LANDCOM HOSTS 6th ANNUAL
COS CONFERENCE
By LANDCOM PAO
Allied Land Command ’ s Chief of Staff Maj . Gen . Erhan Uzun hosted his counterparts from NATO Rapid Deployable Corps ( Spain , Greece , Italy , and Turkey ), Allied Rapid Reaction Corps , Rapid Reaction Corps France , Multinational Corps Northeast , 1st German Netherland Corps , Eurocorps , and Multinational Division Southeast for the 6th Annual Chiefs of Staff Conference in Izmir , Turkey on June 21 and 22 .
Every year this annual conference brings together the Chiefs of Staff as a platform for discussing topics of common interest , share ideas on best practices , and to address future challenges that may arise for LANDCOM and its partners . Not inherently a decision making body , the COS Conference dedicates itself to openly discussing key issues that NATO faces today .
The forum addressed the handling of new concepts and structures within NATO , as well as provide a forum for each visiting Chief of Staff to identify or discuss a path to resolve new and evolving challenges for
NATO . Some of the topics covered during the conference included threats to regional stability , terrorism , violent extremism , weapons of mass destruction , cyber-attacks , hybrid threats , and many more others .
“ This is a great forum to bring together all the different Chiefs of Staff and discuss issues that are most relevant to the land force headquarters ” said Maj . Gen . Uzun , Allied Land Command Chief of Staff . “ I was extremely greatful for the level of participation we received and believe by continuing this forum , LANDCOM can provide another avenue for the command to bring forward topics and issues of concern .”
As the NATO Alliance prepares to address these upcoming challenges , the annual Chiefs of Staff Conference is yet another forum for the community to come together and learn , discuss and debate the variety of tasks that the commands need to address .
Maj . Gen . Erhan Uzun welcomes his counterparts at the front of the LANDCOM HQ on the first day of the Chiefs of Staff Conference .
Maj . Gen . Erhan Uzun leads a discussion with his fellow Chiefs of Staff and headquarters representatives .
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