The strategic missions of the Armed Forces are based upon the defense
policy objectives and its priorities, the strategic principles, the decisions
taken by the authorized bodies and also upon the development of the internal
and international security environment.
According to the security environment, missions are grouped as follows:
peacetime missions, missions in crisis situations and at war.
In peacetime, the Armed Forces must provide a credible defensive capability
based upon organization, procurement, training and cooperation.
The main strategic missions are:
establishment of forces to achieve a response at a planned level according
to the objectives set out and the allotted resources;
prevention
of conflicts or participation in conflict prevention and aggression;
preparation
of the population, economy and territory for defense and national support
to multinational operations;
achievement
of the military component of the Membership Action Plan with a view
to achieving interoperability and standardization objectives, as well
as partnership and integration objectives;
cooperation
for training within the framework of Partnership for Peace and according
to bi-and multinational agreements concluded with other states;
participation
in peace support and humanitarian missions;
support
of public authorities in a civilian emergency, natural and other types
of disasters.
Relating to the character of the crisis (internal or international) directly
affecting Romania, the Armed Forces may participate, according to legal
provisions and in cooperation with other legal state institutions, in
the following actions: provide logistical support to the Ministry of Interior
and local public authorities; prevent destabilizing actions; defeat terrorist
and other illegally armed elements; control access to certain objectives
of strategic importance; prevent proliferation of conventional arms and
weapons of mass destruction; intervention for the protection of citizens
and basic infrastructure; monitoring and warning strategically in depth
by our specialized forces; achieve strategic security at the borders and
of vital importance objectives; stop arms and ammunition traffic; confine
and clear effects of disasters.
The armed forces will be engaged in these types of actions according to
government and local plans (regional, departmental); it will have a gradual
and flexible character and will be carried out only after making the population
aware of the dangers and the necessity of using the armed forces.
The military will only use the forces committed for such actions, being
adequately equipped. The military will provide support in case of natural
disasters, at the request of central and local authorities. To this effect
the armed forces will establish the required bodies, which will co-operate
with the civil protection forces and the local public administration.
In certain cases, based on the decision made by the national command authorities,
the military may also participate in this type of operations outside the
national borders, their aim being to confine and alleviate the effects
of disasters.
The participation in regional crisis management and response missions
(which may be conducted also in peacetime) will be carried out only after
the national command authorities approve these actions and the adequate
funds are allocated to them. The military involvement will be stopped
in a flexible and gradual manner, in order to prevent the crisis breaking
out again.
The military forces will cease their operation, as soon as the responsible
civil authorities are able to maintain control. In multinational operations,
Romania will transfer the command authority of its units to the multinational
force commander, in compliance with the common agreed procedures, approved
by Romania's Parliament. At war, the missions assigned to the armed forces
are established in keeping with the declared political objective and after
the strategic situation was estimated. The national command authorities
establish the political objective. To achieve it we may face enemies,
starting from those using simple technologies in a new way, and up to
those using high tech and a large quantity of information. This range
of potential conflicts is a challenge, requiring a force capable of mounting
a rapid response. This means a force having a higher organization, doctrine
and training, with modern combat equipment and an effective action potential.
At war, the armed forces, by their organization and conduct of decisive
response actions, should repel the enemy military actions and create favourable
conditions for making or enforcing peace according to the interests of
the Romanian state and strictly in accordance with the situation established
by the national command authorities for ceasing military operations.
The violent conflicts will be in the information and high tech fields
or the war will be conducted in all fields, rather than between armed
forces possessing large quantities of equipment and personnel. The share
of quantitative and energetic factors will continually diminish in favour
of the qualitative and information ones.
The success of the Romanian Armed Forces in a future military conflict
will depend on:
avoidance
of being taken by surprise, especially in the information field;
capability
of conducting an efficient response;
active
cooperation with partner (allied) forces;
timely
activation of reserve forces;
a
professional way of conducting joint operations;
