MOBILE TRAINING TEAM REQUEST CALL-UP MESSAGE

UNCLAS YEREVAN 001639 SIPDIS SIPDIS SECSTATE FOR PM AND ISP E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MCAP KCFE XG AM SUBJECT: MOBILE TRAINING TEAM REQUEST CALL-UP MESSAGE ¶1. MOBILE TRAINING TEAM REQUEST: ¶A. BATTALION OPERATIONS TRAINING: MTT ¶B. TEAM COMPOSITION: 10 SOLDIERS: ONE EACH, MTT OIC (LTC),POST INFANTRY BATTALION COMMAND),PERSONNEL OFFICER (LT),INTELL OFFICER (CPT),OPERATIONS OFFICER (MAJ),FIRE SUPPORT OFFICER (CPT),AIR OFFICER (CPT), LOGISTICS OFFICER (CPT),COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER (LT/CPT),1 CIVIL AFFAIRS OFFICER, 1 BATTALION SGM (CSM),1 MEDICAL OFFICER (LT) ¶C. TYPE OF CLEARANCE: UNCLASSIFIED ¶D. DURATION: APPROXIMATELY 30-45 DAYS ¶E. TEAM RESTRICTIONS: N/A ¶F. MISSION: UPGRADE THE OPERATIONAL ABILITY OF THE ARMENIAN 12th PEACEKEEPING BATTALION TO US/NATO INTEROPERABILITY BY ENSURING THE STAFF CAN OPERATE USING US STAFF PROCEDURES, WITH A FOCUS ON ENABLING LOGISITCS, PERSONNEL, AND MEDICAL SYSTEMS, AND ENSURING ABILITY TO PLAN FOR DEPLOYMENT TO AND THE CONDUCT OF STABILITY OPERATIONS. ¶G. TRAINING GOALS: TO UPGRADE THE CAPABILITY OF THE ARMENIAN 12th PEACEKEEPING BATTALION STAFF OPERATIONS CAPABILITY. THE ARMENIA 12TH INFANTRY BATTALION STAFF SHOULD BE ABLE TO PLAN, PREPARE, AND CONDUCT BATTALION LEVEL TRAINING, PRE-DEPLOYMENT, DEPLOYMENT, AND STABILITY OPERATIONS UTILIZING THE LINE COMPANIES AND THE BATTALION ASSETS (SIGNAL PLT, MP PLT, MEDICAL PLT, LOGISITCS CO, ETC. THE BN STAFF AND COMPANIES SHOULD BE ABLE TO COORDINATE OPERATIONS AND KNOW HOW TO SUSTAIN SUCH OPERATIONS WITHIN THE BATTALION AND WHEN OPERATING WITHIN A HIGHER STAFF CAN OPERATE EITHER INDEPENDENTLY IN THE FIELD OR UNDER THE CONTROL OF A HIGHER NATO/US BRIGADE IN MULTI BATTALION STABILITY OPERATIONS WITH US, NATO, OR COALITION FORCES IN TRAINING, COMBAT, PEACEKEEPING, OR PEACEMAKING OPERATIONS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. A SPECIFIC FOCUS SHOULD ALSO BE PLACED ON INSTRUCTING ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A US ORIENTED LOGISITCS, PERSONNEL, NCO, AND BATTALION MEDICAL EVACUATION SYSTEMS ¶H. PERSONNEL TO BE TRAINED: THE 12TH PEACEKEEPING (INFANTRY) BATTALION'S STAFF. COMPANY COMMANDERS AND SPECIALTY PLATOON LEADERS WHEN REQUIRED ¶I. SUMMARY OF HOST COUNTRY CAPABILITIES: THE 12TH PEACEKEEPING BN HAS BEEN DESIGNATED ARMENIAN'S PREMIER PEACEKEEPING AND NATO INTEROPERABLE UNIT AND HAS BEEN DECLARED TO NATO BY THE ARM MOD AS SUCH A UNIT. ALL MEMBER SOF THE 12TH PK BN ARE VOLUNTEERS AND ALL SOLDIERS NEWLY ASSIGNED TO THE UNIT HAVE AT LEAST SERVED TWO YEARS OF CONSRIPTED SERVICE IN THE ARMENIAN ARMY. A NUMBER OF THE 12TH PK TROOPS HAQVE SERVIED ON PK MISSION IN KOSOVO OR IRAQ AND HAVE BROUGHT BACK THAT EXPERIENCE WITH THEM TO THE BATTALION. ABOUT 20 OF THE 