SHAPE? ACO?

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Michael Adubato, SHAPE Language Testing CentreSHAPE, Belgium

SHAPE-Allied Command Operations

• Everything you wanted to know about SHAPE but…– Were afraid to ask– Didn’t know who to ask– Forgot that you wanted to know something about

SHAPE!

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What is SHAPE?What is SHAPE?NATO UNCLASSIFIED

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NATO Organization

Chairman Military Committee

Admiral Di Paola

Secretary GeneralAnders Fogh Rasmussen

International Staff

Strategic Commands

SACEURAdmiral Jim Stavridis

SACTGeneral Stephane Abrial

International Military Staff

Military Committee

NATO Headquarters

CommitteesCommitteesOtherCommittees

Allied Command Operations Allied Command Transformation

NAC

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NATO’s Strategic Commands

Lead agency for transformation Conducts analysis Explores concepts and promotes

doctrine Manages “Transformation”

programme Training and education

Provides military advice to NATO’s political and military leadership

Develops military policy within the framework of NATO

Plans for future NATO operations including Force Generation

Directs and Monitors ongoing NATO operations

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SHAPE – Mons, Belgium

Develops military policy within the framework of NATO Provides military advice to the NATO’s political and military leadership at

Brussels Plans for future NATO operations including force generation Directs and monitors ongoing NATO operations

Campus B-7010 SHAPE

ALLIED COMMAND OPERATIONS (ACO) SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED POWERS EUROPE (SHAPE)

National Military Representatives (NMR)/ National Support Elements (NSE)

EU Cell at SHAPE (EUCS) (organizational element of the EU Military Staff as a permanent Liaison to SHAPE)

EU Staff Group (EUSG) (supporting DSACEUR in his role as Commander EU Operation ALTHEA in BIH)

NATO Airborne Early Warning & Control Force Command (NAEW&C FC)

Allied Command Transformation, Staff Element Europe (ACT SEE)

NATO Communication and Information Systems Services Agency (NCSA)

NATO Special Operations Forces Coordination Centre (NSCC)

SHAPE International School (SIS) with currently 11 national departmentsSHAPE International School (SIS) with currently 11 national departments

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Campus B-7010 SHAPE

• The SHAPE area is about 200 ha and comprises of staff buildings, support facilities, school buildings, shopping areas, sports, moral and welfare facilities as well as 2 housing areas with 600 residential buildings of different size.

• More than 4.100 military and civilian personnel from currently 48 Nations working at SHAPE. People from:

• 28 NATO Member Countries• 17 Partnership for Peace Members• 2 Mediterranean Dialog Country (Egypt, Morocco)• 1 Contact Country (Australia)

• The whole SHAPE Community (personnel & dependents) consists currently of about 8,200 people.

HQ SHAPE

April 2, 1951 SHAPE was activated at the Hotel Astoria, Paris, FRA. In Summer 1951 the HQ moved to its new locations in Rocquencourt, west of Paris. In March 1967 SHAPE moved to Mons, BEL.

ACO comprises of around 1.000 posts.

SHAPE: facts and figures

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“Rendezvous”

SHAPE – ‘village’

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The SHAPE Club“Silver spoon” self-service restaurant

SHAPE – ‘village’

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“Pizza Bowl”Sport equipment centre

SHAPE – ‘village’

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Sport areas

SHAPE – ‘village’

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Entertaiment Centre Cinema

SHAPE – ‘village’

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“Auto Skills Centre”

SHAPE – ‘village’

Community Activity CentreLibrary and Trips & Tours

SHAPE – ‘village’

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Youth Activities Centre

SHAPE – ‘village’

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Kindergarten / pre-school playgroup

SHAPE – ‘village’

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“Arts & Crafts”

SHAPE – ‘village’

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ACO Focus

Plan & execute combined, Plan & execute combined, joint & effects basedjoint & effects basedoperations.operations.

Address future Address future multidimensional threats.multidimensional threats.

Evolve and improve through Evolve and improve through transformation.transformation.

Develop relationships with Develop relationships with partners and contact partners and contact countries.countries.

