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05LJUBLJANA786
2005-11-15 04:23:00
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Embassy Ljubljana
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ODC SLOVENIA SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT,

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UNCLAS LJUBLJANA 000786 

SIPDIS


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


UNCLAS LJUBLJANA 000786

SIPDIS


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



1. SUMMARY: SLOVENIA IS SHOWING INTEREST IN PURCHASING
EITHER THE C-27 OR CASA FOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT OF THEIR
DEPLOYED TROOPS. RAYTHEON WILL BE PITCHING A JAVELIN,
STINGER AND TOW MISSILE CAPABILITY FOR SLOVENIA'S 152
ARMORED INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE PROCUREMENT. WE ARE
WORKING TO STREAMLINE OUR FMS PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND
ULTIMATELY TRANSITIONING MUCH OF THE DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT
TO SLOVENIAN CASE MANAGERS. WE ARE COORDINATING A ONE
WEEK DISAM MET FOR THESE NEW SLOVENIAN CASE MANAGERS. WE
HAVE AN ISSUE AND NEED ASSISTANCE WITH REGARDS TO GPS PPS
CODES FOR THE SLOVENIANS FRENCH-MADE HELICOPTERS. WE ARE
CONTINUING TO WORK ESTABLISHING A DCA PROGRAM HERE IN
SLOVENIA. ODC IS WORKING WITH THE SLOVENE MOD TO OUTLINE
SLOVENE BACKGROUND CHECKING PROCEDURES IN TERMS OF HUMAN
RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, CRIMINAL OR OTHER ILLICIT ACTIVITIES IN
ORDER TO ELIMINATE ALL VETTING REQUIREMENTS OTHER THAN
THE NEW ACES REQUIREMENT. THE SLOVENE MINISTER OF INTERIOR
WILL BE A GUEST SPEAKER AT ONE OF THE SPRING 06 MARSHALL
CENTER RESIDENT SEMINARS. COORDINATION FOR 8 MIL-MIL EVENTS
AND A SMALL UNIT EVENT FOR FY 2006 IS ON GOING WITH THE FOCUS
BEING NATO FORCE GOALS.


2. KEY ISSUES AND SIGNIFICANT EVENTS:


A. FMS:

1) THE SLOVENIANS HAVE STATED THEY ARE INTERESTED IN
PURCHASING EITHER THE C-27 OR CASA TO FILL THE ROLE OF
LOGISTICS SUPPORT FOR THEIR DEPLOYED TROOPS. THESE AIRCRAFT
WILL NOT BE USED FOR STRATEGIC AIRLIFT AS THEY PLAN TO USE
THEIR EXISTING AGREEMENTS WITH THEIR PARTNERS FOR SUCH SUPPORT.
WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DSCA TO DETERMINE WHETHER THESE
AIRCRAFT QUALIFY AS US EQUIPMENT UNDER THE 51% RULE AS WELL AS
SEEKING ADVICE ON THE BEST WAY AHEAD.

2) RAYTHEON IS PLANNING ON PITCHING A MODULAR JAVELIN, TOW
AND/OR STINGER SYSTEM TO THE SLOVENIANS AS A FOLLOW-ON TO AN
UPCOMING 152 ARMORED INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE TENDER FROM
THE SLOVENIAN MOD. A SLOVENIAN FIRM, SYSTEMSKA TEHNIKA
(20% OWNED BY A GENERAL DYNAMIC SUBSIDIARY, STEYR-DAIMLER-
PUCH) MAY RECEIVE THE CONTRACT FOR THEIR 8X8 VEHICLES.
IN ORDER TO MANAGE EXPECTATIONS WE ARE WORKING WITH DSCA TO
DETERMINE WHETHER THE SLOVENIANS ARE APPROVED OR COULD BE
APPROVED FOR THE PURCHASE OF THESE MISSILE SYSTEMS.
SINCE THIS IS JUST A CONTRACTOR LOOKING FOR BUSINESS AT
THIS TIME WE HAVE NOT DISCUSSED IT WITHIN THE COUNTRY TEAM.

