WHAT IS PROT?

The Protection (PROT) Department provides military education and training at the operational level on the following subject areas:

• CBRN Defence focuses on the full spectrum of non-proliferation activities, policy and planning to instruction in manual and automated warning and reporting procedures.
• Nuclear Policy, Surety Management, and Operations instruction is the Alliance’s credible nuclear deterrent posture in areas of political and military policy, stockpile surety management processes, and crisis response operations.
• Force Protection is to understand the concepts, requirements, and ACO Tactical Evaluation criterion in a combined and joint operational context to minimize the vulnerability of personnel, facilities, material, operations, and activities from threats and hazards.
• Environmental protection, as part of Military Engineering, is to comprehend the integration of environmental laws and regulations within operational level planning during NATO-led military activities in order to assess and mitigate environmental risks.