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The ObserverServing the military andfamily members of CC-Land HQ HD

Gen. B. B. BellCommander

Lt. Col. Helmut WetzelCh, Public Information Officer

Maj. Cynthia F. TeramaeChief, Media Operations and

Editor

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Exercise Collective Effort ‘04Held in the Czech Republic, this exercise was one of thelargest logistic interoperability exercises held.

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8Deep Operations ConferenceSeventeen NATO headquarters participate in the CC-Land HQHD conference.

10Sports DayCC-Land HQ HD competes.12

Commander’s ConferenceCommanders gather in Ulm, Germany.18

FarewellsMembers of our headquarters depart.

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Places to go, things to doA visit to Disneyland Paris is for children of all ages.

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In this Issue

Exercise Cathode Emission ‘04Provided interoperability and standardization training for NATO strategic deployable and corps level tactical CIS.

Officer Professional DevelopmentOfficers travel to the battlefields of Tannenberg to study lessons learned from historical battles.

Country Visits: Destination DenmarkCommander Component Command Land HD travels to Denmark.

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The Guest BookSelect visits to our headquarters, honours and awards.

16 Farewell MessageMaj. Gen. Frank Hye bids farewell to the troops.

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On the CoverGen. B. B. Bell and Cpl Frank Delsinck, theyoungest member of CC-Land HQ HD unveil theheadquarters’ rock at the activation ceremony. See related story on page 11.


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To all members of the CC-Land HQ HD Family,

This issue of The Observer lendsgreat insight into how busy we have beenover the last few months.

On the 1st of July, our headquarterssaid farewell to Joint Headquarters Centrein an historic ceremony that activated ournew headquarters as Component Com-mand-Land Headquarters Heidelberg.Along with a peer headquarters in Madrid,we are now one of two land-centric NATOheadquarters within the NATO CommandStructure.

With a new name comes new mis-sions, and it is clear we need to be readynow to accomplish any directed task with-in our NATO area of operations and be-yond. To that end, in addition to those im-portant tasks that our headquarters hasbeen renowned for, such as integrationand training of the new NATO member na-tions, we will ready our headquarters tobecome a rapidly deployable joint head-quarters with a robust reach back sanctu-ary operations centre. This means yourindividual responsibility lies with your abil-ity to be rapidly deployed. You and yourfamilies should take the time now to pre-pare yourself for missions that may be as-signed to us.

We also had some great training overthese last months. Logistics Exercise Col-lective Effort 04, Engineer Exercise Con-stant Makefast 04 and CommunicationsExercise Cathode Emission 04, all testedNATO interoperability, and were superblyrun. Congratulations to all who helpedmake them a success. I am also gratifiedto see that the officers and noncommis-sioned officers conducted staff rides toTannenberg and Toulon.

Finally, I must recognize the tremen-dous recent transition in headquartersleadership. We farewelled: Lt. Gen.Broadwater, our DCOM; Maj. Gen. Hye,our COS; Brig. Gen. Sommerlat, our ChiefFMM; and Brig. Gen. Norgard, our ACOSJ3/5/9/ENG, who led us so well as theCOS during our first out-of-area deploy-ment to Afghanistan. We will miss all ofthem and their counsel. Along with theirdepartures, however, Katie and I are ex-tremely happy to welcome our newestsenior members of the headquarters: ournew DCOM, Lt. Gen. Lather; Brig. Gen.Svensson, our new COS; Brig. Gen. Fau-re, Chief FMM; Brig. Gen. Macko, DCOSSupport; and Brig. Gen. Defawe, DCOSOperations. Together with them, and all ofthe other new arrivals to the headquarters,we will continue our tradition of success.

