) ROADCRAFT guarantee you the lowest price Brunssum, The Netherlands, Allied Maritime Command PAO, Allied Air Command 21 February 2018 — 2) ROADCRAFT guarantee the highest level of service PAO, Erickson Barnes (Resolute Support PAO), Left to right: General Salvatore Farina (outgoing JFCBS Cpl. Timothy Jones (UK Royal Logistic Corps) 3) ROADCRAFT deliver to your Military Base Commander), General Curtis M. Scaparrotti (Supreme 4) ROADCRAFT have over 30 years experience selling to Military/Diplomats Allied Commander Europe) and General Riccardo GRAPHIC DESIGN: Derk Smid/DFS Creative Marchiò (incoming JFCBS Commander) pay tribute to www.dfscreative.com 5) ROADCRAFT provide 24/7 LIFETIME SUPPORT- Unique in car sales the Parade Commander during the change of Com- 6) ROADCRAFT do not believe in pressure selling. mand ceremony (Photo: Davide Galli, JFC Brunssum) We value and respect our customers! www.jfcbs.nato.int

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BE AND DO MORE TOGETHER!

Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen and Civil Colleagues For the future I still have a few ‘tasks’ for all of you, in bringing of Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum, Ladies and the Brunssum headquarters and all of you to an even higher state of Gentlemen, professionalism: As you all witnessed on 21 February—a wonderful sunny day— Be present; besides being present in person, be present in mind! I handed over the command of our headquarters, the Joint Force Be generous; contribute! Do not halt when it is just enough. Command Brunssum, to General Riccardo Marchiò, who is now Your added value is synergistic by nature. your Commander. Be vigilant; have your sensors on. Look 360 degrees. As a The Change of Command Ceremony that day was something I person, as a headquarters, and in your profession, be aware of will never forget. Seeing all of you standing in front and next to me, difficulties and overcome them. having guests from across NATO and from NATO member and partner nations—including many fellow compatriots from Italy— Be proactive; look ahead, think ahead, make each other aware, honoring the event with their presence, really touched my heart inform, support. and made me fully realize how much JFC Brunssum means and will Be and do more together. As colleagues, as friends, and as the always mean to me. Brunssum family! As expressed at my farewell address, I left with a little sadness, Thank you so much for your dedication and hard work during but with great satisfaction indeed. these unforgettable two years. I will miss all of you! I am proud of what our headquarters has achieved over the Ideally ... more together! past few years, and I am proud of you all as dedicated staff. We did many things together, we went through challenging tasks and hard General Salvatore Farina work, and eventually fulfilled our mission, as always. Commander Allied JFC Brunssum 2016–2018 What you did, you did it for me, your Commander, but also for yourselves, your nations and NATO, and you must be proud of it.

2 The Former and New Commanders

CONTINUITY AND IMPROVEMENT WITH TRUST

Dear JFC Brunssum Team, let me begin by expressing my One of the first “deep dives” I have experienced as your new sincere thanks to each and every one of you. Commander focused on RESOLUTE SUPPORT. Our efforts to support and enable that mission as the out-of-theatre operational- I thank you not just because I was honored and impressed by the level headquarters are critical. But we must always ask ourselves, extremely professional, and superbly executed, change of command ‘What else can we do to lighten their burden in order for them to ceremony on 21 February but, in particular, for all the work I know focus on their in-theatre tasks?’ We must continue to support but you have done to get us, as a headquarters, where we are today. never refrain from asking ourselves, ‘What more can we do?’ I recognize that you have been working hard and making great The third and final point I want to touch upon concerns trust. personal sacrifice. You deserve not only my thanks but also my recognition of your successes. I have heard from my predecessor, My leadership, and the leadership of my Deputy, my Chief of General Farina, how well you oversaw the NATO Response Force Staff and his deputies and assistants, will not be effective without 2018 preparation exercises, and of the many lessons you learned the expert work of the staff. I ask you to be proactive. I challenge from Exercise TRIDENT JAVELIN as you achieved certification you to come up with creative ideas and propose innovative solutions as a Joint Task Force Headquarters. In addition, your sustained to address our ever changing and ever more complex security contribution to the continued enablement of the RESOLUTE environment. I need the contribution of you all as, together, we SUPPORT mission in Afghanistan, in parallel with many important are greater than the sum of our parts. We each have different staff initiatives such as NATO Command Structure Adaptation, experiences and, as a consequence, something unique to offer. Under has not escaped my attention. Your diligence is worthy of praise. my command you shall enjoy the dignity to express your opinion Thus, on behalf of the Alliance, the ACO leadership, as well as me and be given the opportunity to be heard. personally, I want to express my gratitude for all your great work— I will lead through mission command: you know your task, and Thank you! I will trust you to figure out how to do it. But I also know trust is not Furthermore, I ask you to pass on my thanks to your families. I just given, it is earned—it is a “two-way street”. You have already know the long hours many of you work. I know a number of you are earned my trust as I have stepped into what is obviously a highly geographically separated from your partners and children. To me, proficient headquarters. Now I will work to earn your trust. In this you and your families comprise the core of the ‘Brunssum Family.’ my promise to you is that I will also be proactive. I will do my best It is my goal to support that family in whatever way I can and foster to quickly learn all I can about our roles and responsibilities so that an organization that supports all of our members equally, where I can contribute my part and, in doing so, will work hard to gain mutual respect is at the heart of our actions. your trust as a Commander, guiding and refining our headquarters to best effect. Together, we will continue to adapt and to improve I want to take this opportunity to stress, from the beginning of our processes and outputs to better contribute to the three core my tenure, three main points. tasks of NATO. First, the word that comes to mind as a guiding principle as I take Finally, I want to set some expectations. You are going to see me Command is continuity. in and around the building. You are going to see me participating We are well into our year as the stand-by lead headquarters and working alongside you. I will regularly be amongst you in for NRF; RESOLUTE SUPPORT has a clear “way ahead” as our boards, working groups and even in your offices. That is my style. deployed colleagues work towards conditions-based objectives I do not like to sit in my ‘ivory tower’ and expect those around me in pursuit of improved Afghan security; and NATO’s enhanced come to me and serve me. When I can I will come to you because Forward Presence initiative is playing an active part in the I want to meet and know you. I am a soldier first, and then a Alliance’s deterrence and defence posture on the north-eastern Commander. flank of the Alliance. Our mission continues. My goal as your new We will continue on this course and improve, with shared Commander is to guide, to refine, and to lead the gradual evolution trust. Together. and improvement of our headquarters. This is my vision. I look forward to our work together as, in this Improvement will be the natural consequence of our continued way, we will become stronger. hard work. And this brings me to my second point. Stronger Together! We will continue to work hard, together, and gradually affect change. We will evolve and improve, slowly and steadily—but do not General Riccardo Marchiò expect radical change nor revolutionary direction and guidance that Commander Allied JFC Brunssum sets us on a completely new course.

3 ‘ARRIVEDERCI’ SALVATORE, ‘BENVENUTO’ RICCARDO! JFC BRUNSSUM

Story by JFC Brunssum Public Affairs Office Photos by Leo Roos, Andrew Gray and Davide Galli, JFC Brunssum

Brunssum, the Netherlands – Farina assumed command of JFC Brun- sum tested the deployment of the land com- ssum. He is the first Italian Commanding ponent of the Very High Readiness Joint n 21 February, in an official General in JFC Brunssum’s history and has Task Force (Exercise Brilliant Jump 2016) ceremony presided over by guided the headquarters through a period and led the establishment of NATO Force the Supreme Allied Com- where, particularly in northern Europe, the Integration Units, six of which lie in the mander Europe, General security landscape has evolved significantly JFCBS area of responsibility. OCurtis M. Scaparrotti, at JFC Bruns­ and NATO has adapted consequently in Following NATO’s 2016 Summit in sum, General Salvatore Farina hand- order to cope with new, demanding chal- Warsaw the headquarters was addition- ed command of the headquarters lenges. ally tasked to oversee what is called an to his successor, General Riccardo In keeping with the Alliance’s intent to enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) in Marchiò, Italian Army. establish a more flexible and responsive northeastern Europe. Pragmatically, this Almost two ago years to the day, General NATO Response Force (NRF), JFC Bruns­ refers to the deployment of multinational

4 ‘ARRIVEDERCI’ SALVATORE, JFC Brunssum’s staff and many guests from across NATO bid farewell to General Farina after 2 years of Command ‘BENVENUTO’ RICCARDO! and warmly welcome General Marchiò.

