NATO SFA COE Rome 14052018 Franco MERLINO OF5

NATO SFA COE Rome, 14/05/2018 Franco MERLINO OF-5 ITA A SFA COE Director

NATO SFA COE NATO Strategic Concept (Lisbon 2010) “Develop the capability to train and develop local forces in crisis zones, so that the local authorities are able, as quickly as possible, to maintain security without international assistance”. MCM-0034 -2014 “NATO Security Force Assistance Concept” “This Concept recognizes the need for a comprehensive approach, where NATO will be required to play its part in close coordination with, and sometimes in support of, other actors. It strives to capitalize on the History, experiences, and lesson learned from NATO operations, also emphasizes that there is no one – size – fits – all scenario and that each Security Force Assistance activity should be tailored to the local needs and conditions”. 2

NATO SFA COE INTRODUCTION Projecting Stability: A set of comprehensive military and non-military activities that influence, shape and transform the strategic environment in order to make: - neighbouring regions more stable and secure in support of NATO’s strategic interests; -contribute to the prevention of the development of a crisis -contain a developing threat to the Alliance’s security Providing Security Force Assistance within Projecting Stability context increase the NATO’ s capacity to prevent crisis outside the Alliance’s area 3

NATO SFA COE SFA SUPPORT SECURITY FORCE ASSISTANCE (SFA) STABILIZATION & RECONSTRUCTION (S&R) SECURITY SECTOR REFORM (SSR) 4

NATO SFA COE SECURTY FORCE ASSISTANCE SUPPORT Security Sector Reform 5

NATO SFA COE NATO DOCTRINE - SFA assists a host nation (HN) in developing a sustainable capability. q Needs the HN’s request and the Political approval. q Political/Strategic end state. q SFA activities can be provided during any phase of an operation and across the full range of military operations. q SFA activities require a political, financial and long-term commitment. q Transition of security responsibilities to Local Forces is the essential goal of the SFA Mission. 6

NATO SFA COE E&T ACTIVITIES/OUTPUTS END STATE The main objective of the SFA Operations is to give to the Defence Institution of the AN the capacity to generate, operate and sustain its own Armed Forces. 7

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NATO SFA COE SFA PROJECT Accreditation Process Participation to the 1 st Establishment Conference NATO + Accreditation Visit Sep. 20152016 Apr. Sep. Dec. 2017 Operat. MOU (FN-SNs) & Funct. MOU (ACT-SNs) Accredited NATO SFA COE Apr. 10 th - 12 th 2018 Multinational Organization Sept. /Oct. NATO MILITARY BODY (Paris Protocol) 9 of 24

NATO SFA COE Manning Table and LOGO NEW NATO SFA COE LOGO 10

NATO SFA COE TASKS OF NATO SFA COE THEY RANGE BETWEEN THE SUPPORT OF A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH, INFORMATION SHARING, INTEROPERABILITY, IMPROVED COMPREHENSION AND THE USE OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF SFA RESEARCH & EVALUATION DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPTS & DOCTRINE RELEVANT STRATEGIC DOCUMENTS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF NATO NATIONS, PARTNERS AND OTHER NATIONS 11

NATO SFA COE Rome, 14/05/2018 Franco MERLINO OF-5 ITA A SFA COE Director