B. B. BELLGeneral, US ArmyCommander

Commander’s Message


by Cdt. Danny Verbeeck, Belgian ArmyExercise Collective Effort ‘04 Project Officer

Exercise Collective Effort 2004 (EXCE 04) was a logistic Interoperability FieldTraining Exercise conducted from June11-18 2004. It was directed, conducted,controlled, evaluated and supported by a98-person DISTAFF composed mainly ofComponent Command-Land Headquar-ters Heidelberg G4 Division personnel,augmented with personnel from other NATO member nations and NATO staffs.G4 Division also received critical supportfrom many of the other divisions fromwithin our headquarters that made for anoutstanding training exercise.

Also uniquewas first-time par-ticipation of mem-bers of the NATOworking groups andpanels responsiblefor standardizationefforts in logistics,who served asmembers of theDISTAFF Analysis &Evaluation Cell.This participationwas important be-cause the NATOworking groups andpanels were able totake the findingsand recommenda-tions from the exer-cise and bring themforward to makechanges in NATO Standardization Agree-ments (STANAGs) as required - meetingone of the prime objectives of the exer-cise.

Exercise Collective Effort ‘04 wasconducted in the Czech Republic at threeprimary locations including the MilitaryTraining Area - Boletice in the vicinity ofCesky Krumlov, the Peace Forces Training

Base in Cesky Krumlov, and the MilitaryAirbase Plana in the vicinity of CeskeBudejovice.

The primary aim of the exercise wasto enhance overall interoperability of NATO logistic systems and to assess thestandardization of equipment and proce-dures within the logistics functional areasof ammunition, material handling equip-ment (MHE), fuel, water, maintenance andrecovery, helicopter operations, move-ment and transportation, and logistic re-porting in order to support future NATOoperations.

The exercise also tested the ability ofa Multi-National Logistic Center (MNLC),

comprisedof functionalMultination-al Integrat-ed LogisticsUnits(MILUs), tosupport amultination-al combatformation.The MNLCand subor-dinateMILUs wererequired touse themost cur-rent versionof NATOStandard-ization

Agreements (STANAGs), policies, andprocedures in the execution of the exer-cise tasks.

The tactical scenario for the exercisewas a NATO led Out-of-Area Crisis Re-sponse Operation. The exercise was setin the sustainment phase of the operationscenario, with NATO troops establishing abuffer zone between two fictional warringfactions. Using this tactical backdrop, the

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Nine NATO member nations participated in the exercise along withthree new member nations as observers resulting in one of thelargest and successful NATO logistic training missions.

ExerExercise Collective Efcise Collective Effort ‘04 fort ‘04 in Reviewin Review


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MNLC was placed OPCON to a NATOHeadquarters Land Component Com-mand (LCC). The LCC represented bythe DISTAFF Exercise Control coordinat-ed logistic support through the use of daily fragmentation orders. In executingthese simulated missions, the MNLC as-sessed the missions, and supplies wereorganized and transported by the MILUsto a series of Forward Logistics Bases forcollection and onward delivery. As part ofplanning these missions, the MNLC re-quested movement authority from theTheatre Movement Control Cell (TMCC),the core of which was made up of an ac-tual Belgian movement control team.

Nine nations participated in the inter-operability exercise with personnel andequipment including Belgium, Czech Re-public, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Norway, andPoland. Also,three of the re-cently admittednew membernations: Latvia,Lithuania andSlovakia, partici-pated as observers. Last-ly, France, Great-Britain, and theUnited States,using the exer-cise as an oppor-tunity, conductedan Asset Trackingdemonstration.

During theexercise, 672standardizationtrials were com-pleted, and as aresult of discrep-ancies highlight-ed in observationreports, approxi-mately 72 poten-tial standardiza-tion deficiencies have been identified asrequiring further analysis. Based on find-

ings, the G4 is in the process of summa-rizing the results into 26 StandardizationDeficiency Questionnaires (SDQ), whichwill be submitted to the appropriate NATOWorking Groups for further considerationin the ongoing development of NATOSTANAGs. The challenge will be to incor-porate these potential changes toSTANAGs as soon as possible in order toinfluence National Ministries of Defense intheir development of national doctrineand equipment.

