HOST NATION SUPPORT (HNS) IN THE CONTEXT OF ACHIEVING
NATO’S COLLECTIVE DEFENCE
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In response to the major changes in the security environment and as a result of the decisions adopted at the Madrid and Vilnius summits, NATO has undergone an extensive process of adapting its deterrence and defence posture.
In the context of the security commitments to which Romania is a party, Host Nation Support (HNS) is an essential component for ensuring national security and, implicitly, for achieving collective, credible and effective defence at the Alliance level. At the same time, the HNS represents a key element in the Deterrence and Defence of the Euro-Atlantic Area Family of Plans (DDA FoP) execution.
Host Nation (HN) is a nation that receives forces and/or equipment or supplies of allied or partner nations and organizations to be located on, entering/exiting, or operate in, or transit through its national territory. Within NATO, the HNS represents an organized framework for the forces multinational logistic support, which is aimed at maximizing the success of operations while minimizing the efforts and costs. The HNS is a collaborative process as it cannot entail only the military effort, requiring a holistic, “whole of government” approach to allocating resources for Host Nation Support.
Discussion Topics
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the Host Nation Support planning process;
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the use of a pan-governmental approach and the involvement of the public sector in ensuring HNS resources;
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cooperation with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency – NSPA;
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HNS capability targets: infrastructure, supply of specific goods and services, medical support, cyberspace;
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Romania’s status, from the perspective of HNS requirements, within the framework of NATO’s defence plans;
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situations that can lead to the adaptation of the legislation for ensuring HNS in any context;
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the use of Common Founding as an additional mechanism, alongside the solutions identified at national and multinational levels;
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the development of cyber capabilities, both military and civilian, at the national level, especially in the case of critical infrastructure elements on which NATO actions are dependent;
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aspects regarding the provision and development of military mobility (NATO-EU cooperation, ensuring border crossing, ensuring transport corridors).
