jko-catalog-sep-2012

• Naval Operations and Concepts
• Maritime Command and Control
• Naval Warfare Focus Areas
• NATO Maritime Operations
• Zoran Sea Exercise
* Indicates new courses added to the JKO LCMS after July 2011. The “*” is not a part of the actual course number.
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JKO Course Descriptions
Introduction to Medical Intelligence Course J1OP-MN071 N,S
Medical Intelligence training is aimed at staff personnel or those assigned into future billets as NATO medical staff officers on
strategic, operational or tactical level. It provides a basic MEDINT foundation that you will need in your job, and is designed to
prepare you for more in-depth training (Medical Intelligence course # N9-87) at the NATO School Oberammergau (NSO).
2 hour(s)
Introduction to NATO Conventional Targeting Course J3OP-MN223 N,S
The purpose of this course is to prepare students of the NATO Conventional Targeting Course (N3-17) who will be attending the
NATO School resident course in Oberammergau, Germany. It familiarizes NATO and invited nations' students with the Joint/
Combined/Coalition Force applications and targeting cycle. Furthermore, it prepares students for the course syndicates by
providing a scenario overview of the Zoran Sea Crisis and the military guidelines for this scenario. The focus of this course is
an Introduction to the Joint Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace (JIPB), as well as, an overview of the COMCJTF'S Initial
Intent and Targeting Guidance. 10 hour(s)
Introduction to NATO Course J3ST-MN069 N,S, IP
The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to NATO structures, policies and operations, as well as an overview of
the current issues facing the Alliance. The course is primarily designed for the benefit of newly appointed regular and reserve
officers from NATO and Partner Countries and civilian officials taking up national or international responsibilities in the security
field. Course content contributors include NATO Defense College, the United States National Defense University, the NATO
School, and Headquarters, NATO Office of Information and Press. Modules include: NATO Overview; History and Evolution of
the Alliance; Evolution of NATO Strategy; NATO Structures and Decision Making & Key Political Issues. This web-based course
uses the PfP Consortium of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes Learning Management System (PfP LMS). It is
offered here for informational purposes only, without accreditation or instructor interaction. 11 hour(s)
Introduction to NATO for TACEVAL Course J3OP-MN222 N,S
This is a short version of the "Introduction to NATO" course. It is specifically tailored to meet the needs of TACEVAL (Tactical
Evaluation), and will support four (4) resident TACEVAL courses at NATO School. The course draws extensively on official NATO
documentation and publications issued by the Division of Public Diplomacy, which has authorized the reproduction of all quotations,
extracts from such documents, and photos used in the course. 14 hour(s)
Introduction to NATO Force Protection Course J3ST-MN168 N,S, IP
This course introduces NATO Force Protection (FP). It offers an overview of the fundamentals of NATO FP. In addition, the
course studies the NATO FP process and discusses the FP command and control responsibilities. Furthermore, it addresses
NATO's FP planning considerations. Apart from that, this course also offers a short lexicon on FP acronyms and abbreviations
as well as a brief overview of NATO FP terms and definitions. The course closes with a list of NATO reference publications relevant
to the field of force protection. After completing the course, you will be able to: explain the fundamentals of NATO FP -
List the relevant steps of NATO FP process; explain the command and control responsibilities for NATO FP; list FP planning considerations;
define the meaning of NATO FP acronyms and abbreviations; expound on the meaning of terms and definitions
related to NATO FP; name the relevant NATO publications related to FP. 2 hour(s)
Introduction to NATO Public Information Course J3OP-MN072 N,S
This online course introduces you to public information work in NATO, its organizational structures and responsibilities. It also
discusses the political guidance for news media in NATO-led operations. At the conclusion of this course you will be able to:
identify the four phases of the Public Information Work Cycle, discuss the principles of NATO's political guidance for public information
work, describe Public Information office structures and the responsibilities of each organization to manage public
information, explain the principles of basic journalism, discuss how to release information to the public through news media,
describe the roles and structure of the Press Information Centre (PIC), explain how to work with media in operations, specifically
in preparing for press conferences and interviews. 2 hour(s)
Introduction to NATO School Logistics and Movement Operational Planning Course J4ST-MN423 N
The purpose of this course is to explain the specifics of asymmetric conflicts being confronted by NATO forces. The three key
principles of joint operations are discussed (Focus, Synchronization, and Synergy). The Zoran Sea Crisis scenario is used as