300 PERSONNEL SPEAK ENGLISH, WITH A NUMBER OF THE STAFF OFFICERS SPEAKING ENGLISH, AND HAVING ATTENDED MILITARY COURSES IN THE US. THE ARMENIAN MILITARY IS BASED ON THE SOVIET MILITARY SYSTEM, WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF MID-LEVEL AND SENIOR OFFICERS HAVING ATTENDED MILITARY COURSES IN RUSSIA, WHICH INDICATES THAT THEY HAVE NO WESTERN STYLE NCO CORPS OR DOCTRINAL UNDERSTANDING OF IT, AND THAT THE LOGISITCS, PERSONNEL, AND MEDICAL SYSTEMS ARE VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE WESTERN EQUIVELENT SYSTEMS. HOWEVER, ARMENIAN TROOPS DEMONSTRATE A HIGH LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM, PRIDE, AND CAPABILITY. THE MOD RELIES HEAVILY ON US TRAINED OFFICERS TO BRING THEIR KNOWLEDGE BACK TO THE UNIT AND TRANSFER IT TI VIABLE TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR THEIR UNITS. REGARDLESS, THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF SOLDIERS IN THE ARMENIAN ARMY IS GREATLY LOWER THAN THEIR AMERICAN COUNTER-PARTS INREGARDS TO EQUIPPING AND DAY TO DAY LIVING. ¶J. EQUIPMENT ON WHICH TRAINING IS TO BE CONDUCTED AND AVAILABILITY: CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING OF THE BATTALION, PRACTICAL BN EXERCISES ON MAPBOARDS AND IN THE FIELD. COMPUTERS MAY BE AVAILABLE BUT HIGHLY RECOMMEDN BRINGING LAPTOPS TO SUPPORT TRAINING. THE 12TH PK BN IS BEING FULLY EQUIPPED WITH US UNIFORMS, FIELD EQUIPMENT AND MISSION ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT DURING THE LATE SPRING OF 2007. THE UNIT IS ARMED WITH SOVIET WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION INCLUDING AK-47, PKM, RPK, AND 82MM MORTARS. THE US PROVIDED HARRIS RADIOS FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND A FULLY EQUIPPED BATTAION TACTICAL OPERATIONS CENTER (TOC) FOR FIELD OPERATIONS. BATTALIONS CONSIST OF THREE LINE COMPANIES AND A HQ COMPANIES WITH MORTAR AND SCOUT PLATOONS, PLUS ADDITONAL BATTALION SUPPORT ASSETS SUCH AS MP, AT, AND SIGNAL PLATOONS AS WELL AS A CIVIL AFFAIRS SECTION ON THE BATTALION STAFF. ¶K. AVAILABILITY OF TOOLS AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT: ALL CLASSROON EQUIPMENT WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE MOD AND AMNUEVER SPACE WILL BE COORDINATED FOR SETTING UP AND USING THE TOC IN FIELD CONDITIONS FOR THE FINAL FTX. ¶L. AVAILABILITY OF TRAINING AIDS: HOST NATION WILL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING: (1) A LARGE, WELL-LIGHTED CLASSROOMS (2) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT WHERE POSSIBLE (3) ACCESS TO A TRAINING FACILITY FOR BN TOC FTX ¶M. INTERPRETER SUPPORT: 12TH BN OR MOD WILL PROVIDE INTERPRETATION SUPPORT HAVE TO BE CONTRACTED. ¶N. TRAINING LOCATIONS: 12TH PK BN BASE, AND A LOCAL TRAINING AREA O. DESIRED IN-COUNTRY ARRIVAL DATE: JUNE 2006 ¶P. QUARTER: THIRD, FY07 ¶Q. UNIFORM AND CLOTHING: FIELD UNIFORM AND EQUIPMENT CIVILIAN CASUAL-OFF-DUTY ¶R. COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL: YES ¶S. