Managing allied operations and exercises in the Baltic – specified tasks lie with the fresh NATO command. For the next 4 years it will be located in Rostock, Germany, but it will later be moved to Poland on a rotation basis. For now, Pole has assumed the position of deputy commander in Command Task Force Baltic.
The creation of a fresh command was announced in the summertime by the Polish defence minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. It is intended to direct NATO forces operating in the Baltic. It will be led by officers from Poland, Germany and Sweden. This thought has just been put into practice. Command Task Force Baltic was launched in Rostock a fewer days ago. It was formed on the basis of German Operations Command DEU MARFOR, and was headed by an officer of the Bundesmarine. Poland besides has a strong representation in the CTFB. The deputy commander became cadmium. Peter Bear. In Germany, he is accompanied by a nine-member delegation squad from Centre for Operation and Command of the Marine Component and units Command General Types of Armed Forces. - Cadmium. Let's stay in office for 2 years. For the next 2 officers of our naval forces will presume the position of chief of staff, which the Swede presently serves. In 2028 the CTFB will be transferred to Poland – explained kmdr Artur Kołaczyński, Head of Staff of COM-DKM in Gdynia. It is then at the head of the NATO command of the state of Pole, and the first violin will be played by POLMARFOR officers, in another words, task forces from COM-DKM.
– We've been preparing for this function for years. The very concept of creating a command capable of driving global forces was born a decade ago. Since then, we have carefully selected the staff of COM-DKM, we have besides begun to usage English widely during various types of exercises – recalled kmdr Kołaczyński. Specialists from COM-DKM They besides worked in command of multinational forces. This was, for example, in 2021, erstwhile in the waters of the Baltic Sea and the Szczeciński Basin were organized ‘Solidar Belona’ exercise. Along with Polish ships, the task was besides attended by entities belonging to Natowski SNMCMG1 antimine syndrome. – POLMARFOR formation process is inactive ongoing, but we are close to its completion. Most likely in 2027 we are going to have certification, which will be carried out by MARCOM, the Allied Command of the NATO Maritime Force, as announced by kmdr Kołaczyński. The Polish rotation at the head of the CTFB, like German, will last 4 years. Then the Swedish should take command.
Why would the Alliance request fresh command in the Baltic? – This is primarily a substance of relieving MARCOM. There is simply a lot going on in the region, from the point of view of collective security, it has become 1 of the most crucial points on the map of Europe, and we know its specificity very well," emphasised kmdr Kołaczyński.
Following the NATO enlargement, Finland and SwedenThe Baltic became an almost interior sea of the Alliance. However, regardless of this, his presence on the watershed tries very hard to emphasize Russia. respective incidents have late occurred in the region, during which critical infrastructure suffered. Just mention last year's harm to the Balticconnector pipeline between Estonia and Finland. Meanwhile, water is crucial for the economies of central and northern Europe. “There are between 2 and over 3 1000 units in the Baltic Sea all day. global trade, transportation of natural materials and passenger traffic is carried out, as calculated by Mr Czesław Cichy, Mr Kom-DKM. “Only in Polish ports are almost 150 million tons of cargo per year, including strategical natural materials specified as oil or liquefied gas,” he adds. Additionally, there is an underwater infrastructure, specified as the Baltic tube pipeline, which supplies blue fuel from Norway to Poland. To defender shipping routes and strategical installations in the Baltic Sea NATO vessels operate regularly. The CTFB is intended to aid manage these forces even more efficiently.
