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General Engineer Support
T 70 The main NATO documents strategic and

operational command level, which are
relative to GES
Lesson Objectives:
Educational goal:
Hand over information regarding the content of main
NATO GES relevant documents – strategic and
operational level.
Contents topic:
1. Introduction
2. Military Comity (MC) Decision on Military
Engineering (MC 0560/1)
3. STANAG 2238, AJP 3.12(B) ALLIED JOINT
DOCTRINE FOR MILITARY ENGINEERING
4. Conclusion
1. Introduction
The main NATO Military Engineering (MILENG)

document relevant to strategic level Command and
Control (C2) is MC 0560/1.
document relevant to operational level Command and
Control (C2) is STANAG 2238 Allied Joint Doctrine for
Military Engineering (2014) and associated doctrine of
AJP 3-12(B).
document relevant to tactical level Command and Control
(C2) is STANAG 2394 Land Force Combat Engineer
Doctrine (2008) and associate doctrine of ATP- 3.12.1
2. MC 0560/1 MILITARY COMMITTEE POLICY FOR MILITARY ENGINEERING
The aim of MC 0560/1 is to state the policy for military engineering (MILENG).
It also gives direction and guidance for its implementation, in order to enable
NATO, individual member Nations and partners to plan and conduct Alliance
operations and to develop appropriate joint military capabilities, driven by the
NATO Defence Planning Process (NDPP).
MILENG1 is an inherent requirement of each of the joint functions2, at all
levels of command and in any mission, campaign or operation. It achieves the
desired objectives by manipulating the operating environment such as by
enabling or preventing movement, providing life support and developing
infrastructure.
It achieves the desired objectives by manipulating the operating environment
such as by enabling or preventing movement, providing life support and
developing infrastructure.
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1MILENG does not include the activities undertaken by those 'engineers' who maintain,
repair and operate vehicles, vessels, aircraft, weapon systems and equipment.
2Joint Functions: Manoeuvre and Fires; Command and Control; Intelligence; Information
Operations; Sustainability; Force Protection and Civil-Military Co-operation.

It achieves the desired objectives by manipulating the operating

environment such as by enabling or preventing movement, providing life
support and developing infrastructure.
MILENG supports all operations (combat and non-combat), in all phases
(e.g. reception, staging and onward movements (RSOM), sustainment,
protecting the force) and incorporates specialist areas of expertise such as
environmental protection3, military search4 and management of
infrastructure, including civil engineering contracts with local and
international companies.
MILENG also makes a significant contribution to other capabilities,
especially explosive ordnance disposal and countering improvised
explosive devices.
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3EP (see Reference E) is the integration and application of environmental
considerations to prevent or mitigate environmental impacts resulting from military
activities.
4Following this concept, the principles of Military Search will be described in ATP-
73.
Comprehensive Approach. Current operations continue to highlight the

importance of MILENG throughout all stages of an operation in supporting,
enabling and sustaining the force. Demands for MILENG support are likely
to exceed capacity so the approach to providing MILENG support has
always been inherently comprehensive, bringing diverse resources to bear
to achieve the mission. NATO MILENG planners design and manage the
coordinated employment of military and civilian engineering capabilities.
Centralised Control, Decentralised Execution. The Alliance relies on a
combination of the NATO Command Structure (NCS) and the NATO Force
Structure (NFS) to provide C2 for operations. The most effective use of
scarce resources will be achieved by a senior military engineer and staff,
properly established at each level, able to task-organise multinational
assets in accordance with the overall commander’s priorities, throughout
an operation; responsibility for executing tasks should be delegated to the
lowest appropriate level of MILENG command.
Engineer Advisor. The senior military engineer at each level is the principal advisor
to the commander in all aspects of MILENG. This is implemented at the strategic
level by the Allied Command Operations (ACO) Senior Joint Engineer, at the
operational level by the Joint Force Engineer (JFENGR) and at the tactical level by
the Chief Engineer.
Multinationality/interoperability. Current operations continue to demonstrate the

