Brunssum, the Netherlands - From 15 to 19 April a team from JFC Brunssum (JFCBS) conducted an Expert Team Visit (ETV) to Tbilisi, Georgia, on the subject of Logistics as conducted in NATO.   

 

Over three days the team, comprising Major Michel Saeys and Major Olivier Vivot (both from the JFC Brunssum Logistics Branch), and Lieutenant Commander Michelle Ward (from the HQ Military Partnership Branch), provided a variety of briefings.  The audience of approximately 16 personnel included expert Logistics officers from various branches of the Georgian Armed Forces.  Topics briefed and discussed included Logistics doctrine, Host Nation Support, and Logistics Support to Operational Planning, which was used as the basis for well received and executed syndicate work.  

 

There was also an opportunity during the week to attend a meeting with various NATO representatives in Georgia at the Polish Embassy – the nominated NATO Contact Embassy for 2019.  This was the second of three ETVs planned to take place in Tbilisi this year.