MAGAZINE
SPRING 2021
EXERCISE ANCA 2020
At the end of Exercise STJU-JA 20 , Lieutenant General Roger Cloutier , Commander LANDCOM , declared NRDC-T combat ready and capable of commanding and controlling activities , missions , and operations throughout peace , crisis , and conflict for the NRF LCC mission .
The new CREVAL system proved to be extremely useful for NRDC-T . It was much more than an evaluation . The overall process and interaction with the Evaluation Team helped us to identify lessons and to demonstrate possible best practice . If required , corrective actions to refine procedures and processes could be immediately taken and the new procedures practiced by the staff . The Lessons Learned and best practises from this evaluation will help LANDCOM and other Graduated Readiness Force ( Land ) ( GRF ( L )) HQs to improve their internal process as well . It no doubt contributed to a continual process of learning and improvement for all the GRF ( L ) s subject to the land domain guidance of HQ LANDCOM .
Transformation As part of its Transformation Plan , NRDC-T also provided support to transformation process of the 66th Mechanized Infantry Bde to become Very High Readiness Joint Task Force ( VJTF ) Land Brigade in 2021 . The Brigade has also followed a similar transformation and evaluated by the Turkish Land Forces Command on Exercise ANATOLIAN CARACAL 2020 ( ANCA20 ) and Exercise EURASIAN BRIDGE 2020 ( EUBR20 ). HQ LANDCOM also provided observers for both exercises . A priority for HQ NRDC-T has been the Logistic preparations for the NRF 21 readiness period to ensure that any deployment can be facilitated and supported . The HQ created the ‘ NRF21 LCC Concept of Logistic Support and Service Support Matrix ’
which provides guidance , templates and processes on how the LCC and supporting organisations will provide the operational reach and endurance to rapidly achieve objectives . NRDC-T ’ s concept of logistics is based on worst case scenario planning and requires the Land Component to be self-sufficient for the critical services . Therefore , NRDC-T and the VJTF Bde have pre-arranged assured access contracts with national providers through the Turkish Ministry of National Defence ( MOD ). All other supplies have already been identified and reserved in national depots and ready for issue immediately upon activation of the NRF . Preparation of bi-lateral logistic support arrangements , with troop contributing nations to provide logistic support for the units below battalion-level is ongoing . Requirements have been identified and coordinated with the respected host nations . This preparation and pre-positioning of stocks or contractor support has resulted in a genuinely capable and credible force package , that is immediately supportable .
Further preparation for the LCC task identified the requirement for a mission preparation deployment plan ( MPDP ). This was developed to specifically identify the individual processes and procedures that HQ NRDC-T would need to conduct throughout the phases of deployment , starting with readiness . In accordance with the MPDP , generic movement plans have been developed and coordinated with the respected nations accordingly . This also improves our readiness and deployment timeline .
In summary 2020 was a challenging year for everyone . It has affected the way we live and work . But it also reinforced how resilient , flexible , adaptive and creative we are in the face of uncertainty . NRDC-T developed new procedures , and hybrid ways of working
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