March 2012 Command Brief

Content 1.CoE community 2.Mission and vision C2CoE 3.History C2CoE 4.Organization C2CoE 5.Value C2CoE 6.Products of C2CoE 7.NEC, NML’s and Networks

CoE Community CJOS Norfolk C-IED Madrid CASPOA Paris M&S Rome MILENG Ingolstadt MW Lubliana DAT Ankara MILMED Budapest C2CoE Utrecht EUGERMIN Oostende CIMIC Enschede CSW Kiel CWO Stavanger HUMINT Oradea CCD Tallin JCBRN Vyskov EOD Trencin CM&DR Sofia MILPOL Bydgoszcz ENSEC Vilnius JAPCC Kalkar

List of all CoE’s Center Analyzing& Simulating the Preparation of Air Operations CASPOA (FRA)ACCREDITEDParis / Lyon Civil - Military Cooperation (CIMIC) CoE (NLD)ACCREDITEDEnschede Cold Weather Operations (CWO) CoE NOR)ACCREDITEDStavanger Combined Joint Operations from the Sea (CJOS) CoE (USA)ACCREDITEDNorfolk Command & Control (C2) CoE (NLD)ACCREDITEDUtrecht Confined and Shallow Waters (CSW) CoE (DEU)ACCREDITEDKiel Cooperative Cyber Defense (CCD) CoE (EST)ACCREDITEDTallin Counter Improvised Explosive Devices (CIED) CoE (ESP)ACCREDITEDMadrid Crisis Management and Disaster relief (CM&DR) CoE (BGR)NOT ACCREDITEDSofia Defense Against Terrorism (DAT) CoE (TUR)ACCREDITEDAnkara Energy Security (ENSEC) CoE (LTU)NOT ACCREDITEDVilnius Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) CoE (SVK)ACCREDITEDTrencin Human Intelligence (HUMINT) CoE (ROU)ACCREDITEDOradea Joint Air Power Competence Center (JAPCC) CoE (DEU)ACCREDITEDKalkar Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiation &Nuclear Defence (JCBRN) CoE (CZE)ACCREDITEDVyskov Military Engineering (MILENG) CoE (GDEU)ACCREDITEDIngolstadt Military Medical (MILMED) CoE (HUN)ACCREDITEDBudapest Military Police (MILPOL) CoE (POL)NOT ACCREDITEDBydgoszcz Mountain Warfare (MW) CoE (SVN)NOT ACCREDITEDLubliana Modeling & Simulation (M&S) CoE (ITA)NOT ACCREDITEDRome Naval Mine Warefare (EGUERMIN) CoE (BEL)ACCREDITEDOostende

C2CoE Mission and Vision MISSION To support NATO, nations and international institutions or organisations by providing subject matter expertise on all aspects of the Command and Control process with a focus on the operational environment VISION “To become in the domain of C2 a national and international main source of expertise for transformation by networking with SNs, ACT and ACO and other international institutions/organizations”

Working Definition C2 C2 enablers are personnel, equipment, communications, facilities and procedures employed by a commander in planning, directing, coordinating and controlling forces and operations in the accomplishment of the mission. “The exercise of authority and direction by a properly designated commander over assigned forces in the accomplishment of a mission”

Establishment of the C2CoE 2002 Prague Summit ACO JFC’s ACT MC 324/1 COE’s MCM JWC JFTC JALLC POW + budget Accreditation Steering Board multinational 2009 POW + budget

C2CoE Community of Interest NATO Member Nations ACT ACO NATO Preferred customer Expert centers NATO nations NATO agencies/schools Other NATO CoEs NCOIC Academia/R&D centers Expertise Operational Coordination Operational Control Customer Coordination POW + BUDGET Multinational Steering Board C2COE

Organisation

C2CoE distinctive aspects  Bottom up approach Eyes and ears on the ground with the focus on supporting the operational and tactical level commanders, units and troops  Quick feedback Flexible and fast networking organization with quick turnaround of information and knowledge back to the operational and tactical community  Catalyst for transformation Through nations, providing realistic, practical, applicable knowledge as a forcing factor to NATO

Value To: Shared problem solving Quick turn around times Multinational owned and controlled Professional development and education of national personnel Complementary to existing NATO establishments Sponsoring Nations NATO

Products C2CoE Expertise/ Knowledge Publications Briefs Website Magazines Handbook Studies Advice Sponsoring Nations Operations & Exercises Training & Education Policy & Concept Development Knowledge Development Catalyzing the art of C2

Network Enabled Capability NEC / NCO: A continuously-evolving, complex community of people, devices, information and services interconnected by a communications network to optimise resources management and provide superior information on events and conditions needed to empower decision makers. “NATO Network Enabled Capability is the Alliance cognitive and technical ability to federate the various components of the operational environment from the strategic level down to the tactical level through a networking and information infrastructure” NATO Network Enabled Capability resides in a coherent approach to the development of technical and operational interoperability standards and targets for adoption. NNEC aims to harmonise National (NEC/NCO/NCW/...) programs

NNEC Conceptual model Source OSD Cognitive Domain & Social Domains Information Domain Physical Domain More Agile Command and Control Enhanced Collaboration/Interactions Improved Situation Awareness/Understanding Better Quality Networking and Information Sharing Which enables More Agile Force Elements Dramatically Improved Effectiveness Which contributes to Which ultimately leads to

Networking domains SocialTechnical Knowledge Interoperability Doctrine Organisation Training Material Facilities Leadership Personnel/culture

Bottom line “NATO has soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen deployed worldwide that deserve seamless command and control. We cannot afford to fail them” MGEN (ret) D’hollander, Former Director NATO HQ C3 Staff and vice chair NATO C3 Board