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NORTHERN STAR Magazine for HQ JFC Brunssumjfc – December 2012 NORTHERN STAR Magazine for HQ JFC BrunssumJFC – December 2012 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Joint Force Command Brunssum BOLD DRAGON 12 Successfully AFNORTH International School Completed hosts Model European Parliament 2012 Interview General Wolf Langheld - Circle 100 – Modemuseum Hasselt Developments in Afghanistan www.jfcbs.nato.int www.facebook.com/jfcbs Beautiful golden solitair rings with brilliant cut diamonds (in total 0,38 crt.) Available in 3 diff erent colours from € 1275.- for € 1150,- We deliver tax free for NATO (21%) logo van sloun NIEUW 2012.pdf 1 13-03-12 16:43 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Colophon Command Group Corner his will be my last contribution The NORTHERN STAR is a publication, to this fine publication before published with the assistance of ‘t Swarte Schaap, in co-operation with and at no cost I leave JFC Brunssum for the to HQ JFC Brunssum. Opinions herein do fresh green pastures of the not necessarily reflect official NATO or HQ T JFC Brunssum policy. The appearance of United Kingdom and, ultimately, my advertisements, including inserts, does not retirement from the Royal Air Force. It constitute endorsement by NATO or HQ JFC Brunssum of the products or services has been a great honour to serve with offered. Deadline for articles, advertisements you all for the last 2 years. As I reflect and photographs is on the Monday at close over my 34-year military career, the 11 of business prior to the week of publication. years that I spent serving alongside To place an advertisement in the Northern NATO allies in various appointments Star, please call ’t Swarte Schaap and ask for Rob Schaap, Sint Franciscusweg 36-3, 6417 were among the most challenging and BD Heerlen, The Netherlands, telephone: rewarding. +31 (0)45 571 61 16, There have been some remarkable or e-mail: [email protected]. achievements during my time at Submissions to the Northern Star can Brunssum, none of which I would take Air Marshal David Walker, Royal Air Force, be made to room I 1.11, Bldg. H 106 or Deputy Commander Joint Force Command e-mailed to [email protected]. Articles any credit for, but for which I think you can should be in Microsoft Word format and, all be rightly proud. Throughout 2011, we Brunssum whenever possible, should be no longer than prepared ourselves meticulously to take individuals and as a team. I sincerely 300 words. Photographs should be at least 9x6 centimetres and 300 dpi. The Northern responsibility for NRF 2012, culminating hope that more opportunities such Star is published monthly and is available in Ex STEADFAST JUNCTURE in as this will follow, that would allow us around the second Friday of each month. Lithuania. We performed exceptionally to train as we would fight, to openly For more information, call ext. 3570 or in that exercise, learning many lessons, discuss our ideas, and to broaden our +31 (0)45 526 35 70. The editor reserves the and we maintained the bonds that we understanding of Command in a 4* right to edit submissions. made there with our NRF colleagues Operational HQ. Ex BOLD DRAGON throughout 2012. Had the NRF been has set the bar, now it will be up to you Editorial Staff called upon during our standby period to achieve even greater things in the Col Martin Klein, DEU A to intervene in any crisis, anywhere in future! Chief Public Affairs Office the world, I am absolutely confident that I regret that I may not have met each Maj Vanessa Hillman, US F JFC Brunssum would have been up to of you personally during my tour, but Coordination Officer the task. I was, of course, constantly aware of and acting Editor in chief During the same period, we re-structured the valuable and extremely difficult our entire HQ to align it with the future work that you do. Wherever you sit MSgt Jan Hecht, DEU A PE, well ahead of schedule. What Contributing Editor in the organization and whatever your could have been an extremely difficult contribution to the HQ, rest assured Jaroslava Augustinova, CZE and potentially painful transformation that the Command Group do notice it! Contributing Editor was executed superbly, with no impact The hours of hard work and dedication on our support to ISAF or our NRF you put in are clear for all to see readiness. When the re-organization in the work presented to me every About the Cover was complete, we concentrated on the day, whether in CUB presentations, KABUL, Afghanistan - NORTHERN STAR Magazine for HQ JFC BrunssumJFC – December 2012 International Soldiers, other great challenge of the NCS reform: written staff packages, or international Sailors, Airmen and civilians deployability! I could not have imagined social events. For this, and for all of celebrated Christmas Eve with a candlelight at the time of its inception how quickly the