Operational Capabilities Concept Evaluation and Feedback ( OCC E & F ) in Armenia
BY LTC Tore BADE ( NOR ) LANDCOM G9
Within the 2018 partnership program , Allied Land Command Izmir was the Action Authority to conduct three Communication Information Systems ( CIS ) Mobile Training Teams ( MTT ). Coordinated by the G9 , two of these G6 lead missions took place in Skopje in March and in Tunis , in July , with
By MAJ Sebastien PICARD ( FRA ) LANDCOM G6 ards in order to achieve interoperability with NATO member nation Army forces . Twenty-six nation participated and a total of 49 students were certified as qualified OCC level 1 evaluators .
the final deploying to Tbilisi , in September . The aim of these MTTs is to enhance cooperation and mutual knowledge within the international military signal community , to increase interoperability and to prepare partners for potential NATO membership . CIS MTTs are four-day long missions , conducted by three CIS and Cyber subject matter experts . The lectures provided give information about NATO CIS structures , means , processes and details about functional services . Since the beginning of 2018 , a new component about cybersecurity has been added providing a wide introduction
G6 leads Communication and Information Systems Mobile Training Teams
From 22 to 27 July , LANDCOM provided a significant part of the staff for the Operational Capabilities Concept Evaluation and Feedback ( OCC E & F ) in Armenia , including both Evaluation Directors , key staff and students . Three separate units from Armenian peacekeeping Brigades were subject to the Evaluation . These units were evaluated according to NATO standto the domain , with a focus on risk management and a detailed lecture about the role of a cyber defense cell in an operational headquarters . MTTs are instructed through discussion and experience sharing , rather than purely theoretical lectures . The instructors make a point of explaining NATO and national perspectives by personally engaging to create information exchanges within the group . LANDCOM has already received many requests to conduct future training in 2019 and beyond ; and there is no doubt that the seeds being sown will grow and give fruit to great results during future exercises and operations .
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