Battle Groups to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania “Thank you to my staff, all the way from my ing security environment we face.” and Poland that are a clear demonstration Deputy and Chief of Staff down to the last The ceremony was well attended with of NATO’s commitment to deterrence and private and civilian. And, finally, let me ex- circa 200 guests and a large number of VIPs defence. Fully deployed since June 2017, press my sincere thanks to our Dutch hosts, from across NATO and from NATO mem- these eFP Battle Groups have often been re- the Limburg and Brunssum communities. ber and partner nations. An ‘Italian touch’ ferred to by General Farina as a “catalyst for The bond between us continues to become to the day was provided by the ‘Fanfara dei progress” of the whole Alliance. ‘more together’.” Bersaglieri’ band, Italian Army, who came “In a very short time we have taken on General Marchiò, after taking over com- all the way from southern Italy in order to complex tasks and built a credible force mand from his predecessor, underlined in pay tribute to the first two Italian gener- contributing to deterrence in a propor- his speech: “The word that comes to mind als in the history of JFC Brunssum, with a tional and determined way”, stated Gen- is continuity. We, together. [must] continue memorable performance. eral Farina in his remarks. He continued, to adapt to the ever changing and challeng-

5 JFCBS 6 7 JFCBS 8 9 JFC BRUNSSUM’S MISSION JFC BRUNSSUM

Brunssum, the Netherlands – COMMANDER llied Joint Force Command Brunssum is one of two operational­ -level military headquarters­ in NATO— General Riccardo Marchiò the other being JFC Naples. Leveraging the inherent General Riccardo Marchiò (Italian Army) strength of multinational diversity our task is to en- attended the Military Academy, in Modena, in ableA military forces to accomplish assigned missions. 1974. We do this as part of the NATO family. Our work includes the facili- After completing the Italian General Staff tation of everything from humanitarian relief to security assistance and Course he was posted to the 3rd Army Corps military cooperation. We are tasked to plan for the broad spectrum of an- Headquarters in Milan. Upon promotion to ticipated crises based on an analysis of worldwide events. NATO is respon- Colonel he took command of the 18th Bersa- sible for the provision of mission enabling capabilities; examples include glieri Regiment and deployed to both FYROM contracting, logistic support and mission-specific training. We work in a and Kosovo. A course at the US Army War Col- multinational environment which brings added value to our outputs and lege, and subsequent graduation in the ‘class of our Headquarters is located in the most southern part of the Netherlands. 2000’, followed. Returning to Italy, General Marchiò be- JFCBS is adjusting such that it is a hub of joint expertise at the opera- DEPUTY came Chief of Training at the Operational Land COMMANDER tional level—ready to innovate; adaptive to change; and driven to achieve Forces Command, in Verona, before leading the ever increasing operational effectiveness. As a bridge between the NATO Italian International Security Assistance Force Command Structure and the NATO Force structure, JFC Brunssum will Contingent in Kabul, Afghanistan. explore and develop new ways in which to leverage the highly positive In 2003, he was appointed Deputy Com- impact of the Connected Forces Initiative. JFC Brunssum is actively mander of the Aosta Mechanized Brigade and engaged with many headquarters, be they within the NATO Command subsequently DCOM of Multinational Division Structure or stood up by nations, Allies and Partners alike. By energis- South-East in Basrah, Iraq, before returning to ing this Regional Focus JFC Brunssum seeks to foster an open and active Italy to command the Aosta Brigade. Lieutenant General family of headquarters based on enduring relationships focusing on is- From 2005 to 2008 General Marchiò held Juan Campins sues of common interest in order to enhance coordination, cooperation appointments at the Army General Staff, before and situational awareness. An energized ‘Regional Focus’ will strengthen assuming the position of DCOM Allied Rapid NATO’s ability to be more proactive and responsive to emerging threats. Reaction Corps and completing another tour of CHIEF OF Afghanistan, this time as the DCOM ISAF Joint STAFF Command. In June 2012 he assumed the post of Head of the Intelligence Department of the Italian Prime Minister’s Office, before taking command of the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps–Italy in 2016. Later that year, General Marchiò assumed com- mand of the Italian Army Operational Land Forces Command, a position he held for the two Lieutenant General years prior to his arrival in the Netherlands to Olivier Rittimann take command of Joint Force Command Brun- ssum in February 2018. Full biography on JFC Brunssum website: www.jfcbs.nato.int

10 Our Headquarters’ legacy and commitment to leading and planning of Joint Operations for the Alliance

The Insignia History Looking back, a primary driver for Alliance change throughout the nineties and early 21st The insignia was As a result of the French decision, in 1966, Century can be traced back to the fall of the selected in 1999 by to remove their forces from the military struc- Berlin wall, in 1989, and the subsequent col- the Commanders in ture of NATO, but remain politically engaged, lapse of the Soviet Union in December 1991. Chief Allied Forces the Alliance had to relocate its headquarters’ The security stance adjusted from one of con- Central Europe and based in France. As a result, Supreme Head- frontation to a desire of cooperation. Allied Forces North- quarters Allied Powers Europe (now Allied In 2000, the deactivation of Headquarters, West Europe as a win- Command Operations) moved from Paris to Allied Forces Northern Europe (AFNORTH) ning design in a crest Mons and Allied Forces Central Europe (AF- in Kolsås, Norway led to the re-designation competition held in 1998. CENT) moved from the Palace of Fontaineb- of AFCENT as Regional Headquarters, Allied When JFC HQs Brunssum was formed it leau to the site of the former Hendrik coals Forces Northern Europe (RHQ AFNORTH). was decided not to change the crest. mine in Brunssum, Emma coal mine in Hoens- The unprecedented attacks from September The green shield denotes that JFC broek and the Tapijn barracks in Maastricht. 2001 in the United States forced NATO to re- HQs Brunssum is a multi-service head- The move of the Headquarters to South examine its ongoing utility and ability to react quarters. The tower was derived from the Limburg was completed on time during the to evolving moderns security threats. historical tower of Aachen, once the capi- period January to March 1967 and on 1 June In 2004 the headquarters was renamed Al- tal of Charlemagne’s Empire. It repre- the official inauguration ceremony took place lied Joint Force Command Brunssum to add sents the spirit of non-aggression of the at Brunssum in the presence of the Dutch flexibility to the military command structure Alliance and denotes its purely defensive Minister of Defence, the Governor of Lim- by removing regional restrictions. origin. Charlemagne’s sword was chosen burg, SACEUR and many other distinguished to depict the unity of JFC Brunssum land guests. The Headquarters complex was named forces and their readiness to act if re- after Field Marshal Hendrik van Nassau-Ou- quired. The astral crown was taken from werkerk, an officer who served with distinc- the former AFNORTHWEST crest and is tion during the reign of William III of Orange. Economics an ancient European symbol for suprem- On September 19 the AFCENT internation- JFC HQs Brunssum, in collaboration acy. It represents the JFC Brunssum air al school opened with over 1000 pupils and with Industriebank LIOF and the Cham- forces and their commitment to serve. staff from Canada, Germany, the United King- ber of Commerce of Southern Limburg, The Viking ship, which was also derived dom and the United States. The official open- commissioned an economic impact from the former AFNORTH-WEST crest, ing ceremony was performed by CINCENT study of the NATO base in Brunssum. symbolises the skilful Nordic Seafarers and the Governor of Limburg on 06 Novem- The study concluded that personnel and their effective military tactics. It re- ber 1967. The AFCENT Community Services working on the Brunssum site spend ap- flects the considerable maritime dimen- (ACS) Shopping Centre opened on 27 August proximately 150 million Euros annually sion of JFC Brunssum. 1968; the gymnasium and Alliance Theatre on in the Limburg region. In addition, the 15 October; and the Chapel Centre on 27 Octo- JFC Brunssum HQs has an annual lo- ber. Construction began, the following April, cal ‘goods and services’ spend of circa 21 of the swimming pool and, in December 1969, million Euros and indirectly creates over of the International Allied Officers’ Club and 1100 jobs. JFC Brunssum is considered sports field complex. a major regional economic stakeholder.

11 THE HEADQUARTERS JFC BRUNSSUM

HQs JFC Brunssum’s role evolves around the Commander concurrent execution of one Major Joint Opera- tion and two Smaller Joint Operations. JFC HQs Deputy Commander Brunssum continually analyses global events so that it is ready to react quickly if assigned a mis- sion. Utilising a deployable joint staff, Commander Chief of Staff JFC Brunssum exercises command and control over assigned subordinate commands. The range of potential tasks covers all operations from Crisis Command Senior Deputy Deputy Deputy Response and Stabilization to Collective Defence, Enlisted Leader Chief of Staff Chief of Staff Chief of Staff of which the latter remains a fundamental princi- Operations Plans Support ple of the Alliance. The founding members agreed an attack on one would be considered an attack on J2 J5 J1 all of them.

