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Tile. Lieutenant Colonel Bert Haasjes NATIONAL RESERVE FORCES COMMITTEE. Brief to CIOR 19 Feb 09. Main Message. Reserves effectively make a significant contribution to NATO’s capabilities.
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Tile Lieutenant Colonel Bert Haasjes NATIONAL RESERVE FORCES COMMITTEE Brief to CIOR 19 Feb 09 Slide 1
Main Message Reserves effectively make a significant contribution to NATO’s capabilities. [Of those countries actively deploying reservists in NATO ops, the average proportion is more than 20%] Slide 2
NRFC Mandate MC 392 Est 1995 • To strengthen the readiness of alliance reserves. • To provide a forum for informal & candid information exchange. • To provide policy advice on reserves to military committee. • To provide advice & support to CIOR. Slide 3
NRFC Member Nations MEMBERS: Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Slovakia, Turkey, United Kingdom and United States of America. PERMANENT OBSERVER: Australia.LIAISON OFFICERS: NATO IMS, ACO and ACT Slide 4
Reserves in NATO • Increased use of reserves in contributions to NATO operations. • Transformation of armed forces and national reserve models • Required integration with regular forces. Slide 5
Examples of reserve capabilities - Functional specialists • Information operations. • Intelligence i.e. linguists. • Health Services specialists. • Police i.e. drug enforcement specialists. • Public Affairs • CIMIC - Individual Combat or Combat Support reserve deployment for augmentation • Reserve Unit deployment Potential: - Deployment of reserves within Comprehensive Approach Slide 6
Summary achievements • NRFC supports NATO transformation and integration and NATO operations • Information exchange on transformation and reserve models • Reserve officer exchange MOU’s • NRFC supports professional development. • NATO School res officer courses • Support of CIOR transformation activities Slide 7
Review actions summer meeting Istanbul 1. MC annual report 2. Nominations SROC September 2008 3. NS – OPR 4. Working groups SROC / RFIC and Physical fitness 5. Cooperation with AESOR 6. Dates MWM 2009 7. New chair NRFC Slide 8
Events and meetings • Sept 2008: Courtesy call ACT Norfolk (USA) • Sept 2008: Courtesy call Secretary of Defence for reserve Affairs (USA) • Sept 2008: Opening SROC (DEU) 8-10 Dec 2008: NRFC Recce mission Sofia (BUL) 10 Feb 2009: MC NRFC/CIOR briefing (NATO HQ) Slide 9
MWM FEB 09 Brussels • Minutes of SC 2008 (Istanbul) are approved • GBR offers to send delegations the evaluation report on their reservist review before SC 2009 • NRFC decides to use the ACT Transnet portal to host part of the NRFC content which is now found on the ACT wise server • NRFC will have its MWM 2010 in Brussels • NRFC decides to discuss follow on Chairmanship during SC 2009 (Sofia) • NRFC tasks SO´s to report the findings of the physical fitness working group during SC 2009 (Sofia) • Next NRFC meeting will be held in Sofia (SC 2009). NRFC will arrange hotel facilities in the Central Park hotel Slide 10
QUESTIONS QUESTIONS? Slide 11