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7 Realism Key to ARRC Training Success - ARRC

12 NATO ’ s Southern Flank Threats 14 Nato Strategic Direction South NRDC ESP

16 Considerations for NATO Ground Forces in Joint Intelligence

18 Nato Strategic Direction South NRDC GRC

20 International NCO Advanced Leadership Course in an Multinational Environment

22 Fighting Radicalization by Fostering Gender Inclusion

24 Implementation Challenges for an Effective Lessons Learned Process

Estonian Special Forces use a modified version of the G36 assault rifle . Photo provided by NATO

26 Building a Strategy for Alliance Land-Power 28 Hacking for the Caliphate 32 Critical Infrastructure Assessment 36 Military Cooperation at LANDOCM

38 Multi-National Corps-North East ’ s Intelligence Rehearsal of Concept Drill

39 Celebrating International Women ’ s Day 40 Visits And Key Events

42 We Fight Each Other To Fight Together

43 Exercise Snow Trident – LANDCOM British Community Alpine Skiing Trip

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A Lithuanian soldier practices during a NATO military exercise , ‘ Iron Sword ,’. Picture by Lithuania AP

The LANDPOWER Magazine is a bi-annual publication produced by Allied Land Command ( LANDCOM ) dedicated to the promotion of actions and ideas contributing to the improvement of the NATO Force Structure ( NFS ) efficiency and effectiveness . Most of the authors belong to the command but the views and opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the LANDCOM Commander , SACEUR , NATO or its member nations and none can be quoted as an official statement of those entities . An electronic version that includes additional links to in-depth articles , supplementary articles and an ability to provide online comments is available from the LANDCOM website ( www . lc . nato . int ). All articles are edited for content .

To contact The LANDPOWER Magazine staff and / or to submit an article to be published in the next issue of LandPower ( Fall 2017 – Deadline for submission : September 15 , 2017 ), please use the following contacts : E-mail : pao @ lc . nato . int Postal : Public Affairs Office , General Vecihi Akin Garrison 35148 Izmir / TURKEY Cover Picture : A convoy of M1 Abrams main battle tanks move through open ground by NATO .

The LANDPOWER Magazine TEAM AT LANDCOM HQ :

Lieutenant Colonel ( USA ) Matthew R . Gregory Captain ( TUR ) Ismet Istekli Sergeant First Class ( ESP ) Fernando Ruiz Mr . Claudio Ranierı ( ITA )

Senior Editor Asst Content Coordinator Desıgn Edıtor Asst Content Coordinator

Special thanks to the commitment of the staffs at both Allied Land Command and each of the Graduated Readiness Forces for their contributions to this edition .

Back Picture : Norwegian dog handler from the Royal Norwegian Air Force officer school patrolling Bod¯ air station . Picture by the Norwegian Military .