ODC SLOVENIA SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT,

UNCLAS LJUBLJANA 000862

SIPDIS


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


1. SUMMARY:

- RAYTHEON HAS BRIEFED THE SLOVENIANS ON TOW, JAVELIN
AND STINGER WEAPON SYSTEMS.

- THE SLOVENIANS HAVE INFORMALLY INDICATED THAT THEY WILL
BE SUBMITTING AN LOR FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE MILES AND
IHITS SYSTEMS.

- WE HAVE A DISAM MET SCHEDULED FOR THE NEW SLOVENIAN
FMS CASE MANAGERS IN JANUARY.

- THE SLOVENE MINISTER OF DEFENSE WILL BE INVITED TO CLOSE
ONE OF THE MARSHALL CENTER PASS COURSES IN EITHER
SUMMER OR FALL 2006.

- WE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A JCTP EVENT THAT PROVIDED
THE SLOVENIAN NBC BN WITH THE INFORMATION THEY NEEDED
TO DEVELOP AN EVALUATION PROGRAM FOR THEIR DEPLOYABLE
NATO RESPONSE FORCES.

- WE'VE SUBMITTED A CONCEPT SHEET COORDINATING A VISIT
WITH U.S. PERSONNEL INVOLVED WITH THE ACQUISITION,
PLANNING, AND PROGRAMMING OF THE STRYKER BRIGADES.
THIS SUPPORTS SLOVENIA'S FUTURE TRANSITION TO THEIR 8X8
VEHICLES.

- WE BRIEFED THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF DEFENSE, MR FRANCI
ZNIDARSIC, ON PROGRAM STATUS AND WAY AHEAD. WE GAINED
HIS FULL SUPPORT FOR OUR WAY AHEAD.


2. KEY ISSUES AND SIGNIFICANT EVENTS:


A. FMS:

1) RAYTHEON REPRESENTATIVES (MR LARRY CASPER AND MRS
INGRID WALLING) MET WITH THE SLOVENIAN GENERAL STAFF TO
DISCUSS THE TOW, JAVELIN, AND STINGER MISSILE SYSTEMS FOR
POTENTIAL INCORPORATION INTO THEIR FUTURE 8X8 ARMORED
INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE. THE SLOVENIANS ARE INTERESTED
IN ADDING AN ANTITANK CAPABILITY TO THESE VEHICLES AND
HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD PURSUE IT THROUGH THE
FMS SYSTEM USING HOST NATION FUNDS. WE EXPECT SLOVENIA
TO SUBMIT AN LOR FOR P&A DATA IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

2) THE SLOVENIANS HAVE INFORMALLY INDICATED THAT THEY
ARE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING THE MILES AND IHITS SYSTEMS.
MR MIKE DAVID OF CUBIC CORPORATION HAD BRIEFED THE
SLOVENIANS IN LATE SEPTEMBER 2005 ON BOTH THESE SYSTEMS.
THE SLOVENIANS HAVE THE MONEY SET ASIDE AND WOULD
SUBMIT THE LOR IN 2006 FOR 2008 DELIVERY. WE ARE STANDING
BY FOR THE SUBMISSION OF A FORMAL REQUEST.

3) VISIBILITY OVER FMS SHIPMENTS HAS IMPROVED AND NOW
THAT WE'VE UPDATED SLOVENIA'S MAPAD THIS SHOULD
CONTINUE IMPROVING.


B. DCA: NSTR


C. IMET:

1) NOVEMBER WAS A STUDENT-OUTPROCESSING DOWNTIME,
WITH ONLY ONE SENIOR MOD OFFICIAL ATTENDING E-IMET IDARM
COURSE. ONLY ONE STUDENT STILL REMAINS TO BE
OUTPROCESSED IN FY 05.

2) THE FIRST FY 06 STUDENT WILL REPORT TO THE SCHOOL ON 27
DECEMBER.

3) DISAM WILL CONDUCT A 3-DAY FOREIGN PURCHASER MET (10-
12 JANUARY) FOR THE FMS CASE MANAGERS AND 1-DAY
EXECUTIVE FOR THE DIRECTOR OF LOGISTICS. THE MET HAS
RECEIVED A GREAT SUPPORT BY THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF
DEFENSE, WHO WILL OPEN THE EVENT. THIS TRAINING COURSE IS
THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT STEP IN TRANSITIONING THE DAY-TO-DAY
FMS CASE MANAGEMENT FROM THE ODC TO DEDICATED
SLOVENIAN CASE MANAGERS.


D. MARSHALL CENTER:

1) THE ODC COORDINATED A 2-DAY VISIT OF THE MARSHALL
CENTER FOR REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SLOVENIAN MOD
PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT, MOD TRAINING CENTER AND THE
COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE. THE GROUP WAS


ESCORTED BY THE ODC TRAINING PROGRAM MANAGER AND THE
FOLLOWING TOPICS WERE DISCUSSED:

A) ACCREDITATION OF THE MARSHALL CENTER COURSES:
THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE IS LOOKING INTO INCLUDING THE
PASS AND THE PTSS SEMINARS INTO THEIR EDUCATION
PROGRAMS AS ELECTIVE COURSES. SINCE PARTICIPANTS WOULD
RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THESE COURSES IT WOULD MOTIVATE
MORE MOD PERSONNEL TO PARTICIPATION IN THESE MARSHALL
CENTER PROGRAMS.

