The role of NATO transformation headquarters : Role of North Atlantic Treaty Organization transformation headquarters

His distinguished career included operational experience in the Battle of Ridgeway during the Fenian Raids, command of the Battleford Column in the North West campaign, and command of the 2nd (Special Service) Battalion The Royal Canadian Regiment during the South African Campaign. [...] In addition to the ground breaking commitment to meet chal- The global threat of terrorism, the increasing sophistication lenges "from wherever they may come," which has resulted now of asymmetric warfare, and the potential use of WMD are the in a global concept for crisis response, and which was opera- significant security challenges of the new century, and combat- tionalised by NATO's deployment [...] So in the future, the core Alliance mission of protecting the You will hear more about the NATO Response Force, or security interests of its members will be carried out in a wider NRF, shortly, and about the way in which it will represent the strategic environment, and in very different circumstances than embodiment of a transformed NATO. [...] The Transformational In short, our militaries were beginning to talk different lan- Command is charged with the ambitious remit of improving the guages, and the military effectiveness of the Alliance was military effectiveness of the Alliance, both now and in the future. [...] We will develop new concepts and doctrines and deliver The proximity of ACT to JFCOM, and the appointment of transformational thinking through our training and education a single US commander to head-up both organisations, currently programs, and we will coordinate the curricula of the various Admiral Ed Giambastiani, allows us to make the most of the US NATO schools.