United States

1. United States European Command Combined Endeavor and its Relevance to Multinational Operations BrigGen Thomas J. Verbeck Director, Command, Control, Communications and Warfighting Integration ECJ6; ECJ9 & Deputy Director, European Plans and Operations Center

2. Cold War Post-Cold War Post NATO Summits Evolution of Central & Eastern Europe Russia’s New Uncertain Role Integration of Former East Block into the West / NATO NATO Enlargement 9-11 GWOT Increased Instability in East and South Bipolar Conventional and Nuclear Global Confrontation Force Structure:New Geo-political Environment requires an Adapted Force Structure and Infrastructure Balanced Force:Agile, Transformed and Lethal Expeditionary for Operational Reach & Tactical Flexibility Force Structure:315K Troops/ 1421 Installations & Sites Large Heavy Standing Forces Garrisoned mainly in Western Europe Force Structure:109K Troops/ 499 Installations & Sites Evolving Force for Stability and Contingency Ops Positioned Mainly in Western Germany Strategy-Based Force Structure

3. Darfur Unclassified The New Strategic Environment Homeland Security Caucasus/Black Sea Demographic decline Arc of Stability Nagorno- Karabakh Hydrocarbons Beslan The West Arc of Instability Madrid Afghanistan Middle East Iran Israel Iraq GSPC Africa • NATO providing the vehicle for creating security and stability in new regions • European and U.S. cooperative engagement creates conditions for economic growth in these critical regions • New partnership with Russia • A stable and self-sufficient Africa Liberia AIDS Gulf Of Guinea Unclassified

4. “We have a potential to apply 21st Century technology and 21st century transformation to still what is, for us in Europe, a 20th century basing strategy. “We will be looking at ways to transform to a more effects-based strategy for the future, which allows us to be more flexible, perhaps more agile and to engage in more areas of our standard area of responsibility to the east and to the south.” General Jones Commander

5. Unclassified Future Strategic Dynamics Energy trade gives future Russia an economic role in Europe Black Sea security system links Europe to Eurasian hydrocarbons Arc of Stability Oil Lines Need a cohesive approach to ensure security and stability of Russia and Caucasus NATO MIO Arc of Instability Arc of Opportunity CaspianGuard Political stability in East Europe and Africa is beneficial to both Europe and the United States A stable Gulf of Guinea – future energy source for the West • Challenges • WMD and terrorism • Relationships with Russia...New PfP countries...Stable, new democracies • Hydrocarbon security • HIV and AIDS in Africa • Regional stability and security Gulf of Guinea Unclassified

6. Military • Military Presence brings Security to unstable regions (GWOT) • Extended Operational reach throughout AOR • Enhanced and expanded TSC in S-E Europe and Africa • Take advantage of untapped Training Areas in AOR Pol-Dip Economic • IncreasedRegional Stability • Clear Commitment to new NATO • Support emerging Democracies and Free Market Economies • Infusion of Economic Stability and Growth • Access to Oil Reserves • Strategic Materials, Minerals • US Trade Partners • Export of US Culture & Attitudes • US presence provides values, permanence, economic input Psycho-Social Transformation

7. CHANGING DOCTRINE • NETWORK WARFARE • SATELLITES • TRANSFORMATION COMMAND AND CONTROL • DATALINK • LASER COMM • SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT It’s Not Just Signal Anymore Unclassified

8. “Network” disciplines are central to military doctrine, core mission, concepts • Decision superiority • Battlefield awareness • Command and Control • Distributed operation • Precision engagement • Time critical targeting • Information technology • Reachback • Information operations • Web-based • Intelligence • Information superiority

9. New Network-Centric Development Paradigm - Now or later? • Non-traditional • Design to opportunity • Spiral to a vision • Assemble system from component parts • Deploy early with less capability and scale • Reinvent process to leverage technology • Take risks—learn from failure • Traditional • Design to requirements • Develop grand design • Fabricate systems • Deploy when all requirements are met • Select technology for mission requirements • Plan for success