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: (1) ALL MOBILE TRAINING TEAM PERSONNEL WILL RESIDE AT A LOCAL HOTEL (CONGRESS, GOLDEN TULIP, OR MARRIOTT) SUBJECT: MOBILE TRAINING TEAM REQUEST CALL-UP MESSAGE (2) ALL MOBILE TRAINING TEAM PERSONNEL ARE SUBJECT TO THE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS AS OUTLINED IN THE COMBATANT COMMANDER EUCOM TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS LETTER (NO TRAVEL PERMITTED TO NAGORNO-KARABAKH OR IRAN). (3) POI RECOMMENDATION: WEEK 1 - MILITARY DECISION MAKING AND BATTALION STAFF DUTIES WEEK 2 - S-1 - S-6 SPECIALIZED TRAINING / STABILITY OPERATIONS TASK ORGANIZING / MDMP WEEK 3 - LOGISITIC, PERSONNEL, NCO SYSTEMS OPERATIONS IN THE BN / MDMP WEEK 4 - STABILITY OPERATIONS IN A US/NATO/COALITION BDE WEEK 5 - TEWT FOR STABILITY OPS/CPX PLANNING / CPX WEEK 6 - BN STAFF FPX AND BN STAFF MANEUVER EXERCISE (LOCAL TRAINING AREA) (3) ODC REQUIRES FEED BACK AS TO WHETHER MORE OR LESS TIME SHOULD BE REQUIRED AND AS TO WHETHER MORE OR LESS PERSONNEL WOULD BE REQUIRED (4) MTT SHOULD BRING OR SEND AHEAD REQUIRED US TRAINING MANUALS. IF RUSSIAN TRANSLATED MANUALS CAN BE ACQUIRED, THEY SHOULD BE SENT IN ORDER TO BE COPIED AND DISTRIBUTED. (5) DO NOT COORDINATE TRAVEL ROUTE TO ARMENIA TO TRANSIT RUSSIA OR BELORUSSIA. TRANSIT ONLY WESTERN AND OR NATO COUNTRIES. ¶T. ODC POC: LTC DOUG PETERSON, COMM +374-10-494665, EMAIL: PETERSOND@STATE.GOV, AND MRS. ARAKSYA ABRAHAMYAN, COMM +374-10-494334 570997, EMAIL: ABRAHAMYANA@STATE.GOV. FAX +374-10-464736 ODC YEREVAN, 7020 YEREVAN PL, WASHINGTON DC 20521-7020 ¶2. MOBILE TRAINING TEAM REQUEST: ¶A. PEACEKEEPER (STABILITY OPERATIONS) ADVANCED TRAINSITION COURSE AND TACTICAL INSTRUCTOR ESTABLISHMENT AND TRAINING: MTT ¶B. TEAM COMPOSITION: RECOMMEND AT LEAST 1 OFFICER, AND 4 NCOS WITH EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND IN STABILITY OPERATIONS AND POSSIBLY SOME AIT OR BASIC TRAINING EXPERIENCE. 1 OFFICER SHOULD HAVE BASIC TRAINING OR EXPERIENCE; THE NCOS SHOULD HAVE AIT TRAINING AND STABILITY OPERATIONS TRAINING EXPERIENCE. ¶C. TYPE OF CLEARANCE: UNCLASSIFIED ¶D. DURATION: 45 DAYS ¶E. TEAM RESTRICTIONS: N/A ¶F. MISSION: TRAIN, AND ORGANIZE 15 ARMENIAN TACTICAL AND STABILITY OPERATIONS TRAINING INSTRUCTORS FOR THE ARMENIAN 12TH PEACEKEEPING BATTALION. THE BATTALION WILL BE EXPANDING TO A BRIGADE BY 2010 AND TACTICAL INSTRUCTORS ARE REQUIED TO PROVIDE NEW RECRUITS THAT ARRIVE TWICE YEARLY, THAT ALREADY HAVE 24 MONTHS OF CONSCRIPT EXPERIENCE, WITH TANSITIONAL AND ADVANCED TRAINING IN STABILITY (PEACEKEEPING) OPERATIONS ENABLING THEM TO SERVE ON INTERNATIONAL PK MISSIONS WITH THE US, NATO, OR