TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 JFTC Towards New Challenges „Transformation Interview with the JFTC Commander 4 Brigadier General Grabowski Through Training“ 8 Resolute Support to Resolute Support Joint Force Training Centre sets The aim of this magazine is to provide a forum for Publishing Institution: standards for new pre-deployment exchange of information and expertise among training Joint Force Training Centre Bydgoszcz (JFTC) and educational institutions across NATO in the area training of training, military professional education, and Managing director: related technological support. In the context of The Brigadier General László SZABÓ, 10 Resolute Support NATO “Smart Defense” approach, there is growing JFTC Deputy Commander / Chief of Staff Advisory Training importance for cooperation with partner states and 8 international organizations, such as the United Nations, Chief Editor: 14 2015 CWIX is Fuelling the Evolution of the European Union, the Organization for Security MAJ Goran PIJETLOVIC, Chief PAO JFTC, JFTC - Advisory Training and Cooperation in Europe and others. With the above Spokesperson COM JFTC in mind, the JFTC invites authors from countries and Editorial Board: 16 JFTC and NCIA institutions beyond the NATO environment, to publish in the Transformation Through Training magazine. Mrs. Kamila SIERZPUTOWSKA, PhD, Kazimierz Wielki The Team Behind CWIX 2015 The magazine will focus on the best practices in the University, Poland areas of command and staff training, professional 18 Modelling and Simulation in the Exercise BG Ing. Jaromír ZŮNA, MSc., PhD, Director of the Logistics military education, simulations and simulation Agency, Army of the Czech Republic Process - How to Demystify the Devil technologies, distributed training, military training development as well as other related areas. The JFTC Advisory Committee: 21 The Treason Files also welcomes recommendations for the application Ms. Radosława KUBICZEK, Public Affairs Specialist Countering the Threat from British of the most recent experience and lessons learned Mr. Tomasz OCIŃSKI, JFTC Language Specialist from ongoing operations, training events and recent Nationals - Loyal to Forces beyond the innovations in the field of simulations and information Editorial Contact Information: Crown technologies. The magazine will also briefly cover Public Affairs Office the life of the international community at the JFTC 32 Major Lessons from COIN efforts Joint Force Training Centre with the aim of promoting the centre within NATO ul. Szubińska 2 in Iraq and Afghanistan and How to and among the partner nations. The magazine will be Bydgoszcz, 85-915, Poland. Use Them in the Future published twice a year, during the spring and fall, by 14 E-mail: [email protected] the NATO Joint Force Training Centre in Bydgoszcz. 39 Together in NATO © 15th Anniversary of Poland in NATO - JFTC 2015 Celebrations in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie ISSN: 2084-8358 The articles published in this magazine Region represent opinions of their authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy of 42 In Retrospect - Life at the JFTC Scan the QR code with your NATO. mobile device. This will take you to the archive of Transformation 32 Through Training magazine. 2 • Transformation Through Training • Issue No: 7 • July 2015 Transformation Through Training • Issue No: 7 • July 2015 • 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 JFTC Towards New Challenges „Transformation Interview with the JFTC Commander 4 Brigadier General Grabowski Through Training“ 8 Resolute Support to Resolute Support Joint Force Training Centre sets The aim of this magazine is to provide a forum for Publishing Institution: standards for new pre-deployment exchange of information and expertise among training Joint Force Training Centre Bydgoszcz (JFTC) and educational institutions across NATO in the area training of training, military professional education, and Managing director: related technological support. In the context of The Brigadier General László SZABÓ, 10 Resolute Support NATO “Smart Defense” approach, there is growing JFTC Deputy Commander / Chief of Staff Advisory Training importance for cooperation with partner states and 8 international organizations, such as the United Nations, Chief Editor: 14 2015 CWIX is Fuelling the Evolution of the European Union, the Organization for Security MAJ Goran PIJETLOVIC, Chief PAO JFTC, JFTC - Advisory Training and Cooperation in Europe and others. With the above Spokesperson COM JFTC in mind, the JFTC invites authors from countries and Editorial Board: 16 JFTC and NCIA institutions beyond the NATO environment, to publish in the Transformation Through Training magazine. Mrs. Kamila SIERZPUTOWSKA, PhD, Kazimierz Wielki The Team Behind CWIX 2015 The magazine will focus on the best practices in the University, Poland areas of command and staff training, professional 18 Modelling and Simulation in the Exercise BG Ing. Jaromír ZŮNA, MSc., PhD, Director of the Logistics military education, simulations and simulation Agency, Army of the Czech Republic Process - How to Demystify