A BI-ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF ALLIED LAND COMMAND MAGAZINE FALL 2017 VOLUME 3, ISSUE 2 06-07 10-13 21 24-25 30-31 LANDCOM: GE/NL CORPS: MNC-NE: NRDC-ESP: RRC-FRA: Road to Trident Javelin Ready for Operations: Road Certified as a high- Communications during Joint Task Force to a land-centric JTF HQ readiness HQ the eNRF/VJTF Certification CONTENTS The LANDPOWER magazine is a bi-an- nual publication produced by Allied Land 4 Command Messages Command (LANDCOM) dedicated to the promotion of actions and ideas, contrib- uting to the improvement of the NATO 6 Road to Trident Javelin Force Structure (NFS) efficiency and effectiveness. The views expressed in this 8 Exercise Dacian Guardian publication do not necessarily reflect those of the LANDCOM Commander, SACEUR, NATO or its member nations and cannot 9 eFP Site Visits be quoted as an official statement of those entities. An electronic version that includes 10 Ready for Operations additional links to in-depth articles, supplementary articles and an ability to provide online comments is available from 14 Thoughts on Land Warfare the LANDCOM website (www.lc.nato.int). 17 Chiefs of Staff Conference 18 Changing Concepts of War To contact the LANDPOWER Magazine staff and/or to submit an article to be con- sidered for publication in the next issue, 21 MNC-NE Certification please use the following contacts: 22 Cooperative Security E-mail: [email protected] Postal: Public Affairs Office 24 Communications during eNRF/VJTF General Vecihi Akin Garrison 35148 Izmir / Turkey 26 From the Frontline: Wheels in Motion All articles are edited for length and con- tent. 28 MTT Assists Tunisian Armed Forces 29 OCC evaluators certify KAZBAT The LANDPOWER Magazine staff: Lt. Col. (USA) Mike Nicholson 30 NATO JTF Certification Capt. (TUR) Erhan Iskar Sgt First Class (ESP) Jonathan Fernandez 32 LANDCOM Museum Mr. (USA) Justin Parker Cover Photo: Estonian Special Forces 33 Visitors soldier using a modified version of the G36 assault rifle during marksmanship training. 34 Photo wall Back Photo: Soldiers from Italy, Spain, Poland and Canada prepare a capabilities demonstration at Camp Adazi. LAND POWER3 ALLIED LAND COMMAND Commander’s Message Lieutenant General Darryl A.Williams Commander ransition! As we prepare to executing TRIDENT JAVELIN 2017 end 2017 and begin 2018, in Stavanger, Norway in November. we are entering a period of Operational Transition transitionT in organization, training and operations. Much of the work being done In our land advocacy role, LAND- over the last several months has contib- COM helped assist Joint Force uted greatly to the alliance. I wanted to Command Naples better develop the recognize some of that work and provide role of “The Hub.” Through the NATO a glimpse of where we are headed in the Strategic Direction South Conference future. in July, we came to a better under- standing of its role, improved NA- Organizational Transition TO’s understanding of the operating We spent much of the last several months environment, and assisted JFC Naples contributing to SHAPE’s Adaptation in achieving initial operating capa- work to transition NATO’s role from bility for the Hub focused on NATO’s assurance to deterrence. southern flank. LANDCOM demonstrated the value of a land domain advocate over the last We have also transitioned our read- eight months through its contribution to iness posture by helping SHAPE and SHAPE’s Adaptation recommendation. SACEUR’s recommen- JFC Brunssum implement the enhanced Forward Presence mis- dation for NATO Adaptation to the North Atlantic Council sion under JFC Brunssum’s command. LANDCOM’s advocacy is now in the refinement phase and LANDCOM continues has resulted in improved ability to accomplish the eFP mission. to engage in preparing the alliance to deter aggression and I was fortunate enough to be able to visit all four eFP Battle provide collective defense for the 29 Nations. I thank all who Groups this summer and the work they are doing is tremen- contributed to the great work on the Adaptation project. It was dous. Each Battle Group is unique and has it’s own challenges, humbling to hear SACEUR compliment the high quality input and it is with those challenges that I see LANDCOM being able that SHAPE staff received for the land domain. to provide further assistance. As the Battle Groups continue to evolve, they can serve as a catalyst of change for both NATO Training Transition land forces and the Alliance as a whole. Lots of work has been done with regards to training NATO’s land forces. Currently, NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Italy What’s Next (NRDC-ITA) is in the middle of its Combat Readiness Eval- As we look forward to implementing SAGE 19 training guid- uation (CREVAL) having completed Phase 1 in mid-Septem- ance, we will also have better understanding of the operating ber, and I am looking forward to attending their certification environment as we prepare to certify the LANDCOM Head- ceremony in mid-October. quarters in EXERCISE TRIDENT JAVELIN 17 in November. This training opportunity will not only improve the head- SACEUR published a new training guidance, called SAGE quarters’ readiness, it will also allow LANDCOM to continue 19 and we will use 2018 to transition the Alliance to a new informing our various lines of operation as the Alliance transi- training and exercise posture. As we look to our transition into tions to better deliver readiness and deterrence to the Nations. 