26 Apr 2005

New logistics capability for NATO News 26/04/05 - NATO Memorandum of Understanding on the Joint Theatre Movement Staff (JTMS) Multinational Integrated Logistic Unit (MILU) Signed An agreement signed at NATO Headquarters on 26 April creates a new NATO multinational logistics capability that will facilitate the movement of troops on missions or exercises. Six countries have come together to create a special multinational unit whose mission will be to develop movement and transportation plans and prioritise movement requirements of troops in theatre. This initiative results from the shift to more expeditionary operations beyond NATO’s territory and the recognition by Allies and Partners of the need to increase the speed of deploying forces, to maximize the efficiency of logistics in theatre and to minimise the cost of sustaining these operations. The six countries are: Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Lithuania, Romania and the Slovak Republic.