partnerships and cooperation with the other NATO and EU member states in order to manage potentially destabilizing situations. CHAPTER 3 - MISSIONS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND NATIONAL MILITARY OBJECTIVES Exclusively under the will of the Romanian people, in order to accomplish their sacred mission of defending the country, in the context of NATO’s collective defense and of the EU’s mutual assistance clause, the Romanian Armed Forces prepare, integrate at the national level, and - when necessary – under the law, make use of all available resources to fulfill their constitutional role regarding guaranteeing the state’s sovereignty, independence, and unity, the constitutional democracy and territorial integrity of the country, as well as support the actions of allied states in situations of crisis, based on Romania’s commitments and on decisions made at NATO and EU levels. Fulfillment of this task requires the harmonization of the efforts of all government organizations and national institutions with responsibilities in the area of national security and national defense (the National Security System – NSS 1 ), to ensure coherence and complementarity of actions with those of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the European Union, strategic partnerships 2 and regional initiatives. The missions of the Romanian Armed Forces are carried out through specific actions and tasks, as follows: a) Contribution to the security of Romania in peacetime will be achieved by: - achieving and maintaining the readiness of the force structure; - planning and acting within an interagency system; - surveillance, control, and protection of Romanian airspace; - ensuring the security of Romania’s land, maritime, and riparian territory; - defending our own systems against cyber attacks and tacking part in ensuring cyber security at the national level; - identifying factors of military risk, based on joint intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (JISR) capabilities, achieving information superiority and timely dissemination of intelligence to political-military decision makers; - reviewing and modernizing the training system for reservists; - continuing the process of preparing the territory for defense; - executing or taking part in specific actions to evacuate Romanian nationals from other countries; - participating in actions to combat threats in the Black Sea; - ensuring permanent security of military facilities, transportation, and communications. b) Defense of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Romania will be achieved by: - tacking part in the identification and deterrence of any type of aggression together with the other national instruments of power; - sequential increasing the operational readiness of the force structure; - employing all kinetic and non-kinetic capabilities to counter hostile actions against national security; - repelling any armed aggression against Romania, independently and/or within NATO’s collective defense or the EU’s mutual assistance clause; 1 The name “National Security System” was introduced and explained in the Guide of the National Defense Strategy for 2015-2019. 2 The US, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, UK, Poland, Hungary, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Moldova, and Republic of Korea. 9