requirement for a broad range of MILENG capabilities. National force reductions
mean that many Nations are increasing efforts to improve interoperability, combining
complementary capabilities to compensate for their own shortfalls.
Multinational MILENG capabilities must be tailored to the mission; ideally they should
be mobile, flexible and modular
MILENG SUPPORT TO THE STRATEGIC, OPERATIONAL AND TACTICAL LEVEL
Strategic Level. At the strategic level, military engineers contribute to defence and
operations planning by providing the necessary subject matter expert (SME) advice to ensure
that appropriate MILENG capabilities will be generated in a timely manner to meet NATO
short, medium and long term requirements. Planners and MILENG SMEs at the Strategic
Command level must work closely with International Staff (IS), International Military Staff (IMS)
and senior National engineers to ensure that the requirement for MILENG capabilities is
adequately addressed.
Operational Level. The JFENGR at the Joint Force HQ will be responsible, throughout the
JOA, for identifying the requirements for engineering support as well as balancing and
coordinating the allocation of MILENG and Host Nation Support, both directly for the force as
well as to meet wider campaign objectives. Priorities for MILENG support and associated
allocation of resources will be determined during the Operational Level Planning Process.
MILENG staff plan and conduct NATO Security Investment Programme tasks within
designated areas.
Tactical Level. The most likely MILENG focus at the tactical level for all components,
depending on the operation, its phases and the operational environment, will be mobility
support balanced with provision of life support and development of infrastructure, as described
in AJP-3.12.
3. STANAG 2238, AJP 3.12(B) ALLIED JOINT DOCTRINE FOR MILENG
The successful execution of military engineering support to joint operations
requires clear doctrine which is fully understood by the whole force; this is
especially important when operations are to be conducted by allied or coalition
forces.
AJP-3.12(B) describes the fundamental aspects of military engineering and
provides guidance for the planning and conduct of these in support of joint
operations. Joint operations are complex and include tasks that span the range
of operations, from humanitarian aid to combat. Most operations will take place
in all of the domains (air, land, maritime) while some will predominantly favour a
single domain. The level of joint participation may vary and is likely to include
non-military agencies, institutions or organizations. Like all doctrine, this AJP is
authoritative but requires judgement in application.
The key theme underlying this publication is that military engineering is both an
inherent requirement of all joint functions, but also a joint function per se. All
military engineering support to joint operations can fundamentally be
approached in the same manner because NATO forces must expect to perform
a wide range of potentially simultaneous activities. AJP 3.12(B) focuses on the
synchronization and coordination of military engineering activities during the
preparation, execution and termination of an operation.
The document consists of these main parts:
CHAPTER 1 – PRINCIPLES
Section I – Introduction
Section II – Comprehensive approach
Section III – Implications for military engineering
Section IV – Scope of military engineering
Section V – Military engineering at the different levels
Section VI – Military engineering forces and resources
Section VII – Summary
CHAPTER 2 – MILITARY ENGINEERING COMMAND AND CONTROL
Section II – Military engineering command and control principles
Section III – Military engineering command and control principles in SHAPE
Section IV – SHAPE engineer staff organization
Section V – Military engineering command and control principles in joint force
headquarters
Section VI – Joint force engineer staff organization
Section VII – Summary
CHAPTER 3 – MILITARY ENGINEERING PLANNING
Section II – Planning at the strategic level
Section III – Planning at the operational level
Section IV – Military engineering planning relations to other functional areas
and the host nation
Section V – Special considerations for military engineer planning
Section VI – Summary
4. Conclusion
The documents of MC 0560/1 and STANAG 2238, including
AJP 3.12(B) are main NATO documents for MILENG problems
solving on all levels of command and control (C2).
Engineer support to the joint force is essential to the conduct of
all stages of a NATO operation. MILENG subject matter
expertise and advice is required at HQs of all levels from the
earliest stages of the operation as engineer issues are likely to
significantly influence the commander’s options. Initially the
focus of engineer effort is on operational infrastructure but
during the operation this is likely to switch to manoeuvre
support.
Engineer expertise and advice must be provided in a number
of specialist areas to achieve the full range of mission
objectives.
4. Conclusion
List of tasks for students:
1. To characterize the content of the document of MC
0560/1(MC POLICY FOR MILITARY ENGINEERING).
2. To elucidate the significance and main content of the
document of AJP-3.12(B) ALLIED JOINT DOCTRINE FOR
MILITARY ENGINEERING.
3. Try to identify the document AJP-3.12(B) foundations which
are relevant to GES.
References and further reading:

• MC 0560/1 Military Committee Policy For Military Engineering;
• STANAG 2238 Allied Joint Doctrine for Military Engineering
(2014) and associated doctrine of AJP 3-12(B)
• AAP-6 NATO Glossary of Terms and Definitions (English and
French)

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General Engineer Support

T 70 The main NATO documents strategic and

The main NATO Military Engineering (MILENG)

Operations; Sustainability; Force Protection and Civil-Military Co-operation.

It achieves the desired objectives by manipulating the operating

Comprehensive Approach. Current operations continue to highlight the

Multinationality/interoperability. Current operations continue to demonstrate the

References and further reading:

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