J3 J7 J4 COMMAND GROUP

Commander JOC J9 J6

Deputy Commander J ENG Chief of Staff JAS

Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL) – Provides feedback and advice to the Commander In accordance with the recently released NATO Policy MC0628, J MED on all matters affecting HQ personnel. STRATCOM and PAO (SAG) along with INFO OPS and PSY OPS (J3 Division) are being merged into a new ‘Communications Directorate.’

BRANCHES AND DIVISIONS

DCOS OPS BRANCH DCOS PLANS BRANCH DCOS SUPPORT BRANCH

Deputy Chief of Staff of Operations Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans Deputy Chief of Staff for Support (DCOS SUP- (DCOS OPS) – Plans, directs and coordi- (DCOS PLANS) – Plans, directs and PORT) – Plans, directs and coordinates support staff nates operational staff functions. Directs coordinates planning, readiness and functions. Directs and oversees J1, J4, J6, J-Engineers and oversees all JOC, J2, J3, J Assess- partnerships staff functions. Plans and and J-Medical activities. Is the coordinating author- ment, and Afghanistan related activities, coordinates mid- and long-term plans in ity for the establishment of a Joint Logistics Support as well as the implementation of the re- support of operational activities, includ- Group (JLSG) HQ in support of any operation. gional focus. ing provision of regional focus. Directs and oversees all J5, J7 and J9 activities. J1 – Responsible for the overall military and civilian J2 – Carries out intelligence and knowl- manpower and personnel management program with- edge development in order to support J5 – Responsible for the development, re- in the HQ for peacetime, crisis and wartime. the planning, conduct and assessment vision and maintenance of plans especially of operations within the framework of a in the areas of regional focus/interest. J4 – Supports the Commander’s Campaign Plan, sus- comprehensive approach. tains the resourcing and training support to Resolute J7 – Coordinates, plans, directs, con- Support mission, NATO Response Force and all op- J3 – Provides advice to the implemen- ducts and evaluates collective training eration planning and readiness. tation of operational plans, procedures and exercises for NATO and Partner- and techniques to ensure command and ship for Peace (PfP) within the Training J6 – Leads the identification of the requirements for control of forces in the Theatre of Opera- and Exercise branch. The division is also communications and information systems for the HQ, tions assigned. responsible for Doctrine and Lessons Joint Operations Area (JOA) and communications Learned (DLL) and for all HQ internal linkage between the HQ and the JOA. Joint Operations Centre (JOC) – staff training. Provides continuous situational aware- J Engineers – Provides advice on all matters pertain- ness to the JFC HQ and supports the in- J9 – Plans, coordinates, implements ing to Force Support Engineering and Combat Support formation needs of Higher Headquarters. NATO’s strategic policy and guidance on Engineering for NATO operations and activities and civil-military interaction, civil-military NATO Partner engagement. Joint Assessment (JAS) – Measures cooperation and military partnership J Medical – Provides advice to the leadership and campaign progress and produces advice with all relevant civilian and military ac- for decisions focused on future planning. staff on all health and medical issues that may have an tors, NATO and non-NATO entities. effect upon the mission.

12 More than 800 men and women — military and civilian from 26 NATO countries and 5 partner nations — working together every day — either in Brunssum or deployed — to fulfill the Headquarters’ challenging tasks

Director of J8 Staff Advisory Management Budgeting Group

Legal Advisor

BSG Political Advisor

Public Affairs Advisor BIM STRATCOM Advisor

Protocol Medical Advisor

Provost Marshal

Financial Controller

Special Forces Advisor

Gender Advisor

DOM BRANCH STAFF ADVISORY GROUP

Director of Management (DOM) – Integrates co- Financial Controller (FINCON) – See J8 function. ordinating and implementing services and activities to support, facilitate and contribute to the full JFHQ Gender Advisor (GENAD) – Ensures that UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Se- mission spectrum. curity, related resolutions and Gender Perspective is adopted into JFCBS’ planning, execution and evaluation of operations. Base Support Group (BSG) – Responsible for a variety of tasks, e.g., for warehousing, and property Legal advisor (LEGAD) – Provides expert legal advice to the Command Group and management, coordinating Host Nation Liaison, fa- the Staff to ensure the HQ is functioning in compliance with the legal framework. cility engineering and maintenance, transportation Medical Advisor (MEDAD) – Provides advice to the Commander, the Command and executing security/force protection. group and the staff on all health and medical issues that may have an effect upon the Business and Information Management (BIM) – mission. Responsible for the staff and workflow management, Political Advisor (POLAD) – Connects the military focused work to the political management/process planning within the JFC HQ context in which NATO works and therefore contributes to better decision making. and with affiliated, parent and higher HQ. Provost Marshal – Proposes policy, plans, procedures and doctrine for Military Po- Protocol – Responsible for the management and ex- lice and gives advice on the role and employment of MP in support of operations. ecution of International Protocol, VIP Visits, Group visits with Pan HQ Activities, Conferences, Ceremo- Public Affairs Advisor (PAA) – Provides advice to the Commander on public and nial and other Commander’s functions. media affairs and is responsible for ensuring public awareness and understanding of the HQ activities. In the new Communications Directorate will act as Spokesperson.

Special Operations Forces Advisor (SOFAD) – Provides Special Operations ad- FINANCIAL BRANCH vice and assistance on all matters pertaining to Special Operations. Strategic Communications Advisor STRATCOM – Coordinates and synchronizes J8 – Acquires, manages, distributes and safeguards the wide variety of actions and messages derived from an operational focus, the Com- NATO common funding ensuring compliance with mander’s directive and guidance and higher headquarters strategic objectives. In the international public accounting standards. Communications Directorate will be the Director.

13 JFC BRUNSSUM’S TASKS AND FOCUS AREAS JFC BRUNSSUM

As an Operational-level Joint Head- quarters, Brunssum is tasked by the Strategic-level Headquarters based in Mons (Belgium)—SHAPE—to lead op- erations and missions by executing com- mand and control over subordinate units from the NATO Command Structure and the NATO Force Structure. JFC Brun- ssum’s current main tasks are: enabling Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan as the out-of-theatre Headquarters; be- ing responsible for the NATO Response Force in 2018 as the stand-by deployable Joint Task Force Headquarters; and di- recting the enhanced Forward Presence battlegroups in order to protect NATO’s eastern flank. Other tasks and responsi- bilities related to the Deterrence and De- fence posture of the Alliance come from the Readiness Action Plan agreed at the Wales Summit in 2014.

Resolute Support enhanced Forward NATO Response Mission (RSM) Presence (eFP) Force (NRF)

JFC Brunssum’s role, as the out NATO has enhanced its for- The NRF continues to pro- of theatre operational command, ward presence in North-Eastern vide NATO’s primary response is to provide appropriate command and con- Europe by deploying four multinational bat- to emerging crises, disasters and other con- trol to the RSM, in Afghanistan. Designated a tlegroups to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and tingencies; as such, it is a key tool that drives non-combat mission, NATO has established Poland, on a rotational basis. These battle- transformation. and is committed to providing a training, ad- groups, led by the United Kingdom, Canada, NRF capability includes an immediate visory and assistance function. Germany and the United States respectively, collective defence response, disaster relief The legal framework for the RSM is are robust, multinational, and combat-ready, and the protection of critical infrastructure. provided by a Status of Forces Agreement demonstrating the strength of the transatlan- Its troops have increased from approximately (SOFA), which was signed in Kabul on 30 tic bond. 20.000 to circa 40.000. September 2014; it was subsequently ratified Their presence sends a clear signal that an As part of the NRF structure, a Very High by the Afghan Parliament on 27 November attack on one ally will be considered an attack Readiness Join Task Force (VJTF) was creat- 2014. The SOFA defines the terms and condi- on all Alliance members. These forces form ed in order to be able to quickly react to crisis tions under which NATO forces are deployed part of the biggest reinforcement of NATO’s situations. The VJTF comprises a multina- in Afghanistan as part of Resolute Support, as collective defence in a generation, which also tional brigade (approximately 5.000 troops), well as the activities that they are set to carry includes an enhanced presence in the Black with up to five manoeuvre battalions, sup- out under this agreement. Sea region. ported by air, maritime and Special Forces. Afghanistan entered a so-called ‘transfor- The VJTF is established on a rotational mational decade’ post 2014. The Alliance mis- and persistent basis. Contributions to NRF sion will work in partnership with the govern- will rotate between different NATO countries ment of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan each year, with the need for a number of lead with a focus to ensure the sustained opera- or framework nations to stand up the force. tional effectiveness of the Afghan National and Defence Security Forces (ANDSF).

