Infrastructure Assessment

I lead NATO infrastructure assessment activities supporting operational planning across Central Europe. My work integrates geospatial intelligence, engineering analysis, infrastructure vulnerability assessment, and operational planning to help commanders understand how physical infrastructure affects military mobility and operational feasibility.

Infrastructure Assessment

An infrastructure assessment is a systematic evaluation of physical assets—including transportation networks, utilities, specialized facilities, and supply corridors. Rather than waiting for systems to fail, an assessment evaluates the baseline physical condition, operational capacity, and structural vulnerabilities.

The objective is to replace assumptions with ground truth by mapping out points of failure, cascading effects, maintenance backlogs, and lifecycle bottlenecks, a thorough assessment gives leaders the actionable data needed to prioritize capital investments, manage risk, and ensure critical infrastructure and systems can support ongoing and future requirements.

Planning

I serve as the lead military engineer for geospatial and terrain analysis at Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum (JFCBS), delivering critical infrastructure assessments that drive operational decisions across the joint headquarters. In this role, I evaluate strategic mobility networks, terrain constraints, and infrastructure dependencies throughout Europe—with a primary focus on Central Europe—to directly support the planning, preparation, and execution of NATO operations.

JFCBS JENG Division 2025.

STANAG Writing Team in Vught, NLD in MAR 2026.

Doctrine

Alongside LTC Sean Scullion at JFC Brunssum, I serve as the co-custodian of STANAG 2669 (Allied Tactical Publication 3.12.4, Infrastructure Assessment), leading the international writing team charged with drafting NATO's foundational doctrine on the subject. In this role, we coordinate allied inputs, synthesize civil-military assessment standards, and establish unified methodologies to integrate strategic infrastructure data directly into joint operational planning. The drafting, Allied review, and administrative staffing are scheduled for completion by November 2026, positioning the publication for formal Alliance ratification and release in spring 2027.

Education

LTC Sean Scullion and I serve as the primary course designers and lead instructors for the NATO Infrastructure Assessment in Support of Planning Course (NIASPC) at the Military Engineering Centre of Excellence (MILENG COE) in Ingolstadt, Germany. Delivered semiannually in February and June to NATO Allies and Partner Nations, the curriculum equips joint planners with the analytical frameworks required to evaluate strategic infrastructure across the theater. Beyond resident iterations, we develop and deploy Mobile Training Teams (MTTs) to deliver tailored, audience-specific instruction. Notably, on behalf of NATO HQ, we designed and executed a specialized critical infrastructure assessment course for Ukrainian defense and civilian experts, strengthening operational resilience and partner interoperability under active operational conditions.

Teaching NIASPC to Ukrainian infrastructure experts in APR 2026 at MILENG COE.

Members of the Alliance examining Infrastructure.

Allied & Partner Engagement

Allied and partner engagement is the cornerstone of NATO infrastructure assessments, establishing the bilateral access and shared data needed to evaluate infrastructure. Direct coordination with host-nation military and civilian authorities validates key point-of-debarkation capacities, road and rail networks, and sovereign regulatory constraints. These combined site surveys eliminate critical data gaps and ensure military mobility corridors support sustainment and reinforcement across the joint operations area. Integrating national engineering expertise into the assessment framework aligns allied host-nation support capabilities with operational-level commander requirements. Ultimately, this sustained multilateral engagement builds interoperability, streamlines data sharing, and hardens collective deterrence across the alliance.

Infrastructure Dynamic Duo

LTC Sean Scullion (or simply Sean) and I work shoulder-to-shoulder driving NATO’s Infrastructure Assessment efforts. Beyond our operational work, Sean is an accomplished military historian and author who takes every opportunity to educate me on the finer points of the King’s English. You should check out his work here and here.

Sean and I exploring England together in NOV 2025.

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