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COL D. Lee GabelChief, Security Cooperation

Programs Division24 September 2007

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Outline

• EUCOM Mission, Organization and Environment

• EUCOM Approach and Activity in the Black Sea Region

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Unified Command PlanUnified Command Plan

• Maintain ready forces for full spectrum operations Maintain ready forces for full spectrum operations • in concert with coalition partnersin concert with coalition partners

• Key Tasks:Key Tasks:• Enhance transatlantic security as a NATO memberEnhance transatlantic security as a NATO member• Promote regional stabilityPromote regional stability• Counter terrorismCounter terrorism

Stuttgart, GermanyStuttgart, Germany

EUCOM Mission

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USEUCOMUSEUCOM Stuttgart, GermanyStuttgart, Germany

SOCEURSOCEUR Stuttgart, GermanyStuttgart, Germany

SACEURSACEURMons, BelgiumMons, BelgiumUSAFEUSAFE

Ramstein, GermanyRamstein, Germany

USAREURUSAREURHeidelberg, GermanyHeidelberg, Germany

NAVEURNAVEURNaples, ItalyNaples, Italy

MARFOREURMARFOREUR Stuttgart, GermanyStuttgart, Germany

EUCOM Organization

Military StrengthMilitary StrengthUSAREURUSAREUR 54,00054,000USAFEUSAFE 26,900 26,900 NAVEURNAVEUR 7,9007,900MARFOREURMARFOREUR 100100SOCEURSOCEUR 1,700 1,700Reserve/NG (daily avg) 4,500Reserve/NG (daily avg) 4,500 TOTAL TODAYTOTAL TODAY 95,10095,100(Height of Cold War 440,000)(Height of Cold War 440,000)

The only forward deployed Geographic Combatant Command (GCC) HQ

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The Strategic Environment

•Objective: Enhance transatlantic security as a of NATO Objective: Enhance transatlantic security as a of NATO membermember

•NATO operating outside of EuropeNATO operating outside of Europe•Objective:Objective: Promote regional stability Promote regional stability

•Emerging democracies •Resource security - Energy•Economic Challenges•Trafficking•Health Issues

•Objective:Objective: Counter terrorismCounter terrorism•Potential for violent extremist organization activityPotential for violent extremist organization activity

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EUCOM View of the Black Sea Region

• Opportunities:• Economic Development.• Increased Stability and

Security.• Regional Cooperation

• Threats:• Porous borders. • Potential trafficking route.• Potentially vulnerable

energy transit.• Potential environmental

hazards.

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EUCOM Vision for Black Sea Region

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• WMD/E proliferation prevented • Critical infrastructure protected• Countries effectively respond to terrorist attack or natural

disaster • Inhospitable environment for terrorists• Countries partner with each other to affect regional security

• Enabling help from U.S. and others

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EUCOM Approach

• Enable Partners• Using Security Cooperation • Cooperate with other US agencies, allies, NGOs,

IGOs • Black Sea nations are the best to handle

Black Sea security

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Enabling: Security Cooperation Areas

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• Capacity and Capability Enhancing• Defense Institution Building• Interoperability• Navy Coast Guard capability• Border control capability• Maritime Domain Awareness• Information Sharing• Counter Terror capacity

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Enabling: Key Programs "Tools" for Security Cooperation

• Individual Training (IMET, Marshall Center) • Collective Training (Combined Exercises) • Advice, Assessments (FMS, IMET, WIF) • Familiarization (Visits, Briefings, SPP) • Materiel, Equipment (FMS)

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EUCOM is not the only Enabler

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Enabling Black Sea Regional

Stability and Security

•North Atlantic Treaty Organization

•Organization for Security & Cooperation in Europe

•European Union

•United Nations

International Government Organizations & Non-

Governmental Organizations•Department of State

•Department of Defense

•Department of Energy

•Department of Commerce

•Department of Transportation

•European Command

United States Interagency Effort

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• Black Sea region is strategically important to the United States

• Black Sea region has its own unique problem set: Crossroads

• EUCOM seeks to enable Black Sea regional security

• Black Sea nations are the best to handle Black Sea security

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Take Aways