From 21st till 23rd February Multinational Corps Northeast (MNC NE) conducted three–day seminar on Peace Support Operations (PSO). Invited speakers from different NATO countries presented a wide spectrum of issues associated with PSO.
Invited speakers from different NATO countries presented a wide spectrum of issues associated with PSO such as: military and civilian cooperation, dealing with media during the operations, command and control, cultural aspects of peace support operations and other challenges and effects.
Mr. G. Toth from Hungary shared his experiences concerning the role of international organizations supporting peace operations. Special attention was also given to the complex processes of preparation for deployment of forces. COL S. Wojciechowski form Polish Land Forces Command presented issues connected with planning and execution of operations in IRAQ. CPT J. Oliver (British Army) and LTC Zatoń (Polish Land Forces) lectured on carrying out pre-deployment trainings and families’ support while unit is deployed. All presented briefings were followed by workshops discussions.
The event was an occasion not only for gaining some knowledge about the operational aspects of peace support missions, but also for sharing the real life experiences because peace support operation is today a new and comprehensive term that covers a wide range of activities. It creates and sustains the conditions necessary for peace to flourish.
The PSO Seminar was a part of HQ’s annual plan for educating and training the Corps’ personnel in the planning and conducting the peace support or post conflict resolution operations. By means of briefings and discussions the MNC NE initiated the process of transforming the entire HQ for the up-coming operational deployment in Afghanistan.