Now that the exercise is over, whatdid we get for our investment in time,staff, energy, and money? Most impor-tantly experience. This training event hasgiven each individual and each nation anew positive perspective on multi-nation-al logistics. Additionally, one of the verybasic challenges of multinational logisticsis the skepticism that logistic interoper-

ability can reallywork. ExerciseCollective Effort'04 went a longway in removingthese basicdoubts, and in theend the partici-pants came awaywith the feelingthat with some ef-fort, a multi-national approachto logistics canwork and is effec-tive. Un-doubtably, every-one who partici-pated learnedsomething, andconsidered it apositive experi-ence. Lastly, a specialmention shouldbe made regard-ing the outstand-ing support re-ceived from theArmed Forces ofthe Czech Repub-lic.

Sling loading was part ofthe exercise.


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Exercise

by Lt. Col. Tore Ellingsberg, Norwegian ArmyOPR CATHEM ‘04

Exercise Cathode Emission 2004

The NATO Communication Information Systems (CIS) exercise CathodeEmission 2004 (CATHEM’04) was conducted September 6 to 17 2004 in Peutie, Bel-gium. During this timeframe around 400 CIS personnel from the NATO Force Structuregathered in the “home garrison” of the Belgium Signals - in Barracks Maj Housiau justa few kilometers north of Brussels. The exercise and most of the training took place atthe main exercise location. Additionally, CATHEM’04 involved a number of static land-based and maritime-mobile units at remote positions throughout Europe.

Exercise CATHEM'04's mission was to provide interoperability and standardiza-tion training for NATO strategic deployable and corps level tactical CIS staff and units.This included technical interoperability trials to assess and document equipment foreducational shortfalls, a parallel MAPEX part to train CIS planners based on a realisticISAF expansion scenario, and a two-day “NRDC Study," which includes the participa-tion of outside subject matter experts to brief on current NATO policy, procedures, andexperience related to deployment of NATO Information and Communication Services(ICS).

CATHEM’04 involved CIS personnel from Corps CIS-units and Corps G-6 staff,representative CC Land HQ HD G6-staff, JFC Brunssum J-6 staff, and NATO CIS au-thorities at strategic (SHAPE/NCSA) level. It also provided CIS interaction to Maritimeand Air component commands, as well as to NATO C3 Agency. This year troops fromfive deployable corps formations (NRDC IT, NRDC SP, 1st GE/NL Corps, FR Corps andEUROCORPS) conducted interoperability trials with the 1st NATO CIS battalion.

The main exercise and living area for Cathode Emission 2004 in Peutie, Belgium.

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These five corps with the addition ofthe 2nd PL MECH Corps took part in thescenario play. All non-participatingCorps (II GE/US Corps, V US/GE Corps,ARRC, NRDC TU, NDC GR and MNCNE) were invited as observers to the“NRDC Study” part of this training, aswere also all new NATO Nations (Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia,Lithuania, Romania and Slovakia). Alsotwo Amphibious Ships (UK and NL), upto three Submarines (GE and NL), oneFrigate (PL) and one Coast Guard Vessel(NO) participated in the HF testing led byNAVNORTH. This was conducted tocomplete the very broad and rather com-plex picture of exercise participation.

Exercise CATHEM'04 is an important - and necessary - CIS preparatory trainingcomponent related to NATO deployment. It includes both CIS technical interoperabili-ty training and more procedural and human interaction needed once a mission is to beexecuted. The aim is to “train and test as we fight” - with the regular CIS chain ofcommand involved, based upon a realistic scenario and with the required fieldedequipment. However, the future of CATHEM-exercises is currently being discussed,and the decision was taken at SHAPE-level that CATHEM’05 will be conducted withJFC South, Naples and CC-Land Headquarters Madrid in the preparation lead.

