▁J EF ▁arose ▁from ▁the ▁J R R F ▁which ▁disappeared ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁UK ' s ▁focus ▁on ▁operations ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁and ▁Ira q . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁element ▁of ▁the ▁J EF ▁consists ▁of ▁personnel ▁and ▁equipment ▁from ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy , ▁Royal ▁Mar ines , ▁British ▁Army ▁and ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁and ▁is ▁designed ▁to ▁provide ▁greater ▁levels ▁of ▁integration ▁than ▁previously ▁achieved ▁especially ▁when ▁combined ▁with ▁other ▁nations ' ▁armed ▁forces . ▁ ▁The ▁mult in ational ▁J EF ▁was ▁public ly ▁launched ▁as ▁a ▁NAT O ▁initi ative ▁at ▁the ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Wales ▁Sum mit , ▁sub sum ed ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁“ Framework ▁Nations ▁Con cept ” ▁rub ric . ▁Germany , ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁Italy ▁were ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁framework ▁nations ▁for ▁groups ▁of ▁Al lies ▁coming ▁together ▁to ▁work ▁mult ination ally ▁for ▁the ▁joint ▁development ▁of ▁forces ▁and ▁capabilities ▁required ▁by ▁NAT O . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁British ▁Def ence ▁Secretary ▁Michael ▁Fall on ▁also ▁announced ▁the ▁signature ▁of ▁a ▁Let ter ▁of ▁Intent ▁between ▁Den mark , ▁Est onia , ▁Lat via , ▁Lith u ania , ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁Norway ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁J EF ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁fully ▁oper ational ▁before ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Swedish ▁Def ence ▁Minister ▁Peter ▁H ult q v ist ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁did