INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE FORCE
ISAF, in support of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIROA), conducts operations in Afghanistan to reduce the capability and will of the insurgency, support the growth in capacity and capability of the [...]
ISAF 2013
In the second half of 2013, the multinational High Readiness Force Headquarters of the 1(German/Netherlands) Corps provided more than 200 soldiers for the ISAF operation in Afghanistan. The soldiers of 1(GE/NL)Corps are deployed to a [...]
ISAF 2009
In the second half of 2009, the multinational High Readiness Force Headquarters of the 1(German/Netherlands) Corps provided more than 300 soldiers for the ISAF operation in Afghanistan. The soldiers of 1(GE/NL)Corps were deployed to a [...]
ISAF 2003
The arrival, in December 2001, of ISAF forces in Kabul was the first significant step taken in the direction of the implementation of the Bonn Agreement. For the people of Kabul, having lived throug very [...]
Citadel Bonus 2016
Exercise Citadel Bonus 2016 is the final preparation exercise for our sister headquarters of Rapid Reaction Corps France (RRC FR) before Trident Jaguar 2017 which is their certification as a Joint Task Force Headquarters (JTF [...]
Crisis Response Planning
Although exercise Trident Jaguar for 1 GNC will start not earlier than 24 March 2017, the Crisis Response Planning for it will mainly be done from 6 until 23 September. The small team of the [...]
Common Effort 2016 Academics
Today the first Academics for Exercise Common Effort 2016 (CE16) took place in the Headquarters of 1 (German/Netherlands) Corps. The aim of CE 16 is to enhance further understanding of the multiple dimensions and complexities of present-day [...]
Truthful Sword 2016
Exercise Truthful Sword 2016 is a command post exercise that will take place in Wildflecken, Germany from 11 to 25 April 2016. The aim of Truthful Sword 2016 is to train 1 GNC Headquarters operating [...]
Noble Jump 2015
NATO’s new high readiness ‘spearhead’ force was deployed for the first time, as Exercise NOBLE JUMP got underway in Zagan, Poland. Units assigned to the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) were given orders [...]
COMMON EFFORT 2015
With a formal signing ceremony 24 civilian partners and 1 (German/Netherlands) Corps set up a Common Effort community. During the ceremony in Germany’s capital Berlin the Minister of Defence Mrs Dr. Ursula von der Leyen [...]
The NATO Response Force (NRF) was established in 2003 as a high readiness force comprising of land, air, sea and special forces units capable of rapid deployment.