Issue Nr. 1 March 2006 - NATO School

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1) BOA Chairman directed NS to submit requirements for NATO Peacetime Establishment (PE) through ACT in the upcoming PE review. These will be NATO positions “assigned for duty at the NS.” These would constitute NATO PE, not NS PE, with the criteria for their establishment being that they serve NATO-specific requirements, such as a HQ SACT Liaison Officer NATO, a CRONOS administration and support section, a PfP Funding Manager, and a Public Affairs officer. 2) NS requested that the Board help in enforcing strict adherence to ACT Directive 75-3 which governs curriculum development. There have been a number of proposals for courses at NS that are not being developed in accordance with ACT Dir 75-3 and the systems approach to education and training. The board concurred. 3) PfP Training and Education Centres (PTCs) were discussed as a means of supporting NATO’s training and education requirements and as augmentation to the NATO Education and Training Facilities (NETFs). It was agreed that NS would continue to play the primary role in operational-level education and training. However, HQ SACT/JET would investigate the use of PTCs for those requirements in which they are uniquely qualified. 4) There remains the unresolved issue of the Combined Joint Operations Task Force (CJTF) courses being conducted at various HQs. This has led to duplication of effort and resources, discrepancies in the SCs’ terms of reference, and a potential divergence of NATO CJTF doctrine and concept. NS proposed that either the CJTF courses be conducted at NS, with the support of the Operational and Component Commands, or NS should cancel its current CJTF course to avoid redundancy. The BOA agreed to investigate the options and to coordinate with commands. 5) Each course at NS is supported by an Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) from one of the NATO Strategic, Operational, or Component Commands. The OPR serves the key function of providing oversight of the course in partnership with the NS Course Director. The BOA discussed the disproportional burden this has placed on the SC staffs, as a result of the growth in courses. Consensus was reached that OPRs remain essential to the courses, but the OPR duties should be distributed more equitably amongst the various commands. 6) As directed, the NS will initiate a systematic review of its entire curriculum to assess the military, political and economic value of each of its courses. The results will be provided to the BOA in June 2006, along with specific recommendations for tailoring the content to best serve the Alliance. d. Mobile Education Training Teams (METTs): 1) SHAPE sponsored the first-ever Russian METT at the School. It was conducted by high-level speakers from the General Staff Academy and the Combined Arms Academy of the Russian Armed Forces. The purpose of this one-week course was to share the functional aspects of NATO and Russian military operations with operational planners. 2) The NS also deployed three METTs in Lille, France; Tirana, Albania; and Minsk, Belarus. These METTs filled specific training needs in those countries for 337 students in the areas of NATO operational planning, NATO orientation and crisis management. e. Support to NATO Operations and Exercises: 1) Iraqi Out-of-Country Training: The Iraqi out-of-country training programme continues to be a top priority for the NS. This quarter, 87 students from Iraq attended 3 different courses. This makes 283 students in 13 different courses for all of 2005. In addition to the academic content, students benefited from their exposure to Western culture and interaction in a multinational environment. 2) International Security Assistance Force (ISAF): NS has provided instructional support for Key Leader Training and Mission Specific Training for the SEEBRIG Kabul Multinational Brigade. In the medium-term, in coordination with JFTC and JWC, the NS is developing three-day instructional modules to train ISAF augmentees. In the longer-term, the NS proposes to offer resident training and educational support to nationally-sponsored Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs).
3) VIKING 2005: NS has provided significant support to Exercise VIKING 05, a Modelling and Simulation PfP exercise which focuses on PSO and which aims to enhance the conduct of Joint operations. f. Supporting and Guest Speakers: Reductions in manpower and operational tempo continue to limit the ability of headquarters to provide speakers to support NS courses. NS remains within agreed limits governing the number of supporting speakers provided from SHAPE, in accordance with SHAPE-NATO School MOA. g. Personnel: 1) Deputy Commandant Change of Command: On 15 Dec 2005, the Commander of the German Armed Forces Office, Rear Admiral Diehl conducted the Change of Command Ceremony for NS Deputy Commandant, transferring German command from Colonel (GS) Gerhard Schepe (DEU-A) to Colonel (GS) Wilhelm Vitzthum (DEU-AF). Cdre Borck (DNK-N) and BGen Abols (LIT-A) represented SACT. 2) CIS Manning: Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) completed an assessment of NS CIS infrastructure and personnel, citing serious personnel shortages and training deficiencies. The DISA findings were briefed to DACOS JET at the BOA. NS is taking action to address the reported shortcomings, including the investigation of a limited NATO PE assigned to NS (para 3.c.1 above). 3) Voluntary National Contributions (VNCs): In order to meet rising bids and to support increasing education and training requirements, the School continues to pursue additional VNCs, especially from the newer NATO members. Commitments from Estonia and Latvia did not materialise last summer as expected. Specific functional areas that remain undermanned, include logistics, intelligence, Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL), modelling & simulations, CIS, public information, Course Administrators (OR 4-7), and security. These shortfalls impact our ability to run concurrent courses and meet rising demands. NS anticipates the following arrivals in the beginning of 2006: a Lithuanian Course Administrator (OR-5), an Arms Control expert from the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency, and two additional personnel from ACO Counter Intelligence. h. Force Protection: In accordance with the Support Agreement signed in September 2004, the US Installation Management Agency in Europe (IMA-E) assumed responsibility for NS force protection. Among other enhancements, the new guard contract now provides expanded coverage of our non-contiguous facilities. This increase in guard forces now places a higher importance on filling the unmanned position of Deputy Director for Security. i. Engineering and Housing: There are a number of projects in work at the NS designed to increase operational capability and quality of life. The highest priority project is the renovation of building 617, which will support the Operational Planning Courses, ADL and Modelling & Simulation. In October 2005, the first phase “O” meeting for the renovation of building 617 was conducted with the NATO Capability Package Coordinating Officer (CAPCO), MOD Germany, German Federal Construction Office, architects, and the NS. Three renovation alternatives were discussed with cost estimates ranging between 4.7M and 5.2M euro. The final decision is expected to be made in early spring 2006. Additionally, NS will work in consultation with USJFCOM as this project develops to ensure compatibility and the leveraging of key capabilities. 4. 1st Quarter 2006 Forecast: With this past year firmly established as a record year, next quarter’s focus will be on maintaining our support to the Strategic Commands, while improving the quality of our academic programmes. a. The NS will continue to directly support the educational and training needs of NTM-I. The number of Iraqis attending NS courses in 2006 will remain similar to 2005. b. The NS will expand support to the ISAF mission to meet NATO’s increasing educational requirements. c. The NS is preparing to assist NATO’s mission to the African Union Force HQ in Sudan during 2006. The School will provide Course Directors and instructors for staff capacity-building workshops which are expected to be taught in four, one-week instructional blocks in Sudan.
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