10. OEF/ OIF/ Liberia IA Policy, SOPs Operational Interoperability Guide Planning Conferences Procedural Technical Human What is Combined Endeavor? CE 95 10 Nations Equipment CE 96 12 Nations Systems CE 97 16 Nations Networks CE 98 29 Nations Integrated Networks Exercise CE 99 30 Nations Structured Networks CE 00 35 Nations Structured Opn’l Networks CE 2006 43 Nations Multi-level Sharing & Protection CE 01 37 Nations Small Structured Opn’l Networks CE 04 40 Nations Protected Networks CE 05 43 Nations Multinational Info Sharing CE 02 40 Nations Networks AI/IS CE 03 38 Nations AI & High Assurance Networks CE Focus

11. CE Participating Nations NATO KAZAKHSTAN BELGIUM ALBANIA ARMENIA AUSTRIA SEEBRIG MPFSEE UZBEKISTAN Organizations NETHERLANDS Non- Aligned PfP CENTCOM PfP Non- PfP EUCOM PfP NATO ITALY ESTONIA SPAIN POLAND SOUTH AFRICA AZERBAIJAN CROATIA KYRGYZ REP UNITED KINGDOM BULGARIA FRANCE PORTUGAL LATVIA FINLAND GEORGIA TAJIKISTAN IRELAND MACEDONIA ROMANIA CANADA GERMANY LITHUANIA UNITED STATES MOLDOVA UKRAINE GREECE SLOVAKIA NORWAY CZECH REP SWEDEN RUSSIA HUNGARY SLOVENIA DENMARK SWITZERLAND NATO NON-PARTICIPANTS ICELAND, LUXEMBOURG,TURKEY PfP NON-PARTICIPANTS BELARUS, TURKMENISTAN NON-PfP NON-PARTICIPANTS SERBIA and MONTENEGRO, BOSNIA VALIDATED EQUIPMENT / PERSONNEL PROCEDURES AT CE, DEPLOYING TO ISAF

12. CE 06 Technical Planning Team Tech Dir/Dep Tech Dir CJCCC Officer in Charge Frequency Management CJCCC Deputies Technical Support Staff JITC: Leads (2) / Functional Area Experts / CEPTR DBA / Wireless Admin IA Advisor (US) Network / Admin Services KM Panel Core Network Planners IA Panel PfP CJCCC Future Operations N C S EDET Transmission Systems (Tropo,RR,SAT,LTU,OLTU,TP2K) SCR Data Transport Systems Circuit Switch / IP Telephony / TETRA Core Services / MIP Studio VTC Regional Group Controllers RG A RG B RG C RG D RG F

13. Unclassified Combined Endeavor to Africa Endeavor… A proven template Combined Endeavor Critical “Building Block” In Partner Nations Path to constructive multi-lateral roles Africa Endeavor Africa Endeavor • C3/IT Outreach – Reinforces AU C3/IS Organization and TSC Strategy • Capacity Building • Synchronized with Operations – OEF-TS, ECOWAS • Critical Enabler Pretoria, South Africa Unclassified

14. 25 Nations Single Channel Radio Simple Wide Area Network Frequency Management Unclassified Africa Endeavor (July ’06) Host Nations for Planning & Execution South Africa Botswana Ethiopia Coalition C3 Ops Establishing CJCCC Org & Developing AU TTPs Unclassified

15. Darfur Unclassified Information Sharing = Coalition Cooperation Homeland Security Demographic decline Caucasus/Black Sea Arc of Stability Nagorno- Karabakh Hydrocarbons Beslan The West Arc of Instability Madrid Afghanistan Middle East Iran Israel Iraq GSPC • Combined Endeavor • + • African Endeavor • = • Successful European Partnerships and • A stable and self-sufficient Africa Africa Liberia AIDS Gulf Of Guinea Unclassified

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