NewsletterNewsletter HeadquartersHeadquarters AlliedAllied ForceForce CommandCommand HeidelbergHeidelberg FCHD Contributes to Successful ARRC NR 07—NOVEMBER 2012 CREVAL Commander’s Corner Congratulations to every member of Al- lied Force Command Heidelberg (FCHD) who contributed to the successful Com- Maj.Gen. Michel Stollsteiner and LTG John W. Morgan III sign the CREVAL bat Readiness Final Evaluation Report declaring the Combat Readiness status of the ARRC Oct. 11. Evaluation (CREVAL) of the Allied Rapid At Royal Air Force base St. Mawgan, four kilometers Reaction Corps from Cornwall England’s rocky Atlantic coastline, (ARRC). The FCHD hundreds of military members listened carefully to CREVAL team accom- Lt. Gen. James Bucknall, commander of the Allied plished the objective Rapid Reaction Corps Oct. 6 during a morning brief of providing a thor- on the eve of an operation. ough and profes- sional review of the ARRC’s capabilities in both His guidance sounds like what he might say if he phases of the CREVAL. The positive evaluation were deployed on foreign soil but it is part of an exer- and feedback provided to the ARRC is critical to cise called Noble Ledger that ran until Oct. 12th. It the Corps’ future mission as the Land Component was the ARRC’s Field Inspection for the Combat Command (LCC) for the 2013 NATO Response Readiness Evaluation or CREVAL. He knew that Force (NRF). within a week his unit would be deemed Combat Ready or Not Ready by LTG John W. Morgan III, the FCHD continues to stand ready to execute mis- CREVAL Team Leader and Commander of Allied sion if called. With only two more months in our Force Command Heidelberg (FCHD) along with 2012 NRF stand-by period, it is imperative to Maj.Gen. Michel Stollsteiner, Supreme Headquarters maintain vigilance and remain prepared to re- Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE’s) Senior Monitor. spond to the unexpected in this uncertain world. Lt. Gen. Bucknall’s staff had to first pass NATO’s FCHD’s transition to the Stand-Up Team (SUT) criteria for all the tasks the headquarters might per- in Izmir remains on schedule. Congratulations to form. Among those listening were dozens of current all who have worked directly with the SUT and and former members of Allied Force Command Hei- those who have provided valuable support from delberg who deployed to the U.K. to evaluate or par- Heidelberg so the SUT is successful in its activa- ticipate in training. (continued page 3) tion of the new Land Command on November 30th. The collective efforts of the FCHD staff are appreciated. CONTENTS : Farewells and “lasts” have become the order 01, 03-04 of the day as the headquarters looks forward to FCHD Contributes to Successful ARRC CREVAL deactivation and closure. This is expected and each of us will carry special memories of Heidel- 02 Senior Enlisted Corner berg with us as we depart for other exciting mis- sions. With that said, maximize your opportunities 05 to take advantage of the remaining time in this Closure Corner wonderful region. 06 Civil Disaster Response Planning Workshop And, as you do, stay safe and enjoy your holi- days! 07 Training / Holidays/ NSC Calendars 08-09 FSC Corner 01 Senior Enlisted Leader Corner DISCLOSURE : SOLIDARITY : Service in NATO entails promoting Serving the military, civilians and family members of the highest levels of trust and confi- Headquarters Allied Force Command Heidelberg dence in our integrity, impartiality, loyalty, accountability and profession- alism. LTG John W. Morgan III, Commander These five core values – and the principles that exemplify them – form the basis of the NATO code of conduct, Lt. Col. Götz Haffke which guides all staff civilian or mili- tary, in all NATO bodies. But I would Lt. Col. Randy Martin like to highlight another value which occurs to me : “solidarity”. Editors “Solidarity” is a word which comes from the French “solidarité”, from Latin “solidum” (whole sum), which ADC Fabien LeCamus, Lt. Col. Cyrille Zimmer FCHD Senior Enlisted Leader has its roots in “solidus”, meaning “solid”. Assistant Editor Solidarity is a feeling which urges people to grant themselves mutual support, either by moral duty, or because a community of interests exists between them. We can be united around a common goal or against a common enemy. It also means Maj. Peter Mientus the willingness to give psychological and/or material support when another person is in a difficult position or needs affection. The greater the average proportion of Assistant Editor each member’s private resources contributed to collective ends, the greater the solidarity of the group. Solidarity is one of the values civilians allocate to soldiers along with the team Capt. Tamara Gonzales spirit or “esprit de corps”. As soon as he joins his regiment the new recruit learns that a soldier is never alone. For a deployed