General Langheld highlights ISAF and NRF commitments

Commander NATO Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) Brunssum, General Wolf Langheld delivering his beginning of the year address to the staff.

"ISAF remains our number one priority. Complicated, far away, and dangerous, this most complex of missions brings with it the added challenge of an imposed timeline,” General Langheld said.

The Commander also highlighted the excellent performance of the staff at Steadfast Juncture NRF verification exercise, but emphasised that the skills must be continually exercised to stay sharp. "Key to our ongoing remit, to be prepared for NRF activation throughout 2012, is that we proactively maintain good working relationships at all levels,” he added.

On the ongoing NATO Command Structure Reform General Langheld said that a swift generation of a highly deployable and joint Command and Control (C2) construct, at the operational level, provides the North Atlantic Council the mechanism it needs, to respond effectively to emerging security threats.

The event was concluded with a Commander's Commendation award ceremony with 19 staff members receiving the recognition for their work at the Headquarters.