Primii ofițeri români la NATO. Anul 1998, anul când au fost selecționați și numiți în funcții la comandamentele NATO (II)
The First Romanian Officers at NATO. 1998, the Year when They Were Selected and Appointed to NATO Commands (II)

Summary/Abstract: After the Madrid Summit in 1997, regarded as a politico-military failure, or at least a semi-failure, if we take into account that at least in the military domain, the three invited countries to join NATO – the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary – did not have achievements well above our country, NATO has initiated the Partnership for Peace Enhanced Programme for Education and Training, has started to developing the Persistent Partner Simulation Network Capability and has begun to implement the concept of Partnership Staff Elements (PSE) Development of a Persistent Partner Simulation Network Capability, as one of the main vehicles necessary to ensure the participation of staff officers from PfP countries to “NATO-led PSO operations with the participation of partners”. Also within this concept, NATO has intended to offer various positions in some of its commands, subject for selection and appointment of partner officers and NCOs, both as an opening of the Alliance and as a method of enhancing military training in the armed forces of these countries. In this context, in the summer of 1997, NATO has sent to Romania a significant and consistent dossier with positions that will be assigned to Romanian staff officers and NCOs. The article highlights some of the unknown details regarding the first Romanian officers selected and appointed in various positions to NATO HQs, national and the Alliances’ efforts and difficulties they have to manage to implement the PSE concept, as well as duties, responsibilities and the activities performed by the first Romanian Staff Officer for Operations and exercises, officer selected and assigned to Commander In Chief Iberian – Atlantic Area. Some of personal thoughts, visions and points of view are also highlighted.

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