14 JFC Brunssum’s priority tasks include enabling the Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan, leading the NATO Response Force in 2018, and directing the enhanced Forward Presence at the Eastern flank.

NATO Force Integration Regional Focus Units (NFIU)

As part of NATO’s adaptation in response JFC Brunssum is actively engaged with to security challenges from the east and the many headquarters, be they within the NATO south, the Alliance has established eight command structure or within allied and part- Force Integration Units in Estonia, Hungary, ner nations. This initiative embraces liaison Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia (under with NATO member and non-member na- JFC Brunssum’s responsibility) and in Bul- tions, international organisations, non-gov- garia and Romania (under JFC Naples’ re- ernmental organisations, and organisations sponsibility). These small headquarters help which are security-focused stakeholders. facilitate the rapid deployment of Allied forc- By energising this ‘regional focus’ JFC es to the North and Eastern flanks of the Alli- Bruns­sum seeks to foster an open and active ance, support collective defence planning and family of headquarters based on enduring assist in coordinating training and exercises. relationships focusing on issues of common interest in order to enhance coordination, co- operation and situational awareness. An energized regional focus will strength- en NATO’s ability to be more proactive and responsive to emerging threats.

15 COMMANDER JFC BRUNSSUM CONDUCTS INITIAL SITUATIONAL SUPPORT RESOLUTE AWARENESS TRIP TO AFGHANISTAN

Story by Public Affairs Office, JFC Brunssum

Brunssum, the Netherlands – Ahmad Barmak, the Minister of Defence, Note: As Commander of the out-of- Mr. Tariq Shah Bahrami, and the National theatre operational command (JFC Brun- eneral Riccardo Marchiò, Security Advisor, Mr. Mohammad Hanif ssum) for RSM General Marchiò ensures Commander JFC Brun- Atmar. General Marchiò underlined that his headquarters does everything possible ssum, conducted his first RSM is as committed as ever to training, to enable those deployed to concentrate on situational awareness trip advising and assisting the Afghan National their in-theatre responsibilities. For exam- Gto NATO’s Resolute Support mis- Defense and Security Forces. ple, amongst other support, JFC Brunssum sion (RSM), in Afghanistan, 02 – 05 The political situation and the challeng- runs the RSM budget, oversees pre-deploy- March. es related to the upcoming elections were, ment key leader training and develops op- General Marchiò commenced his trip by amongst other issues, topics discussed with erational plans for the mission. visiting the Headquarters of RSM where he the NATO Senior Civilian Representative in was updated on the latest developments. Afghanistan, Ambassador Cornelius Zim- In Kabul, Commander JFC Brunssum also mermann, and representatives of the diplo- met the Minister of Interior, Mr. Wais matic community in Kabul.

16 COMMANDER RESOLUTE SUPPORT MISSION VISITS JFC BRUNSSUM

Story by Public Affairs Office, JFC Brunssum

Brunssum, the Netherlands – outlined the major mission adjustments as him to concentrate on the in-theatre task. NATO had transitioned from the former General Nicholson’s visit comes just a eneral John W. Nicholson, International Security Assistance Force month after the first NATO Operational Commander of NATO’s (ISAF) to the current Resolute Support Planning Course held in Kabul. The course Resolute Support mission mission and provided his assessment of the has been designed to develop the future (RSM), visited Headquar- year ahead. In doing so, he explained the leaders of the Afghan National Defence and Gters JFC Brunssum to attend the primary challenges of the RSM Train, Ad- Security Forces and is part of NATO’s over- change of Command ceremony on vise and Assist mission and provided an up- all effort to strengthen the enduring part- 21 February. On completion, he led date on the progress of the Afghan National nership between NATO and Afghanistan. a roundtable discussion on Afghani- Defence and Security Forces, remarking on The course itself was taught by trainers stan with the new JFCBS Command- their “impressive ownership of the fight”. from both Resolute Support mission and er, General Riccardo Marchiò. The General concluded by thanking Gen- JFC Brunssum. General Nicholson provided his personal eral Marchiò for the out-of-theatre support insight to recent events in Afghanistan and provided by JFC Brunssum that enabled

17 ALLIED JOINT FORCE COMMAND BRUNSSUM TASKS AND FOCUS AREAS

18 ALLIED JOINT FORCE COMMAND BRUNSSUM TASKS AND FOCUS AREAS

19 SACEUR VISITS AFGHANISTAN WITH NATO PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES SUPPORT RESOLUTE

Story by SHAPE Public Affairs Office Photo by Erickson Barnes, Resolute Support Headquarters

Mons, Belgium – framework nations, Germany, Italy, Turkey and the United States, we want to thank upreme Allied Commander Eu- General Scaparrotti and General Nichol- rope, General Curtis M. Scapar- son and Ambassador Zimmerman for their rotti, travelled to Afghanistan enormous contributions to the security and alongside four NATO Perma- stability of Afghanistan”, said Ambassador Snent Representatives, in order to con- Hutchinson. “The alliance is committed to duct engagements with key Resolute ensuring our military and civilian leaders Support and Afghan leaders from 22– on the ground have the necessary forces “I leave here with greater resolve to go 24 February 2018. and resources to carry out this critical mis- back as the SACEUR and encourage nations During the visit, the delegation—which sion. This trip not only reinforces our com- to continue in this fight and provide those included Ambassadors Hans-Dieter Lucas, mitment to the Resolute Support Mission, resources that this commander needs and Germany; Claudio Bisogniero, Italy; Me- but also to our troops and diplomats who your forces need to get it done”, said Gen- hmet Faith Ceylan, Turkey; and Kay Bailey work tirelessly to support the Afghan gov- eral Scaparrotti. Hutchison, United States—met with multiple ernment and to keep our nations safe.” The delegation concluded its battlefield key leaders including General John Nichol- The delegation also travelled to Mazar-e- circulation in Kabul, where it met with mem- son, the Resolute Support commander, and Sharif and Herat to visit NATO leaders and bers of the National Security Agency, Minis- Ambassador Cornelius Zimmerman, NATO’s troops with Train, Advise and Assist Com- try of Defence, Ministry of Interior, and Na- senior civilian representative in Afghanistan. mand-North and Train, Advise and Assist tional Directorate of Security. “On behalf of the ambassadors of the Command-West, respectively.

PLANNING FOR AFGHANISTAN’S FUTURE: THE FIRST GROUP OF AFGHANS GRADUATE SUPPORT RESOLUTE FROM NATO COURSE

Story and photos by Resolute Support PAO

KABUL, Afghanistan – fessional efforts to make your armed forces more effective so that they are more and he first class of NATO´s In- more capable to take the fight to the enemy”, troduction to Operational said Zimmermann. Planning Course graduated The course is part of NATO’s overall ef- this week at the Ministry of fort to strengthen the enduring partnership TDefense in Kabul. between NATO and Afghanistan. Trainers The students received their certificates from Allied Joint Force Command Brun- from Ambassador Cornelius Zimmermann, ssum as well as Resolute Support taught the NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative, and 12-day course. goals given at the strategic level and put them Lieutenant General Yaftali, Afghanistan’s The students are considered Afghani- to work on the operational level”, said Afghan Chief of General Staff. stan’s future leaders and came from a variety National Army Colonel M. Surosh Niazi. “You stand for the bravery and resilience of of backgrounds within the military, police, In the next reiteration of the course Niazi the Afghan armed forces, and on this very oc- intelligence and civilian world. They had to will be one of the instructors. In partnership casion after a terrible wave of terrorist attacks, have at least five years of work experience to with NATO, Afghan leaders hope to graduate I would just like to reaffirm NATO’s unwaver- get accepted. four classes each year. ing commitment to Afghanistan and its armed “You were picked both on your merits “We as NATO and Resolute Support are forces”, Zimmermann said at the ceremony. and past achievements and I think you have proud to support our Afghan friends in the This course is essential in developing lead- a very good reason to be very proud about education and training of their future plan- ers within the Afghan National Defense and that”, said Zimmermann. ners”, said Major Mathias Zimmermann, a Security Forces, specifically by teaching them During the course, students participated in NATO operational planning instructor from how to plan complex military operations. lectures and then had to put into practice what the German Army. “We stand by you, our advisors who will they learned in scenarios based on real life. The top students will go on to the NATO continue to help through their endless pro- “What we learned here is how to use the School in Oberammergau, Germany.