B) ORGANIZATION OF PROPOSED CONFERENCE:
THE MOD EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN CO-HOSTING A REGIONAL
CONFERENCE IN 2007. THIS WOULD BE AN INTERAGENCY EVENT
AT THE SLOVENE GOVERNMENT LEVEL WITH PROPOSED TOPICS
BEING THREATS TO SECURITY, COMBATING ILLICIT TRAFFICKING
OR COUNTERTERRORISM INITIATIVES IN THE REGION.

C) THE MARSHALL CENTER IS CONSIDERING SENDING A GUEST
SPEAKER TO THE SLOVENE COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF
COLLEGE.

2) THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE NOMINATED ONE CANDIDATE FOR
THE UPCOMING PASS COURSE. THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR HAD
THE SECOND SLOT AND IS CURRENTLY UNABLE TO NOMINATE AN
ELLIGIBLE CANDIDATE.

3) THE SLOVENE INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY
NOMINATED ONE CANDIDATE FOR THE PTSS COURSE. WE THANK
THE MARSHALL CENTER FOR OFFERING THIS SEAT SINCE
SLOVENIA WASN'T IN THE ORIGINAL SEAT ALLOCATIONS FOR THIS
CLASS.

4) THE SLOVENE MINISTER OF DEFENSE WILL BE INVITED TO
CLOSE ONE OF THE PASS COURSES IN EITHER SUMMER OR FALL

2006.


E. MIL-TO-MIL:

1) COORDINATION FOR 8 MIL-MIL EVENTS AND A SMALL UNIT
EVENT FOR FY 2006 IS ON-GOING. COORDINATION FOR 5 JCTP
EVENTS FOR FY 2007 HAS BEGUN. ALL EVENTS CONTINUE TO
FOCUS ON NATO FORCE GOALS.

2) FOUR SLOVENES FROM THE 18TH NBC BATTALION TRAVELED
TO THE NBC SCHOOL AT FT LEONARDWOOD AND THEN TO THE
2ND CHEM BN AT FT HOOD. THIS EVENT FOCUSED ON U.S. CBRN
ARTEPS AND HOW A BATTALION EVALUATES PLATOON AND
COMPANY READINESS. THIS EVENT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL IN
PROVIDING THE INFORMATION THEY NEEDED TO DEVELOP AN
EVALUATION PROGRAM FOR THEIR DEPLOYABLE NATO RESPONSE
FORCES.

3) THE SLOVENES HAVE ASKED OUR OFFICE TO COORDINATE A
VISIT TO PERSONNEL THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH THE
ACQUISITION, PLANNING, AND PROGRAMMING OF THE STRYKER
BRIGADES. SLOVENIA IS IN THE PROCESS OF ACQUIRING 8X8
VEHICLES AND THEY WANT A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF
BUDGETING, PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING FOR THIS VEHICLE
AND UNIT. A CONCEPT SHEET HAS BEEN SUBMITTED FOR THIS
OUT OF CYCLE REQUEST.


3. PERSONNEL/RESOURCES/LOGISTICS:


A. PERSONNEL:

1) PERSPECTIVE GAINS: NONE

2) PERSPECTIVE LOSSES: NONE

3) ATTACHED PERSONNEL: NONE

4) ODC CHIEF APPROVED TDY/LEAVE:
LEAVE, MAJ FREDERICKSEN, 27 DEC 05 THROUGH 3 JAN 06.

5) RATING SCHEME CHANGES: NONE

6) EXTENSIONS/CURTAILMENTS: NONE


B. RESOURCES. VEHICLES AND ADP EQUIPMENT ARE 100%
OPERATIONAL.


4. WAY AHEAD (UPCOMING EVENTS): NSTR



5. CHIEF COMMENTS: THIS MONTH WE BRIEFED THE DEPUTY
MINISTER OF DEFENSE, MR FRANCI ZNIDARSIC, ON PROGRAM
STATUS AND WAY AHEAD. WE WERE ACCOMPANIED BY OUR DCM,
MARYRUTH COLEMAN. THE BRIEFING WENT VERY WELL WITH OUR
PRIMARY GOAL BEING TO GAIN HIS SUPPORT FOR THE
APPOINTMENT AND TRAINING OF DEDICATED SLOVENIAN FMS
CASE MANAGERS. HIS RESPONSE EXCEEDED ALL OF OUR
EXPECTATIONS WITH HIS FULL SUPPORT AND PERSONAL LETTER
TO HIS STAFF REQUESTING THEIR FULL SUPPORT.


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


NNNN