Headquarters Multinational Division Southeast (HQ MND-SE) is NATO's command and control military body in the South-East region under the Multinational Corps Southeast. The operational control is handled by the

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(SACEUR). The headquarters are located in Bucharest, Romania. Established on 31 August 2015, the HQ MND-SE is the restructure of the former Romanian 1st Infantry Division.

History

After the

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in 2014, a NATO Readiness Action Plan was decided upon during the

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. To implement this decision, Romania offered to form the Multinational Division South-East Headquarters (MND-SE HQ). This was approved by the

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on 23 June 2015. The 1st Infantry Division handed over the command to the Multinational Division on 31 August 2015, and a day later, the Multinational Division was officially inaugurated. The Division Headquarters were activated several months later, in December. Initial operational capability was achieved in 2016. During exercise LOYAL LEDA 18, the Division was declared fully operational in March 2018 after a ceremony held at the Training Center in

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. On 20 January 2023, the command and control over the Multinational Division was transferred to the Multinational Corps Southeast.

Role

NATO activates Multinational Division Southeast Headquarters

The role of the Headquarters Multinational Division Southeast is to coordinate NATO's operations in Romania and Bulgaria, and is able to coordinate NATO's Very High Readiness Joint Task Force during an Article 5 operation. Within NATO's Black Sea security architecture, the Multinational Division complements the allied command and control

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based on the implementation of the Readiness Action Plan. According to Lieutenant General

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, Allied Joint Force Command Naples Deputy Commander "This new headquarters, led by Romanian armed forces members, will assure NATO allies of an increased readiness and capability, not only for the Southeast region, but for all NATO territories."

Structure and personnel

* Headquarters Multinational Division Southeast – HQ Bucharest ** Multinational Brigade South-East - headquartered in

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, Romania **French Brigade Forward Command Element - headquartered in Bucharest ** Multinational Battlegroup Romania - headquartered in

, Romania **Multinational Battlegroup Bulgaria - headquartered in Novo Selo, Bulgaria **300th Support Battalion "SARMIS" - headquartered in Bucharest **45th Communications and Information Battalion "Captain Grigore Giosanu" - headquartered in Bucharest The officer corps of HQ MND-SE (including warrant officers and

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s) is made up of personnel from 14 contributing nations: Albania, Bulgaria, Canada, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, as well as Romania which acts as the framework nation.

References

External links

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History

Role

Structure and personnel

See also

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