20 ROMANIA’S MULTINATIONAL BRIGADE: BOLSTERING NATO’S TAILORED LAND FORWARD PRESENCE

Story by SHAPE Public Affairs Office Polish soldiers participating in training exercises in the Getica National Training Centre in Photo by Romanian Ministry of Defence Craiova, Romania

Craiova, Romania – maintaining their readiness posture by con- tics providing such challenges. However, tinuing a series of training exercises in the through exercises and the NATO Stand- ATO’s Tailored Forward Getica National Training Centre. This has ardisation processes NATO units through Presence continues to es- allowed for some demanding training but such procedures become force multipliers tablish its defensive capabil- also assists in preparation for operational and very effective. ities in the Black Sea region certification where all NATO units must be Exercise DACIAN LANCER 18 will take Nwith the Multi-National Divisional evaluated to meet a wide range of criteria, place in March and will provide the venue Headquarters South East (HQ MND- including interoperability at all levels. for the HQ MND-SE to be evaluated and SE) in Bucharest since becoming op- “I very proud of our progress so far and I reach its Final Capability certification. This erational in the summer of 2017. know my Brigade looks forward very much will be a key milestone in the divisional Amongst its many key roles, HQ MND- to our process of certification, and the part headquarters history and in NATO as this SE overseas the NATO Force Integration we will play in Exercise DARCIAN LANC- will be the first divisional HQ in NATO to Units (NFIU) in Bulgaria and Romania ER 18 later this year”, said Colonel Dan be fully certified. and commands the Multinational Brigade Cristian, Commander of the Multinational South East in Craiova. Brigade Headquarters. As part of the Multinational Brigade All arms cooperation is vital, and at the in Craiova, the Romanian 26th Infantry tactical level this can be very testing with Battalion “The Red Scorpions” have been communications, logistical supply and tac-

21 BORDER FORCE LAND NATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Sarah Goldthorpe, Editor, Soldier Magazine Article reproduced with the kind permission of Soldier Magazine (www.soldiermagazine.co.uk) Photos by Cpl. Timothy Jones, Royal Logistic Corps

reezing temperatures, dense “It’s been a really good experience, but a gle work just as well in Estonia—there are forest and a seemingly end- steep learning curve”, admitted Major John times when you’re in swamps up to your less stream of visiting VIPs—it Mabb, Officer Commanding Fire Support waist. Movement from A to B is also a lot sounds like the perfect storm Company. “The soldier in Estonia needs more complex than somewhere like Salis- Fof training exercise scenarios, but to be a ‘Brecon tactics’ kind of bloke (see bury Plain. The Estonians were very good for anyone deploying to the Estonian note). He needs to be able to operate in at camouflage, which is something we don’t eFP Battlegroup in the near future it close wooded country in his armoured ve- have as much experience of.” is just the start of the challenges they hicle, and deal with an Arctic environment “In this environment you have to make will face. too—we saw temperatures get down to –17 sure you keep noise to a minimum, watch After a nine-month stint leading NATO’s degrees Celsius. Fighting in wood and for- where you put your feet and go back to enhanced Forward Presence to protect the ests in armour is something we had to think things like hand signals. We learnt from the country’s border with Russia, members long and hard about.” Estonians to sit and listen, turn the radios of 5th Battalion, The Rifles returned to For Platoon Sergeant James Hopkins, it down and make sure kit is light and water UK soil. And as they explained to Soldier was a happy coincidence that some of his bottles full so they don’t make a noise. Also, Magazine at their homecoming parade, be- soldiers had been on a jungle warfare pack- things as simple as making sure you’re not ing one of the most battle-hardened units age shortly before deploying. “People asso- grabbing onto trees, as you can be detected of the British Army didn’t mean Operation ciate Estonia with Eastern Europe, but it is from them swaying.” CABRIT (the UK designation for the NATO 70% forest”, he explained. “I had never op- For Warrior commander LCpl. Jack Eas- eFP mission) came without its fair share of erated in that kind of environment before, ton, the NATO mission exposed the need to tactical demands. but having served for 13 years I thought, remain flexible as war fighters, especially Located in the small town of Tapa, the I’ve soldiered pretty much everywhere else with things such as quick battle orders. “At armoured infantry battalion deployed in so I’ll be fine. But it’s different when you’re first there were obviously teething problems two phases, undertaking numerous train- on the ground and fighting through it.” with the language barrier, but we did a lot of ing packages under an Estonian Brigade, Sjt. Hopkins continued, “We learned shake-out exercise to learn how each other while exposing their Warrior armoured ve- a lot of incredibly valuable lessons. The operated”, he added. “There were only sin- hicles to a very different type of terrain. kind of tactics you would deploy in the jun- gle tracks so we didn’t have much freedom

22 NATO founding member, Portugal, underlines British Army Riflemen talk about NATO’s its commitment to NATO through increasing enhanced Forward Presence in the Baltics. support to operations.

of movement around the battlefield, and the nations, especially between the respective Sjt. Hopkins said. Before we deployed, D dense wood blocks really hindered our view ranks.” Company were hearing things from A Com- of the exercise OpFor. That made things What this mission might have lacked in pany like, ‘it just snows all the time’ and ‘we harder out on the ground with much of the hands-on operational experience it made are not doing a great deal.’ But when I was doctrine that’s set out for us no longer ap- up for in space, time and resources for there I got to tour Latvia, work in a Cana- plicable. We had to use our initiative.” some seriously meaty training and com- dian Battlegroup, conduct assaults from US Various packages saw the Brits pitted munity engagement. Activities to reassure Blackhawks, do adventurous training and against their Estonian hosts to test each the Estonain public about NATO’s role in visit every city in Estonia.” These missions other’s skills and drills, but with a potential Eastern Europe included the appearance are what you make of them. It’s up to you aggressor just 80 miles away in the form of a Challenger Main Battle Tank at the to make the most of it, so offer yourself up of a 770.000-strong military, the exercises premier of the latest Transformers movie for tasks.” have a very real basis. NATO’s enhanced in Tallinn. “The standard of soldiering has The 5th Rifles’ eFP tour was summed up Forward Presence Baltic mission is the big- definitely improved out here”, said sec- by the Commanding Officer, Lt. Col. An- gest build-up of forces in Eastern Europe tion commander Cpl. Adam Grimes. “We drew Ridland: “We have come back a close- since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and have practised and practised, with a mas- knit, combat-capable battlegroup ready for with Russia’s annexation of Crimea still sive range package and outstanding trench whatever mission may come our way.” fresh in everyone’s memory, the bigger pic- warfare serials. Okay, something like this (Note: Brecon is the Welsh home of ture was not lost on the UK’s troops. will never have the same effect as opera- the British Army’s Infantry Battle School “The Estonians are expecting the Rus- tions in Afghanistan, which really matures and delivers the Platoon Tactics Course, sians to come over the border”, Sjt. Hopkins the young lads, but it makes them into good amongst other infantry training courses.) said. LCpl. Easton added “There’s a real soldiers and I have come back with much threat out there and troops need to treat it more competent men.” as such. A lot of the guys talk about it and As with most things, the single biggest play it over in their heads. We got to social- factor for individual success as an eFP bat- ise with the Estonians and share a bond— tlegroup is approaching it with the right there’s a lot of common ground between the attitude. “Go there with an open mind”,

23 NATO AND EU COOPERATE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN MARITIME

Story by Lt. Cdr. Piotr Wojtas, JFC Brunssum PAO Photos by MARCOM PAO

n today’s globalised economy, In this context, NATO has created Sea terrence of maritime terrorist activity in the 90 per cent of the total volume of Guardian, which responds to threats to Mediterranean Sea, detecting and deterring goods is moved by sea and com- maritime security that straddle the bound- piracy activity, capacity-building and mari- munication cables that carry ary between defence and law enforcement. time situational awareness. Moreover, this I95 per cent of the world’s cyberspace NATO’s support to the latter under Sea experience has strengthened the Alliance’s traffic lie on the sea-bed. The Mediter- Guardian contributes to mitigate gaps in capacity to cooperate with non-NATO ranean Sea is no exception. In terms the capacity of individual countries to en- countries, civilian agencies and other inter- of energy alone, some 65 per cent of force civilian and/or military law at sea. national organisations. the oil and natural gas consumed in So far, the major maritime operations In June 2015, European Union Naval Western Europe pass through the conducted by NATO have been Operation Force Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR Med) Mediterranean each year. Active Endeavour in the Mediterranean launched operation Sophia with the core In 2011, NATO launched an Alliance and Operation Ocean Shield off the Horn task to contribute to wider EU efforts Maritime Strategy that foresees a complete of Africa. More recently, NATO has been to disrupt the business model of human revamping of NATO’s maritime forces, an assisting Frontex, and Greek and Turkish smuggling and trafficking networks in the extensive multi-year programme of maritime national authorities in their efforts to tackle Southern Central Mediterranean. Opera- exercises and training, and the enhancement the migrant and refugee crisis in the Aege- tion SOPHIA is part of the European Un- of cooperation between NATO and its part- an. Drawing from the extensive experience ion comprehensive approach to the crisis in ners, as well as other international actors, in accrued from these operations, NATO has Libya and in its core has similar informa- particular the European Union. acquired unparalleled expertise in the de- tion requirements to NATO’s mission.

