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Preparing for ILC 2012
We’ve set a date for this year’s International Legal Conference – Sept. 7-9 – now we just have to find a location.
Last year, the ILC was held in the Czech Republic with substantial support by the Ministry of Defense and the U.S. Ambassador there and was a resounding success. Focused on the Rule of Law in the Deployed Environment, the event was a unique opportunity for U.S. and European allies to bridge the gap between theory and practice of Rule of Law support in Afghanistan and other coalition operations.
Many of the speakers noted that this was the first time that they had had a chance to discuss the implementation of Rule of Law efforts outside of their national chain of command. Because the conference discussions are for non-attribution, there were some very spirited discussions on the training continuum of Rule of Law matters, and the ability of nations to successfully prepare for Rule of Law missions as part of a core competency necessary not only for legal advisors, but senior operators.
We will continue this lively discussion at the 2012 ILC, with a focus on operational law issues from the practitioners and senior operators’ perspectives, as well as at the theoretical level represented by experts from military and public sector think tanks, NGOs and academic institutions.
Kirk H. Samson
EUCOM Attorney Advisor
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LOGEX 10: CAPSTONE
During the past week of LOGEX 10, I’ve had the distinct honor to serve among and work with some of the best people in the multinational logistics community. I was impressed by the professionalism and competence of our friends in US Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) J7, Allied Command Transformation (ACT) and our NATO Allies and partners. These characteristics truly show during events such as this and I am proud to be associated with the exercise and everyone here.
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LOGEX 10 Workshops: Two Down … Three to Go
As promised in February, welcome to another edition of LOGEX 10. This month’s events find me at the National Support Element (NSE) & Logistics Functional Area Services (LOGFAS) workshop in the Czech Republic, which is the second in a series of five workshops designed for each participating nation in this year’s exercise. Warrant Officer Martin Turner (RAF), Allied Command Transformation, provides instruction on LOGFAS.
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Stronger Together: Logistics Exercise 2010 Mid Planning Conference (LOGEX10)
It is no secret that EUCOM remains committed to enduring partnerships and increased interoperability with NATO.... look at any Directors calendar and you'll probably notice how busy we all are towards that commitment. This year marks the third EUCOM-led logistics exercise, which is a Command Post Exercise (CPX) that is based on NATO doctrine which uses a multinational approach in supporting deployed forces in NATO-led out of area operations, and easily follows EUCOM's them of "Stronger Together."
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Redeployment Ceremony of the Czech Republic’s 601st Special Operations Force
601st Czech SOF’s multiple deployments they were embedded with our own Special Forces
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Building Capacity through Innovation: One Approach to Multinational Logistics
About a year ago, EUCOM’s Logistics directorate worked with the Czech Republic at the 2008 Senior NATO Logisticians’ Conference. The goal was to develop a Multinational Logistics Coordination Center where nations could collectively develop bilateral and multilateral support agreements to facilitate the operational employment and sustainment of forces for national or Alliance missions. As the year progressed, nations began to see a host of possibilities this center could offer.
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