With the experience CC-Land HQ HD has achieved conducting CATHEM'04 overthe last three years, it is expected that Heidelberg G6 would be tasked to support theplanning process for the upcoming CATHEM’05. With deployability as its main focus,this would be an ideal coordinated effort between the two newly established LandComponent Commands in Heidelberg and Madrid.

Soldiers setting up for the exercise.

Cathem 04 was a tactical and personal interoperabilityexercise.

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by Sgt. (P) Kellyanne Stone, U.S. ArmyG2, Staff NCOphotos by Lt. Col. Henk Snijder, Dutch ArmyDOS, Chief Coord Officer

This year, officers from CC-Land HQHD visited the battlefields of Poland for alook back in history during the Headquar-ters' annual officer professional develop-ment Staff Ride held in July.

Thirty-one of our NATO headquartersmembers visited Poland to study theBattle of Tannenberg. “This was thelargest battle in which circumvention wasused to win,” said Lt. Col. ReinhartSiebert, headquarters G2 Division.

This courageous battle was foughtbetween Russian and German forces withthe Russians having what looked to be adefinite victory for their side. On the con-trary, Russian commanders, Gen. Ren-nenkampf and A.V. Samsonov, invadedGerman East Prussia in August 1914 andwas only successful in Gumbinnen.

Due to a serious lack of communica-tion and planning between both Russiancommanders, the Germans (led by Com-manders Paul von Hindenberg and Erich

Ludendorff) were able to put the majorityof their forces at Samsonov’s doorstep atthe city Uzdowo, just south of Tannen-berg, which resulted in Samsonov losinghalf his army and the German forces tak-ing 92,000 prisoners.

After this major loss for Samsonov,he shot himself on August 29. Another30,000 in casualties, killed or wounded,followed for the Russian forces while theGerman forces sustained 13,000. TheBattle of Tannenberg suppressed theRussian military, losing almost its entirearmy and much of its war equipment.

Importantly, the premature invasionby the Russians led the Germans to divertsoldiers from attacking France at a deci-sive moment of that campaign.

After learning the history of Tannen-berg, a terrain walk was conducted whichled the NATO headquarter’s groupthrough 13 observation points of interestof the battle.

CC-Land HQ HD OfCC-Land HQ HD Officers visit ficers visit the Battlefields of Tthe Battlefields of Tannenbergannenberg

Sgt. Major Gervaise and Mr. Nawrat of CC-Land HQ HD touring the Battlefields of Tannenberg in Poland as part of the headquarters professional development program.

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Participants from the headquarters received a detailed explanation of the Battle of Tannenberg.

To give a broader understanding ofthis battle, two experts, Col. (Ret) KlausHammel (former DCOM WBK VI, Munich)and Col. (Ret) Ulrich Quandte (formerCOM GE Airborne School, Altenstadt),gave detailed explanations of all aspectsof the battle, the Grunwald Monument(guided by a Representative of the PolishLand Forces Command), and other ruins.

Guests from the Polish Land ForcesCommand also joined the group for ano-host dinner.

Conducting Staff Rides has been ageneral point of interest since Gen. Rein-hart was commander of CC-Land HQHD. Unfortunately, due to other engage-ments, Staff Rides have not been exe-cuted since 2001.

As a new era of our headquarterscomes to light, a new directive in trainingis shared. As described by Siebert,"staff rides…are designed as an addi-tional training tool to prepare the head-quarters for upcoming exercises and toassist in maintaining a professional baseof tactical and operational expertise

focused on aspects of major High Intensi-ty War (HIW) fighting operations.

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In the Headquarters

Participants walked to each monument and battlesite during the tour.


by Maj. Tony Fransen, Belgian ArmyG3 Division

Seventeen different headquartersparticipated in the 2004 ComponentCommand Land-Headquarters, Heidel-berg Deep Operations Conference heldin Heidelberg from 2-4 June. Partici-pants included SHAPE and our Air andNaval Northern counterparts, our col-leagues from CC-Land HQ Madrid, fiveCorps and six Air Operations centres and

finally representatives from the Frenchand the Norwegian Armed Forces.