24 NATO AND EU COOPERATE IN NATO maritime forces contribute to safety of the seas. THE MEDITERRANEAN

Sharing information between the two time task group. As explained by Commo- missions operating in the same environ- dore Mike Utley, Standing NATO Maritime Even though Sea Guardian Operation ment prevents duplication in tasks, increas- Group 2 Commander: “NATO is a partner- is not driven by the Alliance’s collec- es the efficiency of the operation as well as ship of nations that are willing to secure tive defence clause (Article 5), if the the area that can be covered and helps build their area of the world and free trades and North Atlantic Council decides so, it a bigger picture of maritime activities in the the routes within it. That is a fantastic thing would undertake the following tasks: central Mediterranean. As part of this co- to go out and do because it secures that abil- • Support maritime situational operation, starting mid-February for three ity for literally hundreds of millions of peo- awareness; weeks, NATO ships, aircraft and subma- ple. It’s very important that NATO ships are • Uphold freedom of navigation; rines were conducting focused patrols in interoperable and that we’re used to working • Conduct maritime interdiction; the central and western Mediterranean to together. So the military exercising that you • Fight the proliferation of weapons collect information and monitor patterns- see is linked directly to our ability to be a ca- of mass destruction; of-life to detect suspicious activities at sea. pable military force, able to fight at short no- • Protect critical infrastructure; In the maritime domain, NATO also tice. That’s demanded of us by our govern- • Support maritime counter- has four Standing NATO Maritime Groups ments and by the North Atlantic Council.” terrorism; which are the standing elements of the mari- • Contribute to maritime security time component of the NATO Response capacity-building. Force (NRF), held at very high readiness to form the nucleus of an NRF surface mari-

25 FIRST ALERT SCRAMBLES FOR THE ITALIAN AIR NATO DETACHMENT IN THE BALTIC SKIES

Story by JFC Brunssum PAO Photos by Italian Air Force

Ämari, Estonia – Federation Air Force aircraft that flew over approach and identify the track. Once the the Baltic Sea without transmitting a tran- track is identified the respective aircraft ei- ince early January 2018 the sponder symbol that identifies the plane on ther re-connects missing communication— Italian Air Force has been car- civilian air traffic controller screens. The which is in the most cases the reason for rying out NATO’s Baltic Air Po- unidentified track was registered by NATO unidentified tracks—or will be escorted out licing mission. A detachment radars across the airspace over interna- of NATO airspace meanwhile flying along- Sof pilots, ground crew, maintainers, tional waters in the Baltic sea, therefore side the transiting plane and broadcasting logisticians and controllers have been the CAOC at Uedem ordered the Italian jets their own transponder signal allowing civil- deployed at Ämari Air Base, Estonia, that had launched for a training flight to go ian air traffic controllers to keep other air to ensure the based four Eurofighter active, approach and identify the track. The traffic clear of the area. Typhoon aircraft operational readi- pilots identified a Russian Federation Air The Italian Air Force detachment al- ness. Together with the Royal Danish Force An-26 transport aircraft. They flew ready accomplished many flying hours Air Force lead detachment at Siauli- alongside the transiting Russian plane and during their training flights over Estonia, ai, Lithuania, their task is to provide broadcast their transponder signal allowing Latvia and Lithuania in the first part of this 24/7 fighter air patrols directed and civilian air traffic controllers to keep other year, practicing training activities which are controlled by the NATO Combined Air air traffic clear of the area. beneficial for both Italian pilots and Bal- Operation Centre (CAOC) at Uedem, When unidentified tracks without trans- tic military air traffic controllers. Military Germany, in response to all unidenti- mitting a transponder or answering radio skills and interoperability can be improved fied air tracks in the Baltic Region. calls crossing the Baltic airspace are reg- steadily which also enables them to work On 1 February two Italian Air Force istered by NATO radars the responsible together seamlessly when the alarm sounds Euro­ fighter Typhoon jets executed their CAOC tasks either aircraft in standby or re- and NATO jets have to launch within min- first alert launch to respond to a Russian tasks already airborne forces to go active, utes to safeguard the Allies’ airspace.

26 NATO TRIBUTES WITH FLY-OVER THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA

Story by AIRCOM PAO Photo courtesy Italian Air Force

Tallinn, Estonia – The flyover to support the parade in Tal- air policing missions with 24/7 command linn and pay tribute to its member state and control from NATO’s two combined air 00 years ago, on 24 February consisted of a formidable formation of two operations centres at Uedem, Germany and 1918, Estonia issued its declara- Royal Danish Air Force F-16s (lead nation Torrejón, Spain. tion of independence from the flying out of Šiauliai, Lithuania) and three newly formed Soviet Russia. Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons 1This marks the rebirth of the Esto- (augmenting nation flying out of Amari, nian nation in newer history and is Estonia). always celebrated on 24 February. “Our presence here in Estonia is the The Estonian Independence Day demonstration of the strong Italian com- (Iseseisvuspäev) is a public holiday mitment to support NATO”, said the Ital- and celebrated with fireworks, con- ian Detachment Commander, Colonel certs, torchlight marches, parades, Eros Zaniboni. “We assure safety and se- and parties all over Estonian main- curity of the airspace of every NATO Alli- land and islands. ance member.” Royal Danish Air Force F-16s and Ital- Air policing is a peacetime collective de- ian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons, which fence mission, conducted to safeguard the were conducting the lead and augmenting integrity of NATO Alliance members’ air- roles in NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission space. The air policing mission above the at that time, took to the skies over Tallinn Baltic States illustrates the ability of the to mark that special milestone of the 100th Alliance to share and pool existing capa- anniversary of the Republic of Estonia. bilities. Allied Air Command oversees all

27 THE IDENTITY OF NATO NATO REVIEW NATO

Story written by Lt. Gen. Michel Yakovleff and published in NATO REVIEW website in January 2017 Photos from NATO Archive

s events seem to acceler- ate inside and outside of NATO, the focus has been: “What is NATO doing?” or: “WhereA is NATO heading?” Yet I ven- ture to say there is a more fundamen- tal question: “What is NATO?” Who we are is more revealing and endur- ing than what we are doing, prepar- ing for, thinking about, talking about. Let us think a little about this question of the identity of NATO. First of all, when NATO was created, it was created to counter and deter an explicit, visible, existing threat. During the Cold War, NATO conducted massive planning and ex- ercises and developed a strong body of doc- The founding treaty of the North Atlantic Alliance was signed in Washington in 1949, in the trine and interoperability. These activities aftermath of the Second World War. The purpose of the Alliance was to secure peace in are heavily manpower-dependent, indeed, it Europe, to promote cooperation among its members and to guard their freedom — all of this was an aim in and of itself: Get these people in the context of countering the threat posed at the time by the Soviet Union. © NATO busy, together. The NATO Command Struc- ture became the school of NATO, the body terms. Whatever their closeness to the Alli- ness and legitimacy. But they are not part through which thousands of officers, non- ance, the partners of NATO have become a of the fundamental genetic code of the Alli- commissioned officers and civilians rotated defining part of the Organisation, for which ance. Even if we stopped doing operations, and graduated with a new, multinational engaging with partners is much more than chances are our nations would wish to re- perspective, “the NATO way”. a competency: it is a destiny. main together—as an Alliance, ready, forth- When that threat disappeared, as the What of operations? Well, operations coming, friendly, not necessarily fighting! Warsaw Pact was dissolved and the Soviet started in 1993, a full 42 years after the Even as a more threatening environment Union, and then Russia, entered into a creation of the NATO Command Structure. is materialising, I hope the Alliance will more constructive relationship with NATO, And insofar as no operation is desired to be remain true to its fundamental nature: an the Alliance remained. To the surprise of perennial, there is an aspiration that, one Alliance for, not against. many and the dismay of some, the Alliance day, some day, NATO will not be conduct- decided to stay together, for no other rea- ing operations. And yet no one sees that day Lt. Gen. Michel Yakovleff has served seven son than a feeling of family. Having started as leading to the demise of NATO. years within the NATO Command Structure, first at NATO HQ as the representative of as an Alliance against, NATO became an Al- In other words—and though this may the Supreme Allied Commander, then at liance for. We do not need a threat to want seem counter-intuitive in view of the Joint Force Command Brunssum as Deputy to stay together, just like families do not warfighting ethos of the organisation— Chief of Staff Plans and Chief of Staff, and need other reasons to persist and prosper. operations are not part of the DNA of NATO. most recently as Vice Chief of Staff at The driving idea of the time was Partner- They are over and above, they are extremely SHAPE (until November 2016). He is the ship for Peace, the endeavour to befriend our important and indicative of the value and author of Tactique théorique (first print former foes. It was successful to the point valour of NATO, but they are not the under- 2006), a theory of tactics that has become seminal reading in the French military. that 12 of today’s 28 members (and soon 13 lying reason for NATO. Just as NATO devel- with the accession of Montenegro*) started oped and prospered before, without opera- What is published in NATO Review does not their journey as partners. Today, there is no tions, so NATO will prosper after the age of necessarily represent the official position or operation that NATO would consider in the operations—if ever that day comes, of course. policy of member governments, or of NATO. absence of partners, for reasons political and So the identity of NATO is nested in ethical much more than operational. planning, exercising, conceiving (all the Subscribe to NATO Review: NATO is a successful family. Some of conceptual work behind doctrine, interop- www.nato.int/review its neighbours want to join, others simply erability, capability development) and part- want to associate, from time to time, and nering. Operations are over and above, the *Montenegro officially joined NATO on 7 June that is fine. Each partner decides on its own standard, the ultimate measure of effective- 2017. 28 This month from the NATO Review we feature THE IDENTITY OF NATO an article originally published in January 2017 answering the question ‘What is NATO?’

