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Romanian Military Thinking ~ 4/2007
to the Evacuation Control Centre. The optimal solution is that transporting means are
part of the deployed amphibious force for evacuation.
The Security Element is the third major part of the amphibious force for evacuation,
having two main tasks: the perimeter security of the Evacuation Control Centre and of other
evacuation points (airports, landing areas, docks, harbours, landing beaches); it provides
the rapid reaction force when the marshalling teams encounter difficulties during search
operations. As a rule, the rapid reaction force includes Marines and military police
subunits, supported by artillery/throwers, tanks, naval gunfire support, close air support,
EOD, engineering, NBC subunits etc.
The perimeter security requires the establishment of defensive positions along the
perimeter of the Evacuation Control Centre, access control inside the Centre, the early
warning in order to prevent surprise attacks, the employ of roadblocks and minefields,
the non-lethal equipment for riot control and others. Moreover, inside the perimeter,
security, order and discipline are essential tasks. The missions regarding perimeter
security inside the Evacuation Control Centre especially belong to the military police
subunits.
The rapid reaction force also represents the reserve of the amphibious force for
evacuation. It provides the response in crisis situations, when the perimeter security of
the Evacuation Control Centre is in great danger or when marshalling teams encounter
major difficulties. The size of the rapid reaction force depends on: the variety of missions/
situations, the ability of host nation police forces to control civil riots, the necessary
reaction time (transportation means), and the size of the amphibious force for evacuation
(figure 4). COMMAND
The Combat Service Support Element
(CSSE) provides the amphibious force for
evacuation with the material and logistic support
during the operation. This element only provides
PERIMETER
SECURITY
FORCE
RAPID
REACTION
FORCE
MILITARY
POLICE
Figure 4: Security Element Organization
a minimal essential logistic support on a short time. The governmental authorities
of the host nation can also provide logistic support for operation, but it is the amphibious
force that plans self-sustainment, for almost the entire operation. The Combat Service
Support Element is specialised in supply/resupply, naval, air, and road transportation,
maintenance and services.
The Administrative Element is in charge of evacuees processing operations within
the Evacuation Control Centre. Usually, it is organised in six stations: reception station,
registration station, debriefing station, medical station, embarkation station, and comfort
station. As a rule, this element is coordinated by the Personnel Officer in Command (N-1)
of the amphibious force and every station operates 24/7. This element’s military force
must be trained as civil servants. For the optimal development of activities, a consular
section will support every station of the Evacuation Control Centre for processing own
evacuees, as well as the ones belonging to a third country. The administrative element