The opening briefing gave a detailedstatus of the recent document that con-tains the overall guidelines for CampaignSynchronisation and Joint Targeting,which is the ACE Directive 80-70. Thereis no need to stress that this document isthe bible for all involved in targeting andthat all other documents or manuals arederived from that one. Further on in thebriefing, Deep Operations were present-ed from a land and an air perspective.Finally, NATO Rapid Deployable Corps -Spain gave an overview on how DeepOperations are planned, prepared andconducted in their Corps.

After these introductory briefings,the audience was split up into three syn-dicate groups comprising six topics fordiscussion to include:

How must a Land Component Com-mander conduct Time Sensitive Target-ing?

What operating procedures be-tween Corps and Combined Air Opera-tion Centres must be further developed?

What improvements are needed for

the Corps Shaping Operations battlerhythm and targeting process?

Is the Fire Support CoordinationLine still relevant?

How can we improve Mobile Target-ing?

What are the implications of the newrole for the High Readiness Forces andNATO Rapid Deployable Corps as JointForce Land Component Commander?

All topics evoked vivid discussionand led to some interesting points ofview. After three days, all participantsreturned with an improved understand-ing of Deep Operations and with finememories of the beautiful city of Heidel-berg.

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Participants at the start of the conference held in Campbell Barracks, Heidelberg. Member came away with animproved understanding of Deep Operations.


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Joint Headquarters CentrJoint Headquarters Centreebecomes CC-Land HQ HDbecomes CC-Land HQ HD

by Maj. Cynthia F. Teramae, U.S. ArmyChief, Media Operations

Joint Headquarters Centre formallytransitioned to Component Command-LandHeadquarters, Heidelberg in an activationceremony July 1 at Campbell Barracks, Hei-delberg.

Over the years, the headquarters haschanged names and missions. Now, withthis new activation, the headquarters onceagain transitioned to a new structure cur-rently represented by 15 NATO nations.

This transformation to CC-Land HQ HDis part of a major NATO restructuring, andwill realize a fundamental change in missionand operations, as the headquarters turns afocus from one of seven NATO joint headquarters, to assume themission, roles and functions as one of only two NATO land-centric headquartersdesigned to provide expeditionary commandand control at the operational and tacticallevel of conflict.

To mark the historic event, Gen. B. B.Bell, Land Component Commander HD,along with the youngest member of theheadquarters, Cpl Frank Delsinck unveiledthe new headquarters' stone. “Our purposeis to plan, conduct, and support expedi-tionary command and control at the opera-

The CC-Land HQ HD flag is hoisted by Sgt. Ladykaand HptFw Schrenk of the DOS Coord Office.

To commenmorate this historic event, the headquarters rock was unveiled.

After the ceremony, the headquarters stands asone of two land-centric NATO headquarters.

tional level of conflict to deter aggres-sion, contribute to effective crisis man-agement, and promote peace, security,stability and the territorial integrity of al-liance member nations," Bell said.


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Spring 2004HD Sports Day

The annual Component Command-Land Headquarters Heidelberg Sports Day was held June 1 at the PattonBarracks' sports field.

Members of the headquarters engaged each other inompetitions throughout the day to include a five kilometerun in Oftersheim, volleyball, soccer, basketball, horseshoesnd the ever popular tug of war.

The overall winner was the G6/CIS Division, whichcored high marks in the volleyball tournament, followed by

HSG who won the five kilometer run and basketball tourna-ment. Winners for the football meet were G3, G5, G9 andENG, and G1, G4 and G8 took honors for the horseshoematch. Winners of the tug of war were G1, G4, and G8.


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In the Headquarters

by Maj. Cynthia. F. Teramae, U.S. ArmyChief, Media Operations

Component Command - Land Head-quarters Heidelberg, in conjunction withthe main contractor Züblin AG Mannheim,and the Federal German Building Agency,celebrated the start of the new NATOheadquarters building at Campbell Bar-racks September, 6 2004.

