By Jim Garamone, DoD News, Defense Media Activity
BRUSSELS -- Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived here today to participate in NATO Military
Committee chiefs of defense meetings that will set the stage for the alliance
defense ministerial conference next month and the NATO summit in July.
Dunford will join the chiefs of defense from the other NATO
members “to discuss NATO operations and missions and provide the North Atlantic
Council with consensus-based military advice on how the alliance can best meet
global security challenges,” said Joint Staff spokesman Air Force Col. Patrick
Ryder.
Czech Gen. Petr Pavel chairs the Military Committee, the
highest military council in the alliance.
Issues Confronting the Alliance
The meetings will examine a range of issues confronting the
alliance. The chiefs of defense will discuss Russia and the progress of
deterrence in Eastern Europe. Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller and
Greek army Gen. Mikhail Kostarakos, the chairman of the European Union Military
Committee, will join the discussion.
The chiefs will also discuss threats in the Middle East and
North Africa. They will discuss the military aspects of NATO’s Projecting
Stability initiative, including the NATO training effort in Iraq. Leaders from
the partner nations of Australia, Finland, Sweden, Georgia and Jordan will join
that discussion.
The chiefs will examine NATO-European Union cooperation,
especially in regard to military mobility, the reinforcement of the alliance
maritime posture and the NATO Readiness initiative.
NATO Modernization
Finally, the chiefs will discuss alliance modernization.
Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, the supreme allied commander for Europe and
commander of U.S. European Command, and French air force Gen. Denis Mersier,
the supreme allied commander for transformation, will brief the chiefs on the
NATO command structure adaptation and the detailed implementation plan.
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