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The Three Swords Magazine 18/2010 1 JWC Public Affairs Office Cover _ French Air Force PO Box 8080, Eikesetveien General Stéphane Abrial, 4068 Stavanger, Norway Commander of NATO’s Allied Tel: +(47) 52 87 9130/9131/9132 Command Transformation Internet: www.jwc.nato.int (ACT). Collage by SSG Brandon Chhoeun, USA A, Assistant Technician, Media Simulation Section, Joint Warfare Centre. Dear Reader, I heartily welcome you, all the new members is, however, that they bring some pretty bad weather, exactly the kind of the JWC, and wish you all the best for your that locals love! The snow skiing season is not far away either… Ski- endeavours, hoping that your transition will ing is synonymous with fun, fitness, and freedom as it takes you away bring you and your family much fun and sat- from the daily grind. Skiing is playing with acceleration and centrifugal isfaction in Norway. Some of you may already forces. It is also the ultimate thrill, provided you get the rhythm of it have gained a first impression of the Nordic and let go of any thoughts or feelings that may hold you back. At its summer, which never fails to create a fairytale best, it feels like pure bliss. A ski boat takes Stavanger skiers and snow- atmosphere of endless days and nights soft as boarders at express pace (less than two hours) from the Skagenkaien velvet. If, like many Norwegians, you appreci- Quay to the Sauda Skiing Centre, one of the major skiing arenas of ate eating in idyllic outdoor dining spots, maybe chatting away with West Norway. Not every day, is it, that you go by boat straight to a ski- next-table neighbours, it really pinches your heart that it will take al- ing arena. Alternatively, you may travel by car to Sirdal and rent a cabin most a year for those lazy, laidback moments of life to return. placed at your disposal by the host nation. The low autumn light now beams through autumn foliage. Shorter I wish all of you a very happy autumn and winter. And I urge you days bring changes in our routines. Outdoor activities move indoors, to spend much of your spare time in outdoor activities. I for one enjoy and life will slip into a lower gear over the next two seasons. The cold, taking my kids to the woods in autumn and winter evenings. We make dark months of winter are coming, as are those long cosy evenings a makeshift fire and lie down on the woodland floor to watch the stars around the dinner table with friends and family, indulging in culinary in the sky above us. A few words from the visionary medieval poem of pleasures such as traditional Norwegian fare, often given a modern Draumkvedet will then come to mind: The moon now shines brightly, twist. The autumn’s favourite Norwegian meat is probably lamb, which and the road ahead seems long, sending you off in a reverie where comes in dozens of high-quality varieties. Potting for lobster is another anything seems possible! Happy Reading! characteristic of the season, as the lordly crustacean represents the supreme taste from the sea. I recently learnt that lobster was hard to Lt Col Elisabeth Eikeland, NOR AF, sell 70 years ago. Stavanger’s lobstermen worked hard for little and Chief Public Affairs Office, Joint Warfare Centre got only NOK 1.50 per kilo, which was down to NOK 0.25 per lobster in rural areas. With lobster today being seen as a luxury, prices have risen sharply, so you have to delete the decimal point and multiply by four to get the current price! PUBLISH AN ARTICLE IN THE THREE SWORDS! One of the very best things about autumn is the opportunity it offers We are always looking for good articles written to slow down in pace with nature. Keeping a ‘weather eye’ by watching by our readers. If you have got something to clouds and making a note of changes in the winds and the seas often say, send it to us. We will be happy to consider becomes like a sport. Being able to identify different types of clouds will it for publication. Email your articles, as well as your comments and feedback to help understand the kind of weather to expect. Cirrus, cumulus con- JWC CG PAO Common (CRONOS) or gestus, cumulonimbus calvus and cumulonimbus incus are all mystical [email protected]. and musical names that may sound like sweet poetry to you. The truth The Three Swords JWC PAO: The Three Swords is the authorized unofficial Thanks Lt Col Elisabeth Eikeland, NOR AF publication produced by the JWC Public Affairs HQ Rapid Reaction Maj Markus Beck, DEU A Office. It represents a compilation of articles, Corps - France PAO; Inci Kucukaksoy, NATO Civilian reports, news and general information related to Capt (N) Jeffrey Bender; Bente