ODC SLOVENIA SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT,

UNCLAS LJUBLJANA 000555 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MARR SI SUBJECT: ODC SLOVENIA SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT, JULY 2005 ¶1. SUMMARY: THE PREVIOUS ODC CHIEF, LT COL MARGARET CLAYTOR, HAS DEPARTED FOR HER NEW ASSIGNMENT AT DEPARTMENT OF STATE IN WASHINGTON. THE NEW DCM ARRIVES FRIDAY 5 AUGUST. ¶2. KEY ISSUES AND SIGNIFICANT EVENTS: ¶A. FMS: NSTR ¶B. DCA: THE AMBASSADOR RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE EURO-ATLANTIC COUNCIL OF SLOVENIA. IT DISCUSSES THEIR 22-23 SEP DEFENSE INDUSTRY CONFERENCE/TRADESHOW AND REQUESTS WE PASS THE INFORMATION ALONG TO FOLKS IN THE US WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED. THE ODC CHIEF IS IN CONTACT WITH EUCOM'S DCA HERO, MAJ MALLETS, ON THIS ISSUE. ¶C. IMET: NSTR ¶D. CTFP: NSTR ¶E. SPP: NSTR ¶F. MIL-TO-MIL: NSTR ¶3. PERSONNEL/RESOURCES/LOGISTICS: ¶A. PERSONNEL: 1) PERSPECTIVE GAINS: NONE 2) PERSPECTIVE LOSSES: LT COL MARGARET CLAYTOR HAS DEPARTED FOR HER NEW ASSIGNMENT AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT IN WASHINGTON DC. IF YOU NEED TO CONTACT HER PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING E-MAIL ADDRESS CLAYTORMA@STATE.GOV. 3) ATTACHED PERSONNEL: - KATHY LANCE, ENGLISH TEACHER, ONE-YEAR CONTRACT - JOHN STEPHENS, ENGLISH TEACHER, ONE-YEAR CONTRACT - HELEN PREVOST, ENGLISH TEACHER, ONE-YEAR CONTRACT - KRISTIN PEDROJA, TEST DEVELOPER, ONE-YEAR CONTRACT - SAMO DRNOVSEK, LIMITED PSA CONTRACT, MIL-TO-MIL 4) ODC CHIEF APPROVED TDY/LEAVE: - 22JUL-5 AUG: MS IRENA KUFAR ON LEAVE. - 7-21 AUG: MAJ SCOTT FREDERICKSEN WILL BE TDY TO ATTEND PHASE ONE OF HIS INTERMEDIATE LEVEL EDUCATION AT GRAFENWEIR. - 11-16 AUG: MR. GASPER KRESNIK ON LEAVE. - 13-15 SEP: MR GASPER KRESNIK WILL BE TDY TO KELLY BARRACKS TO ATTEND IMPAC CARD TRAINING. THE ODC CHIEF IS ALSO PLANNING ON ATTENDING. 5) RATING SCHEME CHANGES: NONE 6) EXTENSIONS/CURTAILMENTS: NONE ¶B. RESOURCES. VEHICLES AND ADP EQUIPMENT ARE 100% OPERATIONAL. ¶4. WAY AHEAD (UPCOMING EVENTS): 29 AUG - 9 SEP: THE FIRST SLOVENIA SMALL UNIT EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN THE COLORADO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD'S 220TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY AND SLOVENIA'S 17TH MILITARY POLICE BATTALION. TWENTY SOLDIERS FROM THE 220TH MP WILL TRAVEL TO SLOVENIA TO CONDUCT LANES TRAINING EXERCISES WITH THE SLOVENES. THIS EXERCISE IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING FOR ONE OF THE SLOVENE PLATOONS WHICH WILL BE LEAVING THREE WEEKS LATER FOR OPERATIONS IN KFOR. ¶5. CHIEF COMMENTS: ¶A. EMBASSY TURNOVER: THE EMBASSY IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A LARGE PERSONNEL TURNOVER INCLUDING A NEW DATT, DCM AND POL-MIL OFFICER. FORTUNATELY AUGUST IS OUR SLOW MONTH AND WILL GIVE THE NEW PERSONNEL TIME TO SETTLE IN. THE NEW DCM ARRIVES ON FRIDAY 5 AUGUST. SHE WILL BE VISITING THE ODC OFFICE ON MONDAY 8 AUGUST AND THEN RECEIVE OUR MISSION BRIEFING TUESDAY 9 AUGUST. ¶B. PROGRAM EXECUTION: WE WILL CONTINUE OUR OUTSTANDING PROGRAM EXECUTION FOCUSING HEAVILY ON REVIEWING THE STATUS OF OUR FMS CASES. ¶C. TSC STRATEGY: OUR POL-MIL TEAM IS FOCUSED ON ACHIEVING THE OVERLAPPING OBJECTIVES OF THE AMBASSADOR, EUCOM AND HOST NATION. THIS IS VITAL TO TIGHTENING UP OUR "SHOT GROUP" AND APPLYING OUR LIMITED RESOURCES TO THE BIGGEST IMPACT OBJECTIVES. MY DISCUSSIONS WITH VARYING GENERAL STAFF, MOD, AND MOI PERSONNEL HAVE THE SLOVENE'S CLEARLY FOCUSED ON THE FOLLOWING FOUR AREAS. - ACHIEVING THEIR NATO FORCE GOALS - CONTINUING TRAINING AND EDUCATION VIA EXERCISES AND IMET - RESTRUCTURING THEIR MOD AND GS - FIGHTING ORGANIZED CRIME (TRAFFICKING OF DRUGS, PEOPLE, ETC) MY DISCUSSIONS WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM'S LIAISON TO THE SLOVENE MOD PROVIDED SOME ADDITIONAL INSIGHT FROM A PURELY NATO AND EU PERSPECTIVE. HE STATED THAT IF WE COULD HELP THE SLOVENES DEVELOP ONE FULLY DEPLOYABLE INFANTRY BATTALION AND ONE FULLY DEPLOYABLE NBC BATTALION THAT WOULD BE "SIGNIFICANT FOR A COUNTRY OF SLOVENIA'S SIZE". ¶D. COUNTER TERRORISM. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE SLOVENE POLITICAL ADVISOR TO THE FOREIGN MINISTER ON A CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT SIMULATION AIMED AT INCREASING THE HOST NATION'S AWARENESS OF TERRORIST THREATS. CONCEPTUALLY THIS IS A SLOVENE FUNDED, PLANNED AND EXECUTED ACTIVITY WITH LIMITED US ASSISTANCE IN ALL PHASES. WE ARE RESEARCHING THE POSSIBILITY OF TAPPING INTO THE STATE OF COLORADO'S CONSQUENCE MANAGEMENT EXPERTS FOR SUCH AN EVENT. OBVIOUSLY FUNDING WILL BE A KEY ISSUE AND WE ARE OPEN TO ANY IDEAS OR SUGGESTIONS IN THAT VEIN. ¶6. POC: LT COL GENE MOTY +386-1-471-2873 EMOTY@SAN.OSD.MIL - OR - MAJ SCOTT FREDERICKSEN +386-1-471-2165 SCOTT.FREDERICKSEN@US.ARMY.MIL ROBERTSON NNNN 2005LJUBLJ00555 - Classification: UNCLASSIFIED v1.6.2