OFFICIAL SENSITIVE
OFFICIAL SENSITIVE
Lieutenant General TP Evans CBE DSO
Commander
Allied Rapid Reaction Corps
Tuesday 30 June 2015
Deployable
Corps - Force of Lower
Readiness (FLR)
Rapid Deployable
Corps - High Readiness
Force (HRF)
1 GE/NL CORPS
Münster, DEU
MNC NE
Szczecin, POL
ARRC
Innsworth, GBR
RRC-FR
Lille, FRA
EUROCORPS
Strasbourg, FRA
NRDC-SP
Valencia, ESP
NRDC-IT
Milan, ITA
NDC-GR
Thessaloniki, GRC
NRDC-TU
Istanbul, TUR
NATO Force Structure
ALLIED COMMAND
TRANSFORMATION
Norfolk, Virginia
AJHQ Naples, ITA
LANDCOM HQ, Izmir, TUR
AIRCOM HQ, Ramstein, DEU
MARCOM HQ, Northwood, GBR
ALLIED COMMAND
OPERATIONS
(ACO)
Mons, BEL
AJHQ Brunssum, NLD
NATO Command Structure
OFFICIAL SENSITIVE
OFFICIAL SENSITIVE
HQ ARRC, as a High Readiness Force (Land) HQ, is to
train at readiness to deploy on NATO, European
Union, coalition or national orders to undertake
Combined and Joint operations:
– As a Corps HQ
– As a Land Component Command HQ
– As a Theatre-level Joint Task Force HQ
– Or to reinforce current operations with selected capabilities
In order to support crisis management options or
the sustainment of current operations
OFFICIAL SENSITIVE
OFFICIAL SENSITIVE
JTF HQ
Maritime LandAir
Special
Forces
Jt Task
Force HQ
SHAPE Jt Force
Command
Diasporas HNSF
IOs
NGOs
UN
Media
MN
OGDs
EU
National
Capitals
PMCs
HN Govt
Contemporary Operating
Environment
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OFFICIAL SENSITIVE
• 1992 to 2002: Only NATO 3* HQ @R
• 1995: Bosnia – Corps HQ (Peace Support)
• 1999: Kosovo – Land Component Comd HQ (Peace Support)
• 2006: Afghanistan – Theatre Joint Task Force HQ (Counter-Insurgency)
• 2009: NRF (@R)
• 2011: Afghanistan – Corps HQ (Counter-Insurgency)
• 2013: NRF (@R)
• 2015: Joint Task Force HQ (@R)
OFFICIAL SENSITIVE
OFFICIAL SENSITIVE
GBR
CAN TUR LTUFRA NOR LVACZE BEL
DNK
USA
ITA
DEU
UF NLD PRT GRC
One of the most Multi-National High Readiness Force (Land) HQs (40%)
EST
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OFFICIAL SENSITIVE
18/45 6/29 3/11
379/626
25/75
Peace Establishment: 431
Essential Augmentee Nucleus: Up to 355
Crisis Establishment: Up to 786
Peace Establishment: 431
Essential Augmentee Nucleus: Up to 355
Crisis Establishment: Up to 786
OFFICIAL SENSITIVE
OFFICIAL SENSITIVE
GBR
NLDDNK
NOR
EST
LTULVA
Numbers:
UK = 279
Other JEF nations = 25
Total = 304
OFFICIAL SENSITIVE
OFFICIAL SENSITIVE
304 PAX
279 UK
25 JEF
431 PAX
279 UK
152 NATO
289 PAX
279 UK
10 FRA
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OFFICIAL SENSITIVE
• Responsive, capable, credible
• Based on a Lead “fighting” Brigade
• Flexibility over Command and Control
• Higher state of readiness
• Full Operating Capability in 2016
• UK Framework Nation in 2017:
Stand Up
45 days
Stand down
30 days
Stand by
5 days
Readiness profile
GBR NLDDNK NOREST LTULVA
JEF nations HQ ARRC nations
US HRV POL SVKROMESP
OFFICIAL SENSITIVE
OFFICIAL SENSITIVE
Amphibious Threat
Ex IRON SWORD:
- Demonstration
- Reassurance
Initial Follow on
Forces Group
Airborne/ Air Asaault Threat
Deployment route
KlaIpeda
VHR Joint
Task Force
16X
1BCT 4ID
173 4ID
4ID
Initial Follow on
Forces Group
OFFICIAL SENSITIVE
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Lieutenant General Timothy Evans - RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2015

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    OFFICIAL SENSITIVE OFFICIAL SENSITIVE LieutenantGeneral TP Evans CBE DSO Commander Allied Rapid Reaction Corps Tuesday 30 June 2015