support I have received at JFC service, Christmas this concept could be developed by our Brunssum, I wholeheartedly thank you carols, and a word from Beautiful golden solitair rings Chaplain Captain Eric staff and then executed, demonstrating all. My special thanks must also go to Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Whitmore at International from its success to the rest of NATO in Ex General Langheld, under whom it has with brilliant cut diamonds (in total 0,38 crt.) Joint Force Command Security Assistance Force Brunssum Headquarters in Kabul, BOLD DRAGON. This exercise not only been an honour and a privilege to serve. BOLD DRAGON 12 Successfully AFNORTH International School C o m p l e t e d hosts Model European Parliament 2012 Afghanistan, Dec. 24. Interview General Wolf Langheld - Circle 100 – Modemuseum Hasselt tested and proved our deployability I will remember my time at Brunssum Developments in Afghanistan ISAF Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Monica R. Nelson www.jfcbs.nato.int www.facebook.com/jfcbs efforts but, just as importantly, it with great fondness and wish you the Available in 3 diff erent colours invested valuable time and effort in greatest success in the future. Good our professional development, both as luck to you all! from € 1275.- for € 1150,- Contents We deliver tax free for NATO (21%) 4 Interview General Wolf Langheld - Developments in 14 Brunssum Conducts Deployed Joint Forces HQ Course Afghanistan 15 Geospatial Requirements Working Group 7 – ISAF day 6 Operation Southern Strike IV: Reaching Across the 17 BOLD DRAGON 12 Successfully Completed logo van sloun NIEUW 2012.pdf 1 13-03-12 16:43 Force 22 AFNORTH International School hosts Model 7 Afghanistan Like A Diamond European Parliament 2012 8 Allied Force Command Heidelberg recognized for 24 Agincourt Dinner, 2012 OUP contributions 25 FSMW – update 9 NATO Fights Somali Piracy Nearer the Coast – HQ 27 One of us MC Northwood 28 Did you Know? 12 Headquarters Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum New Dutch Government brings first C M - Visits and Activities female Minister of Defence. Y CM 13 Brunssum’s Manpower to Support Headquarters 29 Circle 100 – Modemuseum Hasselt MY CY ISAF CMY K Command Group Corner Northern Star 3 Developments in Afghanistan and Role of NATO until 2014 and after 2015 Interview General Wolf Langheld, by Helmut Michelis, Rheinische Post, November 21, 2012, in Brunssum t present, German politicians are not the only ones attempting to convey the impression that they are Aeager to finish the unpopular NATO mission in Afghanistan as soon as possible – irrespective of whatever may happen thereafter. The quote of Bishop Margot Käßmann – “Nothing is good in Afghanistan” – seems to waft in the skies over all this. After having had to deal intensely with this mission yourself, do you feel bothered by this somehow black- and-white statement? The NATO mission in Afghanistan requires our continued attention, and necessitates a proactive visit program, in order to fully comprehend and appreciate the positive step-by-step changes being made on the ground. The NATO Headquarters in Brunssum has led the ISAF mission since 2003, and during the past two and a half years, I have observed a significant increase in security, particularly in the cities, while the transfer of the security responsibility to the Afghan police and armed forces is on-going. Further, I have observed Today, Afghan security units ensure Nonetheless, support via professional improvements when it comes to the security for about 75 percent of the consultation, advice and assistance availability of schools, medical support Afghan people. And, in approximately will remain necessary in the years after and technical development. Of course, two years, that security responsibility 2014. there is still a lot to be done, but living will completely rest with the Afghans. standards have definitely improved. With ISAF pulling out as planned And the Afghans share this optimism. Since the NATO Summit in Lisbon it as of 2015, isn’t it rather likely that A recent study by the ASIA Foundation has been clear that the ISAF mission the security situation will inevitably found that 52% of Afghan citizens will end in December 2014. Will deteriorate thereafter? consider progress in Afghanistan to be NATO have reached their objectives positive. by then? In a few weeks we will have reached our objective of 352,000 Afghan Initially there was no exit strategy; The aim is that the Afghans are capable security personnel. That means the instead we saw a repeated build-up of ensuring their own security. And that number of Afghan security personnel of troops. Did NATO anticipate what this way the country does no longer will exceed that of international troops they were getting into with the ISAF provide a safe haven for terrorism.
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