The ground-breaking ceremony,known as a “Spatenstich,” or spade turn-ing ceremony, was co-hosted by Züblin AGand the Heidelberg building design author-ity, Staatliches Hochbauamt. The newbuilding has been in the works since 1999and was approved by Supreme Headquar-ters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in July2000.

“The new headquarters will providemuch needed space for CC-Land HQ HD and bring the headquar-ters into compliance with NATO standardsfor adequate workspace for personnel,”said British Army Lt. Col. Peter Riches,Chief Engineer, CC-Land HQ HD.

The new building will provide for acommand operations centre, and training,exercise and conference facility. Addition-ally, because the current use of attics andcellars as office space is in contraventionwith German health and safety regulations,one aim of the new headquarters buildingis to provide adequate office space while

bringing the headquarters into compliance.The new building will take approxi-

mately two years for completion and willcost 15 million Euro. Upon completion ofthe new building, Züblin AG will begin asecond approved refurbishing project thatwill provide a boost to the local economyby generating an additional 15-20 million Euro in construction costs. Morethan 40 sub-contractors from the commu-nity will participate in the two projects.

The second refurbishing project willtarget the current NATO buildings atCampbell Barracks. The refurbishing willinclude upgrading the plumbing, lighting,and ventilation systems and installing adamp-proof basement. The constructionsite is expected to generate some minorinconvenience for personnel working atCampbell Barracks. To help mitigate theseconcerns, construction site personnel andvehicles will enter and leave the site viagate six. Flyers have been sent out to thesurrounding community to announce thenew project and ask residents for their pa-tience during the building phase.

“With understanding and cooperationby all the involved agencies and personnel,CC-Land HQ HD will successfully com-plete this project and realize an enhancedcommand and training facility with all of-fices in both the new and refurbishedbuildings, which will be built to a highmodern standard and fully in compliancewith national health and safety regula-tions,” said Riches.

CC-Land HQ Heidelberg gets a New Building

Deputy Commander Land Component Command Heidelberg assists with the Spatenstich.


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Country Visit – Destination Denmark

As part of his AOR Country Strategy for calendar year ‘04, Gen. B. B. Bell has visited several NATO nation and PfP countries. InAugust, Gen. Bell visited Denmark toinclude meeting with the DanishCHOD Gen. H. J. Helso and theDanish CSA Maj. Gen. P. Kaeirskou.During this country visit, Gen. Bellvisited Danish troops who were inthe conduct of their final train up forthe OIF 3 rotation to Iraq. This train-ing included combat skills, riot con-trol, and house search procedures.Denmark is currently contributing tooperations in support of Iraq, theBalkans, Afghanistan, Africa and theMiddle East.

Top: Gen. B. B. Bell expresses ap-preciation to the role players for ajob well done.

Middle: Danish CSA Maj. Gen.Kaeirskou and Brig. Gen. Rokos,Cdr Danish Reaction Brigade, briefGen. Bell.

Below: Members of the DanishArmed Forces conduct riot controltraining in preparation for an up-coming OIF rotation.

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From the Command Group

Gen. B. B. Bell, Commander Land ComponentCommand HD bids farewell to Maj. Gen. Frank Hye.

Farewell Message from Maj. Gen. Frank Hye

Having served our Alliance as Chiefof Staff under this command for overthree years, I would like to take this finalopportunity to say farewell to CC-LandHQ HD.

During this time, it has been ourconstant concern and endeavor to makesure that this headquarters was keepingits “right place” in the NATO CommandStructure as the primus inter pares forland matters and as an essential link tothe force structure. This has been shownmore than once through our Corps Com-manders Conferences and through ourvarious major exercises.

