The Current Tendency Within the NATO Policy in the Area of Military Engineering, Engineer Intelligence and Force Protection Implications

Abstract

The paper deals with continuous process of amending of NATO Military Engineering basic documents and its implications. The NATO Military Committee Policy for Military Engineering which was represented by the document of MC 0560 (2008) has been changed. The relatively new approach which is visible from the context of the new document of MC 0560/1 (2012) is focused mainly on those Military Engineering capabilities which are essential for operational success. MC 0560/1 applies to preparation, execution and recovery across the continuum of potential NATO-led joint operations. The spirit and approach of this document has many different implications, and some of them are concerning complex domains, like amending key Military Engineering documents, as well as domains of Engineer Intelligence and Force protection.