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BAGHDAD - Brig. Mark N. Pountain assumed command of the Training, Education and Doctrine Advisory Division of the NATO Training Mission - Iraq from Brig. John Wootton Oct. 3.
During the medal presentation, Lt. Gen. Michael Barbero, NTM-I commander, and Maj. Gen. Claudio Angelelli, NTM-I deputy commander, praised Brigadier Wootton for the outstanding work he did while serving in NTM-I and particularly highlighted the progress made in modernising Iraqi Army Officer Training and Education.
Barbero welcomed Pountain, to the ‘NTM-I family’. Both of the generals expressed their confidence that the commander would maintain the same high level of professional working standards his predecessor had achieved.
Pountain is well suited for leading the multi-national division, having served in a number of multi-national appointments including military attaché to Chief of Staff of the United Nations’ Protection Force in Bosnia, military attaché to NATO’s Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander Air in NATO’s Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps.
In addition, he has also held a number of appointments dealing with planning, policy and personnel.
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Brigadier Mark N Pountain CBE. Brigadier Mark Pountain commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1980. He is appointed Chief Training, Education and Doctrine Advisory Division in Headquarters NATO Training Mission Iraq in September 2010.
Career History
1980-1988: Appointments at Regimental Duty including troop command, Forward Observation Officer, S1/S3. SO3 G2/G1 Operation CORPORATE (Falklands).
1990-1993: SO2 G3 Plans (UK) Headquarters Northern Army Group and MA to COS UNPROFOR.
1993-1995: Commanded 3/29 Fd Arty Bty, 4 Fd Regt RA, including tour in Infantry (Internal Security) role in Northern Ireland.
1995-1997: Military Assistant to NATO’s Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe. Involved in force generation for IFOR (Bosnia-Herzegovina) and Partnership for Peace program.
1997-1999: Commanding Officer 12 Regt RA. Fielded new weapons system (SP HVM) in support of UK’s 1st Armoured Division; operational tour in Infantry (Internal Security) role in Northern Ireland; deployed force elements to Kosovo.
1999-2001: Colonel RA Manning and Career Management; Colonel Military Secretary (B).
2002-2005: Chief Air Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, responsible for assigned Air and Aviation formations and all Air matters; Chief G7, responsible for Training and Education, Lessons and Capability Development. Trained HQ ARRC and supporting force elements for operations in Afghanistan as ISAF VII.
2007-2009: Director of Manning (Army), responsible for career structures, manning, employment, and promotion policy.
2009-2010: Team Leader Officer Career Development Review (Army).
Training and Education
1975-1979: Exeter University; BA (Hons) in Modern Languages (French and Spanish).
1979-1980: Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and Royal School of Artillery.
1986: Junior Division Army Staff College.
1988-1990: German Armed Forces Command and Staff College.
2006: Royal College of Defence Studies and MA in International Studies (King’s College London).
Miscellaneous
• Appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2006.
• Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute.
• Married with four children.
• Interests include most sports, gardening, voluntary charity work (Commander St John Ambulance Wiltshire) and Star Trek.
| Date Taken: | 10.03.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 10.26.2010 04:23 |
| Story ID: | 58814 |
| Location: | BAGHDAD, IQ |
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