Enhancing NATO Interoperability

Abstract

As the United States rebalances its efforts to the Asia Pacific Region it must reassess its alliance relationships in other parts of the world. The most enduring of these alliances is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATO has proven to be a steadfast partner of the United States for the past 60 years. To ensure this relationship remains relevant well into the future requires enhanced military interoperability amongst alliance members, and the United States must play a prominent role. Three meaningful ways to achieve the goal of an enhanced interoperable capability in the landpower and joint arenas include: the development of stronger military-to-military relationships utilizing U.S. units currently stationed in Europe, in consonance with other available reinforcers, such as the National Guard State Partnership Program,; the integration of alliance and partner officers and non-commissioned officers into joint training centers, such as the Joint Multinational Readiness Center; and the further development of the NATO Response Force training and certification program as a multinational, multi-echelon capstone event that challenges command control and communications across the European continent at a minimum.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA589208

Entities

People

  • Paul W. Fellinger

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Operations
  • Continents
  • Economic Systems
  • Education
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • North America
  • Training
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • United States European Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design