Brunssum, The Netherlands – Major General Stefan Fix, Headquarters Joint Force Command Brunssum (JFC Brunssum) Deputy Chief of Staff for Support, hosted students from the German Bundeswehr Command and Staff College to JFC Brunssum, 20th March, 2023.
Millions of people in all NATO nations rely on our capabilities, and the readiness to use them if need be.
The group of students consisted of approximately 120 officers from all German services, and from 11 other NATO countries. They attend the two-year course at the Command and Staff College in Hamburg, entirely conducted in the German language. The course will prepare them for future assignments to key positions in their respective armed forces.
The future senior military leaders received an assortment of briefings by senior members of the staff throughout their day at JFC Brunssum, including a mission brief, an operational brief, a political assessment, and an update about the headquarters’ current plans. This excursion to a NATO HQ is part of their training to broaden their knowledge on the Alliance’s structures and responsibilities, and in particular, the tasks they can expect once serving in international military organisations themselves.
In his own presentation, Maj Gen Fix focused on the challenges the students will encounter in their future positions.
“You will be confronted with new challenges and new conditions that require different solutions. Like last year, when we saw a turning point in our history with Russia’s brutal war on Ukraine,” said Maj Gen Fix, a German Army officer himself. “A credible deterrence and defence in Europe’s central region is therefore essential to assure the security of our Alliance. Millions of people in all NATO nations rely on our capabilities, and the readiness to use them if need be. To lead by example on this path and inspire others to follow will be your future mission.”
The students of the Command and Staff College continued their tour with a visit to NATO HQ in Brussels and Supreme Allied Command Europe (SHAPE) in Mons, Belgium.
