Commander of Multinational Joint Headquarters Ulm Visits Hungary

At the start of his two-day visit, the commander met with Deputy Chief of Defence Lt.-Gen. Dr. Zoltán Orosz, and the two attended a series of presentations by the experts of the Hungarian military in Budapest. The speakers introduced the Hungarian Defence Forces, with special emphasis on training and exercises, and the EU Battlegroup concept. The participants received and provided information about the Ulm headquarters and explored the possibilities of ongoing and future cooperation.

Lt.-Gen. Richard Rossmanith closed his program in Hungary by visiting the HDF Joint Force Command in Székesfehérvár, and the headquarters of the NATO Force Integration Unit (HUN NFIU).

Initiated by Germany, the Ulm Command was activated on 1 July 2013 within the scope of the Smart Defence concept adopted at the Chicago Summit. The main goal of the organization is to become capable of exercising military command and control of NATO- and EU-led joint operations alike, as a NATO operational command and as an EU strategic and operational command. Because it has been functioning in the EU-related role for a long time, it is currently concentrating its efforts on attaining the NATO-related objectives. According to plans, after reaching full operational capability (FOC), the organization will have become able to conduct small-scale land-focused joint operations by the summer of 2018.

Photos: WO Lajos Szabó and Csaba Révész