The Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC) is the permanent and non-deployable structure of command and control of the European Union Military Staff that assumes leadership of the non-executive military missions, currently represented by the training missions (EUTM) in Somalia, the Central African Republic and Mali.
Under this strategic-military level structure is the Mission Force Commander (MFCdr), currently the Spanish Brigadier General Fernández ORTIZ-REPISO, who exercises command over the following force structure:
MISSION FORCE HEADQUARTERS (MFHQ)
The Headquarters, deployed in Bamako, is the main advisory and consultative component of the MFCdr and on which he relies to exercise Command and Control of the EUTM Mali forces.
EDUCATIONAL, ADVISORY TASK FORCE – EATF
EATF, which is located in Bamako, is the unit responsible for advising and training the personnel of the Ministry of Defence, the General Staffs of the Army and the Headquarters of the Military Regions. It also provides advice and training to the headquarters of the G5 Sahel Joint Force, helping to consolidate and improve their operational capabilities.
FORCE PROTECTION UNITS – FP
The FP units provide the necessary security to the members of EUTM Mali in the exercise of their functions, as well as the temporary or permanent facilities occupied by them. Currently, FP Units are permanently stationed in the Base of Bamako.
MEDICAL UNITS (MED)
EUTM Mali is equipped with medical facilities and medical staff in accordance with European standards which are permanently deployed in Bamako. The ROLE 2 Hospital in BKO provides the permanent capability to provide damage control surgery (DCS) to stabilize wounded or injured personnel until their evacuation to their own country.
