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VALIDATION OF STANAGS - COOPERATION WITH ACO AND ACT -. CSREPs Meeting Brussels, 19 February 2014. Dieter Schmaglowski, Colonel DEU Army Head, NSA Joint Branch Chairman, MC Joint Standardization Board. Agenda. Introduction Feedback on STANAG relevance and implementation
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VALIDATION OF STANAGS - COOPERATION WITH ACO AND ACT - CSREPs Meeting Brussels, 19 February 2014 Dieter Schmaglowski, Colonel DEU Army Head, NSA Joint Branch Chairman, MC Joint Standardization Board
Agenda • Introduction • Feedback on STANAG relevance and implementation • NSA – HQ SACT – SHAPE MOU
Validation of STANAGS Confirmation of Implementation and Relevance of NATO Standards
Feedback on STANAG Relevance and Implementation Challenge: • How to solicit information on STANAG implementation and relevance? Mechanisms: • NDPP: Feedback from Nations on STANAG implementation • Feedback from operations / NATO exercises / Evaluation events • Exercises and Evaluations as venues to assess interoperability to include NATO Standards • Direct “field” input to NSA (Standardization Deficiency Questionnaire)
STANAG VALIDATION FEEDBACK LOOP Analysis Nations LTRP Lessons Identified NATOSTANDARDS SCs NDPP ….. Improving INTEROPERABILITY Observations Requirements TRAINING & EXERCISES ACT NATO EVALUATIONS ACO OPERATIONS ACO CONNECTED FORCES INIATIATIVE (CFI)
Closing the Loop • Identify key stakeholders in the process • Improve mutual awareness, info sharing, coordination and cooperation • Establish a shared and robust reporting mechanism (track issues and feed into process) • Seek high-level engagement and support
Use of NATO Evaluation System for Validation of STANAGS Considerations: • NATO / National Exercises and NATO Evaluations for STANAG validation • Exercise / evaluation objectives • Purpose of NATO Evaluation Programme • Augmentation of evaluation team • NSA / MCSBs to facilitate identification of key STANAGs and SMEs to participate in process
NSA/ACT/ACO MoU - Expected Outcome - • Formal process for Bi-SC input to MC SBs & WGs addressing operational standardization requirementsand priorities • Targeted NATO Command Structure (NCS) participation in Boards & WGs • Improved reporting mechanism for LI in operations, exercises and evaluations doctrine development process • Introduction of a “formal” process for validation of standards in exercises