Aim
To provide students with foundational knowledge of NATO’s Force Protection (FP) concepts and requirements.
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Learning Objectives
Force Protection Concepts:
Given references, the student will apply NATO FP concepts to the operational planning and the threat assessment processes in accordance with NATO doctrine and policy.
Components of Force Protection:
Given references, the student will explain the FP principles and elements in accordance with NATO doctrine and policy.
Force Protection Operations:
Given references, the student will apply a FP operational component to a recent theatre experience in accordance with NATO doctrine and policy.
Course Participants
Military officers (OF-1 through OF-5) and NCOs (OR-6 through OR-9), or civilian equivalent, assigned to a NATO or PfP headquarters or agency, Ministry of Defence, Foreign Affairs department, or subordinate military headquarters, unit, or agency.
The OPR and/or CO-OPR will establish the prioritisation should the course be oversubscribed. Students pending an operational deployment, newly arrived in a NATO FP position, or projected for an assignment to a FP position will take priority.
(1) Rank Level:
NCO: OR-6 thru OR-9
Officer: OF-1 thru OF-4
Civilian: equivalencies to the NATO Rank options
| Language Proficiency: |
English 3333 IAW STANAG 6001 |
| Rank Requirements: |
NCO: OR-6 thru OR-9
Officer: OF-1 thru OF-5
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Methodology
This one-week course is comprised of interactive lectures, followed by brief, moderated question-and-answer sessions. Syndicate exercises are conducted with subject matter experts from NATO response force mission fields.