ODC SLOVENIA SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT,

UNCLAS LJUBLJANA 000377

SIPDIS


E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MARR SI
SUBJECT: ODC SLOVENIA SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT,
MAY 2005



1. SUMMARY. Embassy received a diplomatic note on ACSA
from Slovene MFA; LOAs for JFCC and ASOC were signed;
English language coordinator departed; Bell 412 IFF
installation is delayed; EUCOM and DSCA approved the
FY06 IMET program at the TPMR.


2. KEY ISSUES AND SIGNIFICANT EVENTS


A. FMF

1) ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING (S3-D-TAC, $650,194)
The Coordinator of the Language School departed in May;
a Slovene replacement has been hired but has not yet
started work. In the interim, Kathy Lance is
performing the duties of the coordinator. There are 36
Slovenian students in elementary English classes, 48 in
intermediate classes, and 13 in an advanced class;
courses continue until June.

2) HMMWV Spares. (S3-B-KZP, S3-B-KRA, S3-B-BAC, total
$192,810) Spare parts are arriving under this case.
MAJ Fredericksen has been working hard to resolve
issues with the invoices; most invoices have the wrong
number of items listed. Despite some minor problems,
the MOD is very happy that the spares are arriving so
quickly.

3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FIELD TEAM (S3-B-OAB, $153,522)
ODC and members of the General Staff met with the
Commander of the Vipava Training Center to discuss what
further assistance the ODC can provide to the Training
Center. The Commander is truly trying to make
improvements in basic training.

4) BELL 412 VHF RADIO and IFF (S3-B-UAJ/UAK)
Installation of the radios (UAJ) is proceeding, but has
been delayed. The ODC is working with CECOM, the 15th
Brigade (Air Force),and Raytheon to determine the
installation schedule for the IFF; the earliest start
date would be in the fall.

5) BLANKET TRAINING (S3-B-OAC)
Four junior NCOs from the 10th Motorized Battalion
(10th MOTB) are attending the Primary Leadership Course
at the 7th Army NCO Academy. On 10 July, the 10th MOTB
Commander MAJ Robert Glavas and the Battalion NCO SSgt
Tomaz Mihelic will attend the graduation and meet with
the Academy Deputy Commandant SGT MAJ Brooks Morrison.

6) The MOD recently signed LOAs for both the Joint
Force Command Center (information system) and the Air
Sovereignty Operations Center (ASOC). The combined
value of these cases is over $3.4M. ASOC has been
funded with Slovene national funds but this amendment
uses FMF funds.


B. DCS/CONTRACTOR

GPS. The Slovenes signed GPS MOU IV this spring and
believe they have now completed all actions necessary
to obtain GPS for their Cougar helicopters. The ODC is
working on determining what actions are still required.


D. IMET

1) Three students were processed for various medical or
veterinary courses in the US. All three students are
from the Slovene Armed Forces Medical Service.

2) Training Manager attended the Training Program
Management Review (TPMR) 1-6 May 05. The Manager was
asked to be a guest speaker at the conference together
with her colleague from Czech Republic, to discuss
regional IMET issues of the new NATO members.

3) FY05 and FY06 IMET program for Slovenia was
discussed and approved by EUCOM and DSCA. FY05 IMET
ceiling is $950K and it should be fully utilized for
the training of 65 officers, non-commissioned officers
(NCO) and Ministry of Defense civilians. Further, 20
officers and NCOs will be trained in a Mobile Education
Team on recruiting, personnel selection and retention.

4) $900K has been allotted for FY06 IMET. The
MOD/Slovene Armed Forces requested training for


approximately 70 individualswith a focus on the units,
which have to be readyfor full spectrum NATO
operations by 2007 and 209 respectively. These units
are 10 and 20 Motorized Battalions, 18 NBC Battalion
and Special Forces Detachments.

5) International Defense Acquisition Resource
Management (IDARM) hosted a one week E-IMET regional
MET from 23-27 May at the Civil Protection Training
Center, attended by 18 participants from seven
countries (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Czech Republic,
Latvia, Macedonia, Slovenia and Turkey). The
participants learned about strategies and tactics of
negotiations, planning and preparation for negotiations
and other interpersonal skills that are critical toward
successful negotiations in today's multicultural
environment. The range of participating nations
offered a rich opportunity for attendees to practice
multicultural negotiations in the safe setting of the
classroom. We hope to host another such event in FY07.

6) An ECL test was administered to two students, both
are candidates for FY05 IMET courses.


E. COUNTERTERRORISM FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (CTFP).

1) Slovenia will receive $75K in counterterrorism funds
in FY06 and currently has four courses programmed.
This is the first year Slovenia requested and received
Counterterrorism Fellowship Program (CTFP) funds.


