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Joint Force Trainer Observes JFTC TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 Directing the Exercise The Joint Force Training Centre in Brilliant Joust 2018 tailoring and execution 8 NATO Advisory Liaison Team (NALT) Advisor training in Kosovo 11 Augmenting CWIX JFTC contributes to the success of the NATO’s biggest annual interoperability event 14 A Week in the Life of a JFTC Mentor in Georgia 16 Switch to the future A trial structure for JFTC 18 Internship at JFTC Review 20 NATO Capital of Poland Celebrates 2nd NATO Day 22 The Information Process Towards a holistic approach 28 Poland in NATO Security Policy 32 In Retrospect Life at JFTC 2 • Transformation Through Training • Issue No: 11 • November 2018 „Transformation Through Training“ The aim of this magazine is to provide a forum for Publishing Institution: exchange of information and expertise among training Joint Force Training Centre Bydgoszcz (JFTC) and educational institutions across NATO in the area of training, military professional education, and Managing director: related technological support. In the context of The Brigadier General Ladislav JUNG, NATO “Smart Defense” approach, there is growing JFTC Deputy Commander / Chief of Staff importance for cooperation with partner states and international organizations, such as the United Nations, Editor-in-Chief: the European Union, the Organization for Security LTC Jodie KUNKEL, JFTC Director of Management and Cooperation in Europe and others. With the above in mind, the JFTC invites authors from countries and Publishing Editor: institutions beyond the NATO environment, to publish Ms. Radosława KUBICZEK, JFTC Public Affairs Specialist in the Transformation Through Training magazine. The magazine will focus on the best practices in the Editorial Board: areas of command and staff training, professional Mrs. Kamila SIERZPUTOWSKA, PhD, Kazimierz Wielki military education, simulations and simulation University, Poland technologies, distributed training, military training development as well as other related areas. The JFTC Advisory Support: also welcomes recommendations for the application Mr. Tomasz OCIŃSKI, JFTC Language Specialist of the most recent experience and lessons learned from ongoing operations, training events and recent Editorial Contact Information: innovations in the field of simulations and information Public Affairs Office technologies. The magazine will also briefly cover Joint Force Training Centre the life of the international community at the JFTC ul. Szubińska 2 with the aim of promoting the centre within NATO Bydgoszcz, 85-915, Poland. and among the partner nations. The magazine will be E-mail: [email protected] published twice a year, during the spring and fall, by the NATO Joint Force Training Centre in Bydgoszcz. © JFTC 2018 ISSN: 2084-8358 The articles published in this magazine represent opinions of their authors and do Scan the QR code with your not necessarily reflect the official policy of mobile device. This will take you NATO. to the archive of Transformation Through Training magazine. Transformation Through Training • Issue No: 11 • November 2018 • 3 Directing the Exercise The Joint Force Training Centre in Brilliant Joust 2018 Tailoring and Execution ■ LTC Piotr Kozłowski, JFTC Training Division, Officer of Primary Responsibility for Exercise Brilliant Joust 2018 Radosława Kubiczek, JFTC Public Affairs Office It was the second time the Allied on a fictitious, non-Article 5 crisis response Force Air Command, Spanish Joint Special Joint Force Command Brunssum (JFCBS) operation scenario. Brilliant Joust 2018 Operations Command and Joint Logistic exercised in Bydgoszcz, Poland, as the was executed between 7 and 22 March Support Group – the exercise was extremely NATO Response Force (NRF) lead 2018 with JFTC as the Officer Directing demanding with regard to both the training headquarters. Building on firm foundations, Exercise (ODE). part and real life arrangements. To meet laid down during previous events devoted With more than 600 participants in all the exercise objectives and to fulfill the to NATO Command Structure and NATO place – including JFCBS personnel as well ODE responsibilities, the preparation phase Force Structure, the Joint Force Training as members of four NRF 2018 component had to be initiated far in advance. The JFTC Centre (JFTC) directed yet another commands: NATO Rapid Deployable Corps- team commenced their efforts already in complex computer assisted exercise based Italy, French Maritime Force, German Joint the first quarter of 2017. 