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NATO Air Force Team provides Intelligence Training to Royal Moroccan Forces

Feb 11, 2019
RABAT, Morocco — NATO’s Headquarters Allied Air Command sent a Mobile Training Team to Morocco to conduct training with the Royal Moroccan Forces on the subject of Intelligence, Surveillance, Targeting Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) from 4 to 8 February 2019.

The AIRCOM team conducted a series of briefings to 46 Royal Moroccan Forces officers at the 1st Royal Moroccan Air Force Base, Sale, Morocco. Their goal was to inform the audience about NATO’s ISTAR Standards, best practices, and lessons learned, providing critical knowledge to enable greater interoperability with NATO.

"We were honoured to be able to teach about this key specialty in Morocco to such highly qualified and interactive officers with operational experience of great significance,” said Team Leader, French Colonel Thierry Coupeau.  "Our team’s visit has been a huge success, which started with a very warm welcome from Morocco and the opportunity to better understand the structures of the Royal Moroccan Force’.  There is no doubt in my mind that there will be future opportunities to further enable the integration and cooperation of NATO and Morocco.”

Since 1995, Morocco has been a member of the partnership framework, specifically the NATO Mediterranean Dialogue Programme.  Morocco continues to be active in Partnership Cooperation Menu activities, to include various mobile training team visits and exercises.  Morocco has also contributed to NATO operations. Relations between Morocco and NATO have seen sustained development, making Morocco a privileged partner, as they seek to achieve greater security in the region. On 22 January 2019, NATO and Morocco organized a joint public diplomacy event in Rabat, Morocco to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Mediterranean Dialogue and NATO-Morocco cooperation.

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Moroccan Royal Armed Forces Officers visit NATO Headquarters in the framework of NATO-Morocco partnership

   

Les 17 et 18 juin 2019, la Division Affaires politiques et politique de sécurité du Secrétariat international de l’OTAN a reçu une délégation marocaine de haut niveau, composée d’officiers des forces armées royales. Organisée dans le cadre des activités de diplomatie publique menées par l’OTAN avec le Maroc, il s’agissait de la première visite d’officiers marocains au siège de l’Alliance atlantique.

M. Nicola de Santis, chef de la Section Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord à l’OTAN, a donné un aperçu des différents volets de la coopération de l’OTAN avec les pays du Dialogue méditerranéen et avec ceux de l’Initiative de coopération d'Istanbul. Il a mis en avant la coopération de longue date entre le Maroc et l’OTAN. Le général de division aérienne Jan Kazimierz Toft, directeur de la Division Sécurité coopérative de l'État-major militaire international de l'OTAN, a fait un exposé sur les activités de coopération militaire menées par l’Organisation avec les pays partenaires. Il a mis en évidence la manière dont ces activités contribuent à promouvoir la sécurité internationale, à améliorer l’interopérabilité entre les forces armées des différents pays concernés et à projeter la stabilité.  

Des exposés et des débats sur différents thèmes figuraient également au programme de cette visite. Il a notamment été question des relations de l’OTAN avec les pays du Dialogue méditerranéen et de l’Initiative de coopération d'Istanbul, des enjeux politiques actuels qui concernent l’OTAN, du programme pour la science au service de la paix et de la sécurité (SPS), ainsi que de l’action menée par l’Alliance dans les domaines de la lutte contre le terrorisme, de la cyberdéfense et du contrôle des armements, l’accent étant mis, pour cette dernière thématique, sur les armes légères et de petit calibre.

Les officiers marocains ont par ailleurs visité le Centre euro-atlantique de coordination des réactions en cas de catastrophe, qui est le principal mécanisme OTAN de réponse aux situations d’urgence civile dans la zone euro-atlantique.

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Moroccan Diplomats visit NATO Headquarters, as NATO-Morocco partnership continues to grow

15 Oct. 2019 - 16 Oct. 2019|Last updated: 17 Oct. 2019 09:14





On 15 and 16 October 2019, a high-level delegation of Moroccan diplomats visited NATO Headquarters as part of a long-standing cooperation between NATO and Morocco in the field of public diplomacy.


