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09USNATO357
2009-08-20 07:12:00
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FLAGS-TO-POST CONFERENCE FOR ISAF AFGHANISTAN:

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S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 02 USNATO 000357 

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SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/20/2029
TAGS: AFDB MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF
SUBJECT: FLAGS-TO-POST CONFERENCE FOR ISAF AFGHANISTAN:
GOOD OUTCOME FOR THE U.S.

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Classified By: A/Political Advisor A. "HOOT" Baez Reason 1.4 (b) and (d
).
S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 02 USNATO 000357

NOFORN
SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/20/2029
TAGS: AFDB MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF
SUBJECT: FLAGS-TO-POST CONFERENCE FOR ISAF AFGHANISTAN:
GOOD OUTCOME FOR THE U.S.

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Classified By: A/Political Advisor A. "HOOT" Baez Reason 1.4 (b) and (d
).

1.(S/REL ISAF) Summary. On August 14 the Deputy Supreme
Allied Commander of Europe (DSACEUR)hosted the first
Flags-to-Post (FTP) Conference for the new International
Security Assistance Force Intermediate Headquarters (ISAF IJC
HQ),the NATO Training Mission in Afghanistan (NTM-A),and
the ISAF Headquarters (ISAF HQ). At the conference, Allies
received the final decision on posts they would fill within
each command. This conference was one of many steps in the
development of the new ISAF Command structure which creates
the ISAF Intermediate Joint Command (IJC) HQs and
incorporates the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A).
End Summary.

2.(S/REL ISAF) The Flags-to-Post conference for the ISAF HQ,
ISAF IJC HQ, and NTM-A was held at Supreme Headquarters
Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE)on August 14. Allocations of
posts were based upon each nation's commitments to SHAPE's
Combined Joint Statement of Requirements and were endorsed by
the Commander of ISAF and the Commander of Joint Force
Command Headquarters Brunssum.

3.(S/REL ISAF) The DSACEUR has forwarded the amended FTP plot
to each of the Chiefs of Defense (CHODs) and has requested
comments NLT August 28. The new Flag Plot is effective for
NTM-A September 15, which coincides with its Initial
Operational Capability (IOC) date. It is effective for the
ISAF restructure and IJC HQ October 15, coinciding with the
IJC's planned IOC of October 12.

4.(S/REL ISAF) Major highlights include: the U.S. received
all desired posts on which it bid, the Italians were
allocated the one-star police training post within the
Combined Training Advisory Group-Police(CTAG-P),and the

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Canadians received the one-star Deputy Commander of NTM-A
position and the one-star Medical Advisor post within the
ISAF HQ.

5.(S/REL ISAF) Overall, nations were satisfied with the
results. France, however, had hoped to get the one-star
CTAG-P police training billet. As an alternative to not
receiving the position, France suggested adding a deputy
position for CTAG-P with the expressed interest of filling it
in the first rotation. DSACEUR deferred a decision on the
deputy CTAG-P position until the 2011 FTP planning conference
for which there is not yet a date.


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