If you desire to bring personal weapons, it is a long, involved process. All firearms must be in processed and out-processed with the Belgian Federal Police in the Registration Office. Additionally, any national firearm registration requirements may apply.
See your national support element for further details. Note: Your personal weapon must be on your orders or it is not authorized.
The U. Army was designated as the executive agency to support all U. Army exercises this responsibility. The support will differ depending on status. Brussels is an anomaly among military communities overseas. Although the U. Army, through the U. Army Garrison, Brussels, is the DoD Executive Agent providing all, most, or some support to our Joint and Inter-agency community, the status of your sponsor determines who will provide you with which services.
As a rule of thumb, the official U. Status -- The majority [but not an overwhelming majority] of U. Administrative check-in is through the U. Diplomatic Status -- All U. Resident in Belgium under bilateral diplomatic agreements, under internationally-accepted norms of diplomatic privilege and immunity. All check-in is accomplished in Brussels. Dependent children eligible to attend Brussels-area international schools on a funded basis.
Medical and dental needs handled via the Tri-Missions Health Unit. In Between -- A number of U. These sponsors and their families reside in Belgium under diplomatic status, with attendant rights and privileges. All administrative check-in is physically accomplished in Brussels. DoD civilians will be notified of their housing options when they receive their job offer and make contact with their office sponsor.
The city of Brussels is known as the "Capital of Europe. If you have questions or desire information on grave sites and memorials within Europe, visit the American Battle Monuments Commission. For general information on U. Army Europe visit the Headquarters U. Army Europe's website. Most people arrive at the Brussels International Airport.
After deplaning, follow the crowd to the Border Control where you must show your official passport and a copy of your orders. Family members also will need to present their passports.
Unless otherwise ordered, service members should travel in civilian clothing. The building has 60, sensors helping control everything from the temperature of meeting rooms to secure-area doors. The 4, staff will work in a total office space similar in area to the United Nations headquarters in New York. With glazing equivalent to 10 football pitches, sleek, airport terminal-like halls and the expanded, amphitheatre-like North Atlantic Council decision-making chamber, many staff currently housed in the headquarters across the street in Brussels have been eager to move for months.
Last year at the May summit, with jets flying overhead, NATO used the new building to project an image of power and renewal, avoiding too much talk about its unfinished status. That has lead to some confusion among non-NATO diplomats and residents of Brussels about which of the two buildings - the s prefab, or the glass palace - were working. Lazaroae recalled that NATO allies agreed on the new building in after the old headquarters was unable to meet the needs logistically.
The old headquarters building is expected to be returned to the Belgian government by the end of In this scope, most of the contribution was made by the United States and the least by Iceland.
The Belgian government built the building at Belgium's first former international airport. Almost 4, people worked at the construction every day. Though NATO pays a symbolic rent for the building, it is the owner of the building. The headquarters were built on a , square meter area. It has 1, offices and nearly 4, staff. It is expected to host nearly 5, meetings and receive over visitors per day.
The entrance of the headquarters named "Agora" also serves as the gathering area and has 18 conference rooms, press center, secretariat, community facilities and offices of 29 nation delegations' diplomatic and military representatives. In order for a NATO personnel to do their routine work, they would have to walk nearly six kilometers. The conference hall of the new headquarters will be used to host meetings of state presidents, ministers and ambassadors.
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