The visit was organized by NATO’ Political Affairs and Security Policy Division.  It featured briefings and exchange of views with senior NATO officials on a number of themes, including the different strands of NATO cooperation with countries in the Mediterranean Dialogue and specific areas of cooperation between NATO and Morocco, including on strengthening the level of interoperability between NATO and Morocco, defence education, and arms control with a specific focus on small arms and light weapons.

The delegation also met with the NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security, Ms Clare Hutchinson. The discussion included an exchange of views on Moroccan and NATO best practices in that field.

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Operation Sea Guardian visits Tangiers, trains with Moroccan Navy

TANGIERS, Morocco – The flagship of the first focused patrol of 2021 for NATO’s maritime security operation Sea Guardian (OSG), ESPS Meteoro visited Morocco between 15-17 February 2021.
After their arrival at the port of Tangiers, Meteoro’s Commanding Officer Lieutenant Commander Álvaro Muñoz-Delgado Ramírez of the Spanish Navy, met with the representatives of Morocco’s fifth Maritime Region, including their Chief of Operations, Commander Mohammad Alnouar. The interaction included briefing the Moroccan side on OSG, and building links for future training and interoperability. Stringent COVID measures were in place to minimize risk of exposure, and ensure the health of the crew is protected.

Sea Guardian is an excellent choice for NATO cooperation with non-NATO actors like Morocco, and benefits all sides
“Working together in partnership through the NATO Operation Sea Guardian improves maritime security in the whole Mediterranean region. Sea Guardian is an excellent choice for NATO cooperation with non-NATO actors like Morocco, and benefits all sides” said Lieutenant Commander Álvaro Muñoz-Delgado Ramírez.

NATO Operation Sea Guardian is a year-round, proactive and forward-looking 360 commitment of up-keeping deterrence on terrorism and illegal activities. This operation is also a fusion of information to create a comprehensive picture of daily activities in the Mediterranean, and NATO Maritime Command serves as the hub of maritime security information sharing for the Alliance.

The first OSG Focused Operation for 2021 focuses on the Alboran Sea. Spanish offshore patrol vessel Meteoro is supported by maritime patrol aircrafts from Portugal and Spain. Turkish and Spanish special operations forces also support in stand-by under the OSG Special Operations Command and Control Element (SOCCE). Due to COVID measures, all in-person interactions have been scaled down to protect the crew and the mission.

With each OSG focused engagement, NATO seeks to further develop our partnerships so that they continue to meet the interests of both Allies and partners. Over the last few years, the number of partner units certified and evaluated to NATO standards has increased, new partners have joined interoperability programmes, and opportunities for partner participation in NATO exercises have been widened.

This Operation remains one of the most important tools for NATO projecting stability throughout the Mediterranean Sea and sustaining maritime situational awareness. Focused patrols of NATO’s Operation Sea Guardian help NATO maintain an accurate maritime picture of daily activity in the focused areas of the Mediterranean Sea and is an opportunity to increase cooperation and interoperability.

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JFC NAPLES J9 MILITARY PARTNERSHIP BRANCH MEETS ROYAL MOROCCAN ARMED FORCES DELEGATION

The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces delegation, led by Colonel Major El Mouloudi El Orf, and the NATO Team, led by Colonel François Marechal, in a moment of the Force Preparation Working Group. Ben Guerir 08-10 February 2021

Ben Guerir, Morocco – Allied Joint Force Command Naples (JFCNP) J9 Military Partnership Branch (J9 MPB) met with a Royal Moroccan Armed Forces delegation for an expert team visit on 08-10 February 2021.

A team from JFC Naples J9 MPB, which also included representatives from the Land Command Izmir G9, participated in the second Force Preparation Working Group (FPWG) in support of the preparation of the MAR declared unit to successfully accomplish the Operational Capability Concept Evaluation and Feedback (OCC E&F) programme, through the implementation of the NATO Education, Training, Exercise and Evaluation process. A representative from the International Military Staff (IMS), NATO HQ Brussels, also joined the meeting in videoconference.

The objectives of the meeting were achieved. The NATO team, led by the French Army Colonel François Marechal, was very well received by the Moroccan delegation, led by the Army Colonel Major El Mouloudi El Orf. The NATO team was provided with a unit brief and shown both resources possessed and combat skills by the Moroccan troops. Across the three-day meeting, the unit demonstrated high standards of moral and well-equipped personnel and it set the basis to start the evaluation programme.

