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EU MILITARY STAFF - OPERATIONS

EU MILITARY STAFF - OPERATIONS. BrigGen Herman GEENS, Dir Ops EUMS, 29 March 2012. Military CSDP Operations since 2003. Military (finished). Military (ongoing). ALTHEA, BIH, Dec 2004, 24 Troop Contributing Nations, 7,000-1,200 Persons. CONCORDIA, FYROM

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EU MILITARY STAFF - OPERATIONS

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  1. EU MILITARY STAFF - OPERATIONS BrigGen Herman GEENS, Dir Ops EUMS, 29 March 2012

  2. Military CSDP Operations since 2003 Military (finished) Military (ongoing) ALTHEA, BIH, Dec 2004, 24 Troop Contributing Nations, 7,000-1,200 Persons CONCORDIA, FYROM 2003, 26 Troop Contributing Nations 400 Persons ATALANTA, Indian Ocean Dec 2008-2014, 20 Troop Contributing Nations, ~6 Ships, ~3 Maritime Patrol Aircraft, ~1,500 Persons EUFOR CHAD/CAR, Chad, Central African Republic, 2008 – 2009, 26 Troop Contributing Nations, 3,500 Persons EUTM Somalia, Uganda, Apr 2010-Dec 2012, 12 Troop Contributing Nations, 140 Persons ARTEMIS, Democratic Republic of Congo 2003, 16 Troop Contributing Nations 2,150 Persons EUFOR RD Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2006, 23 Troop Contributing Nations, 2,000 Persons

  3. Operation ALTHEA OpCdr :GenSir Richard Shirreff (NATO) FCdr :Maj Gen Robert Brieger (AT) • Dec 2004: NATO SFOR  EUFOR • Initially 7,000 troops: now ~1,200 • 19 EU Member States, 5 non- EU TCN • “Berlin +” with Operation HQ at SHAPE • FHQ in Sarajevo • Main Objectives: • To support BiH efforts to maintain Safe and Secure Environment • To contribute to capacity building & training of Armed Forces of BiH.

  4. Haradeere Operation EUNAVFOR ATALANTA OpCdr : Rear Admiral Duncan Potts • Launched in Dec 2008 • First CSDP naval operation • Mandate extended to Dec 2014 • OHQ Northwood - FHQ afloat • UNSCR 1950 (2010) EUNAVFOR is to protect WFP shipping, other vulnerable shipping, deter, prevent and intervene in order to bring to an end acts of piracy .

  5. EU Training Mission (EUTM) Somalia MCdr:Col Michael Beary (IE) • Launched Apr 2010, extended until Dec 2012 • Troop strength: max 140 • Currently 3rd Intake of trainees • EU MHQ Kampala + Spt Cell Brussels & Liaison Office Nairobi • Training Camp Bihanga (Uganda) • Refocused Mandate: • 2 six month training periods • Training specialists, & commanders of 4 infantry companies • Train the Trainers

  6. TRAINING OVERVIEW: UPDF + EUTM M F UPDF LED I I RECRUITS E B BASIC TRAINING D U (350) A A C O M P A N Y C D R S + S T A F F ( 5 + 20 ) EUTM LED T R A I N T H E T R A I N E R S ( 60 ) MEDIA F I COMMS NCOs (140) B CLS U BASIC TRAINING A INFANTRY (240 + 5 COY Cdrs) JUNIOR OFFICERS TRAINING (20) MONTH 4 MONTH 6 MONTH 3 MONTH 5 MONTH 1 MONTH 2 2

  7. EU COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH Horn of Africa EU Development Fund EU support to RPP EU Economic Partnership EUTM Somalia Joint EU-Africa Strategy RMCB Instrument for Stability (IFS) EUSR EUNAVFOR Atalanta EU supportto GCTF EU support to Regional Coop Political Dialogue

  8. EU COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH Horn of Africa INTERPOL AU AMIS AMISOM UNPOS IGAD UNHCR UN Contact Group Somalia USA IC NATO

  9. Aim: The operation was aimed at underpinning the mandates of UNSCRs 1970 and 1973. Mission: If requested by OCHA, conduct a military operation in the framework of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) in order to support humanitarian assistance in the region. Tasks: EUFOR Libya, if requested by the UN, will: contribute to the safe movement and evacuation of displaced persons,  support, with specific capabilities, the humanitarian agencies in their activities. Operation EUFOR LIBYA

  10. Non-Combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) of European Citizens EU / ECHO Monitoring and Information Centre (MIC) activated as EU lead for evacuation of EU Nationals from Libya EUMS Movement Planning Cell (MPC) activated - support to MIC EUMS  LNO to Malta (multi-national NEO Coordination Cell) LIBYA: non-CSDP Actions Evaluation of Third Country Nationals • Close liaison with ECHO MIC • Movement and Planning Cell (EUMS) coordinated requests for EU military assets to support evacuation of TCNs • Coordination with ECHO/MIC and IOM: • on-site Operations Coordination Centre in Tunisia • horizontal coordination on site & in Brussels • vertical coordination from Tunisia to Brussels

  11. EU MILITARY STAFF - OPERATIONS BrigGen Herman GEENS, Dir Ops EUMS, 29 March 2012

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