Heill Kleven, NATO Civilian JWC personnel and their families. The articles and Roy Thorvaldsen; opinions expressed in this publication are those SGT Lars Lenvik; of the authors and do not necessarily represent Tore Ellingsen; Production and Layout: the official policy of NATO. The Editor reserves SGM Leszek Wojtalik Inci Kucukaksoy the right to edit or shorten submissions. (Back Cover photo). PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A YEAR 2 The Three Swords Magazine 18/2010 foreword Lieutenant General Wolfgang Korte German Army Commander, Joint Warfare Centre ive months have already change in the JWC, one thing stands passed since the last issue firm: the last quarter of this year will of The Three Swords. Again, be the busiest ever. From mid-Octo- Fit has been a busy and chal- ber, we shall conduct the IKLT 13, lenging time and, on top of that, the which will be immediately followed by summer months saw a lot of person- ISAF 10/02. Moreover, in the weeks nel rotation. Eventually we moved into before Christmas, we shall train Allied our new offices and exercise building Joint Force Command Naples and the with all of our permanent staff and Component Commands of the 16th finally got rid of the container village rotation of the NATO Response Force in front of our headquarters. All this in our STEADFAST JUNO 10 exercise. emerged as we were in the middle In this edition of The Three Swords of the implementation of our new magazine, you will again find a wide Peacetime Establishment (PE). The range of articles on our current is- regular rotation in connection with sues and future challenges. Just to the PE implementation has for the mention but a few: Dr Dave Slog- first time brought the JWC down to gett writes about “Developing COIN less than 85 percent of full person- Doctrine in Contact” which is applied nel strength. For a small organization at all our training events. There is a like the JWC, which is only one-deep retrospect on his time at the JWC by in many of its areas of expertise, this Capt (N) Stuart Furness, our previous becomes a major challenge when conducting exercises. Also Joint Exercise Division Head. Also in this issue is the speech to note is that the JWC saw more newcomers this year than in SACT gave at the 2010 Joint Warfighting Conference, along- the past. In an effort to help them integrate more quickly, we side with an article on NATO’s New Strategic Concept by Dr continue to run our comprehensive internal training and educa- Stefanie Babst, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for tion programme, and I would like to thank all those involved in Public Diplomacy. JWC Subject Matter Expert, Lt Col Matthew making this happen. In addition, I wish to extend my thanks to Skuse shares “Thoughts on Modern Counterinsurgency”. those of you who supported the numerous community activi- Last but not least, I would like to take the opportunity to ties, such as boat trips and BBQs, designed to make newcomers thank a member of the JWC, Ms Inci Kucukaksoy. Without her and their families feel welcome. Furthermore, this year’s OTX excellent work, this magazine would not have become what it took us to Szczecin, Seelow and Berlin, providing an insightful is today. For five years now, she has been doing an outstand- account of the years and historic events that led towards the ing job and putting massive effort into creating the magazine. fall of the Berlin Wall, as well as the chance to hear from eye- Without her daily support and advice, we would not be able to witnesses how Poland changed from a communist regime to a publish The Three Swords, which is recognized in NATO as one democratic country and ally, and how the people of East Ger- of the best researched, balanced and fun-to-read magazines, many overcame an unjust system and achieved their freedom. thus contributing to the overall credibility of the Joint Warfare During a one-day terrain walk, we explored the Seelow Heights, Centre. Moreover, without her, the recently published JWC His- or Seelower Höhen, which were the scene of the final major tory Book would not exist. I have received letters from outside battle of World War II. organizations that have received a copy of the book. They not In Stavanger, we have successfully conducted our first In- only send their thanks, but also praise how well the magazine dividual Augmentee Pre-Deployment Training for ISAF, taken and book are designed, presented and edited. Ms Kucukaksoy part in the Summer Congress Symposium of the Inter-Allied is a very modest person who does not like to be put into the Confederation of Reserve Officers and hosted the Norwegian spotlight.