The OCC E&F programme is the NATO evaluation programme designed to assess the level of interoperability and military capability of partner units in the NATO Pool of Forces (PoF) and supports partner efforts to develop forces that are fully capable of operating with NATO standards and procedures. Upon successful completion of all steps, the evaluated unit is officially recognized “Combat Ready” and potential contributor to NATO-led operations.

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https://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2021/11/19/ukraina-vpershe-vizme-uchast-u-vijskovo-morskih-navchannyah-nato-dynamic-move-%E2%80%93-2022/
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Une conférence sur la planification du concept de commandement et de formation d'état-major Dynamic Move 2022 de l'OTAN s'est tenue à Odessa et sur le système de gestion des forces impliquées.

- Il a été déterminé que les forages miniers Dynamic Move - 2022 se tiendront approximativement du 31 janvier au 8 février à Ostende, en Belgique. Mais tout dépend de la situation épidémiologique, car l'année dernière les exercices de cette série étaient également prévus, mais en lien avec la pandémie, ils n'ont pas été menés, - explique l'officier supérieur du commandement de l'entraînement de la marine des forces armées ukrainiennes Capitaine Artem Matvienko au 2e rang. - Le but de l'exercice sera de tester les actions de l'état-major multinational pour la gestion des forces navales de l'OTAN contre les mines, ainsi que de renforcer les capacités de l'état-major de la force opérationnelle internationale à conduire un ensemble d'opérations de déminage.

Soit dit en passant, l'école minière belge et néerlandaise Eguermin est située à Ostende, qui est également un centre d'échange d'expériences de l'OTAN.

Il est prévu que la formation soit suivie par des représentants des États membres de l'OTAN, ainsi que de l'Ukraine et du Maroc, qui rejoindront le Dynamic Move - 2022 en tant qu'observateurs.

Certificat. Dynamic Move est une formation informatique annuelle menée depuis 2013 par le Commandement maritime de l'OTAN (MARCOM). Il s'agit de l'un des exercices de guerre des mines les plus importants de l'OTAN, visant à former le personnel de commandement. Des modules logiciels de pointe permettent de modéliser en trois dimensions différents scénarios de guerre des mines dans des environnements complexes qui diffèrent en termes de climat, de logistique et de conditions d'exploitation, afin de reproduire le plus fidèlement possible la réalité.

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Le Maroc prépare son introduction à L'OTAN ?!!!

Fox-One a écrit:

Le Maroc prépare son introduction à L'OTAN ?!!!

Pour moi c'est une réponse indirecte après les manœuvres militaires joints de la Russie avec les algériens aux nord de l'ossetie

Je ne pense pas à une envie marocaine d'intégrer l'OTAN, même dans plusieurs années.

Ça n'en a pas l'air mais l'OTAN c'est un traquenard, il y a des avantages certes mais tu perds toute souveraineté, notamment dans les achats militaires, par exemple tu ne oeux pas acheter chinois ou autre.

Et de toute façon faut être un pays européen pour y accéder, c'est dans les règles.

Avec l'OTAN faut pousser la relation à fond en tant que partenaire hors OTAN, profiter des formations, aides ... et chercher à participer aux exercices navals et aériens, j'aimerais bien voir les FRA au Red Flag un jour par exemple.

On est allié majeur non otan ... faut pas s'enflammer et imaginer des scenarii en extrapolant une observation d'exercice.

Les notre iront car ce que l'OTAN simulera c'est une conflit avec un grand pays ex soviétique

Je me demande vrmt pourquoi le Maroc n'est pas membre de l'otan alors que la Turquie en est un

EagleOne a écrit:

Je me demande vrmt pourquoi le Maroc n'est pas membre de l'otan alors que la Turquie en est un

Il faut être un pays EUROPÉEN pour pouvoir intégrer l'OTAN, la Turquie est un pays européen on va dire, ayant une proximité géographique directe avec la Russie, donc les américains avaient placés des missiles là-bas.

