- supporting central and local authorities having a key role in the management of the emergency situations; - contribution to the resilience of Romanian society to unpredictable changes in the security environment. National military objectives are focused on the development of armed forces capable to provide the following strategic-level effects: - deter aggressive actions against Romania; - limit the duration or influence of hostile military actions designed to generate a crisis or a situation of instability; - protect the population and the territory; - project the military capabilities required to ensure dedicated participation within the framework of the new extended national security concept; - strengthen the strategic credibility. The desired End State is to achieve the joint action capacity of the Romanian Armed Forces and of the force structure required to achieve the level of ambition; deter a potential aggression; conduct defensive operations on the national territory to counter conventional, unconventional and/or hybrid aggressive actions until the intervention of the main allied forces; participate in accordance with assumed obligations in a NATO collective defense major joint operation, or in a EU-led high-intensity operation under the mutual assistance clause. Guidelines for the Accomplishment of National Military Objectives The main effort will be in the area of personnel, military and civilian, engaged in actions to prepare and defend the country, with a focus to improve the quality of training. In this respect, we will intensify efforts to select, train, and retain personnel in the military, as follows: - selection will seek to attract those who have the qualities, capacity and desire to contribute to the national defense effort; - training and education will seek to impart relevance to knowledge and create the action skills required to carry out missions; also, they will seek to ensure the development of morale and willpower required to strengthen the cohesion, discipline, patriotism, and spirit of sacrifice; - special attention will be paid to the selection and training of leaders at all levels; - we will seek to improve the quality of life of personnel and their families to demonstrate the value placed on their activities and as a way to improve personnel morale. Modernization of existing military equipment, along with acquisition of new generation systems and equipment to military structures, will represent another important direction, as part of the effort to achieve national military objectives. This direction will seek to provide the weapons and military equipment in the amount and quality required for the defense effort. Furthermore, in order to achieve the integrated planning and action capacity at the NSS level we will initiate joint procurement programs within an interagency system. The third strategic direction, in close correlation with the first two, is that which aims to adapt, transform, and develop the Romanian Armed Forces, in accordance with politicalstrategic reality, and in compliance with allied standards. In this respect, we aim to: - maintain a high degree of readiness for the structures in the force package designed to provide the required Alert Status, and for the forces provided to the North Atlantic Alliance as part of the enhanced NATO Response Force (eNRF) and of the EU’s Battle Groups (EUBG); - assume the role of framework nation in the implementation of initiatives to strengthen the allied presence in the region; - adapt the conceptual framework of task-grouping, training, and use of forces both on the national territory, and abroad; - establish and render operational intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities at the brigade and regiment levels; 11