Admiral J. Stavridis

SACEUR

ACO HQ Structure

DCOS Military Cooperation

DCOS SupportDCOS Force Readiness

DCOS Capabilities Plans / Policy

DCOS Operations / Intelligence

Ops/SOC

Ops Spt

Intel

Ops

CIMIC

Strat Plans Readiness

Rqmt

Strat Policy

WMD

OPD

Comm & Info Sys

CapMngt Logistics

Manpower

Medical

Finance

Progr

Impl

Mil Coop

Dev

Director of Management

Headquarters Support Group

SACEUR

DSACEUR COS

Mil Coop Ops Spt

SPECIAL STAFF• SACEUR Representative to MC (at NATO HQ)• International Affairs Advisor• Legal Advisor• Financial Controller• Medical Advisor• ACO Organization, Development & Audit (ODA)• Public Affairs Office• Historical Office• Director Special Operations Office• Chief Strategic Communications• ACO Provost Marshal

• Nat’l Military Representatives

ACT

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GENERAL GENERAL

Sir Alexander Richard David SHIRREFFSir Alexander Richard David SHIRREFF

British ArmyBritish Army

04 March 201104 March 2011

““dual-hatted” asdual-hatted” as

OPERATIONAL COMMANDER EU Operation ALTHEAOPERATIONAL COMMANDER EU Operation ALTHEA

GENERAL GENERAL

Manfred LANGE

German Air Force

23 September 201023 September 2010

Admiral Admiral

James STAVRIDISJames STAVRIDIS

US NavyUS Navy

02 July 20002 July 20099

““dual-hatted” asdual-hatted” as

COMMANDER US European Command COMMANDER US European Command

SHAPE Command Group

Supreme Allied Commander

Europe (SACEUR)

Deputy Supreme Allied

Commander Europe (DSACEUR)

SHAPE Chief of Staff

(COS)

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Tactical or Component

level

Strategic level

Operational level

Allied Command Operations

Mons/BEL

Joint Forces Command

Brunssum/ NLD

Joint Forces Command

Naples/ITA

Component Command

Air Ramstein/DEU

Component Command

Maritime

Northwood/GBR

Component Command

Land

Heidelberg/DEU

Component Command

Land

Madrid/ESP

Component Command

Maritime

Naples/ITA

Component Command

Air

Izmir/TUR

Combined Air

Operation Centre

Udem/DEU

Combined Air

Operation Centre

Poggio Renatico/ITA

Combined Air

Operation Centre

Larissa/GRC

Deployable

Combined Air

Operation Centre

Poggio Rentaico/ITA

Deployable

Combined Air

Operation Centre

Udem/DEU

Combined Air

Operation Centre

Finderup/DNK

Joint Headquarters

Lisbon/ PRT

ACO Command Structure

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100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

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USA DEU GBR ITA ESP TUR NLD BEL GRC PRT POL DNK CAN NOR ROU CZE FRA SVK HUN BGR SVN EST LTU LVA

ca. 9.800 posts in ACO

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Ramstein

Northwood

AJHQ

Brunssum

AJHQ

Naples

SHAPEMons

ACT

Norfolk/Various

C&I Agency

Mons/Various

NAEW AGS

Uedem

CAOC

AIRCOMD HQ

MARITIMECOMD HQ

Izmir

LAND COMD HQ

P Renatico

DCAOC

Torrejon

CAOC

CIS GROUP

850 850

950

350300

280

1300

500

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NATO Command Structure (NCS) Reform

C2 of NATO Operations

JFC Brunssum JFC Naples JFC Lisbon

NTM-I

ACTIVEENDEAVOUR

SUPPORT TOAFRICAN UNION

OPERATIONOCEAN SHIELD

AIRPOLICING/

AIR SURVEILLANCE

AIR POLICING

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

ASSISTANCE FORCE

KOSOVOFORCE

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UNIFIEDPROTECTOR

• And now for something completely different…And now for something completely different…

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@ the SLTCWho passed their test?

• JUNE – 2 newcomers passed, 7 failed (77% failed)

• JUNE – 1 re-test passed, 3 failed (75% failed)

• JULY – 1 newcomer passed, 1 failed (50% failed)

• JULY – 4 re-test passed, 0 failed (0% failed!!)

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@ the SLTC

Who passed their test?

• AUG – 4 newcomers passed, 15 failed (78% failed)

• AUG – 1 re-test passed, 1 failed (50% failed)

• SEPT – 5 newcomers passed, 19 failed (79% failed)

• SEPT – 0 re-test passed, 1 failed (100% failed!!)

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Tests vs. Certificates• June – conducted 42 tests & received 7 certificates from

newcomers

• July – conducted 13 tests & received 24 certificates

• August – conducted 51 tests & received 38 certificates

• September – conducted 66 tests & received 9 certificates

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French L&R tests

• There are not many PE positions that require a mandatory French SLP

• …but there are some, therefore those individuals must be tested!

• So…………………..

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French L&R tests

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Created in 1945and a national state organisation since 1987, CIEP is known in France and internationally for its skills in assessment, training and evaluation, and for its ideas in the field of international cooperation in education.

Centre international d’etudes pedagogiques

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ENGLISH Listening & Reading tests…

English Listening & Reading tests…

• Will develop a new battery of L&R tests for the SHAPE Language Testing Centre

• Listening tests at Levels 2, 3 &4

• Reading tests at Levels 2, 3 &4

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QUESTIONS??

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