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SHAPE? ACO? ???. Michael Adubato, SHAPE Language Testing Centre SHAPE, Belgium. SHAPE-Allied Command Operations. Everything you wanted to know about SHAPE but… Were afraid to ask Didn’t know who to ask Forgot that you wanted to know something about SHAPE!. What is SHAPE?.
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SHAPE? ACO? ??? Michael Adubato, SHAPE Language Testing Centre SHAPE, Belgium NATO UNCLASSIFIED
SHAPE-Allied Command Operations • Everything you wanted to know about SHAPE but… • Were afraid to ask • Didn’t know who to ask • Forgot that you wanted to know something about SHAPE! NATO UNCLASSIFIED
What is SHAPE? NATO UNCLASSIFIED
Military Committee NAC NATO Organization NATO Headquarters Committees Committees Other Committees Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen Chairman Military Committee Admiral Di Paola International Staff International Military Staff Strategic Commands Allied Command Operations Allied Command Transformation SACTGeneral Stephane Abrial SACEURAdmiral Jim Stavridis NATO UNCLASSIFIED
NATO’s Strategic Commands • Provides military advice to NATO’s politicaland military leadership • Develops military policy within the framework of NATO • Plans for future NATO operations including Force Generation • Directs and Monitors ongoing NATO operations • Lead agency for transformation • Conducts analysis • Explores concepts and promotes doctrine • Manages “Transformation” programme • Training and education NATO UNCLASSIFIED
Develops military policy within the framework of NATO Provides military advice to the NATO’s political and military leadership at Brussels Plans for future NATO operations including force generation Directs and monitors ongoing NATO operations SHAPE – Mons, Belgium NATO UNCLASSIFIED
Campus B-7010 SHAPE • ALLIED COMMAND OPERATIONS (ACO) SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED POWERS EUROPE (SHAPE) • National Military Representatives (NMR)/ National Support Elements (NSE) • EU Cell at SHAPE (EUCS) (organizational element of the EU Military Staff as a permanent Liaison to SHAPE) • EU Staff Group (EUSG) (supporting DSACEUR in his role as Commander EU Operation ALTHEA in BIH) • NATO Airborne Early Warning & Control Force Command (NAEW&C FC) • Allied Command Transformation, Staff Element Europe (ACT SEE) • NATO Communication and Information Systems Services Agency (NCSA) • NATO Special Operations Forces Coordination Centre (NSCC) • SHAPE International School (SIS) with currently 11 national departments NATO UNCLASSIFIED
Campus B-7010 SHAPE The SHAPE area is about 200 ha and comprises of staff buildings, support facilities, school buildings, shopping areas, sports, moral and welfare facilities as well as 2 housing areas with 600 residential buildings of different size. More than 4.100 military and civilian personnel from currently 48 Nations working at SHAPE. People from: 28 NATO Member Countries 17 Partnership for Peace Members 2 Mediterranean Dialog Country (Egypt, Morocco) 1 Contact Country (Australia) The whole SHAPE Community (personnel & dependents) consists currently of about 8,200 people. SHAPE: facts and figures HQ SHAPE • April 2, 1951 SHAPE was activated at the Hotel Astoria, Paris, FRA. In Summer 1951 the HQ moved to its new locations in Rocquencourt, west of Paris. In March 1967 SHAPE moved to Mons, BEL. • ACO comprises of around 1.000 posts. NATO UNCLASSIFIED
SHAPE – ‘village’ • “Rendezvous” NATO UNCLASSIFIED
SHAPE – ‘village’ • The SHAPE Club • “Silver spoon” self-service restaurant NATO UNCLASSIFIED
SHAPE – ‘village’ • “Pizza Bowl” • Sport equipment centre NATO UNCLASSIFIED
SHAPE – ‘village’ • Sport areas NATO UNCLASSIFIED
SHAPE – ‘village’ • Entertaiment Centre • Cinema NATO UNCLASSIFIED
SHAPE – ‘village’ • “Auto Skills Centre”
SHAPE – ‘village’ • Community Activity Centre • Library and Trips & Tours NATO UNCLASSIFIED
SHAPE – ‘village’ • Youth Activities Centre NATO UNCLASSIFIED
SHAPE – ‘village’ • Kindergarten / pre-school playgroup NATO UNCLASSIFIED
SHAPE – ‘village’ • “Arts & Crafts” NATO UNCLASSIFIED
ACO Focus • Plan & execute combined, joint & effects based operations. • Address future multidimensional threats. • Evolve and improve through transformation. • Develop relationships with partners and contact countries. Admiral J. Stavridis SACEUR NATO UNCLASSIFIED
