As the ACC Commander, let me express how proud I am to command the NATO AIR C2 structures, units, and Air assets deployed in TYTAN, let alone the outstanding support we receive in Solenzara air base. I seize this opportunity to remind all of you that the command group philosophy is to be approavhable, open and flexible and to make the most of thisgreat opportunity to train together.

Glossary COMJFACC: FAC Commander. IKM: Information Knowledge Management. COS: Chief Of Staff. Strategy and Assessment: branch within which the air campaign strategy is defined. Air Plans: Operational documents production, air campaign tuning. AIC: Intelligence. Force Enablers: In charge of the forces support, finance, budget, CIS, personnel and logistics. Non kinetic: Deals with all the potential social, cultural, economic impacts on the air campaign.

Up to June 2008, the French JFACC was divided in two pillars of expertise : a headquarters divided into different cells (ranging from A1 to A9) which were in charge of planning air operations and a cell in charge of tasking and carrying out air missions.

But owing to the complexity of the strategic environment of current crises, which involve a significant number of different actors with different centres of interests, it became necessary to adapt our approach to the management of crises. The usual manoeuvres were not enough.

Indeed, since crises nowadays take place among the populations, their resolve will depend on intelligence services, on a deep understanding of the motivations and centres of interest of the various actors as well as on relevant operations of influence.

Bearing this in mind, the CDAOA created within the JFACC a Command and Control (C2) structure, dedicated to the NRF12. The latter has given up the usual cell by cell structure in favour of a structure more functional.

The cells are now gathered together according to their operational production so that each one can deal with the process from the beginning to its end.

So, from now on, the lower part of the Air Operations Directives (AOD) is run only by the JFACC Air Plans cell throughout.

Actually, the most significant change is the creation of the Non-Kinetic cell dedicated to the Effect-Based Approach to Air Operations (EBAO). It provides the Air Component Command with a specific knowledge of the environment and enables it to tuck its action as best as possible in the strategy of influence elaborated by the operational level.

This progress in the C2 structure comes along with cuts in the positions thus refocusing on a streamlined organisation of the JFACC that becomes more responsive and efficient.

That new structure has been set up in the framework of the certification exercises Noble Ardent 08 and will still be during Steadfast Joiner 08.

The division is in charge of middle and long term planning both ahead and during the operation.

Before the operation starts it participates in the Joint Operation Planning Group (JOPG) under either National structures (Centre Permanent de Conduite des Opérations CPCO) or coalition structures. S&A division generates a tailored AOPG (Air Operations Planning Group) to produce the air campaign in coordination with the JOPG.

During the operation S&A continues with long range planning while monitoring the strategy process which is performed 96 to 72 hours in advance. Within this framework, it develops guidance, allocation of air assets and targeting feasibility to allow AIR PLANS to deal with any significant change in the situation. Meanwhile it prepares the COMJFAC’s intentions in terms of planning and targeting in accordance with Joint Coordination Order (JCO). S&A division is also in charge of the air operations assessment and produces the daily AIR ASSESSREP.