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NATO Launches New, Modern Strike Force

By PAUL AMES
Associated Press Writer

October 15, 2003, 11:51 AM EDT

BRUNSSUM, Netherlands -- NATO launched its elite rapid-reaction force Wednesday, a prototype unit that will eventually become a 20,000-member force able to deploy in short notice anywhere in the world.

The NATO Response Force's initial core of 9,000 troops, backed by naval and air power, was inaugurated during a ceremony at NATO's northern command, marking an important departure for the 19-member alliance.

For most of its 54-year history, NATO focused on the Soviet threat to Europe. Now it is getting its first multinational military unit combining air, land and sea power for use anywhere in the world on short notice.

"The creation of the initial NATO response force ... is an important sign that the alliance is rapidly changing to meet the new threats of this new century," said the top NATO commander, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Jones. "The (force) will give the alliance the military capability to do what it could not do before -- insert military forces into a deteriorating situation earlier in a crisis, with more speed, at greater ranges, with more sustainability than ever before."

The full force is to become fully operational in October 2006 with 20,000 troops able to deploy within five to 30 days to deal with operations ranging from evacuations and peacekeeping to counterterrorism or high-intensity combat.

Although allied nations have moved swiftly to set up the force, NATO officials say some now need to streamline political procedures to prevent delays in deploying the force. They are particularly concerned by rules in Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands and Turkey, which need parliamentary approval for sending troops into action.

Speaking to reporters, Jones said nations that were not politically ready to deploy troops quickly could be excluded from the new force.

The new force will not be a standing unit, but rather a pool of elite troops trained to work together and ready to respond immediately to a NATO mobilization order. Units from national forces will move in and out of the force in six-month rotations.

Spain will provide the bulk of the troops -- 2,200 -- in the initial force, plus ships, planes and helicopters. It is followed by France with 1,700 and Germany at 1,100. The United States will contribute 300 troops plus a ship and aircraft.

The overall force will be under the operational command of Gen. Sir Jack Deverell, commander of NATO's Northern Forces, while a Turkish general will command the ground troops. A Spanish admiral will command the NATO Respond Force's naval task force.

The infantry will be supported by specialists in handling nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.

Officials said NATO's Northern Air Command at the Ramstein base in Germany will run the prototype air component. It will comprise combat, transport and reconnaissance planes. When fully operational, the force should be able to fly 200 combat sorties a day.

The prototype force will hold its first maneuvers next month in Turkey.

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld first proposed setting the force when he met in Poland last year with other NATO defense ministers. The idea was immediately backed by the allies, who saw the need to transform the old Cold War alliance into one with global reach to confront post-Sept. 11 dangers.

"The (response force) represents ... the vehicle that will drive the full transformation of the alliance from an organization designed for territorial defense to one that can confront today's multiple threats," Jones said at the inauguration.

Copyright © 2003, The Associated Press