Military Planning and Conduct Capability

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Military Planning and Conduct Capability
EUMS coat of arms
Active	8 June 2017–present[1]
Allegiance	European Union
Type	Operational headquarters
Role	Commands CSDP operations
Size	154 personnel (prospective)[2]
Part of	European Union Military Staff of the European External Action Service
Location	Kortenberg building, Brussels, Belgium
Website	europa.eu
Commanders
High Repr.	Josep Borrell
Director	Vice Admiral Hervé Bléjean
Deputy Director and Chief of Staff	Major General Teodoro Hermínio Maio

The Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC) is a permanent operational headquarters (OHQ) at the military strategic level for military operations of up to 2,500 troops (i.e. the size of one battle group) deployed as part of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) of the European Union (EU) by the end of 2020. Since its inception in 2017, the MPCC has commanded three non-executive training missions in Somalia, Mali and the Central African Republic, and will organise the training of Ukrainian forces on EU soil.

The MPCC is part of the EU Military Staff (EUMS), a directorate-general of the European External Action Service (EEAS). The Director General of the EUMS also serves as Director of the MPCC - exercising command and control over the operations.

Through the Joint Support Coordination Cell (JSCC), the MPCC cooperates with its civilian counterpart, the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC).^[3]

The MPCC is situated in the Kortenberg building in Brussels, Belgium, along with a number of other CSDP bodies.