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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.

Story by Italian Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Luigi Cipri, JFC Naples Military Partnership Branch

Story by JFC Naples Public Affairs Office