NMIOTC participated in the Special Operations Medical Association (SOMA) Scientific Assembly 2025 in Raleigh, North Carolina USA, with a keynote presentation delivered by Chief Petty Officer Apostolos Lazaridis, Lead Medical Instructor and Course Director at NMIOTC. His presentation focused on the operational realities and unique challenges of applying Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) in the maritime domain — an environment where physics, weather, and confined spaces demand tailored solutions and high adaptability. During the presentation, CPO Lazaridis shared lessons learned from years of training NATO and Partner Nation personnel in Maritime TCCC, including critical insights on water recovery, casualty extraction

On 6th and 7th May, 2025, the ΝΜΙΟΤC Coordinating Board (NCB) was convened at the Centre’s premises, chaired by the Director of Education and Training Directorate of the Hellenic Navy General Staff and co-chaired by a representative from HQ SACT. A designated representative from ACO, as well as the NMIOTC Deputy Commandant and the NMIOTC Chief of Staff also participated as members of the Board. The NCB coordinates and provides advice on the Centre’s Program of Work (PoW) and on long-term matters regarding NMIOTC’s mission. It also reviews the NMIOTC curriculum in order to ensure that it conforms to lessons

From 5th to 7th of May, 2025, NMIOTC hosted the NATO Enterprise Cybersecurity Conference 2025 at its premises in Marathi, Souda Bay. The conference, titled “Securing the Cyber Frontline” was organized by NATO’s Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), and brought together staff from NATO Civilian and Military Structures, NATO Organisations and Agencies, as well as NATO Allies’ National Authorities for Cybersecurity and Industry Partners. The NATO’s Chief Information Officer (CIO), Mr. Manfred Boudreaux-Dehmer, and the Director of NATO Office of Security (NOS), Mr. Galen J. Nace, paid office calls to the NMIOTC Commandant, with whom they discussed the