Already 7th iteration of “Introduction to the Planning of the Joint Operations” course took place in the premises of International Courses Department on January 31st – February 4th 2022. Lieutenant colonel from Georgia, two specialists from University of Defense in Brno, as well as two young cadets from France, together with eight officers from Slovak Armed Forces studied how to plan military operations according to NATO standards.

    

    The course is NATO approved and reflects military requirements for standardization of operations planning within NATO, focuses on operations planning at operational level and reflects the process at military-strategic level.

    

    The aim of this short-term course was to familiarize participants with NATO doctrines and procedures and to prepare them for the NATO planning process. The graduate of the course will be able to work within the International Operational Planning Group at the International Headquarters and to prepare operational plans that include all relevant factors for effective and successful execution of joint NATO operations and help to implement the planning processes in practice.

    

    The course was closed on February 4th 2022 by a short speech of Vice-rector for Education of Armed Forces Academy of Milan Rastislav Stefanik, Colonel Sabó, who also handed over to participants the certificates about successful completion of the course. The participants, especially the foreign ones, showed great appreciation to the quality of the course and the gained knowledge. The possibility of sharing knowledge and experience within an international environment was considered as added value of the course.