3) WE HAVE LOST OUR SLOVENIAN FMS PROGRAM MANAGER FOR
PREGNANCY LEAVE AND WE ARE WORKING WITH HER REPLACEMENT

WHO IS QUICKLY COMING UP TO SPEED.

4) WE ARE MOVING FORWARD IN ESTABLISHING SLOVENIAN FMS
CASE MANAGERS WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAY-TO-DAY
CASE MANAGEMENT TASKS. THESE CASE MANAGERS WILL BE IN
DIRECT CONTACT WITH THEIR US COUNTERPARTS BACK AT THE
MILITARY DEPARTMENTS ON ALL CASE EXECUTION DETAILS.
OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO TRANSITION ALL FMS PROGRAM
MANAGEMENT TO THE SLOVENIANS.


5) WE'VE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WHERE THE FIRST TIME THE
SLOVENIANS OR THE ODC HAVE VISIBILITY OVER FMS SHIPMENTS
IS WHEN THE ITEMS SHOW UP IN COUNTRY. AT THE RECENT
TSCWG THE ODC CHIEF FOUND THE RIGHT USASAC FOLKS TO

SIPDIS
RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.SPECIAL THANKS TO MS LISA RICCHIAZZI
FOR QUICKLY STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE TO HELP.

6) WE NEED ASSISTANCE UNDERSTANDING WHERE A REQUIREMENT
FOR GPS PPS CODES IS COMING FROM. SLOVENIA BELIEVES
THAT THERE IS A REQUIREMENT FOR THEM TO HAVE ACCESS TO
GPS PPS CODES FOR THEIR HELICOPTERS. THIS REQUIRES
THEM TO HAVE SPECIAL COMSEC EQUIPMENT INSTALLED IN
THEIR FRENCH MADE/MAINTAINED (AS532) COUGAR HELICOPTERS
WHICH CREATES A POTENTIAL EUM ISSUE.


B. DCA: WE ARE CONTINUING OUR EFFORTS TO SEE WHAT DCA
OPPORTUNITIES EXIST IN SLOVENIA. WE PLAN ON BRINGING
THE EDISON HOUSE EXPERTS IN THIS SPRING TO MEET WITH
PROMISING SLOVENIAN COMPANIES, SCIENTISTS AND MOD
PERSONNEL. FROM THERE WE WILL DETERMINE OUR WAY AHEAD.


C. IMET:

1) 4 NCOS WERE OUTPROCESSED FOR VARIOUS TECHNICAL AND


PME TRAINING. THERE ARE ONLY 2 MORE STUDENTS LEFT IN FY

05. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS TRAINED IN FY 05 WILL
BE 67.

2) ODC IS COORDINATING WITH DISAM FOR A ONE-WEEK MET IN
JANUARAY 2006 FOR OUR NEWLY ESTABLISHED SLOVENE FMS
CASE MANAGERS WITH THE INTENT OF ULTIMATELY BRINGING
THEM TO THE POINT WHERE THEY WILL INDEPENDENTLY MANAGE
THEIR APPLICABLE ACTIVE FMS CASES. THIS MET WILL ALSO
CONDUCT A ONE-DAY EXECUTIVE FMS SEMINAR WITH THE MOD'S
NEW ACTING DIRECTOR OF LOGISTICS (MR DOLINAR) AND HIS
IMMEDIATE STAFF. WE THANK DISAM FOR THEIR GREAT
SUPPORT AND FLEXIBILITY TO RESPOND TO THE IMMEDIATE
TRAINING NEED OF OUR OFFICE.