The NATO Flag The flag of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) consists of a dark blue field charged with a white compass rose emblem, with four white lines radiating from the four cardinal directions. Adopted three years after the creation of the organization, it has been the flag of NATO since 14 October 1953. The blue color symbolizes the Atlantic In the early 1990s, after the end of the Cold War, the Alliance extended a hand of friendship Ocean, while the circle stands for to non-member countries — including former Cold War adversaries Russia and the countries unity. of the former “Eastern Bloc”. Today, NATO works with over 40 partner countries. ©NATO

Thanks to years of joint planning, exercises and deployments, soldiers from different NATO nations work well together when the need arises. ©NATO 29 100 YEARS OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE AIR 1918 – 2018

Story by (OR-9) Warrant Officer Simon Marsh, JFC Brunssum Photos from the Royal Air Force Archives

n the 21st century we are famil- the emergence of independent air forces in Force (RAF) was born on 1 April 1918. The iar with national militaries be- the 20th Century. Germany was often in the RAF took its place beside the Royal Navy ing organised into three distinct lead of technological and tactical advances and British Army as a separate military armed services that fight in the in the race to master the skies and as a con- service governed by its own ministry; it be- Iair, on land and at sea. Indeed, as a sequence Britain’s towns and cities suffered came the first truly independent air force. joint HQ, our primary purpose is to damaging bombing raids, and its pilots of- By the war’s end in November 1918, the coordinate the contribution of these ten struggled to match their highly skilled RAF had become the largest air force in the services in their respective environ- opponents. world, with some 300.000 officers and air- ments to achieve a unified effect. But Britain’s Royal Flying Corps (RFC), led men—plus 25.000 members of the Wom- of course, it wasn’t always like this, at the time by Major General Hugh Trench- en’s RAF—and more than 22.000 aircraft. and in the grand scheme of human ard, responded by adopting an aggressive However, a huge reduction in size after conflict the introduction of air power ethos that was summed up in the stand- the First World War and a national financial is still considered by some to be a rel- ing order of one of its early squadron com- crisis caused the Government to examine atively new innovation. manders; ‘Attack Everything!’ closely whether the cost of a third Service Nevertheless, this year we shall reach a At the same time, the separate Royal could be justified. But Winston Church- significant waypoint in the story of profes- Naval Air Service (RNAS) concentrated on ill, as Minister for War and Air, and Lord sionalism, skill and technological advan- home defence, long-range bombing and Trenchard, as Chief of the Air Staff, argued tage that characterises the application of air fleet cooperation. The result was a com- successfully for the RAF’s continuation and power in warfare. On the 1 April 2018 we petition for resources between these early lay the foundations for its organisation and commemorate the centenary of the world’s proponents of air power and disagreement role that would be stretched to the limit in first independent air force: the Royal Air about how best to employ the new flying conflict no more than 20 years later. Force. machines. The RAF fought in every major theatre of The Great War of 1914–1918 proved to Military planners demanded a more the Second World War during 1939–45, but be the catalyst for a strategic revolution in coherent approach to air operations. As a its most famous contribution was undoubt- the conduct of warfare that added a third result, the RFC and the RNAS were amal- edly the Battle of Britain between July and dimension to conflict and led ultimately to gamated into one force and the Royal Air October 1940, when the RAF fought off

30 On 1 April the oldest independent Air Force in the world proudly celebrates one century.

The Avro Lancaster first flew on 9th January 1941 and entered RAF A330 refuelling a GR4 Tornado and Typhoon service one year later.

the numerically superior Luftwaffe to se- sources was to prove crucial. About 70.000 tions in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya. With cure air supremacy over southern England, RAF personnel were killed and more than an inherent ability to respond, engage and and thereby deny Hitler the opportunity to half of all aircrew involved in Bomber Com- disengage rapidly, and to offer political launch Operation Sea Lion—the invasion of mand were either killed, wounded or taken choice, the RAF has constantly used the full Britain. prisoner. range of its air and space power capabili- The significance of victory in the Battle From 1945 the RAF again re-organised ties—Combat Air, ISTAR, Air Mobility and of Britain was not lost on Winston Church- to meet the challenges of a post-war world Precision Strike—and has been engaged in ill who summarised its importance in a fa- and to accommodate technological advanc- combat operations without respite for what mous wartime speech that included: es, notably the wider introduction of jet air- is now nearly three decades. “Never in the field of human conflict was craft to the inventory. The early days of the RAF100 embodies a century of Royal so much owed by so many to so few.” Cold War saw the RAF provide support to Air Force operations, from its founding In fact, during the Second World War, the Berlin Airlift from 1948 to 1949 and the moment in 1918, in the final months of the the RAF benefited greatly from the support Service emerged as an essential part of the bitter fighting of World War One, through of air forces from across the globe. In 1939, UK’s commitment to collective defence, in- to this—its centenary year—when a much the air forces of the Dominions of Canada, cluding squadrons deployed to Germany as changed yet surprisingly similar RAF con- Australia, New Zealand and South Africa part of NATO’s 2 Allied Tactical Air Force. tinues to defend airspace and engage en- were incorporated into the RAF, as were el- But it also maintained a highly capable ex- emies, wherever they may be. ements of European air forces from nations peditionary capability throughout, notably The RAF contingent at JFCBS Brunssum under Nazi rule, including Belgian, Czech, demonstrating global reach in its contribu- will hold a series of events to commemorate Dutch, French, Norwegian and Polish air- tion to the 1982 Falklands War. and celebrate this significant landmark. men, who were given their own national The end of the Cold War saw the RAF’s Keep an eye out for the publicity. We do squadrons. Indians and West Indians were focus turn increasingly to delivering expe- hope that you will be able to join us. also recruited. This international contribu- ditionary air power. Since 1990 the RAF tion enabled the RAF to reach a strength has been involved in several large-scale op- of 1.208.000 men and women, of whom erations, including the 1991 Gulf War, the 185.000 were aircrew. Such depth in re- 1999 Kosovo campaign and recent opera-

31 GENERAL FARINA VISITS AFNORTH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL COMMUNITY

Story by R. Bindels, Assistant Director, AFNORTH Int. School

n Friday 2 February Gener- students. Students at AIS are submerged in to understand others by questioning is ex- al Salvatore Farina visited an international environment throughout tremely important. General Farina also ad- the AFNORTH Internation- their time at the school. The students are dressed the importance of family life and al School. The General was aware of the special opportunities they are to never forget where one is coming from. Oinvited to deliver a speech to students experiencing here in the Netherlands. Gen- One needs to respect his or her roots. No regarding his leadership experiences eral Farina was asked to come and speak one can become successful in life without working in various international en- about his personal experiences and more of the support and cooperation with others. vironments and the importance of how these experiences have paved his way General Farina’s personal slogan “More embracing internationalism for the to success. Together” underlined this message. future, more together. The visit co- Throughout the session the General After his address the General visited incided with AIS’ first International did not only speak of his current military some of the activities going on in school Collaboration day. position but he was also very open about as part of the first International Collabora- General Farina arrived and received his youth, his school days, his family life tion day. He also signed a personal stone a sabre guard welcome from the JROTC and his early military career. He reminded to become part of the AIS mosaïc. The visit class. Inside the building a selected group his attentive audience that learning never ended as the General wrote a message in of young pupils together with the man- stops, it is a lifelong process and that eve- the school’s visitor’s book and once more agement team welcomed the General. The ryone and everything encountered on this mentioned the importance of the school for General then went to his audience of older journey is an opportunity to learn. Trying the JFC HQ community, More Together.