SACEUR DSACEUR COS ACO HQ Structure • SPECIAL STAFF • SACEUR Representative to MC (at NATO HQ) • International Affairs Advisor • Legal Advisor • Financial Controller • Medical Advisor • ACO Organization, Development & Audit (ODA) • Public Affairs Office • Historical Office • Director Special Operations Office • Chief Strategic Communications • ACO Provost Marshal Director of Management Headquarters Support Group • Nat’l Military Representatives ACT DCOS Capabilities Plans / Policy DCOS Force Readiness DCOS Military Cooperation DCOS Support DCOS Operations / Intelligence Progr Impl Readiness Rqmt Comm & Info Sys Strat Plans Ops/SOC Mil Coop Dev CapMngt Logistics Ops Spt OPD Intel Ops Manpower Strat Policy Mil Coop Ops Spt Medical WMD CIMIC Finance NATO UNCLASSIFIED
SHAPE Command Group SHAPE Chief of Staff (COS) Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR) Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) Admiral James STAVRIDIS US Navy 02 July 2009 “dual-hatted” as COMMANDER US European Command GENERAL Sir Alexander Richard David SHIRREFF British Army 04 March 2011 “dual-hatted” as OPERATIONAL COMMANDER EU Operation ALTHEA GENERAL Manfred LANGE German Air Force 23 September 2010 NATO UNCLASSIFIED
ACO Command Structure Strategic level Allied Command Operations Mons/BEL Operational level Joint Headquarters Lisbon/ PRT Joint Forces Command Brunssum/ NLD Joint Forces Command Naples/ITA ca. 9.800 posts in ACO Component Command Air Ramstein/DEU Component Command Maritime Northwood/GBR Component Command Land Heidelberg/DEU Component Command Land Madrid/ESP Component Command Air Izmir/TUR Component Command Maritime Naples/ITA Combined Air Operation Centre Udem/DEU Combined Air Operation Centre Poggio Renatico/ITA Deployable Combined Air Operation Centre Udem/DEU Deployable Combined Air Operation Centre Poggio Rentaico/ITA Combined Air Operation Centre Finderup/DNK Combined Air Operation Centre Larissa/GRC Tactical orComponent level NATO UNCLASSIFIED
LAND COMD HQ Izmir CAOC DCAOC CAOC Torrejon P Renatico Uedem NATO Command Structure (NCS) Reform C&I Agency SHAPE ACT 950 Mons/Various Mons Norfolk/Various AJHQ 850 AJHQ 850 Brunssum Naples MARITIME COMD HQ 350 CISGROUP 300 Northwood 1300 AIR COMD HQ 500 Ramstein 280 185 185 AGS NAEW 23 NATO UNCLASSIFIED
ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR NTM-I C2 of NATO Operations JFC Brunssum JFC Lisbon JFC Naples OPERATION OCEAN SHIELD SUPPORT TO AFRICAN UNION AIR POLICING/ AIR SURVEILLANCE KOSOVO FORCE UNIFIED PROTECTOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE FORCE AIR POLICING NATO UNCLASSIFIED
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@ the SLTC Who passed their test? • JUNE – 2 newcomers passed, 7 failed (77% failed) • JUNE – 1 re-test passed, 3 failed (75% failed) • JULY – 1 newcomer passed, 1 failed (50% failed) • JULY – 4 re-test passed, 0 failed (0% failed!!) NATO UNCLASSIFIED
@ the SLTC Who passed their test? • AUG – 4 newcomers passed, 15 failed (78% failed) • AUG – 1 re-test passed, 1 failed (50% failed) • SEPT – 5 newcomers passed, 19 failed (79% failed) • SEPT – 0 re-test passed, 1 failed (100% failed!!) NATO UNCLASSIFIED
Tests vs. Certificates • June – conducted 42 tests & received 7 certificates from newcomers • July – conducted 13 tests & received 24 certificates • August – conducted 51 tests & received 38 certificates • September – conducted 66 tests & received 9 certificates NATO UNCLASSIFIED
French L&R tests • There are not many PE positions that require a mandatory French SLP • …but there are some, therefore those individuals must be tested! • So………………….. NATO UNCLASSIFIED
French L&R tests Centre international d’etudes pedagogiques Created in 1945and a national state organisation since 1987, CIEP is known in France and internationally for its skills in assessment, training and evaluation, and for its ideas in the field of international cooperation in education. NATO UNCLASSIFIED
ENGLISH Listening & Reading tests… NATO UNCLASSIFIED
English Listening & Reading tests… • Will develop a new battery of L&R tests for the SHAPE Language Testing Centre • Listening tests at Levels 2, 3 &4 • Reading tests at Levels 2, 3 &4 NATO UNCLASSIFIED
QUESTIONS?? NATO UNCLASSIFIED