The Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC) was established on 8 June 2017 with the aim of enabling the EU to react in a faster, more efficient and effective manner as a security provider outside its borders. The MPCC is responsible for the operational planning and conduct of the EU’s non-executive military missions. It now commands the EU Training Missions (EUTM) in Somalia, and the Central African Republic, the EU Military Assistance Mission (EUMAM) in Mozambique and the EUMAM for Ukraine. Together with the CivOpsHQ, MPCC directs the EU Security and Defence Initiative in the Gulf of Guinea (EUSDI GoG). It also acts as the preferred command element of the Rapid Deployment Capacity (RDC).