F. MARSHALL CENTER.

1) Mr. Saso Korenjak, Director, Security and Protection
Bureau, General Police Directorate, is attending the
course "Alumni Leadership Seminar: Future Directions in
Alliance, Coalitions and Cooperation", on 7-10 June.

2) "Lessons Learned from Recent Terrorist Attacks",
Ljubljana, 28 June - 01 July 2005. This event is co-
sponsored by the Marshall Center and the US Mission to
NATO and the Slovene Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The
conference will bring together experts from Russia and
NATO to compare lessons learned from recent Islamic-
militant attacks, with emphasis on presentations from
the US, Spain and Turkey. With this conference, the
Graduate support office will host "Slovenia Security
Cooperation Roundtable" on a topic of Transatlantic
Cooperation and Security after 9/11.


G. MIL-TO-MIL/BILATERAL AFFAIRS

1) The 17th BVP Bn (Military Police Battalion) and the
220th MP Company will conduct the final planning
conference for the Small Unit Event in Ljubljana from 7-
9 June. The Small Unit Event will be held in Slovenia
29 Aug - 9 Sep.

2) A Video Teleconference was used to conduct planning
for FY06 Mil-to-Mil events in Slovenia. This was a
very productive and efficient way to conduct this
planning.

3) SI-0772: NBC Operations will be conducted 13-16 June
in Kranj, Slovenia. LTC Beard and SFC Wells will be
conducting the exercise.

4) SI-0781: Marine Integration will be conducted 20 -
24 June in Parris Island and Camp Lejeune. BG Krkovic
and MAJ Zakrajsek from the General Staff and FORSCOM
training and plans will attend at the Slovenes own
expense. They want to better understand how U.S.
Marines are integrated into their unit's following the
initial training.

5) SI-0776: Rotary Wing PKO will be conducted 27 Jun -
1 Jul in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The topics will cover
logistics support for a strategically deployed aviation
unit, the logistics trail, maintenance personnel, and
parts needed.

6) SI-0774: Motorized Tactical Command Post does not
have support from the original POC. The Slovenes were
going to participate along with their state partners
from Colorado in a CPX exercise in Germany. However,


the exercise has been limited to those countries that
are members of the coalition and the Slovenes were not
invited to participate.

7) SI-0761: NCO Instructor Dev Course will be conducted
in Colorado Springs, CO at the Colorado Regional
Training Institute (CRTI).


3. PERSONNEL/RESOURCES/LOGISTICS


A. PERSONNEL:

1) PERSPECTIVE GAINS: Lt Col Eugene Moty, new ODC
Chief, arrives 23 Jun 05
2) PERSPECTIVE LOSSES: Lt Col Margaret Claytor,
projected departure date is 16 Jul 05
3) ATTACHED PERSONNEL:
- Kristin Pedroja, Test Developer, one-year contract
- Kathy Lance, English Teacher, one-year contract
- John Stephens, English Teacher, one-year contract
- Helen Prevost, English Teacher, one-year contract
- Samo Drnovsek, limited PSA contract, Mil-to-Mil
4) ODC CHIEF APPROVED TDY/LEAVE: None
5) RATING SCHEME CHANGES: None
6) EXTENSIONS/CURTAILMENTS: None


B. RESOURCES. Vehicles and ADP equipment are 100%
operational.


4. WAY AHEAD (upcoming events next 60 days)
- 7-9 June: Small Unit Event Final Planning Conf
- 9-10 Jun: Visit of new ODC Chief
- 13-16 Jun: NBC Operations, SI-772
- 27 Jun - 1 Jul: Rotary Wing PKO, SI-0776


5. CHIEF/BAO COMMENTS:


A. ACSA. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a
diplomatic note to the Embassy providing corrections to
the Slovene translation of ACSA. The letter and
translation were forwarded to EUCOM and JS to determine
how the US will proceed. The requested changes are
minor and hopefully will be quickly accepted by the US.
If so, the ODC will ask the Slovenes for an
implementing letter, which is the last step to
implement the agreement.


B. Slovenia has agreed to provide 5,000 uniforms as
Excess Defense Articles and Sierra Leone is interested
in them. We are coordinating with Slovenia to acquire
pictures of the uniforms for Sierra Leone.


C. The multinational land force training exercise,
Clever Ferret, was concluded on 25 May after three
weeks of exercises, which was conducted between
Slovenia, Hungary, and Italy.


6. POC is Lt Col Margaret Claytor at +386-1-471-2873,
FAX 471-1577, email mclaytor@san.osd.mil or MAJ Scott
Fredericksen at +386-1-471-2165, email
scott.fredericksen@us.army.mil.
REGARDS.
HAAS


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