The Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) Brunssum has recently completed the main training event for this year’s NATO Response Force (NRF) headquarters. The exercise Trident Joust (TRJT) 2014 was conducted at the Joint Force Training Centre (JFTC) 13-23 October. 400 personnel of the JFC Brunssum arrived at the JFTC to undertake 11 days of intensive training.
TRJT 2014 was a Command Post Exercise designed to test the abilities of JFC Brunssum in leading the defence of an allied nation through the conduct of a NATO Article V operation. The training audience was supported by augmentees from member and partner nations and, in total, 23 nations were represented. The exercise scenario contained fictitious developments in the Baltic Sea region, but the chain of events has been scripted to reflect current challenges in modern warfare.
TRJT 2014 also served as a platform for developing a comprehensive approach at the operational level; eight non-NATO organisations (UNOCHA, UNDPKO, UNWFP, OXFAM, War Child International, World Vision International and the ICRC) joined the training audience to discuss ways of cooperating in potential future operations.
During the closing ceremony held on 23 October, Gen. Hans-Lothar Domröse, Commander Joint Force Command (JFC) Brunssum, thanked all who contributed to the success of the exercise and awarded several JFTC members with commemorative coins to express his gratitude for an extraordinary performance during the event. He also addressed Brig.Gen. Wojciech Grabowski, Joint Force Training Centre (JFTC) Commander, and thanked him personally.
JFC Brunssum, based in the Netherlands, is one of two NATO Joint Force Headquarters (the other being JFC Naples) within Allied Command Operations (ACO) capable of deploying in command of a Major Joint Operation supported by ACO’s single service (Land, Sea, Air, Special Forces) commands. JFC Brunssum serves as the out-of-theatre Operational headquarters for the ISAF mission in Afghanistan. Other tasks include Contingency Planning, Military Partnership, and NRF leadership.
TRJT 2014 was a Command Post Exercise designed to test the abilities of JFC Brunssum in leading the defence of an allied nation through the conduct of a NATO Article V operation. The training audience was supported by augmentees from member and partner nations and, in total, 23 nations were represented. The exercise scenario contained fictitious developments in the Baltic Sea region, but the chain of events has been scripted to reflect current challenges in modern warfare.
TRJT 2014 also served as a platform for developing a comprehensive approach at the operational level; eight non-NATO organisations (UNOCHA, UNDPKO, UNWFP, OXFAM, War Child International, World Vision International and the ICRC) joined the training audience to discuss ways of cooperating in potential future operations.
During the closing ceremony held on 23 October, Gen. Hans-Lothar Domröse, Commander Joint Force Command (JFC) Brunssum, thanked all who contributed to the success of the exercise and awarded several JFTC members with commemorative coins to express his gratitude for an extraordinary performance during the event. He also addressed Brig.Gen. Wojciech Grabowski, Joint Force Training Centre (JFTC) Commander, and thanked him personally.
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| Gen. Hans-Lothar Domröse, Commander Joint Force Command (JFC) Brunssum, and Brig.Gen. Wojciech Grabowski, Joint Force Training Centre (JFTC) Commander, during the closing ceremony of exercise Trident Joust. (Photo: NATO) |
JFC Brunssum, based in the Netherlands, is one of two NATO Joint Force Headquarters (the other being JFC Naples) within Allied Command Operations (ACO) capable of deploying in command of a Major Joint Operation supported by ACO’s single service (Land, Sea, Air, Special Forces) commands. JFC Brunssum serves as the out-of-theatre Operational headquarters for the ISAF mission in Afghanistan. Other tasks include Contingency Planning, Military Partnership, and NRF leadership.