ODC SLOVENIA SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT,

UNCLAS LJUBLJANA 000032

SIPDIS


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


1. SUMMARY:

- THE IFF (S3-B-UAK) AND TALON RADIO (S3-B-UAJ) FMS
CASES ARE NEARING COMPLETION.

- PLANNING CONTINUES FOR THE 8-WEEK DEPLOYMENT
LOGISTICS MTT SCHEDULED FOR THIS SPRING.

- ODC CHIEF WILL VISIT OUR STATE-SIDE SECURITY
COOPERATION PROGRAM POINTS OF CONTACT FROM 30 JANUARY
TO 3 FEBRUARY.


2. KEY ISSUES AND SIGNIFICANT EVENTS:


A. FMS:

1) PROGRESS IS BEING MADE REGARDING THE LITTON LN-100G
INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR THEIR COUGAR HELICOPTERS
WHICH REQUIRES SPECIAL EXPORT LICENSES DUE TO THE
SENSITIVITY OF THE COMSEC EQUIPMENT REQUIRED.

2) LOGISTICS TRAINING TO SUPPORT SLOVENIA'S NATO FORCE
GOALS WILL BE CONDUCTED FOR 8 WEEKS IN FEB-APR IN
SLOVENIA. AN MTT IS BEING DEVELOPED FROM EUCOM'S JDIRT
TRAINING AND A SITE SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED ON 19-20
JAN 2006 TO SUPPORT THIS TRAINING.

3) THE IFF INSTALLATION IS NEARING COMPLETION FOLLOWING
THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE MAA'S RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE
THE INSTALLATION PROCEDURES FOR ALL SLOVENE AIRCRAFT.
THIS HAS BEEN A CONSIDERABLE EFFORT DUE TO SEVERAL
COMPLICATIONS DUE TO THE SUBCONTRACTOR AND SLOVENIA'S
ACQUISITION PROCESS.


B. DCA: NSTR


C. IMET:


1. THE LAST STUDENT FOR THE FY 05 WAS OUTPROCESSED. HE
WAS THE 63RD STUDENT SENT TO CONUS FOR TRAINING IN THAT
YEAR. THIS WAS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAR AS FAR AS THE
AMOUNT OF STUDENTS TRAINED IN CONUS GOES. TOGETHER
WITH 17 TRAINED IN MTT-S, IMET FUNDED TRAINING FOR 80
MOD AND SLOVENIAN ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL.


2. THE FIRST THREE STUDENTS FUNDED UNDER THE IMET 06
WERE OUTPROCESSED BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS. SLOVENIA HAS
BEEN INVITED AND ACCEPTED THE INVITATIONS FOR THE "US
ARMY SERGEANT MAJOR ACADEMY" AND "US ARMY COMMAND AND
GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE". SLOVENIA HAS NOT RECEIVED AN
INVITATION FOR "THE US ARMY WAR COLLEGE".


3. WE HAVE STARTED OUR PLANNING CYCLUS FOR THE IMET 07.
THE INVITATIONAL LETTERS WERE SENT TO THE COMMANDERS OF
MAJOR UNITS INVITING THEM TO START PLANNING FOR 2007.
TO PROMOTE THE PROGRAM AND ITS TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
THE ODC WILL CONTINUE WITH ITS "ROAD-SHOWS" BRIEFINGS
AT VARIOUS UNITS. THE IMET PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE
SUPPORTING US PROGRAM OBJECTIVES WITH THE BULK OF THE
TRAINING DIRECTLY SUPPORTING SLOVENIA'S NATO TRAINING
GOALS.


D. MARSHALL CENTER:


1. SLOVENIA WILL HAVE ONE PARTICIPANT FROM THE MOD AT
BOTH "THE PROGRAM IN ADVANCED SECURITY STUDIES" (PASS
06-1) AND "PROGRAM IN TERRORIST AND SECUIRTY STUDIES"
(PTSS 06-2).


E. MIL-TO-MIL:


1) A VTC WLL BE CONDUCTED ON 16 FEB WITH JCTP TEAM TO
REVIEW FY 2007 SUBMISSIONS FROM SLOVENIA.


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): ODC CHIEF VISIT TO
STATE-SIDE SECURITY COOPERATION PROGRAM POINTS OF
CONTACT FROM 30 JANUARY TO 3 FEBRUARY. FMS CASES WILL
BE REVIEWED; KEY ISSUES AND THE PROGRAM WAY AHEAD WILL
BE DISCUSSED.


5. CHIEF COMMENTS: DECEMBER WAS A RELATIVELY QUIET
MONTH DUE TO THE HOLIDAY BREAK. WE EXPECT JANUARY TO
BE VERY BUSY WITH MULTIPLE ODC BRIEFINGS TO KEY
SLOVENIAN GENERAL STAFF AND UNIT PERSONNEL.


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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