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Signing ceremony to initiate a study on NATO Network Enabled Capability (NNEC) NATO HQ, Brussels, 13 November 200312 Nov. 2003 in C3, the General Manager of the NC3A, and the Controller of the NATO CIS Operating and Support Agency (NACOSA). The decisions by NATO Heads of State and Government at the Prague Summit by end 2002 to form a NATO Response Force (NRF) and to approve | News |
NATO’s Future Agenda in Afghanistan and Other Regional Conflicts Contribution by Robert Serry, Deputy Assistant Secretary Ge...16 Oct. 2003 forces able to conduct combat operations at short notice, to prevent a crisis from escalating into a wider conflict (good news since yesterday: activation at AFNORTH in Brunsum of NRF, initial capacity of 9000) On the other, it needs forces at lower | Opinion |
Dynamic Response ‘07: The 2003 Informal NATO Defense Ministerial Crisis Management Study Seminar07 Oct. 2003 , in order to meet them. The aim of the study seminar is to explore what transformation actually means for the Alliance and how the NATO Response Force (NRF) could be used in future crises and conflicts. Dynamic Response ’07 is designed to help participants | News |
Defence Ministers meeting to focus on future challenges07 Oct. 2003 Response Force (NRF). The NRF is designed to be robust, at high readiness, fully trained and certified and prepared to tackle the full spectrum of missions, including force. The activation of a first “prototype” NRF is scheduled for 15 October | News |
NATO Response Force Inauguration Ceremony on Wednesday, 15 October 200306 Oct. 2003 On 15 October 2003 at 1100 hrs, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, General James L. Jones, will inaugurate the new NATO Response Force (NRF) by handing over the NRF-flag to the Joint Operational Commander, General Sir Jack Deverell, during a small milit | News |
Exercise demonstrates NATO’s maritime and amphibious capabilities15 Sep. 2003 to a crisis situation. It will also demonstrate some of the maritime and amphibious capabilities that could be deployed as part of the new NATO Response Force (NRF). In particular, the exercise will see the first activation of a NATO maritime Higher | News |
"The ties that bind" by Julian Lindley-French, director of European Security Policy at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy01 Jul. 2003 the European Union is working together with NATO much greater and more rapid access to far more coercive power is assured. In future, this will place a particular emphasis on harmonising the development of the ERRF with the NATO Response Force (NRF), not least | Opinion |
"A radically new Command Structure for NATO" by Andrew Vallance, Command Structure Implementation to the Chief of Staff, SHAPE01 Jul. 2003 taken is the creation of the NATO Response Force (NRF). Up to brigade size in terms of its land force element, and with complementary-sized air and naval components, the NRF is being established to give the Alliance an unprecedented crisis response | Opinion |
“Building on Capabilities and Steering Change” - Remarks by NATO Secretary General at the SACLANT Seminar, Norfolk19 Jun. 2003 Force will also help here. The NRF will be a hothouse in which these advanced technologies and doctrines flourish. And because all Allies will have the possibility of contributing forces to the NRF, the benefits will flow throughout the Alliance | Opinion |
Statement on Capabilities issued at the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Defence Ministers Session held in Brussels12 Jun. 2003 of progress since Prague and gave instructions for further work. The NATO Response Force (NRF) is an essential element of our overall transformation. We approved the comprehensive concept for the NRF commissioned at Prague. It consists of a military concept | Official text |