4 • Transformation Through Training • Issue No: 11 • November 2018 “Brilliant Joust 2018 is one of the major events for JFC Brunssum this year because it enables our joint interaction with NRF components. As emphasized by SACEUR – our readiness is one of our first priorities, and this exercise will allow us to understand how we can better support each other in the best manner to be ready to execute NRF tasks when the need arises” General Marchiò, the JFCBS Commander Preparations for the exercise specification conference, conducted in March 2017, launched 12 months of intensive work for JFTC. The centre formed a robust team dedicated to the exercise. Altogether 50% of JFTC staff, close to 70 soldiers and civilians, were involved in various phases of the event. Numerous coordination meetings, conferences and workshops held in many locations in Europe, 60 travel days and thousands of working hours – all these created a solid basis for successful execution of the exercise. As soon as basic presumptions and the level of ambition for the exercise were agreed upon between the main stakeholders – JFCBS (Officer Scheduling Exercise and Officer Conducting Exercise) and JFTC (ODE) in coordination with NRF 2018 component commands - exercise objectives as well as budget, timeline and manning could be discussed. The final exercise design included JFCBS as the primary training audience, represented by Joint Task Force Headquarters deployed to Bydgoszcz and “reach back” team in Brunssum, Transformation Through Training • Issue No: 11 • November 2018 • 5 “The capability we have to increase our interaction within the joint environment is of paramount importance, continuity is the key and our values allow us to be Stronger Together” General Marchiò, the JFCBS Commander component commands deployed to JFTC since 2016 for NATO Command JFTC used a fictitious scenario which Bydgoszcz in a form of enhanced response Structure and NATO Force Structure. allowed for execution of a non-Article 5 cells and more than 20 other headquarters, Such events are extremely challenging, crisis response operation. units and organisations. They all provided in both preparation and execution phases, The scenario, however, is just a their personnel to support JFCBS and due to the unique character of various basis which needs to be complemented JFTC in bringing the exercise to a highest headquarters and, which is even more by lists of events and incidents that will possible level. important, diversity of training objectives. be a part of the exercise play (main event Exercise Brilliant Joust 2018 was This time, to meet the Allied Joint Force list and main incident list - MEL/MIL). the third “Joust” exercise conducted at Command Brunssum’s requirements, Only with properly implemented events 6 • Transformation Through Training • Issue No: 11 • November 2018 “Brilliant Joust 2018 was a very special, very unique exercise. It promoted free thinking” and incidents, does the scenario become a Major General Wilhelm Grün, the JFTC Commander complete tool that enables proper meeting of the training objectives. Creation of the MEL/MIL is always one of the most Exercise Brilliant Joust 18 was trainees with assistance and expertise important ODE’s responsibilities. Starting divided into two phases. It began on throughout the whole execution. Already in November 2017, the scripting team, led 7 March with five days of preparatory on the first day of the exercise General by JFTC, met several times. Their task period for trainers and experts (Exercise Grün encouraged the participants to take was completed in February 2018. They Control), and then continued with the full advantage of the exercise, as it was developed storylines and main injects, execution held between 12 and 22 March. a chance to gain knowledge and better ensuring an adequate coverage of the The JFTC team, led by Major General overview of the operational side. He training objectives and also a realistic Wilhelm Grün, the centre’s Commander also underlined that as a non-certification flow of events during the execution. and Exercise Director, provided the exercise, Brilliant Joust 18 gave more flexibility in practicing interaction between the NRF lead headquarters and component commands. This “special” Brilliant Joust 2018 in a Nutshell environment created at JFTC enabled free operational level thinking, testing new solutions in the Joint Task Force Headquarters structure and procedures, When and more interaction with political, diplomatic as well as other non-military • 7-22 March 2018 players, such as international organisations and non-governmental organisations. Yet, Where it has not lost anything from its truly joint character. • Joint Force Training Centre, Bydgoszcz, Poland Conducting such a complex (+ reach back in Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum) exercise would not be possible without a proper infrastructure. Thanks to the newly Who built training area, equipped with all • OSE and OCE: Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum, installations and security systems required • ODE: Joint
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