NATO Cimic Basic Course September/October 2010

Description Course September (pdf file)

Attendance Form 06th - 17th Settembre (file in pdf)

Administrative Form 06th - 17th Settembre (file in pdf)

Description Course October (file in pdf)

Attendance Form 04th - 15th October (file in pdf)

Administrative Form 04th - 15th October (file in pdf)

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Courses Section

The course is open to NATO partnership for peace and Mediterranean Dialogue personnel and to civilians engaged or interested in humanitarian activities. The aim of the course is to provide the student with a thorough understanding of the definition, aim, components, principle tasks, functions and organisation of Civil-Military Cooperation at the tactical level and a basic understanding at the operational level. The student will be able, after receiving additional mission orientated training, to deploy forces and assume Cimic duties within formations (Multinational CIMIC Group, Cimic Task Forces) and headquarters (e.g. S5/G5 - reinforcement personnel in Battalion / Brigade / Division staffs) or agencies.

Contents

1. NATO/UN/EU organisation, tasks and activities related to Cimic operations including a definition, goals and a short history of Cimic. (1)

2. Cimic concepts:
- NATO Cimic policy, doctrine and organisation and Cimic principles in Article 5 and CRO operations.(1)
- UN/EU Cimic policy, doctrine and organisation and Cimic principles in CRO. (2)
- National experiences. (1)

3. Cimic experiences in recent and current missions, including: (6)
- Examples of peace agreements and the implications for military missions.
- Cimic aims, structure, organisation and operational use.

4. The impact of the civilian environment on Article 5 and crisis response operations CRO including:
- Legal aspects. (1)
- The importance of institutions, economy, ethnic groups, religions and social systems in the mission area. (2)
- Aims, principles, organisation, tasks and procedures of IOs, GOs and NGOs. (5)
- Areas and methods of cooperation between the military and civilian institutions and organisations. (3)

5. The NATO Multinational CIMIC Group: (4)
- Task and organisation.
- Principles and practice in preparing and conducting missions.
- Cooperation and support for national S5/G5 staff elements.
- Training possibilities.

6. Cimic tactics, techniques and procedures
- Cimic tasks, Cimic staff work and staff relations especially for the cooperation with PSYOPS (psychological operations), PIO (press information officer) and G2 (intelligence staff officer). (4)
- Staff operations and organisation (G5 cell - Cimic unit - Cimic centre). (2)
- Cimic contribution to the operational planning process and engagement/ operation orders in Article 5 and CRO. (2)
- Cimic contribution to fact-finding missions. (1)
- Cimic reports. (1)
- Procedures for civil assessment, analysis and estimates. (1)
- Procedures for establishing liaison and cooperation with local authorities, CIVPOL, IOs and NGOs. (2)
- Procedures for procurement and funding Cimic activities. (1)
- Procedures for overcoming cultural difference. (3)
- Procedures for planning and conducting negotiations. (2)
- Procedures for the use of interpreters. (1)
- Procedures for establishing and running a Cimic centre. (4)
- Procedures for civil military resource management. (1)
- Procedures for disaster and humanitarian relief activities. (1)
- Procedures for the support of DPR (display non-nodal routing), including installing and running a camp. (4)
- Procedures for rehabilitation projects. (2)
- Procedures for the support of property control. (1)
- Procedures for the support of the democratization process and elections. (1)
- Procedures for the support for the restoration of civilian administration and institutions. (1)
- Procedures for the support of the restoration of commerce and economy. (1)
- Procedures for the restoration of social and health care systems. (1)
- Procedures for population control. (1)
- Cimic lessons learned in missions, in CGS and in staffs. (1)
- Cimic input in planning and conducting exercises in accordance with article 5 and CRO scenario. (5)
- Cimic assets in exercises. (2)

(Total 72 hours)