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NATO Special Operations Medical Planning and Support Course – Task Group

Description: The NATO SOMPS-TG Course will provide students with competencies and confidence in supporting SOF through three phases of training. A basic foundation is developed within the first phase of training through exposure and understanding of SOF culture, operational perspectives of planning NATO doctrine, and a thorough introduction of planning  fundamentals, such as the operations cycle, process, and applications in support. The second phase will provide a thorough education and exercises of the three NATO SOF mission profiles, the commander's perspective, and medical aspects that must be appreciated through the medic, medical planner, and medical advisor perspectives. Students will be formed into teams so that synergy and a more thorough understanding of roles and functions will promote greater competency and efficiency while negotiating military assistance (MA), special reconnaissance, and direct action mission sets that mirror current NATO tasks throughout the world. The course culminates with an exercise using unfamiliar situations and problem sets to gain confidence in the skills attained throughout the course. The students finish by briefing plans directly back to senior officers of the SOFCOM staff for direct professional and personal feedback on their performance.

Duration: Residential: 10 days

Course Aim

To educate medical personnel of all roles and functions to provide competent command planning at the operational level in support of all aspects of SOF mission profiles.

Objectives

At the end of the course, the student will be able to understand the principles of SOF medical support and how to apply them toward mission success.

Target Audience
  • Junior medical officers 
  • Medics
  • Medical planners who support SOF operations
  • Senior medical officers, medics, or planners from conventional medical systems with limited SOF experience who must interact with SOF medical elements
  • Course enrolment priority is given to candidates currently in direct support of SOF elements.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Requirements

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