COALITION FORCES. TRAINERS MUST COORDINATE WITH THE IN-COUNTRY OFFICE OF DEFESNE COOPERATION (ODC) AT THE US EMBASSY. PURPOSE OF THE EVENT IS TO INSTRUCT THE ARMENIAN INSTRUCTORS HOW TO PROPERLY INSTRUCT, ESTABLISH THE TRANSITION COURSE, AND MINIMALLY ASSIST WITH THE BEGINNING OF THE FIRST INTERATION. BE PREPARED TO TRAIN AND TEACH STABILITY OPS TRAINERS IN DAILY CONDUCT OF ADVANCED TRAINING OPERATIONS AND ASSIST WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TRAINING PLAN THAT CAN BE UTILIZED TO TRAIN FUTURE PEACEKEEPING BATTALION RECRUITS THAT WILL BECOME INDIVIDUAL REPLACEMENTS. BE PREPARED TO TEACH TRAINERS NATO INTEROPERABLE DOCTRINE, SYSTEMS, AND TACTICS SO THAT RECRUITS CAN EASILY OPERATE TO A NATO INTEROPERABLE STANDARD. ¶G. TRAINING GOALS: TO TRAIN 15 TACTICAL TRAINERS TO CONDUCT DAILY AND SUSTAINED ADVANCED STABILITY TRAINING OPERATIONS. TEACH THIS UNIT THE PROPER PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES MAKING THE ENTIRE UNIT MORE US/NATO INTEROPERABLE. ¶H. PERSONNEL TO BE TRAINED: TRAINING COMMANDER, OPERATIONS STAFF AND 15 TRAINERS. ¶I. SUMMARY OF HOST COUNTRY CAPABILITIES: THE 12TH PEACEKEEPING BN HAS BEEN DESIGNATED ARMENIAN'S PREMIER PEACEKEEPING AND NATO INTEROPERABLE UNIT AND HAS BEEN DECLARED TO NATO BY THE ARM MOD AS SUCH A UNIT. ALL MEMBER SOF THE 12TH PK BN ARE VOLUNTEERS AND ALL SOLDIERS NEWLY ASSIGNED TO THE UNIT HAVE AT LEAST SERVED TWO YEARS OF CONSRIPTED SERVICE IN THE ARMENIAN ARMY. A NUMBER OF THE 12TH PK TROOPS HAQVE SERVIED ON PK MISSION IN KOSOVO OR IRAQ AND HAVE BROUGHT BACK THAT EXPERIENCE WITH THEM TO THE BATTALION. ABOUT 20 OF THE 300 PERSONNEL SPEAK ENGLISH, WITH A NUMBER OF THE STAFF OFFICERS SPEAKING ENGLISH, AND HAVING ATTENDED MILITARY COURSES IN THE US. THE ARMENIAN MILITARY IS BASED ON THE SOVIET MILITARY SYSTEM, WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF MID-LEVEL AND SENIOR OFFICERS HAVING ATTENDED MILITARY COURSES IN RUSSIA, WHICH INDICATES THAT THEY HAVE NO WESTERN STYLE NCO CORPS OR DOCTRINAL UNDERSTANDING OF IT, AND THAT THE LOGISITCS, PERSONNEL, AND MEDICAL SYSTEMS ARE VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE WESTERN EQUIVELENT SYSTEMS. HOWEVER, ARMENIAN TROOPS DEMONSTRATE A HIGH LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM, PRIDE, AND CAPABILITY. THE MOD RELIES HEAVILY ON US TRAINED OFFICERS TO BRING THEIR KNOWLEDGE BACK TO THE UNIT AND TRANSFER IT TI VIABLE TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR THEIR UNITS. REGARDLESS, THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF SOLDIERS IN THE ARMENIAN ARMY IS GREATLY LOWER THAN THEIR AMERICAN COUNTER-PARTS INREGARDS TO EQUIPPING AND DAY TO DAY LIVING. ¶J. EQUIPMENT ON WHICH TRAINING IS TO BE CONDUCTED AND AVAILABILITY: CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING OF THE