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    Deployable Corps - Forceof Lower Readiness (FLR) Rapid Deployable Corps - High Readiness Force (HRF) 1 GE/NL CORPS Münster, DEU MNC NE Szczecin, POL ARRC Innsworth, GBR RRC-FR Lille, FRA EUROCORPS Strasbourg, FRA NRDC-SP Valencia, ESP NRDC-IT Milan, ITA NDC-GR Thessaloniki, GRC NRDC-TU Istanbul, TUR NATO Force Structure
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    ALLIED COMMAND TRANSFORMATION Norfolk, Virginia AJHQNaples, ITA LANDCOM HQ, Izmir, TUR AIRCOM HQ, Ramstein, DEU MARCOM HQ, Northwood, GBR ALLIED COMMAND OPERATIONS (ACO) Mons, BEL AJHQ Brunssum, NLD NATO Command Structure
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    OFFICIAL SENSITIVE OFFICIAL SENSITIVE HQARRC, as a High Readiness Force (Land) HQ, is to train at readiness to deploy on NATO, European Union, coalition or national orders to undertake Combined and Joint operations: – As a Corps HQ – As a Land Component Command HQ – As a Theatre-level Joint Task Force HQ – Or to reinforce current operations with selected capabilities In order to support crisis management options or the sustainment of current operations
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    OFFICIAL SENSITIVE OFFICIAL SENSITIVE JTFHQ Maritime LandAir Special Forces Jt Task Force HQ SHAPE Jt Force Command Diasporas HNSF IOs NGOs UN Media MN OGDs EU National Capitals PMCs HN Govt Contemporary Operating Environment
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    OFFICIAL SENSITIVE OFFICIAL SENSITIVE •1992 to 2002: Only NATO 3* HQ @R • 1995: Bosnia – Corps HQ (Peace Support) • 1999: Kosovo – Land Component Comd HQ (Peace Support) • 2006: Afghanistan – Theatre Joint Task Force HQ (Counter-Insurgency) • 2009: NRF (@R) • 2011: Afghanistan – Corps HQ (Counter-Insurgency) • 2013: NRF (@R) • 2015: Joint Task Force HQ (@R)
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    OFFICIAL SENSITIVE OFFICIAL SENSITIVE GBR CANTUR LTUFRA NOR LVACZE BEL DNK USA ITA DEU UF NLD PRT GRC One of the most Multi-National High Readiness Force (Land) HQs (40%) EST
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    OFFICIAL SENSITIVE OFFICIAL SENSITIVE 18/456/29 3/11 379/626 25/75 Peace Establishment: 431 Essential Augmentee Nucleus: Up to 355 Crisis Establishment: Up to 786 Peace Establishment: 431 Essential Augmentee Nucleus: Up to 355 Crisis Establishment: Up to 786
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    OFFICIAL SENSITIVE OFFICIAL SENSITIVE 304PAX 279 UK 25 JEF 431 PAX 279 UK 152 NATO 289 PAX 279 UK 10 FRA
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    OFFICIAL SENSITIVE OFFICIAL SENSITIVE •Responsive, capable, credible • Based on a Lead “fighting” Brigade • Flexibility over Command and Control • Higher state of readiness • Full Operating Capability in 2016 • UK Framework Nation in 2017: Stand Up 45 days Stand down 30 days Stand by 5 days Readiness profile GBR NLDDNK NOREST LTULVA JEF nations HQ ARRC nations US HRV POL SVKROMESP
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    OFFICIAL SENSITIVE OFFICIAL SENSITIVE AmphibiousThreat Ex IRON SWORD: - Demonstration - Reassurance Initial Follow on Forces Group Airborne/ Air Asaault Threat Deployment route KlaIpeda VHR Joint Task Force 16X 1BCT 4ID 173 4ID 4ID Initial Follow on Forces Group
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