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NORTHERN STAR Magazine for HQ JFC Brunssumjfc – February 2013 NORTHERN STAR Magazine for HQ JFC BrunssumJFC – February 2013 Joint Force Command Brunssum Welcomes New Deputy Commander General Domröse Assumes Command of AFNORTH International School – an JFC Brunssum Important Part of the JFCBS Community HQ AIRCOM – New Tasks, New Faces Circle 100 – The International Newspaper Museum – Understanding Media Today www.jfcbs.nato.int www.facebook.com/jfcbs TRAINING AT HOME 2013 special offers Start working out in your personal gym and feel the energy you gain when you work out two or three times a week. Why go to the gym when you can work out at home and get the same results, without losing precious time traveling to the gym and back? In February we have some special offers, listed below. Life Fitness C1 hometrainer Go console from €920.00 for €799.00 Life Fitness X1 crosstrainer Go console from €1676.47 for €1499.00 Life Fitness F1 treadmill from €1928.00 for €1699.00 (Prices exclusive VAT. NATO member can purchase tax free at our shop) Check our website for more offers and brands: www.niemansports.nl Or you can contact us at: [email protected] Tel 06-39219172 or 046-4337369 Norbertijnenstraat 79b 6166AH Geleen Colophon Command Group Corner feel privileged and honoured, as role of supporting ISAF, require the collective The NORTHERN STAR is a publication, your new commander, to have this Command Group to carefully manage our published with the assistance of ‘t Swarte Schaap, in co-operation with and at no cost opportunity to highlight some initial level of ambition and think creatively to make to HQ JFC Brunssum. Opinions herein do impressions in this first edition of the best use of our most valuable, but limited, INorthern Star in the New Year. Before resource – our people. Our Headquarters not necessarily reflect official NATO or HQ JFC Brunssum policy. The appearance of I continue, and on behalf of my wife has an important and prominent role within advertisements, including inserts, does not Christina, I would like to wish you and the new NATO Command Structure. We can constitute endorsement by NATO or HQ your families all the best and good health only maintain this position by addressing JFC Brunssum of the products or services for 2013. our three ‘Rs’, Reputation, Relevance, and offered. Deadline for articles, advertisements Responsiveness. Here I count on your loyal TRAINING AT HOME and photographs is on the Monday at close Both Christina and I were heartened by and valuable support. of business prior to the week of publication. the warm welcome we received during the reception at the Change of Command Despite this it will be necessary to To place an advertisement in the Northern Ceremony, 14 December. My family, and commence with the 3rd, new, main task. Star, please call ’t Swarte Schaap and ask for Rob Schaap, Sint Franciscusweg 36-3, 6417 especially my father , were most impressed Expanding responsibilities with regard to BD Heerlen, The Netherlands, telephone: by the professionalism, enthusiasm, and Northern Regional Focus will most certainly 2013 special offers +31 (0)45 571 61 16, encouraging comments we received consume staff effort at times, and that is not or e-mail: [email protected]. from HQ Staff, NATO, National authorities convenient right now. I would like to call on and local dignitaries. Thank you for this your loyalty and professionalism however, to Start working out in your personal gym and feel the energy Submissions to the Northern Star can memorable event and for preparing me for proceed where possible but also to report you gain when you work out two or three times a week. be made to room F 1.12, Bldg. H 106 or the challenges that lie ahead by providing conflicting priorities if necessary. e-mailed to [email protected]. Articles the necessary background information should be in Microsoft Word format and, prior to my assumption of this Command. I would like to conclude by stating that I’m whenever possible, should be no longer than Working together we will be able to achieve proud to be the Commander of Joint Force 300 words. Photographs should be at least our objectives. Command Brunssum and that I’m looking 9x6 centimetres and 300 dpi. The Northern Why go to the gym when you can work out at home Star is published monthly and is available forward working with you. My trip to ISAF around the second Friday of each month. “Time flies” and sometimes, as I grow older, and subsequent NRF 2014 Commanders’ I have the feeling it flies even quicker. It only Conceptual Discussion at the end of For more information, call ext. 3570 or seems a few days ago as COM EUROCORPS January provided me deeper insight to the and get the same results, without losing +31 (0)45 526 35 70. The editor reserves the that I