2018 with a new training structure, we will have to work hard I am proud of all we have achieved in the land domain and to implement SAGE 19. This training guidance gives us the op- look forward to the next year of transition. Thank you for your portunity to further invest in collective defense by investing our contributions. precious training resources in NATO training events. Building our training structure in line with this guidance contributes to improved readiness across the Alliance. For the Soldier! LANDCOM will end 2017 with a training exercise of our own, ALLIED LAND COMMAND Command Senior Enlisted Leader’s Message Chief Warrant Officer Stephen A. Rice Commander Senior Enlisted Leader his issue I would like to highlight Leadership must support communities of and re-educate leaders on NATO interest, engaged in socialized learning, doctrine in terms of Lessons and be willing to allow leaders the ability LearnedT (LL) and Lessons Identified (LI) to make personal connections. Formal and capability. By doing so I will bring to the fore- informal workshops and working groups front, current NATO publications, processes, allow networking opportunities, which builds policies and directives, which will amplify and trust thus enhancing our ability to share. create awareness of LANDCOM’s initiatives Solving problems, developing, leveraging, and with regards to eFP LL Roadmap. standardizing best practises by way of After Action Reviews, Periodic Mission reports and As an untrained observer my first education Final Exercise Reports are “free chicken” for in terms of NATO’s LL processes was attend- all those involved. ing the initial LANDCOM eFP LL Process and Procedure Workshop in May 2017 in As land advocates, LANDCOM’s “Lessons Szczecin, Poland at HQ Multinational Corps Learned Roadmap” is nested within Com- North-East (MNC-NE). It was here that I mander Joint Force Command Brunssums became familiar with the NATO LL commu- LL Annex, which in turn reinforces the LL nity. The aim of the workshop was to develop society. Specific lines in the sand have been a common understanding of eFP LL structure, drawn to ultimately have an eFP LL portal identify main eFP stakeholders, identify critical tasks, and agree on within the JALLC for Battle Groups to draw upon. LL training requirements. My biggest take away from this was the understanding that NATO has a robust LL network, and the main COM LANDCOM’s vision is ultimately being able to provide lead- challenge will be in formalizing an eFP LL chain of command for the ership with an “eFP LL Handbook” or aide-memoire that will focus collection and communication of LL and LI. The eFP LL community on both Phase 1 IMPLEMENTATION and Phase 2 DETERRENCE has to ensure that all NATO eFP Battle Group entities, including of eFP deployments. I recently had the opportunity to accompany Host Nation (HN), Framework Nation (FN), eFP Battle Groups and COM LANDCOM during his eFP battlefield circulation, and it was United States Army Europe (USAEUR), are operating within NATO an excellent opportunity to set the right conditions for LANDCOM’s standards. It is also worth mentioning that some nations do not have LL team’s “Boots on the Ground”tour 3-14 Sept 17. a formal LL structure so the need to train individuals in NATO’s LL standards is required. In conclusion, the eFP mission is an Alliance wide “interoperability laboratory”, which has to be harnessed. Visiting the eFP BG’s solidi- In terms of NATO Publications, the Joint Analysis and Lessons fied the need to share in: multinational integration, interoperability, Learned Center’s (JALLC) LL Handbook, Third Edition February communications, readiness, service and support, infrastructure, 2016, answers and educates on all things lessons learned. This information operations, HN Defence Plan integration… the list handbook amplifies the Bi-Strategic Commands (Bi-SC) Directive goes on and on. Each BG can learn from one another and would 080-006 LL capability and states, “A Lessons Learned capability encourage all levels of leadership to adapt the LL mindset and to provides a commander with the structure, process and tools neces- provide networking opportunities for the LL community. By doing so sary to capture, analyse and take remedial action on any issue and we will build cohesion, combat effectiveness and enhance interopera- to communicate and share results to achieve improvement.” bility giving us the ability to demonstrate a highly visible and robust deterrence posture.