Operational Management Division (OMD)

The OMD oversees and manages Frontex operations and monitors and assesses the near-real-time situation along the EU's external borders and in designated pre-frontier areas. It ensures the development of the Frontex Chain of Command (FC2). Furthermore, it activates the crisis management mechanism when an extraordinary operational response, including rapid border intervention, is needed.

The Division consists of two Units and the 24/7 Operations Centre:

  • Contingent Management Unit

  • Situational Assessment and Crisis Management Unit

  • 24/7 Operations Centre