Cover letter_JPR JOG_ACT approved - European Defence Agency

32NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE PUBLIC1.4 Scale of operations1.4.1 Manning0105. The JPRC / PRCC must have suitable and adequate manning at all times to beable to properly handle all PR requests including PR training in plans, current ops andother applicable staff sections. Upon start of the operations, personnel operating in aJPRC / PRCC should be fully capable of fulfilling their respective tasks. Detail on theset-up of a JPRC / PRCC can be found in Annex A.Minimum manning levels0106. The suggested minimum manning to form a JPRC / PRCC, to cover 24 hour operations,is six personnel; three officers, two Non-Commissioned officers (NCOs) and aSurvival, Evasion, Resistance and Extraction (SERE) specialist. One officer and oneNCO to cover each twelve hour shift. The director and the SERE specialist should beavailable during the day shift, since most planning and execution will occur duringthe day. The JPRC / PRCC should work in close coordination with plans, operations, inteland medical personnel. Dedicated plans/intell/medical representative should, as a minimum,be assigned as dedicated liaison to the JPRC / PRCC. Whenever possible/applicable,plans/intel/medical personnel should be even permanently assigned to the JPRC / PRCC.Minimum manning qualifications0107. Minimum qualifications are as follows:a. Officers should be experienced in planning PR missions and, preferably, with JPRC/ PRCC experience and at the NATO JPRC controllers course or the US PR-101 / -103and -301 courses or a similar national PR course.b. NCOs should be experienced in JPRC / PRCC operations and preferably qualified atthe NATO JPRC controllers course or the US PR-101 / -103 and -301 courses or asimilar national PR course.c. Intelligence officer should be experienced in PR.d. SERE specialist should be familiar with the AO requirements and assigned units’equipment and preferably qualified at the US PR-300 and -301 courses or a similarnational PR course.1.4.2 Equipment0108. The primary equipment of a JPRC / PRCC are robust and interoperable communicationmeans to guarantee its coordination authority. Communications equipment canrange from a (mobile) telephone to highly secure encrypted communication means. Theequipment used should depend on the requirements of the operational ease of use, proliferationdesired and the need for security. Details on JPRC / PRCC equipment can befound in annex A. As default, the following capabilities should be available:a. Voice and data exchange between JPRC, PRCC, and PR forces. Depending on thesituation, secure communications may be required.NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE PUBLIC