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Partnership
For Peace (PfP)
Partnership for Peace (PfP) is a major initiative introduced
by NATO at the January 1994 Brussels Summit Meeting of the
North Atlantic Council following the aftermath of the Cold
War.
The
aim of the Partnership for Peace is to increase stability
throughout Euro-Atlantic and Central Asia, diminish
threats to peace and build strengthened security relationships
based on the practical cooperation and commitment to democratic
principles which underpin the Alliance. Following the November
2006 Riga Summit, PfP membership grew to 23 nations.
The
PfP program focuses on defense-related cooperation and
goes beyond dialogue and cooperation to forge a real
partnership
between each Partner country and NATO. PfP nations are
committed to sharing the values of protection and promotion
of fundamental
freedoms and human rights, safeguarding of freedom, justice,
peace through democracy, preservation of democratic societies,
freedom from coercion and intimidation, and the maintenance
of the principles of international law.
U.S
Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM), through its Joint
Warfighting Center
(JWFC), works closely with the militaries
of nations
in this region to foster and promote interoperability
among NATO and PfP nations by working together in a
variety of
situations through its joint training efforts.
The 2002 Unified Command Plan (UCP) changed USJFCOM's mission
from a geographic oriented command with the requirement for
regional engagement and security cooperation, to a command
tasked with focusing on military transformation and assisting
combatant commanders with executing their regional security
cooperation programs.
USJFCOM
supports a number of NATO/PfP events. As the acting agent
for U.S. interests with the NATO School in Oberammergau
and the resources at the JWFC, USJFCOM
support allows the command to capitalize on its unique distributed
simulation training, information technologies, exercise planning
capabilities, allied joint doctrine publications management
and distance learning capabilities to assist both the Alliance
and combatant commanders in transforming the capabilities
of partner nations to meet the global security challenges
of the 21st century
The command's long-term commitment to support NATO's reorganization
includes command support to several NATO initiatives with
great potential for PfP involvement: NATO's Joint Warfare
Centre (Norway), the Joint Forces Training Centre (Poland),
and the NATO Response Force (NRF).
USJFCOM's involvement in the PfP program is multifaceted
and directly supports regional security in Europe and Central
Asia:
• preparing partner nations for induction into NATO and improving
interoperability;
• contributing to regional security cooperation through the
PfP exercise program;
• training partner nations in peace keeping and peace support
operations;
• training partners in the use of modeling and simulation;
• and improving dialogue and coordination among NATO/PfP nations.
The USJFCOM PfP training program has grown from live exercises
at the company/platoon level to computer-assisted events
conducted at multiple locations, focusing at brigade and
higher headquarters.
The events reflect ongoing world issues and revolve around
current peace support, disaster relief, counter terrorism,
and counter proliferation operations. Typical scenarios include
natural disasters, terrorist attacks or political disruption
in partner nations. Several scenarios exercise specific and
functional multilateral agreements and charters between several
or more regional nations.
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