soldier it is vital to be able to rely on his Assistant Editor teammates at any time and whatever happens. Never abandon a colleague, over- come obstacles and difficulties together, share everything … good times and bad times. These principles inspire the necessary mutual confidence. Adj. Aurélie Auzas This year’s Chicago Summit declaration (May 2012) stated once more that our Alliance is based on solidarity, cohesion and indivisibility. As soon as it adheres to Layout and Design the North Atlantic Treaty a nation knows that, with Art. 3 and Art. 5 mainly, it can rely on his Allies. How could NATO fulfill its three essential core tasks : collective defense, crisis management and cooperative security, if its member nations didn’t provide continuous and effective support and mutual aid ? Staff Sgt. Dwight Chaney Solidarity involves commitment and work as well as the recognition that even if we don’t have the same feelings or the same lives, we do belong to the same Alli- ance and the same Headquarters. So, solidarity comes from solid, and although we are deactivating, let us strengthen the solidarity that binds us together. Visit our website at www.nato.int/fchd “Four brave people who don’t know each other wouldn’t frankly try to attack a lion. Four less Like us at Facebook: Headquarters Allied Force brave people, but who know each other well, Command Heidelberg sure of their solidarity and thus of their mutual support, would go with determination.” Return to cover 02 FCHD Contributes to Successful ARRC CREVAL Riots were portrayed on the simulated television news. There were limited supplies that slowed the movement of digital soldiers in the computer model. There were threats from a hostile neighbour requir- ing defensive measures. And there was an ever-present risk of foreign sponsored terrorists and other difficulties. One logistician from FCHD’s Joint Logistics Support Group, Maj. Pav- lina Cebakova monitored the ARRC’s status in a grand control room less than a kilometre from the ARRC’s own tented headquarters. She was one of seven Allied Force Command Heidelberg members who were participating in the higher control or HICON. Her role was to check the ARRC’s supply status reports continuously Maj. Peter Delong, Lt. Col. David Vautor, and Lt. Col. Frank Diener review as she might do for a real deployment. She also contributed to the performance measures with counterparts inside the ARRC's Main Com- training events in the exercise. She said that she inserted an experi- mand Post. ence from her service with the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan so she could help train the ARRC’s own JLSG. For a few, like Maj. Gen. Richard Rossmanith, the Chief of Staff, it was a return trip to England and follow-on from an earlier, In Bar- “A contractor was prohibited from entering the host country and the racks phase. Maj. Gen. Rossmanith summarized a change in view- JLSG had to use their lawyer and resolve the problem.” Maj. Ce- point characteristic of the more tactical setting at an address to bakova said. She had an opportunity to visit the ARRC’s newly organ- the ARRC’s senior leaders. ized logistics unit and talk to its multinational members. “Communication was difficult but we worked it out,” Maj. Cebakova “Before, everything centred on the evaluation team but now eve- said. rything is centred on you. As we observe, we are invisible,” Maj. Gen. Rossmanith said. Allied Force Command Heidelberg evaluators like Maj. Andreas Birk- hoff were positioned to check the reaction of ARRC counterparts. When that meeting ended, the ARRC’s leadership went back to When the ARRC demonstrated proficiency for one of NATO’s Perform- work. Fatigue already showed from long days of wrestling with ance Measures (PM), evaluators acknowledged the success. difficult issues. “They have good working processes and if a problem comes along, The training scenario presented a crisis in the Baltic region and they will be able to deal with it,” Maj. Birkhoff said. As one of 27 required the ARRC to simulate deployment to a NATO country. It’s evaluators he focused on Information Operations, his specialty in a situation the ARRC could see again for real after it begins year- FCHD, while the others looked at administration, operations, logistics long duty as NATO’s Response Force in January. In the exercise and civil/military operations to name a few. the crisis could easily go from bad to worse if the ARRC wasn’t careful in response. 03 Return to cover FCHD Contributes to Successful ARRC CREVAL “It will become one of the main tasks of the Land Command.” Maj. Gen. Richard Rossmanith addresses the ARRC's leadership and CREVAL Team on Oct. 6 during a morning brief. Lt. Col. Rick Somers, the ARRC’s Civil Military Cooperation planner was hurrying through the command post’s maze of tents midway through the exercise.