BATTALION, PRACTICAL BN EXERCISES ON MAPBOARDS AND IN THE FIELD. COMPUTERS MAY BE AVAILABLE BUT HIGHLY RECOMMEND BRINGING LAPTOPS TO SUPPORT TRAINING. THE 12TH PK BN IS BEING FULLY EQUIPPED WITH US UNIFORMS, FIELD EQUIPMENT AND MISSION ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT DURING THE LATE SPRING OF 2007. THE UNIT IS ARMED WITH SOVIET WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION INCLUDING AK-47, PKM, RPK, AND 82MM MORTARS. THE US PROVIDED HARRIS RADIOS FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND AND MISSION ESSENTILA EQUIPMENT TO THE SIGNAL, MP, AND ENGINEER PLTS, AND LOGISTICS CO. THE MOD WILL PROVIDE TACTICAL TRAINING FACILITIES FOR ANY NECESSARY FIELD TRAINING. ¶K. AVAILABILITY OF TOOLS AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT: NEGLIGIBLE ¶L. AVAILABILITY OF TRAINING AIDS: HOST NATION WILL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING: (1) A LARGE, WELL-LIGHTED CLASSROOMS (2) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT WHERE POSSIBLE (3) ACCESS TO A TRAINING FACILITIES, MANEUVER SPACE. (4) POSSIBLY COMPUTERS AND PROJECTORS ¶M. INTERPRETER SUPPORT: MOD WILL PROVIDE THE REQUISITE INTERPRETATION OF FUNDS WILL BE PROVIDED TO CONTRACT INTERPRETERS ¶N. TRAINING LOCATIONS: 12TH PEACEKEEPING BN BASE AND LOCAL TRAINING AREA ¶O. DESIRED IN-COUNTRY ARRIVAL DATE: JUNE/JULY 2007 ¶P. QUARTER: THIRD/FOURTH OF FY07 ¶Q. UNIFORM AND CLOTHING: CAMOUFLAGE FIELD UNIFORMDUTY UNIFORM, CIVILIAN CASUAL-OFF-DUTY ¶R. COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL: YES ¶S. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: (1) ALL MOBILE TRAINING TEAM PERSONNEL WILL RESIDE AT A LOCAL HOTEL (CONGRESS, GOLDEN TULIP, OR MARRIOTT). (2)ALL MOBILE TRAINING TEAM PERSONNEL ARE SUBJECT TO THE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS AS OUTLINED IN THE COMBATANT COMMANDER EUCOM TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS LETTER (NO TRAVEL PERMITTED TO NAGORNO-KARABAKH OR IRAN. (3) ODC REQUIRES FEED BACK AS TO WHETHER MORE OR LESS TIME SHOULD BE REQUIRED AND AS TO WHETHER MORE OR LESS PERSONNEL WOULD BE REQUIRED (4) MTT SHOULD BRING OR SEND AHEAD REQUIRED US TRAINING MANUALS. IF RUSSIAN TRANSLATED MANUALS CAN BE ACQUIRED, THEY SHOULD BE SENT IN ORDER TO BE COPIED AND DISTRIBUTED. (5) DO NOT COORDINATE TRAVEL ROUTE TO ARMENIA TO TRANSIT RUSSIA OR BELORUSSIA. TRANSIT ONLY WESTERN AND OR NATO COUNTRIES. (6.) COORDINATION MUST BE CONDUCTED THROUGH THE OFFICE OF DEFENSE COOPERATION IN THE US EMBASSY IN ARMENIA. LTC PETERSON IS THE PRIMARY POC FOR THIS MISSION. ¶T. ODC POC: LTC DOUG PETERSON, COMM +374-10-494665, EMAIL: PETERSOND@STATE.GOV, AND MRS. ARAKSYA ABRAHAMYAN, COMM +374-10-494334, EMAIL: ABRAHAMYANA@STATE.GOV. FAX +374-10-464736 ODC YEREVAN, 7020 YEREVAN PL, WASHINGTON DC 20521-7020 GODFREY