Visit to the NATO Force Integration Unit

Brig.-Gen. Tate received a command update about the current status of the NFIU HUN from NFIU Commander Col. László Garas. The general underlined the significance of the NFIU’s future activities, and the importance of cooperation between the NFIU and its higher NATO command.

While meeting the international personnel of the HUN NFIU, Brig.-Gen. Tate stated that although the NFIUs deployed in the NATO member states are different to some extent, they play the same crucial role with regard to the Alliance as a whole, which is to create – by means of thorough and comprehensive coordination – an adequate and smoothly running interface that enables military units arriving in the country to fully integrate into the host nation systems.

General Tate explained that beyond being responsible for supporting the NATO Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF), the NFIU must also be ready to receive other military systems that may play a role in tasks related to collective defence in NATO.

After inspecting the accommodation areas of the HUN NFIU, Brig.-Gen. Tate met the US soldiers serving with the organization in various positions, and discussed with them the possibilities of supporting the NFIU in the future from NATO’s point of view.

In the next part of the program, the general met Brig.-Gen. Zoltán Mihócza, Chief of Staff, HDF Joint Force Command. The two military leaders discussed, among others, the importance of cohesion and maintaining contact among NATO nations and their military organizations, as well as the possibilities of exchanging information. They agreed that participation in future NATO exercises is significant and will provide the NFIU with useful lessons learned.

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