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in capability . For example , in 2015 , NATO and Turkey implemented a package of measures , collectively known as Tailored Assurance Measures for Turkey ( TAMT ), which included increased airborne warning , Intelligence , Surveillance and Reconnaissance ( ISR ) and information sharing , among others . Additionally , NATOs Tailored Forward Presence ( tFP ), an initiative aimed at demonstrating the Alliance ’ s commitment to the Black Sea Region , was announced following the 2016 Warsaw Summit . This multi-faceted package spans the land , maritime and air domains and includes , inter alia , the establishment of Multi-National Brigade South-East in Romania , increased regional maritime activity , air policing , and the provision of ballistic missile defence .
With respect to Adaptation Measures directly impacting the region , several aspects bear mentioning . The creation of NATO Force Integration Units , specifically in Romania and Bulgaria , meaningfully facilitate NATO ’ s rapid ingress to the region in times of crises . Noted by NATO : “[ these ] small units represent a visible and persistent NATO presence … The primary mission of NFIUs is to foster collaboration between national forces and the NATO High Readiness Forces in times of military-political crises .”
Although the NATO High Readiness Force was officially initiated in 2002 via the Prague Summit and underwent adjustments to its composition and manning between its establishment in 2006
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and the 2014 Wales Summit , this summit marked a significant change to this organization through the conceptualization of the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force ( VJTF ) which subsequently achieved its planned capability in 2016 . The VJTF , comprising significant multi-national land , maritime , air , and special operations formations , as well as commensurate domain-specific and joint C2 , is capable of deploying at short notice and achieving effects within days . Beyond its value as a ‘ force in being ’, the VJTF deploys to exercise its capabilities annually and , thus , provides visible and credible assurance and deterrence within the Black Sea Region and elsewhere . The value , with respect to increasing Alliance interoperability , of regularly forming , training and deploying such an entity should also be noted .
Finally , the Alliance has and continues to increase its standing C2 capability and capacity within the Black Sea Region . In December of 2015 , HQ Multinational Division South- East was officially established and reached its intended operational capability in 2018 . NATO ’ s regional C2 will further increase in the near future with the creation of HQ Multinational Corps South-East . This HQ , authorized by the Romanian Parliament in 2020 , is intended to “… contribute to the strengthening of the defence and deterrence posture of NATO ’ s Eastern Flank and will offer coherence to the C2 chain at [ the ] regional level ”. Effectively , once this HQ achieves its full operational capability , NATO ’ s South-East Region will have a unified NATO C2 spanning the Corps to the Brigade level .
Partner nations within the region have also seen increased support from the Alliance . The 2014 Wales Summit launched The Substantial NATO-Georgia Package aimed at defense capacity building . NATO has similarly provided its support to Ukraine and both states currently benefit from heightened
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