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SPRING 2020 enhancing the knowledge partner nations Officers , and their ability to lead a team . The MTTs support the LANDCOM headquarters ’ wide effort run in assisting partner nations , and fall under one of NATO ’ s three core tasks : Cooperative Security . This consists of three components , including strengthening partnership , contributing to arms control , non-proliferation and disarmament , and assisting potential new nations in preparation for NATO membership .
MTT TO MOROCCO LANDCOM contributes to Cooperative Security through several means , such as the provision of MTTs to selected NATO partners . Under this programme , LANDCOM , as action authority for MTTs on logistics , delivered a Logistics Operational Planing Process training session at L ’ Ecole Royale du Materiel in Benslimane , Morocco , from February 3-7 , 2020 .
The MTT , made up by five personnel from G4 Division , spent five days providing Crisis Response Logistic Planning instructions to Moroccan officers from the Army , Navy and Air Force , ranked captain up to colonel . The scope of the training was to enable partner officers , assigned to the Moroccan General staff and other commands , to understand their role in the NATO Logistics Operational Planning Process as J4 staff officers at the Operational level . In addition to that , the aim was to prepare the participants for logistics mission / duties with knowledge on fundamentals of NATO logistics , logistics principles , policies , concepts and doctrine of theatre-level logistics in operations . The several syndicate work sessions required the students to rotate as the lead in the planning team which supported and stimulated the enhancement of leadership capability .
The proactive behaviour shown by the students , particularly during the syndicate work sessions , revealed a strong desire and willingness to apply NATO procedures . The high performance expressed during the training was a sign of experience and complete dedication to bring their national interest to the forefront .
SUMMARY By delivering these MTT programmes to Partners , LANDCOM speeds the process in bringing them in compliance with NATO standards and increases the efficacy in their contribution to the Alliance ’ s operations and missions . Moreover , it contributes to spreading NATO culture and knowledge , and supporting overarching cooperative security tasks . Finally , through these activities LANDCOM plays a key role in developing leadership skills and helps military leaders from partner nations to map out where they need to go together with their team to win .
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