Multi-National Corps-North East ’ s Intelligence Rehearsal of Concept Drill
By LTC , Nate Martin ( USA ) LANDCOM G-2
LANDCOM G2 personnel recently participated in Multi-National Corps-North East ’ s ( MNC-NE ) Intelligence Rehearsal of Concept ( ROC ) Drill in Szczecin , Poland at the Corps ’ Baltic Barracks .
The Intelligence ROC Drill intent was the creation of a common regional situational understanding and exercise the Peacetime Intelligence Framework ( PIF ) drafted by Joint Forces Command Brunssum ( JFC BS ) as applicable to initiatives , to include the enhanced Forward Presence ( eFP ) Battle Groups , among other elements operating in the Baltic countries and Poland .
The overall purpose of eFP is to physically show NATO ’ s continued commitment to Estonia , Latvia , Lithuania , and Poland , to be deterrence through a rebalancing of capability , and to continue to develop understanding as an alliance through the sharing of forces and resources .
MNC-NE ACOS J2 led the ROC Drill with the aim of coordinating / de-conflicting ongoing and planned intelligence activities within NATO ’ s northeast region , facilitate incoming elements to NATO and MNC-NE processes and establish a shared
MNC-NE , LANDCOM , Framework Nation and NFUI Soldiers discuss eFP operations at the RoC Drill
understanding of roles and support .
The support and interest in eFP was evident by the 100 + intelligence professionals in attendance . The speakers and audience came from across the NATO Command and Force Structures , the eFP Frame-work and Host-nations , the United States 4th Infantry Division , United States Army Europe , 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment , UK Permanent Joint Headquarters , Canadian Forces Joint Operations and Intelligence Commands , Technical organizations such as NATO Communication and Information Agency and Battlefield Information Collection and Exploitation System , the NACSI , Allied Command Counter-Intelligence and NATO Intelligence Fusion Center and representatives from across the various MNC-NE staff functions .
The NATO Force Integration Units ( NFIUs ), Framework and Host Nation representatives played the biggest role in the
Drill . Their understanding of the mission and presentation of successes and challenges was instrumental in the understanding of the milestones achieved in a brief period .
The collaboration of various command and forces across NATO and its member nations was evident as the conference conclusion forged new partnerships , continued resolve and paved the way for NATO LANDCOM ’ s comprehensive eFP ROC Drill at the end of March 2017 .
LANDCOM ’ s eFP RoC Drill will focus on bridging the political and strategic requirements to the actions and effects at the operational to tactical . It will ask our Soldiers what challenges will you meet , what strengths the Host Nations can bring to the table , and how we achieve integration of efforts across the disciplines .
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