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J O I N I N G  L E T T E R  
 
 
From Commander J G C. Royal Navy 
 
 
 
ALLIED JOINT FORCE COMMAND HEADQUARTERS BRUNSSUM 
QUARTIER GÉNÉRAL DU COMMANDEMENT DES FORCES 
INTERARMÉES INTERALLIÉES À BRUNSSUM 
POST BOX 270 6440 AG BRUNSSUM 
THE NETHERLANDS 
TEL.: 31 (0) 45 526 3684 IVSN: 244 3684 
 
 
 
 
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HMS CUMBERLAND 
BFPO 261 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25 Apr 05   
 
 
I am writing to formally welcome you to the British and Naval Communities here in Brunssum, 
since we have now received confirmation of your draft to JFC Brunssum. The RN/RM presence 
here is currently 27- strong, headed up by Commander S TATE, as Senior RN Officer (SRNO). I 
am the current Divisional Officer for the Naval personnel within J3 Division but will be relieved by 
Commander C ROBINSON in June. You can contact me as above. Your “day job” here will be as 
the Maritime Functional Area Services (FAS) Applications Administrator, within OPS HQ/C2 
Management Section of the J3 (Current Operations) Division. The Maritime FAS used by NATO 
is MCCIS, which is similar to RNCSS. The training for this FAS takes place at the NATO CIS 
School in Latina, Italy. You will also be instrumental in providing the Recognised Maritime Picture 
and Common Operational Picture (COP) for the headquarters, whether it be static or deployed. 
Within the section you will also gain knowledge of the air and land FAS’s. Currently the section 
also provides assistance to the ISAF mission in Afghanistan, supports exercise and training 
planning and experimentation with the NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency 
(NC3A) on future FAS systems under development. The section is multinational, consisting of 
two staff officers and 7 NCOs from Belgium, Canada, Turkey, France, Poland, Denmark and 
USA. 
The job will be challenging and busy and because of your previous experience on operations with 
the Royal Navy you will be looked upon by your peers within the section to provide good advice 
on picture management and procedures not just for maritime but joint operations as well. 
 
You should also be ready to deploy at short notice (possibly as little as 5 days notice to move) 
anywhere in the world to conduct NATO Operations. JFC Brunssum will be the NATO Response 
Force (NRF) lead HQ from July 06, and will conduct a major exercise in Cape Verde in which you 
will take part in as a member of the Combined Joint Task Force Headquarters staff (CJTF). To 
be deployable, there is a considerable amount of training and preparation to be undertaken. This 
can be achieved here in Brunssum, but I am sure that you will wish to get as far ahead of the 
game as you can before you arrive. The minimum standard of physical fitness is the RNFT. 
Additionally on arrival you will be checked for physical and dental well being at the British Medical 
Centre. Part of the medical preparation includes being up-to date for a range of vaccinations and 
inoculations including if you wish, undertaking the Anthrax Voluntary Immunisation Programme. 
Additionally you will also need to be in date for your APWT and AGR Testing. There are no 
current plans to deploy you on operations, but this can change at short notice when the HQ 
assumes the role of NRF Commander.