Defence and B-FAST<?xml:namespace prefix = o />
On the basis of the RD of 2003 and of the resulting concept note, the Ministry of Defence decided to support B-FAST where the following aspects are concerned:
· Support to the Coordination Council, in charge of the organisation of emergency aid abroad in the event of natural or man-made disasters;
· Support to the Planning Committee in view of strategic support;
· In case of a B-FAST operation, support to the operational centre of B-FAST as a part of the crisis centre of the FPS Foreign Affairs.
· In case a B-FAST detachment in operation and/or exercise is deployed, the Ministry of Defence can decide to support this operation/exercise by means of:
o a commando
o a CIS (Communication & Information System)
o medical material (medicines)
o transport of personnel and material from PEUTIE to an airport in BELGIUM
o providing cash money
o at the request of B-FAST and after evaluation by Defence, support can be provided in the following capacities:
§ organisational support for the transport of material (customs formalities, contacts with broker,….),
§ air transport,
§ medical support,
§ engineering support
A central depot at PEUTIE is made available by Defence for storing the material for the respective B-FAST modules.