finished Exercise STEADFAST JOIST issues and challenges at hand. These will right to edit submissions. (May 2010) in preparation for the NRF 15 further shape my thoughts and help frame standby period. Back then I would not have my initial Commanders’ Intent that in intend precious time traveling to the gym and back? guessed I would become COM Joint Force to promulgate later on. Again, I wish you all Editorial Staff Command Brunssum only a few short years the best and success in your daily work in a Col Martin Klein, DEU A later. I was most impressed that despite its most challenging year. Chief Public Affairs Office continued responsibility for the ISAF mission, Brunssum was capable of conducting a In February we have some special offers, listed below. Mr. Barry Mellor, GBR Civ challenging NRF certification exercise. Section Head Internal Information & Community Relations, Editor As SACEUR’s first direction to me at the MSgt Jan Hecht, DEU A change of command, I would like to reiterate our 3 main tasks, namely ISAF, NRF, and Contributing Editor Northern Regional Focus. Our primary task, for the short and medium term, remains unchanged. Our responsibilities for the ISAF and follow-on mission are the main drivers for our daily activities. More importantly is the realisation that our Headquarters is at Life Fitness C1 hometrainer Go console the heart of NATO’s corporate understanding About the Cover of the evolution of the ISAF mission. This General Hans-Lothar provides us an implied obligation with regard NORTHERN STAR from €920.00 for €799.00 Magazine for HQ JFC BrunssumJFC – February 2013 Domröse and Air Marshal to shaping the concept and conditions for Graham Stacey saluting the follow-on mission. the flags during a walk-in ceremony held at the entrance of the At the beginning of his command, I recall headquarters main building, General Langheld alluded to the major Life Fitness X1 crosstrainer Go console 15 January 2013. Air changes within NATO’s Command Structure Joint Force Marshal Stacey succeeds Command Brunssum and its possible consequences for our Welcomes New Air Marshal David Walker as Deputy Commander the Deputy Commander of Headquarters. During the last couple of JFC Brunssum. weeks, it became apparent to me that we from €1676.47 for €1499.00 General Domröse Assumes Command of AFNORTH International School – an JFC Brunssum Important Part of the JFCBS Community HQ AIRCOM – New Tasks, New Faces Circle 100 – The International Newspaper will face some of these implications shortly, Museum – Understanding Media Today Photo by MSgt Jan Hecht, especially with respect to the manning level. www.jfcbs.nato.int www.facebook.com/jfcbs PAO This years’ intensive preparation for NRF Commander Allied Joint Force Command Life Fitness F1 treadmill 2014 standby, in conjunction with our primary Brunssum General Hans-Lothar Domröse from €1928.00 for €1699.00 Contents (Prices exclusive VAT. NATO member can purchase tax free at our shop) 4 The Word on Women - Noorjahan Akbar - A Letter to My 16 Joint Mobile Training Team Conducts Training in ALMATY - Harasser KAZAKHSTAN 6 USFOR-A, GIRoA Complete Renovations on Hazrata 17 50 Years Élysée Treaty - 50 Years of Franco-German Check our website for more offers and brands: Mosque Friendship 7 Poland Takes Command of NATO Mine Counter Measures 18 AFNORTH International School – an Important Part of the Group JFCBS Community 8 HQ AIRCOM – New Tasks, New Faces 20 Other Ranks Association - a Spirit of Goodwill and www.niemansports.nl 9 Headquarters Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum - Friendship Visits and Activities 21 FSMW – update 10 General Domröse Assumes Command of JFC Brunssum 22 Did you know? - Winter in Holland - How the Or you can contact us at: 11 JFCBS Welcomes New Deputy Commander Elfstedentocht- Feaver Affects Every Dutchman [email protected] 12 Handing Over Responsibility to Capable Officers 25 Circle 100 – The International Newspaper Museum – Tel 06-39219172 or 046-4337369 14 High North - No … There Are Definitly No Penguins In The Arctic! Understanding Media Today Norbertijnenstraat 79b Command Group Corner Northern Star 3 6166AH Geleen The Word on Women - Noorjahan Akbar - A Letter to My Harasser Letter by: Noorjahan Akbar - Afghanistan Correspondent for Safe World for Women ello sir, I do not know your A tall man in uniform asked me what had out. I am writing to tell you that I know name, but you passed by me happened. I told him. You opened your what you are up to. You want to threaten a week after Eid-ul-Fetr in the mouth and the police officer yelled, “You, me, scare me, and keep me shut at home Bazaar in Kabul. You might shut up!” Next thing I knew he was beating where I will learn to tend to many children remember me. I was the young woman you.
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