32 NATO TRI-BORDER SAILING CLUB COMMUNITY

Story by Lt. Phil Morrison GBR-N, JFC Brunssum

ricanes this year, are a particular favourite at their off-season storage and maintenance “We are tied to the ocean. And when we destination of our club members. Yachting facility within the NATO Industrial Com- go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or courses, whether for personal development, plex site, mid-way between Hendrik Camp to watch—we are going back from whence adventure training, or representative sport, and Geilenkirchen Air Base. Sails are hung, we came.” – John F. Kennedy seem so much more fun in the Caribbean inventories are checked, repairs are made, in January and February when there is rain engines are serviced and so forth. The club and snow in Europe. Whether your dream wants to make sure that all of the boats are s the cold, wintery nights is to be an offshore yacht master or just to ready-to-go as soon as possible at the start draw in; we are left with enjoy the wind in your hair and the sun on of next season. The ambition for next year only memories of the sum- your face; the key to success is not to lose is to return two Lasers, one 420, and three mer that has passed, and sight of your goals. Stockpaards to Hatenboer in the spring. The dreamsA of the summer to come. But smaller dinghies, Toppers, and Optimists as just because there is no sunshine, that Inspiration well as the club’s RIB safety boat will stay at doesn’t mean we should forget about Other club members prefer watching the the NIC site for members to use as desired. sailing. Hannah Mills, Britain’s dou- Volvo round-the-world race on television ble Olympic medalist in the Women’s from the comfort of their own arm chairs. Reward Yourself! 470, believes that it is essential to re- The skills and fitness of these international If you are interested in sailing or learn- main actively interested and motivat- crews are really something to be admired. ing how to sail, whatever your goals, the ed all year round. In her motivational They inspire us to improve our own skills NATO Tri-Border Sailing Club is looking speaking, she shares some of the se- and fitness; for personal development, it’s for new members to join them on the water. crets that helped her succeed; ways not necessary to be an international com- The club has a variety of boats for beginners of staying inspired and setting a good petitor. Novice and aspirant sailors are to the sport as well as advanced sailors. One routine. The NATO Tri-Border Sail- brushing up on their rules-of-the-road, an low annual membership fee allows unlim- ing Club (NTSC) members have been essential education for all waterway users. ited use of boats throughout the season at applying some of her wisdom; each Older sailors will be dusting off their copies the sailing location near Roermond and the member in his or her own way. of the rules as a reminder. possibility to withdraw boats from the NIC site as desired. The club holds regular social The End Goal Routine nights in order to sail with colleagues, gain Some club members will be making plans The club has removed the boats from experience and have a beer. For more infor- for yachting holidays in warmer climes. The their moorings at Hatenboer Marina, near mation, look on the PAN portal, enquire at British Virgin Islands, who suffered terrible Roermond. Over the winter, the boats will the Morale and Welfare office, or speak to economic damage due to the violent hur- be subjected to a rigorous upkeep routine your sailing colleagues. Fair Winds.

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VISITS AND ACTIVITIES

7 February 2018 JFC Brunssum Conducts an Expert Team Visit to Georgia

Tbilisi, Georgia – A team of personnel from Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum conducted an Expert Team Visit (ETV) to the NATO-Georgian Joint Training and Evaluation Centre (JTEC) at Krtsanisi, Georgia, between 31 Jan – 01 Feb 2018; the purpose of the visit was to provide briefings and lead discussions in relation to the NATO joint and multinational Exercise Planning Process. The JFC Brunssum delegation, consisting of Com- mander Yasen Kenarov, Lieutenant Colonel Leszek Bo- jarski and Major Jurgen Christiaens, executed a busy curriculum that included syndicate work oriented on the NATO Command and Force Structures, the different stages of the Exercise Planning process, exercise train- ing requirements, and training objectives, for the benefit of 22 officers and non-commissioned officers at JTEC.

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19 February 2018 Final Staff Address by General Farina

Brunssum, The Netherlands – Commander JFC Brunssum, General Sal- vatore Farina, addressed his staff today, prior to handing over his com- mand to General Riccardo Marchió in a Change of Command Ceremony scheduled for Wednesday 21 February 2018. In his speech, General Farina reflected upon the accomplishments of JFC Brunssum under his guidance. Amongst others these include: the positive and measured progress of NATO’s Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan; NATO Response Force evolution; outstanding progress in the delivery of many Readiness Action Plan initiatives such as the establish- ment of NATO Force Integration Units, delivery of the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force, the developing role of Multi-National Corps North-East, the establishment of Multi-National Division North-East and the stand up of enhanced Forward Presence Battle-Groups in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. Before departing General Farina thanked his Command Group col- leagues, all staff members and their families, for the outstanding support he has received and presented the following awards: NATO Meritorious Service Medal (Non-Operations) – Group Captain Richard Grimshaw; NATO Meritorious Service Medal (Operations) – Lieutenant Colonel Mat- thew Hing; and Commanders’ Commendations – Colonel Giovanni Vultag- gio, Lieutenant Colonel Bariş Ateş and Warrant Officer Arno Brouns.

22 February 2018 Visit by the German Staff College to JFC Brunssum

Brunssum, The Netherlands – The German National Command and General Staff College, visited Headquarters JFC Brunssum 22 February 2018 to familiarise students with the role, responsibilities, planning processes and current challenges that the headquarters faces. Commander JFC Brunssum, General Riccardo Marchiò, welcomed the Staff College delegation, recalling his own time at the Hamburg-based Col- lege in 1992. General Marchiò informed the students that their visit was an opportunity to learn about the “operational perspective and the JFC Brunssum’s contribution to continued NATO evolution”. German Staff College visitors were then briefed on: the Headquarters’ lines of effort, particularly its enablement of NATO’s Resolute Support mis- sion in Afghanistan; the enhanced Forward Presence deterrence mission in northern Europe; NATO Response Force 2018 (for which JFC Brunssum is the standby command); an ambitious Training and Exercise programme for 2018; and JFC Brunssum’s engagement and outreach efforts.

23 February 2018 General Riccardo Marchiò – Initial Staff Address

Brunssum, The Netherlands – General Riccardo Marchiò, Commander JFC Brunssum, addressed his staff today for the first time. The General thanked his predecessor, General Salvatore Farina, for the work he has done over the past two years, especially with regard to NATO’s Resolute Support mission (RSM) in Afghanistan, the evolution of the NATO Response Force (NRF) and, more recently, the successful deployment of the enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battle Groups in northern Europe. Looking to the future the General stated that, under his guidance, the emphasis for his tenure will be continuity. There will be no radical change but, rather, a continued effort to guide and refine the broad spectrum of work at JFC Brunssum. In closing his remarks General Marchiò underlined that mission com- mand (the philosophy whereby a military leader outlines his intent for his staff to execute) would be a central element to his leadership approach and he will work to establish an environment of mutual trust where work and family life are in balance. 35 of my job, andIderive great satisfaction tor is one of the most rewarding aspects Parachute Instructor. Being aninstruc tions includingFreefall, Jumpmaster and and Ihave many para military qualifica specialization is Airborne(!) operations, escalating crisisinUkraine. Mymilitary Vanguard Company inresponse to the Eastern Europe in2014 aspart of the I deployed to Afghanistan in2010 and achute Company Operations Sergeant. chine gunoperator andfinishingas Par variety of positions starting from ma 3 PPCLI. During thattimeIheldawide had spenttheentirety of my career at history. Prior to my posting to JFCBS, I wars andIwanted to bepart of thatrich of theexploits of theunitinprevious in Afghanistan were PPCLI. Iwas aware of thevery first soldiers ontheground happened, Iwas inuniversity, andsome storied 100 years of service. When 9/11 fantry (PPCLI) due to theRegiment’s Tell career. usaboutyour military Enlisted Leader (CSEL). Military Assistant to theCommand Senior Headquarters? what isyour jobatthe and When didyou in Brunssum arrive Princess Patricia’s CanadianLightIn COMMUNITY 36 I enlisted asaninfantryman inthe I arrived in July 2016, andIamthe #WEAREJFCBS - - - - -

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