3) ODC IS WORKING WITH THE SLOVENE MOD TO OUTLINE
SLOVENE BACKGROUND CHECKING PROCEDURES IN TERMS OF
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, CRIMINAL OR OTHER ILLICIT
ACTIVITIES. BASED ON THIS, THE COUNTRY TEAM WILL
DETERMINE IF THE SLOVENE MOD HAS A SCREENING PROGRAM
WHICH IS SUFFICIENT TO GUARANTEE COMPLIANCE WITH US
SCREENING REQUIREMENTS AND THUS ELIMINATE THE
REQUIREMENT FOR ALL BACKGROUND CHECKS OTHER THAN THE
NEW ACES SYSTEM.

4) ODC HAS DEVELOPED A NEW DEBRIEFING QUESTIONNAIRE TO
CAPTURE FEED BACK AFTER COMPLETION OF IMET TRAINIG. THE
QUESTIONNAIRE IS IN SLOVENE LANGUAGE AND URGES STUDENTS
TO CRITICALLY ASSES THEIR TRAINING EXPERIENCE IN THE
US. THIS IS PART OF OUR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROCESS.



D. MARSHALL CENTER:

5) ODC IS COORDINATING A 2-DAY VISIT TO THE MARSHALL
CENTER BY THE SLOVENE MOD REPRESENTATIVES. THE PURPOSE
OF THIS VISIT IS TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE COOPERATION
BETWEEN THE MOD TRAINING CENTER AND THE MARSHALL CENTER
IN ORGANIZING VARIOUS SEMINARS AS WELL GAINING AN
OVERVIEW OF ALL MARSHALL CENTER PROGRAMS.

6) THE SLOVENE MINISTER OF INTERIOR HAS RESPONDED TO
THE MARSHALL CENTER INVITATION TO BE A GUEST SPEAKER AT
ONE OF THE SPRING 06 RESIDENT SEMINARS.


E. MIL-TO-MIL:

1) COORDINATION FOR 8 MIL-MIL EVENTS AND A SMALL UNIT
EVENT FOR FY 2006 IS ON GOING. EVENTS CONTINUE TO
FOCUS ON NATO FORCE GOALS.

2) THE NEXT JCTP EVENT WILL BE CONDUCTED ON 27 NOV - 2
DEC WHEN 4 SLOVENES FROM THE NBC BATTALION TRAVEL TO
THE NBC SCHOOL AT FT LEONARD WOOD AND THEN TO THE 2ND
CHEM BN AT FT HOOD. THEIR FOCUS IS ON FAMILIARIZATION
WITH U.S. CBRN ARTEPS AND HOW A BATTALION EVALUATES
PLATOON AND COMPANY READINESS.


3. PERSONNEL/RESOURCES/LOGISTICS:


A. PERSONNEL:

1) PERSPECTIVE GAINS: NONE

2) PERSPECTIVE LOSSES: NONE

3) ATTACHED PERSONNEL: NONE

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): 12-13 DEC SOUTHEASTERN
EUROPEAN CLEARING HOUSE.


5. CHIEF COMMENTS: THIS IS A BUSY TIME OF YEAR WITH THE
TSCWG, IMET/FMF BUDGET SUBMISSIONS, CCP DEVELOPMENT AND

SIPDIS
OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS. WE ARE DILIGENTLY
WORKING TO WRAP THESE THINGS UP AS WE ARE IMPROVING OUR


OPERATIONS. AT THIS TIME OUR TOP PRIORITY IS OUR FMS
PROCESS WHERE WE ARE CONTINUING TO IDENTIFY SLOVENIA'S
ACQUISITION PRIORITIES, ESTABLISHING AN ODC-MOD SOP,
AND WORKING TO TRANSITION MUCH OF THE DAY-TO-DAY
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT TO SLOVENIAN CASE MANAGERS.


6. POC: LT COL GENE MOTY ?1-471-2873 EMOTY@SAN.OSD.MIL
- OR - MAJ SCOTT FREDERICKSEN ?1-471-2165
SCOTT.FREDERICKSEN@US.ARMY.MIL


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