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"Transforming NATO's military structures" by General James L. Jones, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe01 Jan. 2004 groundbreaking change arising from the Prague Summit was the decision to create a NATO Response Force (NRF), that is a technologically advanced, flexible, deployable, interoperable and sustainable force. It was to include land, sea and air elements and be ready | Opinion |
Comments by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertsonon the Policy Recommendations adopted by the NATO Parliamentary Assembly a...15 Dec. 2003 capabilities is as much a political as a military imperative. Fortunately, many of the military improvements agreed at Prague are being implemented. The NATO Response Force (NRF) has been inaugurated recently. The NRF is designed to be robust, at high | Opinion |
New Threats, new interoperability needs. Road Map for Istanbul Speech by Mrs. Leni Bjorklund,Minister for Defence of Sweden,...02 Dec. 2003 , was recently suggested by Finland and Sweden. Another positive step already taken, is the recent decision by NATO to open up more advanced exercises for Partner participation. A driving force behind NATO's transformation seems to be the NRF. We follow | Opinion |
Statement on Capabilities issued at the Meeting of the North Atlantic Councilin Defence Ministers Session01 Dec. 2003 the NATO Response Force (NRF). Impressive progress has been made with its implementation. Force generation conferences for the first several rotations of the force have been conducted. We welcome the contributions by nations to these first rotations | Official text |
Final Communiqué Ministerial Meeting of the Defence Planning Committee and the Nuclear Planning Group held in Brussels on M...01 Dec. 2003 of its initial rotations and the successful completion of its recent exercise in Turkey. The NRF will become a distinctively high-quality force and a catalyst for transformation of Alliance capabilities. Related defence planning work must be completed | Official text |
Press Conference by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson following a meeting of the North Atlantic Councilat the level of...01 Dec. 2003 the response we've had at half past four this afternoon. Q: Nick Fiorenza, Defence News, Armed Forces Journal. Today during the CBRN ceremony, General Kujat hinted that the NRF would be used soon. Is he talking about as a reserve for SFOR / KFOR, or is NATO | Opinion |
Multinational CBRN Defence Battalion - Progress Report Contribution of Miroslav KostelkaMinister of Defence of the Czech Rep...01 Dec. 2003 ) by 1 July 2004 Certification and training as per NRF Delineate relationship of components of the battalion The battalion will be a joint, high readiness, multinational, multifunctional, tailored as a mission specific force At 5 - 30 days | Opinion |
Response Force demonstrates capability in first exercise20 Nov. 2003 | News |
Speech by Minuto Rizzo, Deputy Secretary General of NATO, at the Signing ceremony with the Press in the margins of the NATO ...13 Nov. 2003 organisation for effective action in the field of Defence and Security. In particular, NATO Heads of State and Government established the NATO Response Force (NRF) and the Prague Capabilities Commitment (PCC). These capabilities will provide a major | Opinion |
Press Briefing by Admiral Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr. U.S. Navy, Supreme Allied Commander, Transformation13 Nov. 2003 . The immediate focus of our Transformation's mandate is supporting Allied Command Operations and delivering the NATO Response Force. So that primary customer is Allied Command Operations and our first task is to work on the NATO Response Force. The NRF is both | Opinion |