the Devil technologies, distributed training, military training development as well as other related areas. The JFTC Advisory Committee: 21 The Treason Files also welcomes recommendations for the application Ms. Radosława KUBICZEK, Public Affairs Specialist Countering the Threat from British of the most recent experience and lessons learned Mr. Tomasz OCIŃSKI, JFTC Language Specialist from ongoing operations, training events and recent Nationals - Loyal to Forces beyond the innovations in the field of simulations and information Editorial Contact Information: Crown technologies. The magazine will also briefly cover Public Affairs Office the life of the international community at the JFTC 32 Major Lessons from COIN efforts Joint Force Training Centre with the aim of promoting the centre within NATO ul. Szubińska 2 in Iraq and Afghanistan and How to and among the partner nations. The magazine will be Bydgoszcz, 85-915, Poland. Use Them in the Future published twice a year, during the spring and fall, by 14 E-mail: [email protected] the NATO Joint Force Training Centre in Bydgoszcz. 39 Together in NATO © 15th Anniversary of Poland in NATO - JFTC 2015 Celebrations in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie ISSN: 2084-8358 The articles published in this magazine Region represent opinions of their authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy of 42 In Retrospect - Life at the JFTC Scan the QR code with your NATO. mobile device. This will take you to the archive of Transformation 32 Through Training magazine. 2 • Transformation Through Training • Issue No: 7 • July 2015 Transformation Through Training • Issue No: 7 • July 2015 • 3 JFTC Towards New Challenges Interview with the JFTC Commander Brigadier General Grabowski Sir, last year the Joint Force Training – how many people participated in events A new, completely different, non-combat this test and it was a faultless performance. duties in the combat ISAF mission, now we Also areas which we are requested to support Centre celebrated its 10th anniversary. conducted by the JFTC, how many people Resolute Support (RS) mission was launched Thus I can say with complete certainty, that are preparing them for a train-advise-assist have changed. ISAF required training for You have been the Commander of the unit we trained, in which areas, what training and its future members are also trained by the JFTC made very good use of the past ten mission, which additionally is held in a Headquarters and their staffs. Now we are for 1,5 year. You took the helm of the JFTC events, exercises, experiments, courses and the JFTC. What is more, completely new years. combat-environment. The fact that a soldier training advisors and trainers to advise in in a very interesting time – the change of conferences were executed throughout that challenges appear, like training for the Very was good in a combat mission doesn’t mean the areas of mission execution, planning, mission in Afghanistan, new challenges time. My assessment can in fact be based High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF), You said that this moment, full of new that he would make a good trainer or advisor. support, reporting system, etc. appeared. How do you asses readiness of on what I have observed since I became for NATO Force Integration Units (NFIU), challenges, ‘verified the professionalism’. This is exactly where our role starts. We have In most areas related to combat preparation, your centre to respond to today’s needs of the JFTC Commander. And I have to admit Connected Forces Initiative (CFI) and many How? changed the training system, revised it and Afghan soldiers are now ready. NATO troops the Alliance? Did the JFTC make a good that it is a very interesting time. The ISAF others. Let’s focus on the new Afghan mission for a thanks to it we can demonstrate how to utilize that we have trained are to show them use of the past decade? combat mission in Afghanistan, supported Each of these new tasks is a test for the JFTC moment. We had to shift our way of thinking soldiers’ combat skills in the train-advise- how to be two, three steps ahead – how to I will not talk about numbers, statistics, as we by the JFTC in terms of Headquarters’ and and its staff. This evolving situation verifies towards a totally new direction. Before, assist reality, how to transform these skills plan budget for upcoming years, equipment did it last year – we summarized the ten years their staffs’ preparation, came to an end. the professionalism of our centre – we passed we trained HQ’s staffs that fulfilled their into advisory qualities. modernization, how to prepare for new 4 • Transformation Through Training • Issue No: 7 • July 2015 Transformation Through Training • Issue No: 7 • July 2015 • 5 JFTC Towards New Challenges Interview with the JFTC Commander Brigadier General Grabowski Sir, last year the Joint Force Training – how many people participated in events A new, completely different, non-combat this test and it was a faultless performance. duties in the combat ISAF mission, now we Also areas which we are requested to support Centre celebrated its 10th anniversary.