- comprehensively acting throughout the national territory, with the NATO force package designed to conduct operations under Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty; - providing Host-Nation Support, and Reception, Staging Onward Movement and Integration for Allied or partner forces in support of national defense; - providing the support required for government institutions continuous functioning, and ensure the protection of the population . c) Participation in collective defense within NATO and the EU will be achieved by: - providing the capabilities committed to NATO, the EU and strategic partnerships, and participating in initiatives, programs, and projects of development in a multinational framework, including cyber and ballistic missile defense; - participating in maintaining and reestablishing security in NATO and the EU territory both within collective defense, as stipulated in the North Atlantic Organization Treaty, and within the mutual assistance clause, as stipulated in the European Union Treaty. d) Promotion of regional and global stability, including the use of defense diplomacy, will be achieved by: - participating in peacekeeping/crisis response operations led by NATO, EU, OSCE, and UN; - participating in humanitarian assistance, search-and-rescue, and disaster relief operations; - participating in military operations within coalitions of the willing, to fight terrorism, extremism, insurgencies, and to ensure international stability; - implementing confidence-building and stability-strengthening measures at the regional level; - contributing to national and international arms control and WMD counter-proliferation efforts. e) Support for central and local public administration authorities in emergency situations in providing assistance to the population and consequence management of disasters will be achieved by: - rescuing and evacuating the population from areas in emergency situations; - participating in disaster relief interventions in the case of natural disasters, extreme weather conditions, and technological accidents; - transporting first necessity goods for the population affected and for specialized intervention teams of NSS institutions. National Military Objectives The main objective of the Romanian Armed Forces is to strengthen the defense capacity at the national level in an allied and international context. The national military objectives for 2016-2019 are the following: - development the military capabilities required for the awareness, prevention, deterrence, and defeat of any aggressive actions against our country; - participation in the development of the integrated national crisis management system; - strengthening the military profile of Romania within international organizations and regional initiatives; - increasing allied presence on the national territory, concurrently developing the legal framework and completing the infrastructure projects required to sustain this presence; - contribution to the development of NATO’s ballistic missile defense capabilities; - strengthening military cooperation within strategic partnerships, especially with the U.S., and to support diplomatic, information, and economic activities to promote national interests; - development initiatives of cooperation and partnership with the armed forces of neighboring countries; 10