On the other hand, through the NATO Functional Review we showedconstantly and consistently the way toreach the Peace Establishment and CrisisEstablishment we deserve and definitelyneed to become CC-LAND HQ HEIDEL-BERG. And we went through the processof Future Regional Engagements (FRE) toreach an Enhanced Operational Focus(EOF), which culminated in our mission inKabul, a highlight for the headquarters.

Besides that, NATO expansion was noempty word. Our efforts and daily workwere rapt to integrate the Polish andCzech Armed Forces not only in the NATO Force Structure but also indeed inour own headquarters. At this moment,the beacons are set for our future coop-eration with CC-Land HQ MADRID.

Each one of you is carefully selectedby his nation for this headquarters. I sawyou all working hard and giving the bestof yourself to enjoy professional satisfac-tion, knowing that when the time hadcome to leave the headquarters, onecould proudly say that he contributed tosomething valuable and that he belongedto the headquarters in Heidelberg.

Finally, I would like to personallythank the Commander and Deputy Com-mander for their leadership and guidance;I thank the ACOS’s and G-Heads forsharing my COS responsibilities as a collegium; I thank the RSM and each oneof you. I enjoyed working with all of youand I appreciated my time spent in beau-tiful Heidelberg. I wish you all the best,and for sure we will meet again on “thehigh ground.”

Brig. Gen. Sommerlat and Maj. Gen. Hye at theheadquarters’ activation ceremony.


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CC-Land HQ HD Mine Awareness Training

Training

Tech. Sgt. Corneby practices one of the probingmethods to detect mines.

Not just on the ground – soldiers have to be con-stantly aware of their surroundings.

NCOs from CC-Land HQ HD re-ceived mine awareness training fromthe experts. Three instructors fromthe French EOD team visited CC-LandHQ HD to demonstrate the differentmines currently in use and their dev-astating and deadly effects. “It isgreat to see how different nationsteach and the methods they use fordetonation or extraction,” said Tech.Sgt. Kevin Corneby.

The training instructor describes a commonly usedfragmentary grenade.

Regardless, of the nations involved, theaim is the same: staying alive.

Robots are almost always used to explode unidentifiedpackages before they are examined by an EODspecialist.

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Corps Commanders Conference II ‘04

Around the Headquarters

Nato Wine Club on TNato Wine Club on Tourour

The NATO Wine Club visited the Caves 'Jean-Baptiste ADAM' in ALSACE in May.A winery with four centuries of devotion and know how, tradition and experience theseare the qualities, which are still upheld in ALSACE. The wines are named after thegrapes from which they are made. In this winery, the most famous wines are the Ries-ling and the Gewurztraminer. La Route DES VINS D ÁLSACE is one of the tours youhave to put in your calendar!

Next the Club visited Weingut Robert Weil in the Rheingau in September, aunique, self-contained region on the Rhine, where the man-made landscape and thewine are at one with nature. The es-tate is one of the region's youngerwineries and cultivates 160 acres(65 hecters) of vineyards plantedwith 98 percent of Riesling and twopercent of Spätburgunder.

If you are enjoying wines andyou are interested in wine trips orother wine events, please contactLt. Col. Wolfgang Dahlheim, G4 Division, Ext. 310. Members of the NATO Wine Club enjoy a recent tour.

Gen. B. B. Bell, Land-Component Command, HD chaired the Corps Commanders'Conference II/‘04. The conference was hosted by Maj. Gen. Jan Oerding, Command-ing General II GE/US Corps and was held from September 20-21, 2004 in the HotelMaritim in Ulm.

A total of 22 general officers from 17 headquarters participated in this two-dayevent. A variety of subjects were discussed, most notably the emerging role on NRFissues and ISAF.

Twenty two general officers from 17 headquarters attended CC II/‘04.


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U.S. National Reception5 July 2004


The overall aim of the professional development training is to improve the staff’sunderstanding of tactical and operational requirements for conducting combat opera-tions, improve staff cohesion and esprit de corps."