EagleOne a écrit:

Je me demande vrmt pourquoi le Maroc n'est pas membre de l'otan alors que la Turquie en est un

Pour comprendre le pourquoi, il faudra lire un peu d'histoire et comprendre la géographie du coin...
L'adhésion de la Turquie ne date pas d'hier. Cette histoire remonte déjà à début même de l'époque de la guerre froide, la Turquie a d'ailleurs participé à la guerre de la Corée avec le clan occidental. Elle pouvait pas rester neutre comme à la ww2, c'était soit l'est ou l'ouest.

https://mc.nato.int/media-centre/news/2022/nato-operation-sea-guardian-returns-to-western-mediterranean

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NATO Operation Sea Guardian returns to Western Mediterranean
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CARTAGENA, Spain – For the first time this year NATO's Operation Sea Guardian Task Group (OSGTG) set sail to patrol the waters of the western Mediterranean Sea on March 9.

Portuguese offshore patrol vessel NRP Viana do Castelo (P360) is leading the NATO Task Group, joined by offshore patrol vessels Spanish ESPS Audaz (P45) and Royal Navy HMS Trent (P224). Maritime patrol aircraft and airborne early warning aircraft from Spain, Italy and Portugal will provide air support.

NATO stays committed to work with Partner nations and other stakeholders to maintain maritime security in the Mediterranean

For the first time, Portugal leads the NATO's OSGTG since OSG's first patrol in November 2016. This focused patrol will include a port visit to Tangiers, Morocco, and execute a passing exercise with the Moroccan Navy.

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"These focused patrols are key enablers to further enhance information exchange, contributing to develop Maritime Situational Awareness", Commander, OSGTG Portuguese Navy Captain Neves Rodrigues said. "NATO stays committed to work with Partner nations and other stakeholders to maintain maritime security in the Mediterranean Sea".

In addition to the daily Maritime Situational Awareness (MSA) activities, NATO's OSG conducts focused MSA patrols, at specific areas of interest in the Mediterranean Sea. This includes monitoring sea lines of communication (SLOCs), localized traffic patterns in international waters outside ports of interest, and coordination with national navies.

OSG is a non-Article 5 maritime security operation aimed at working with Mediterranean stakeholders to maintain maritime situational awareness, deter and counter terrorism, and enhance capacity building.

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On 21 November 2022, the NATO Military Committee invited Partner Military Representatives from Australia, Colombia, Finland, Republic of Korea, Morocco, Qatar and Sweden, to a thematic discussion on Maritime Security and related activities.

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NATO Evaluation (Self-Evaluation Level1) of the 2nd Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 2nd Airborne Infantry Brigade
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Camp “Ramram” - Marrakech, Morocco – A Moroccan Unit commenced its path towards NATO interoperability through the Operational Capabilities and Concept Evaluation and Feedback (OCC E&F) programme, a NATO evaluation programme, from November 23 to December 10, 2022.

The program was completed with the assistance from representatives from Joint Force Command Naples’s Military Partnership Branch, and supported by staff from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Georgia, Ireland, Serbia, and Sweden, who all joined a Moroccan evaluation team to conduct the Self Evaluation Level-1 (SEL-1) of the Moroccan 2nd Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 2nd Airborne Infantry Brigade.

The OCC E&F programme is specifically designed to assess the level of interoperability and military capability of partner units against NATO standards.

The 2nd (Airborne) Company is a unit in the Moroccan Army which had already participated in several domestic exercises and training. This experience allowed the unit to quickly learn and implement the NATO standards, which paved the road to a successful SEL-1.

By qualifying a substantial number of new OCC SEL-1 evaluator or database managers they were able to mitigate the COVID-related impact of the OCC E&F training.

Upon completion of this successful event, a graduation parade took place on 6 December at Camp “Ramram”.

The event was presided over by Brigadier General ANEJJAR, as Senior National Officer (Deputy of B3 at the Royal Armed Forces Headquarter in Rabat), accompanied by the Belgian Defense Attaché Lieutenant Colonel MADILE (NATO POC, Morocco) and by Lieutenant Colonel PIERSON (JFC Naples J9/MPB Branch Head).

This SEL-1 award is the first on the African Continent for a unit of this size and is a prime example of JFC Naples’s commitment to the Partnership Programme, which outlines the importance of this co-operation as part of the NATO Cooperative Security core task.