For this and other staff rides to follow, this type of professional development, forall Non-Commissioned Officers and Officers, is crucial in understanding past experi-ences for present and future war fighting tactics.

continued from page 9, Battlefields of Tannenberg

Throughout the year,members of CC-Land HQ HDcelebrate with their colleagues by sharing theirculture and traditions. In July, Gen. B. B. Bell andKatie Bell hosted an Ameri-can Bar-B-Q, complete with abucking bronco, the U.S.Army Europe Chorus, and allthe “fixins.”


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In the Headquarters

The Guest BookThe Guest Book

Col. Ostermeyer awards Lt. Col. WolfhardSchmidt the German Golden Cross of Hon-our, the highest German Forces PeacetimeAward for his outstanding service in thepreparation and execution of the short no-tice ISAF IV Mission. He was responsiblefor the planning and training for all Germanpersonnel within the ISAF IV HQ.

Gen. B. B. Bell, Commander Land Component Command Heidelberg, greets Lt. Gen. David Judd,Deputy Commander Joint Forces Command,

Brunssum during arecent visit to theheadquarters.

Students from various Partnershipfor Peace (PfP) nationsparticipated in the Advanced English Teacher Training Seminarhosted by CC-Land HQ HD at Patton Barracks. Seminars areheld quarterly at different NATOheadquarters.


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FarewellsFarewells

Brig. Gen. Sommerlat, Chief, French Military Mission bid farewellto the headquarters and retired after 27 years of military service tohis nation. ACOS G3-5-9-Eng. Brig. Gen. Norgard also bidfarewell this summer and departed for his new assignment.

Col. Thaden, ACOS G-2 retired from the headquarters in a ceremony held in his honour after serving his nation for 32 years.


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Family Fest 2004 a Hit with CC-Land HQ HD

CC-Land Headquarters HD hosted its annual Family Fun Fest at theInternational Support Kaserne in September. Each year, National Sup-port Elements host themed stalls with displays of their culture, food andbeverages. A highlight of the fest was a children's theme park with facepainting, a carousel and pony rides. Headquarters Support Group pro-vided a barbeque-style meal. This year's event proved to be fun for thewhole family.


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Places to go, things to do

Disneyland Paris is Fun for the Whole Familyby Maj. Cynthia F. Teramae, U.S. Army

Chief, Media Operations

Located only twenty minutes from the center of one of the most beautiful citiesin the world, DisneylandParis Resort makes for a funweekend trip with somethingto offer the whole family.

If you have been toany of the other DisneyParks around the world, youwill immediately recognize inDisney Paris all the themeparks that you rememberfrom past visits. Disneyland-

Paris is more compact than the other Disney Parks, but you will find all your favoriterides and characters. Situated beside many luxury hotels, with its own Metro stop,you could easily spend the whole weekend just visiting the park.

But for thosewho want a truly memo-rable trip, book-ing a hotel inParis central isa good way toenjoy both thefun of Disney-land Paris andthe many cul-tural and his-toric sites of

Paris to include the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, and Notre Dame. Buy a 1-3 dayMetro pass at the station and enjoy easy access to both Disneyland Paris, and all thelocal attractions.

Clockwise: Lines were short on favorite Disney rideslike Thunder Mountain. Snow White’s Castle is still theheart of Disney. The Eiffel Tower, one of the many cul-tural treats waiting for you in Paris.

If you go: Many tour agencies, including the USO and Enjoy Tours, offer bustrips to both Paris and Disney. Taking the train is also an easy and affordable op-tion. Contact the Paris USO at www.usoparis.org or the French Military Missionfor help in booking a room. Buy a two-day Metro ticket for less than E15, a chil-dren’s ticket is less than E7. The Metro stops at the entrance to the park. Dailypark tickets cost E40 for adults and E35 for children. You can also purchase dai-ly tickets for use in all the national museums in Paris. Children under 12 years ofage are free to all national museums. Disney accepts all major credit cards.


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